Safety without surveillance: protecting the spaces cameras can’t go

Security cameras are one of the most effective tools a facility has, until you reach a door they can't go through. Restrooms, locker rooms, changing areas, patient rooms and private residences are off-limits for video, for good reason. They're also where vaping, smoking, vandalism and some safety incidents tend to happen.

The blind-spot problem

Without cameras, staff rely on student or resident reports, periodic walk-throughs and luck. Problems are found late, if at all, and responses are inconsistent.

What sensors add

• Air and vape awareness through particulate, VOC and humidity patterns, with alerts in seconds.
• Sound-level awareness for loud disturbances, with no camera involved.
• Active-threat detection with Sentinel Plus, which listens for gunshots and alerts with the location.
• A way for staff to call for help with a wearable panic button.

Privacy by design

Sentinel doesn't capture images, record audio or identify people. It reports conditions in a space. That makes it easier to approve with boards, parents, residents and unions, and easier to explain. We recommend posting a short notice wherever sensors are installed and documenting what they monitor.

Pair technology with policy

The best results come from combining sensors with clear rules about who receives alerts, how quickly they respond, and how incidents are recorded. Sensor data points staff to a space. It doesn't prove what a particular person did.

See how it works in our interactive demos, or browse use cases by industry.