What are Monitored Alarm Systems?
As the name suggests monitored alarm systems are alarm systems that are watched in some way. Usually they are monitored by a human being who takes a prescribed course of action when the alarm goes off.
When people hear the term monitored alarm they automatically think of a intruder alarm system. However, in reality there are many other kinds of alarm systems that benefit from being monitored, and how they are monitored also varies.
Types of Monitored Alarm Systems
The main type are, in fact those designed to alert you about intruders. These systems can consist of a siren, which sounds when someone enters an area that should be empty or locked. A monitored system will also notify an alarm centre and/or the key holder that their alarm is going off. They can then either send someone to investigate or call the police.
It is now possible to include cameras with this kind of system. This allows the alarm call centre and/or the key holder to view pictures of the area around the time the alarm went off and live pictures too. This enables them to quickly determine why the alarm was tripped and decide on their next course of action.
You can also buy alarm systems that are tripped by smoke, fire or flood. These systems can also be fitted with cameras. You can also determine how the system is monitored and the course of action taken when the alarm goes off.
Plant machinery can also be monitored and an alarm triggered when things appear to be going wrong. There are many different kinds of monitored alarm systems for plant machinery. What they do depends on the kind of plant being monitored. For example an alarm system can be wired up to a thermometer that goes off when the temperature of a commercial freezer begins to drop. Or it could be connected to a gas monitor to warn you of a leak. The list of applications and scenarios for plant machinery alarms is almost endless, because new ones are being developed all the time.
Aim Monitoring specialise in providing monitored alarm systems. They offer a bespoke service and will adapt their systems to monitor virtually anything.
