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Not very long ago, the word “lockdown” only referred to an emergency protocol to restrict movement in a prison. Today, however, this term commonly describes measures taken under certain threat conditions in educational and other campus environments. Lockdowns, along with building evacuation and sheltering procedures, are integral parts of a school and university emergency plan that can save lives. These best practices are the foundations that enable effective, efficient and collaborative incident management by campus staff and first responders.

Innovative design and network flexibility engineered into the Morse Watchmans product portfolio are driving integration of key control and asset management systems within the overall physical security systems platform. At ISC West, Morse Watchmans is highlighting integrated functionality in a display that demonstrates the company’s technology leadership in delivering solutions that go beyond basic key control.

Morse Watchmans Account Executive George Lawson demos the KeyWatcher.

The design and implementation of a physical security system is applicable to organizations of all sizes. In addition to large corporations, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) also need solid protection because, regardless of the size of the company or the state of the economy, life safety and security remain essential to protect the most valuable assets of any organization – the people, information and physical assets used in the business.

The grounds crew, housekeeping and maintenance staff at Western Kentucky University used to carry building keys around with them 24/7 because that was the way it had always been done. Employees took the keys home with them at night and brought them back to work the next day or for their next shift. Ot her than the usual forgetfulness and the occasional set of lost keys, management and control of the keys needed for the maintenance and housekeeping of the University’s 65-plus buildings was not on anyone’s radar as a potential problem area.