Fire Evacuation Drill with a Difference

Written by Thomas Yoon


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That was our first option. Relying on human communications leaves too much on uncertainty. We have to make it completely idiot-proof. This option is not fool proof. Somebody might claim that they did not getrepparttar message.

Our second option was to re-programrepparttar 141309 fire alarm system to exclude allrepparttar 141310 areas inrepparttar 141311 clean rooms. This option was a bit tricky as there were some uncertainty as to howrepparttar 141312 alarm bells were wired up. We had to admit that although everything was drawn on paper onrepparttar 141313 as-built drawings, we were not 100% sure whether repparttar 141314 re-programming will cover allrepparttar 141315 alarm bells insiderepparttar 141316 clean rooms or not. Moreover, there had been some renovation done onrepparttar 141317 existing building and nobody had takenrepparttar 141318 trouble to test repparttar 141319 alarm bells then. So this option was also shelved.

Our third option was to re-wirerepparttar 141320 existing bells specifically only forrepparttar 141321 offices, so that we can trigger onlyrepparttar 141322 office areas. This seems a pretty good option, except thatrepparttar 141323 preparation re-wiring work will have to be done atrepparttar 141324 installation itself. Duringrepparttar 141325 re-wiring period,repparttar 141326 office itself would not be protected byrepparttar 141327 fire alarm system. In addition,repparttar 141328 original wires would need to be disturbed and re-looped - something engineering people would not be keen to do - as it might give rise to other unexpected problems.

Our fourth option - to fabricate and install addition bells with triggering switches and fix them just besiderepparttar 141329 existing bells seemed to berepparttar 141330 best option. By using additional bells, batteries, switches and getting them wired up at a portable stand in a workshop, they could be tested, carried along and put in place within a very short time. The best feature of this option is thatrepparttar 141331 original fire alarm wiring need not be disturbed at all.

Choosingrepparttar 141332 fourth option, we fabricated three sets of alarm bell triggering units and placed them atrepparttar 141333 appropriate places atrepparttar 141334 offices. Whenrepparttar 141335 time for triggeringrepparttar 141336 alarm bells came, an order was issued throughrepparttar 141337 walkie-talkie andrepparttar 141338 bells were triggered byrepparttar 141339 technicians at those stations.

So, we managed to organizerepparttar 141340 fire evacuation drill forrepparttar 141341 offices only. Nobody evacuated fromrepparttar 141342 manufacturing clean rooms becauserepparttar 141343 bells were not sounded there. Allrepparttar 141344 office workers had their evacuation drill and everything went on smoothly.

A potentially huge manufacturing loss was avoided by adopting a simple idea. A workable idea born out of necessity.

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Computer Consulting 101 PC Troubleshooting Advice

Written by Joshua Feinberg


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The Bottom Line

While this advice probably sounds very basic, at Computer Consulting 101 we’ve found that a substantial percentage (as many as 10-20% of problems) of trouble calls for IT support become unnecessary after a reboot. And of course, because you probably pay every single time you pick uprepparttar phone, why not conserve your IT budget for those projects that can help your company drive more revenue, improve productivity, reduce overhead, and boost your bottom line. Remember, before you call a computer consulting professional, reboot first... so you can conserve your computer consulting budget for those problems that really require expert assistance.

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Joshua Feinberg, co-founder of Computer Consulting 101, is a 15-year computer consulting veteran and has appeared in dozens of business and IT trade publications including CRN, VARBusiness, Microsoft Direct Access, TechRepublic, American Express OPEN, Entrepreneur, Inc, SCORE, Small Business Computing, and USA Today. To get Joshua’s proven computer consulting secrets, sign up now forrepparttar 141309 free training at http://www.computer-consulting-101.com

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Joshua Feinberg, co-founder of Computer Consulting 101, is a 15-year computer consulting veteran and has appeared in dozens of business and IT trade publications including CRN, VARBusiness, Microsoft Direct Access, TechRepublic, American Express OPEN, Entrepreneur, Inc, SCORE, Small Business Computing, and USA Today. To get Joshua’s proven computer consulting secrets, sign up now for the free training at http://www.computer-consulting-101.com


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