Lockdown Alarm Systems for Schools, Workplaces & Public Prem

 Event Electronics provides lockdown alarm systems designed to give staff a fast and unmistakable way to initiate and communicate a lockdown across a site.

Our systems can be designed for schools, colleges, workplaces, industrial sites, retail premises, hospitality and other publicly accessible environments where clear emergency communication is essential.

A lockdown alarm helps staff quickly communicate that a serious security incident is taking place, allowing people to follow the organisation's established lockdown or invacuation procedures.

Event Electronics can help assess your requirements, design an appropriate system and provide the technology needed to deliver reliable site-wide alerts.

A lockdown alarm system is an emergency communication system used to alert people within a building or site that they should follow a predefined lockdown or invacuation procedure.

Unlike a conventional fire alarm, which normally instructs occupants to evacuate, a lockdown alarm is used when remaining inside a secure area is the appropriate response. (i.e. the exact opposite of a fire alarm)

A lockdown alarm is a warning system used in places like schools, offices, hospitals, and public buildings to signal that there is a serious internal threat and that people should immediately secure themselves in a safe location.

 1. An authorised person activates the alarm

With the Event Electronics Smart Lockdown Alarm, this can be via Master button at control, Repeater buttons at strategic locations or uniquely via our dedicated password protected web interface.

2. The system distributes the alert

Across the required areas of the site. The system is WiFi connected so will operate wherever you have is WiFi. No additional cabling or connections

3. Staff receive a clear, distinctive warning

Distinctive configurable audible tones/flashing visual indicators. Uniquely the Event Electronics Lockdown Alarm interfaces natively with the eeNexus alarm management and messaging platform allowing notification and event coordination over secure messaging to mobile phones and desktop consoles.

4. Staff follow the organisation's lockdown procedure

The alarm (and where configured, eeNexus) is the communication mechanism, not the procedure itself.

5. Appropriate personnel coordinate the response

Premises stays in lockdown until the all clear is given. This can be via the lockdown alarms themselves or via eeNexus messaging.

Schools & Colleges

Protecting pupils, staff and visitors through clear site-wide emergency communication.

Industrial & Manufacturing

Alerting workers across production areas, warehouses and larger sites.

Offices & Commercial Buildings

Providing an immediate method of communicating a security incident.

Retail

Alerting staff across stores and supporting established emergency procedures.

Hospitality

Hotels, leisure facilities and venues where staff need a clear emergency communication mechanism.

...in fact any Publicly Accessible Premises

Supporting organisations preparing for serious security incidents and the requirements associated with Martyn's Law.

On 22 May 2017, a suicide bomber attacked concertgoers as they were leaving a show by Ariana Grande.

• 22 people were killed
• Hundreds were injured
• Many of the victims were children and young people

One of those killed was Martyn Hett, a 29-year-old from Stockport.

After the attack, Martyn’s mother, Figen Murray, campaigned for stronger security requirements at publicly accessible venues. The public inquiry into the attack found that there were missed opportunities to identify the threat and that security measures at the venue’s foyer were inadequate.

The campaign argued that:

• Many venues were not legally required to consider terrorist threats in their risk assessments
• Staff often lacked counter-terrorism awareness training
• Security planning was inconsistent across public spaces

The belief was that clearer, mandatory standards could reduce the likelihood or impact of future attacks.

Often referred to as the “Protect Duty,” the legislation is designed to:

• Require certain public venues and events to assess terrorism risks 
• Implement proportionate security measures
• Train staff on how to respond to an attack
• Improve preparedness and coordination with emergency services

The idea is prevention and preparedness, not turning premises into fortresses, but ensuring basic safety planning and response procedures become standard practice.

Fast activation

Distinctive alert

Site-wide coverage

Audible notification

Visual notification where appropriate

Supplementary messaging platform for event coordination

Multiple buildings/zones

Outdoor areas where necessary

Reliable operation

Ease of testing

Clear procedures

Integration with existing systems

Appropriate installation and support

Event Electronics combines lockdown alarm systems with wider communication, personal safety and alarm-management technologies. This allows organisations to consider lockdown alerts as part of a broader workplace safety and emergency communication strategy rather than as an isolated alarm.