Netbell Employee Alarm System – IP-Based Emergency Notification System for Business Workplace

Why you need an employee alarm system

An employee alarm system is crucial for satisfying the requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.165 regulation. This regulation mandates that employers must establish a reliable and effective means of communication to promptly notify employees of emergencies.

Empowering employees to be part of an early warning system related to an emergency action plan can be the difference between life, death, and catastrophic property damage. Providing employees with a way to take action in an emergency is not only meeting the needs and safety of a workforce, but an employee alert system can satisfy requirements set forth by the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.165 standard regarding an employee alarm system.

Does the alarm standard apply to me?

OSHA’s employee alarm systems standard [29 CFR 1910.165] applies to all employers that use an alarm system to satisfy any OSHA standard that requires employers to provide an early warning for emergency action, or reaction time for employees to safely escape the work place, the immediate work area, or both.

Linortek Has the Solutions

Linortek designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of web-based control systems that have been used by many industrial customers for audible and visual alarms and other industrial automation projects.

Prompt Emergency Notifications

The Netbell Industrial PA System enables employers to promptly notify employees of emergencies, as required by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.165. With the ability to delivers live, scheduled, or condition-triggered announcements, the system ensures that emergency notifications and important messages can be clearly heard throughout the workplace, facilitating quick responses and evacuation if necessary.

Audible and Intelligible Communication

OSHA emphasizes the importance of audible and intelligible communication during emergencies. The Netbell Industrial PA System delivers clear and understandable messages through the high quality loudspeakers, providing employees with vital instructions or warnings without confusion or misinterpretation.

Pre-Recorded and Customizable Messages

With the Netbell-NTG PA system controller, you can use any pre-recorded and customized messages according to specific emergency situations or routine notifications. This flexibility allows you to tailor messages to meet OSHA compliance requirements and communicate important information effectively.

Integration with External Systems

The Netbell Industrial PA System can integrate with external systems, such as fire alarm systems, surveillance systems or other safety devices using the RESTful API commands. This integration ensures comprehensive emergency notification capabilities and coordination with other emergency systems, aligning with OSHA’s objective of effective communication during emergencies.

Expandable and Scalable System

The Netbell Industrial PA System is designed to be expandable and scalable, accommodating various facility sizes and needs. Whether it’s a small office or a large industrial setting, the system can be tailored to provide coverage across the workplace, ensuring compliance with OSHA’s requirement of widespread communication.

Training and Drills

By leveraging the scheduling feature of the Linortek Netbell Industrial PA System, you can effectively plan and conduct training exercises, send reminders for drills, and automate routine notifications to reinforce a culture of safety in the workplace.

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Types of alarm devices

An employee alarm system can be any piece of equipment and/or device designed to inform employees that an emergency exists or to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention. The two most common types of alarms are audible and visual devices.

Audible Alarms

The Linortek Netbell Multifunction Industrial PA System has been used and loved by many industrial customers for break time alerts, live announcements and other business day-to-day audio communication needs. The same system can also be used for emergency communications system to provide warning for necessary emergency action. With the ability to deliver live, scheduled and condition triggered announcements, the Netbell multifunction PA system can convey clearly the information necessary to allow employees to respond or evacuate in a safe and appropriate manner. The Netbell is the answer to meet the requirements of OSHA and to reduce the severity of workplace accidents and injuries by ensuring that alarm systems operate properly and procedures are in place to alert employees to workplace emergencies [29 CRF 1910.165]

This system comes with one Netbell-NTG PA System Controller / Audio Message Alarm Generator that you can upload custom recorded messages to the system up to 10 hours. 16 tones/messages can be selected/activated by schedule and/or the digital inputs.

Pick Your Audible Alarm Devices

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Let’s first determine how many speakers you might need for your facility. The horn speakers included in this system are good sound quality speaker (frequency range: 350 Hz to 15 kHz) that can produce clear sound when making announcements with a wireless microphone or phone paging. To use this system in a medium to high background noise (65dB-85dB) facility such as warehouse, light industry production workshop, one speaker can cover 7,000-8,000sqf area when installing properly.

Please click the option below to add the speakers to your cart, for example, “H2” means 2 speakers.

Netbell-NTG Emergency Notification System

Visual Alarms

Visual alarms use steady, flashing, or strobe lights to alert workers to an emergency situation in areas where noise levels are high, especially where ear protection must be worn and audible signals may not be heard or may be misunderstood. Visual signals also provide an effective way to alert workers with hearing loss about an emergency. Strobe lights are recognized as the most effective means. Only strobe lights are now recognized by NFPA 72 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Linortek Koda 100 web relay controller is a network enabled device that can “talk” to your Netbell Multifunction PA system over the network. When an emergency message is played, you can use a Koda 100 controller to receive signal from the PA system to turn on a strobe light in area noise levels are high. This ensures the emergency notifications would notify everyone in the building.

Remote Push Switch and Light for Employee Alarm System

Add a Strobe Light

The Netbell-NTG PA system controller features two relay outputs that can be used to control up to two strobe lights locally. In scenarios where running extensive wiring throughout your facility is impractical, our Koda 100 web relay controller can serve as the slave controller for the strobe lights. By leveraging the network capabilities of the Netbell alarm system, the Koda 100 can receive signals remotely. Setting up the slave controller is a straightforward process: simply link the IP address to the Netbell-NTG PA system controller, allowing you to conveniently install the slave controller in any desired location within your facility.

Please select how many strobe lights you might need

Think about the trouble of running long wires to connect the strobe light to the Netbell-NTG controller, why not using the Koda 100 as the slave controller for your lights? One Koda 100 controller can be used to control up to 2 lights.

Web-based Programmable LED Display

The Netbell-D is a network-enabled LED information display designed to facilitate effective communication by providing highly visible message output. It serves as a versatile tool for mass notification, daily communication, and emergency situations. With its visual format, the Netbell-D enables clear communication of emergency messages, evacuation routes, safety instructions, and other important information for your day to day operations. Additionally, it can function as a digital clock and a countdown/count-up timer during idle periods within your facility.

Integrating text displays with Netbell Industrial PA system provides a multi-modal approach to emergency communication, catering to various needs and enhancing overall safety and response capabilities in the workplace.

Contact sales today to get early bird discounts to add the web-based LED display to your employee alarm system.

Emergency Action Plan – Reporting Emergencies

Employees must know how to report emergencies. Some use internal telephone numbers, intercom, or public address systems to notify other employees. It is important for employees to also notify the proper authorities such as fire, medical, or rescue services, if your company relies on this type of assistance during an emergency.

In areas where telephone is not available for employees to report emergency, you can use a Linortek Koda 100 web relay controller to work with a push button switch. When an emergency event is spotted, anyone can push a switch nearby to trigger the alarm messages remotely.

Add Push Button Switch

There are 4 digital inputs on the Netbell-NTG PA system controller, that you can connect up to 4 push button switches to activate the emergency sounds – one for each emergency code! Just like the strobe lights, if wiring is not an option for your facility, you can use the Koda 100 Relay controller as the slave controller to work with the push switches – so the same Koda 100 controller can be used for both strobe light and push switches.

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About Us

Linor Technology, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, is a research and development company that designs and builds controllers for the “Internet of Things” (IoTs), a market which involves web connection between all types of products. We have developed two basic lines of web controllers used in different niche products, Netbell, IoTMeter and Aquaculture Farm Monitor. These controllers can be easily adapted to other solutions with software layering making is quick and cost effective to enter new markets. This technology focus and expertise has enabled us to take full advantage of the new generation of IoTs for industrial, manufacturing and educational businesses as well as the Aquaculture vertical business with needs for control, monitoring and alert over the Internet. All products are controlled and monitored from a simple and easy to use web page or mobile app.

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