Category: Mustering

In today’s uncertain world, where natural disasters, industrial accidents, and other emergencies can strike at any moment, having a well-thought-out evacuation action plan (EAP) is critical. An effective building evacuation plan not only ensures the safety of employees and visitors, but also minimizes panic and confusion. No evacuation story is more compelling than that of […]

My sales team approached me with a great question from a potential client today: Why should I choose your handheld device over a fixed reader in our parking lot for mustering? My answer was, “That is too easy!  Let me list out the top reasons.” After I had quickly come up with a dozen reasons, […]

We asked our customers a simple question to try and understand why they purchased and deployed our XPressEntry System for emergency mustering. What was the main driver that moved you to implement an emergency mustering system? Some of the answers surprised us. Here are the reasons our customers gave, in their own words. We need […]

If you are a Safety Professional and in charge of emergency evacuation management (a.k.a Evacuation Warden, Fire Warden, Floor Warden, Emergency Manager, Evacuation Manager, Evacuation Officer, Crisis Manager, etc.), you know exactly what comes next… The United States Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires companies with ten (10) or […]

Should You Consider Badge-Out? We’ve been living in a COVID-19 world for more than five months now. As lockdowns have eased in some locations and businesses cautiously re-open, working from home remains encouraged because it reduces worker density inside office spaces. However, there are real benefits to returning to the workplace for some in-person meetings […]

Having procedures in place for workplace evacuations is part of what employers should do to keep their employees safe in case of emergencies. “Accounting for all employees after an emergency evacuation has been completed” is one of the Department of Labor’s minimum requirements for an emergency action plan (EAP). However, the manner in which an employer should perform ..

Telaeris was recently approached by a company inquiring about our XPressEntry (XPE) emergency mustering system. One of the first questions they asked was: "How long does it take to get a current list of onsite employees after the emergency starts?" I had to stop for a moment and make sure I heard the question appropriately. My [...]