Old way: A siren blares. The safety officer runs to a landline or grabs a radio. "What unit? What chemical?" Confusion ensues. PSW900 Way: The PSW900 receives an alarm from the SCADA system. The screen turns red. It reads: "Ammonia leak – Zone B. Wind direction NE. Evacuation point: Main Gate." The officer acknowledges the alarm with a single button, sending a read-receipt back to the control room. The idea is closed-loop accountability.
Of course, the PSW900 idea faces massive challenges:
The classic use case. When a tone drops, the Psw900 displays the station number, hydrant location, and incident type. Because it uses commercial paging networks (American Messaging, Spok), it works even when the volunteer has no cell service in their rural home.
Old way: A siren blares. The safety officer runs to a landline or grabs a radio. "What unit? What chemical?" Confusion ensues. PSW900 Way: The PSW900 receives an alarm from the SCADA system. The screen turns red. It reads: "Ammonia leak – Zone B. Wind direction NE. Evacuation point: Main Gate." The officer acknowledges the alarm with a single button, sending a read-receipt back to the control room. The idea is closed-loop accountability.
Of course, the PSW900 idea faces massive challenges:
The classic use case. When a tone drops, the Psw900 displays the station number, hydrant location, and incident type. Because it uses commercial paging networks (American Messaging, Spok), it works even when the volunteer has no cell service in their rural home.
