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Understanding E911 and premises. OSHA reports approximately 12
Your Organization’s Risk workplace-related deaths per day in the U.S.
Any type of incident afecting the staf or
Factors ...CONTINUED
premises can have a tremendous impact on the
overall work environment; the result can range
from signiicant unanticipated expenses to low
that can impact an organization’s decision to employee morale. Organizations must do their
implement an E911 solution for their network. utmost to ensure that they provide a safe work
Below are the three main risk factors an environment.
organization may face should it choose not to
implement an E911 solution.
TIP SelectanE911solutionproviderthat
RISK FACTOR #1: E911 STATE offers a broad range of tools to ensure
LEGISLATION FINES
the safety of your staff and premises, from
Almost 25 states have passed or have pending
pinpoint user location tracking to on-site
a variety of measures to ensure MLTS users
security notiication features.
have reliable access to E911 emergency
RISK FACTOR #3:
services. hese policies require organizations ORGANIZATIONAL LIABILITY
using MLTS to provide a caller’s location Workplace wrongful death and injury lawsuits
information to a speciic level of detail, which
can be extremely costly for organizations of any
is particularly important for organizations size, and the cost of defending a lawsuit can be
located in multi-storey buildings and/or with just as inancially crippling as the settlement
large building footprints. Each state interprets itself. Implementing an E911 solution can be an
E911 requirements diferently, resulting in wide efective strategy to help mitigate the occurrence
variation across the statutes; organizations that of workplace death and injury, and can be a far
have locations across diferent states may be more cost-efective than defending and settling
subject to a variety of policies. Failure to comply lawsuits.
with state E911 policy can result in substantial
ines and/or other legislated penalties, therefore TIP SelectanE911solutionproviderthat
it may be prudent for organizations to implement can help you identify high-risk areas and
the most stringent of E911 regulations across occupations within your organization, and
their enterprise.
provide you with solutions that will deliver
enhanced protection where required.
TIP SelectanE911solutionvendorthat is well versed in the laws across different here are myriad reasons to implement an
states and can help you determine the best E911 solution. However, it is always best to
approach to harmonize your E911 solution take the necessary precautions to avert a major
across all geographies.
disaster, rather than to make allowances ater the
fact. ■
RISK FACTOR #2: WORKPLACE SAFETY
To learn more, visit www.911enable.com.
It is in the utmost interest of any organization
to protect both their employees and their

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