4 Emergency Response Scenarios You Can Prepare For, Starting Today (IFMA 2024)
By Janelle Penny
method—Plain Old Telephone Service, or POTS was deregulated by the FCC, so telecom providers are no longer required to maintain the copper lines and analog phone services that are probably still in your elevators. In addition, the 2019 update to ASME A17.1 requires a video feed and text messaging capability for elevator communications to assist people who are hearing and/or speech impaired and can’t use emergency phones. At World Workplace, Kings III Emergency Communications showcased two solutions for upgrading elevator phones and replacing old POTS lines. Both use a 4G LTE cellular connection to receive calls from elevator emergency phones and patch them through to Kings III’s dispatch personnel. One is a turnkey package where Kings III manufactures, installs, monitors, and services your POTS replacement. The other is a plug-and- play device that only needs access to a power outlet and an adequate cellular signal. HOSPITALITY NEWS NOV | Page 27
No facility manager wants to deal with a major emergency, but one may happen anyway—and it’s up to you to ensure you’re ready. The vendors at IFMA’s World Workplace Conference & Expo offered tips and solutions. Emergencies can happen when you least expect them—and when they occur, it pays to be prepared. Solution providers at the 2024 IFMA World Workplace Conference & Expo shared their tips for tackling four potentially catastrophic emergency scenarios.
Elevator Entrapments
Elevator breakdowns can mean people are trapped inside the cab—and if that’s the case in your facility, the entrapment victims need a way to communicate so you can help them get out. Unfortunately, the standard communication
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