2008/9/22 Steve Totaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > As said before, paging would work well. A walk through of the > building would be helpful too.
In this case, walking all the way through the building is not possible (way too long). > > > Although rash, pull the fire alarm, making sure to remove the > connections to the fire department. Killing the power shortly after > would certainly help providing you have lighted emergency exit signs. > > You could leave a sign on the door when you lock it with a number to > call to get out, this could be done via Asterisk with right kind of > automagic door lock, otherwise, stick around and get ready to answer > calls. Nice idea : I haven't thought about that one. > > > There are many buildings with stairwells that open to the stairs but > will not open from the stairs, maybe if you give more details, a good > solution could be devised. > > A few cans of tear gas can clear an area post haste ;-) > > Curious, are you shutting down your company without giving notice? Not at the moment but, just in case, I will try to use tear gas, first ;-) > I > feel that if an employee should give two weeks notice, so should the > employer. > > If not, you could simply install a key card system for at least the > main door, or a motion sensor that activates a servo in the door > locking mechanism. Either way, it should be fairly cheap. > > Thanks, > Steve Totaro > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Gordon Henderson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > On Sun, 21 Sep 2008, Olivier wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've got this case : > >> When the last staff member is about to leave and lock offices, he would > like > >> to notify everybody "Offices are about to be closed" so that (s)he > wouldn't > >> lock anybody in. > >> Which is the smartest way to do it ? > >> > >> I thought of either : > >> 1. sending an SMS, > >> 2. calling every extension 1 by 1 with a pre-recorded message, > >> ... > >> > >> SMS is fine but it is desired that members shouldn't find "We"re about > to > >> close" message when they arrive in the morning. > >> Calling everybody might take a long time and difficult to "tame" (as > people > >> forward calls here and there). > >> > >> Any idea ? > > > > Arrange the building to have a master lights off switch. Push it, then > > wait for the screams. This was used in a place I worked some years back. > > > > Use the intercom/page functions on the phones you have - dial the page > > button - say "Anyone left?" and if no-one screams, then turn the lights > > out. > > > > Arrange a ring-time for "night bells" - ring it. Wait for the screams. > > > > Many ways. The simplest might just be to use a lock system that can be > > opened from the inside. (alarms not withstanding) > > > > Gordon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
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