Situational awareness refers to the knowledge and environmental understanding that allows operators to make correct decisions in complex situations. Good situational awareness means operators understand what’s going on around them, along with the impact of their actions. They can gather information effectively, assess abnormal situations and quickly take corrective action if needed.
Situational awareness is important to the overall success of a control room. Operators with poor situational awareness are more likely to make potentially disastrous mistakes.
An ill-equipped or distracted operator who makes the wrong decision at a critical time can cause harm to coworkers, the surrounding community, or the environment.
Situational awareness is impacted by many factors including lighting, sound, and ergonomics. However, situational awareness supported by ergonomics starts and stops at the operator’s console and chair.
Winsted is the world leader in control room console solutions. Founded in 1963, Winsted has
been a constant leader in console and workstation product design and development. Winsted’s team of experts have combined disciplines of industrial design, ergonomics, and interior design—giving the company the capability to create control room solutions that are both efficient and eye-catching.
Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce the market release of CX-DE1200 Series Exit Watch delayed egress maglocks. The series includes a range of single door (CX-DE1200) and double door (CX-DE1220) models.
Exit Watch delayed egress maglocks are UL listed and available in a range of models to meet NFPA, BOCA and local AHJ requirements. They also feature heavy-duty construction, 1,200 lbs. holding force, and the option for voice or sounder annunciation with an LED visual count-down timer.
Delayed egress magnetic locks are supported with a range of mounting accessories, including spacer bars and L brackets. CX-DE1200 Exit Watch maglocks are also supported with a range of system accessories, including sounders, speakers, remote key switches, instructional signs, and moutning plates/brackets.
For more information, these products are included in Camden’s 2022 Catalog/Price List as well as on our website.
Altronix has expanded its popular line of Trove™ Access and Power Integration Solutions to support more brands of access control including Inner Range, Kisi, and Suprema – as well as DIN rail mount solutions ICT and TDSi.
“Our collaboration with today’s top access control suppliers provides users with more flexibility when designing and installing access control systems,” said Ronnie Pennington, Director of Sales for the Americas, Altronix. “For added convenience, our free Trove System Design Tool further simplifies the design process, to configure the specific access and power solution they need.”
Altronix Trove Access and Power and Integration series easily combines Altronix power and accessories with access controllers available from the industry’s leading manufacturers. A variety of backplanes offer a wide range of scalable access and power configurations. These solutions simplify board layout and wire management while reducing costs and saving valuable space.
Altronix products are NDAA and TAA compliant and backed by a lifetime warranty.
For more information on Altronix Trove series, please see our latest brochure:
ITW Linx line of SurgeGate™ Modular Communications Surge Protectors offer superior protection for PoE, data networks, telephone and Wireless Access Points. When a surge or lightning event is detected, the device responds within 1-5 nanoseconds diverting the unwanted energy to ground thus protecting the connected equipment. These various CAT6 / CAT6A communication modules are expandable and can be utilized with SurgeGate™ AC Cord Connected devices. SurgeGate™ modular protectors offer protection for CAT5e, CAT6, and CAT6A connected devices with various voltage clamping levels and termination options. The ITW Linx SurgeGate™ products have a product warranty and a connected equipment warranty not offered by other manufacturers.
Hanwha Techwin’s new AI-powered, dual-channel, multi-sensor cameras deliver multi-use benefits. These include enhanced image quality, next-level cybersecurity and NDAA compliance, with options of 6MP x 2 or 2MP x 2 resolutions and featuring powerful Deep-Learning based object detection and classification, license-free analytics and available with a range of motorized vari-focal lenses.
The new PNM-C12083RVD supports 15fps image capture and true 120dB WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) without compromising the frame rate for each of its 6MP sensors. Motorized vari-focal lenses offer a focal range of 3.54–6.69mm for flexible field of view adjustment in each direction. Similarly, the new PNM-C7083RVD supports 30fps with 120dB WDR for each of its 2MP sensors. The camera’s motorized vari-focal lenses support a range of 3.0–6.0mm.
Another key member of the Hanwha multi-sensor family is the PNM-9031RV, which also recently enhanced its capabilities through a firmware upgrade. For more information please read the full press release below.
Altronix, the recognized leader in power and data transmission solutions for the professional security industry, announces the availability of the new ACMS12 and ACMS12CB Access Power Controllers and PDS16 and PDS16CB Power Distribution Modules. These new sub-assemblies further increase access control system capacity in Altronix Trove Access and Power Integration Solutions, and any other wall or rack mount solution - reducing overall equipment and installation costs.
While most workplace surveillance systems rely solely on video, equipping your system with audio-monitoring devices is the next step to expanding situational awareness and increasing workplace safety.
Consider the DigiFact 851, a ceiling-mounted IP network speaker microphone that delivers broad frequency response, capable of picking up low-and-high frequency audibles. This powerful device harnesses networked audio monitoring technologies capable of analyzing bi-directional audio to identify threats and provide proactive workplace security. Outfitted with a robust quad-core microprocessor, the DigiFact 851 runs analytics that detects potential threats, such as belligerent voice signals, breaking glass, car alarms, gunshots and explosions.
For more information, explore Louroe Electronics’ suite of IP Network Speaker Microphones equipped with audio analytics and built to respond to any immediate threats to your workplace. As a business owner or manager, make your workplace safer with a system that immediately identifies and instantly sends out alerts of an emergency.
