Case Study: Sysco improves facility-wide emergency safety with Response Technologies

Sysco cuts evacuation team from 30 to 6 with Response Technologies

Sysco, a major food distribution company, faced significant safety challenges at its large Central Illinois facility. Its outdated emergency alert system relied on manual air horns and a large evacuation team, and it struggled to provide reliable coverage in noisy freezers and areas with ammonia piping. Seeking a modern solution to monitor ammonia leaks and integrate other threats, Safety Director Tim Clifton partnered with vendor Response Technologies and integrator Voceon to implement a comprehensive emergency notification system powered by the Centurion Elite platform.

Response Technologies delivered a fully integrated emergency notification system that covered the entire 40-acre facility, addressing ammonia leak detection, fire, weather, and gunshot threats. The solution used multiple alert methods like PA, radio, text, and email for immediate communication. The measurable results were substantial: the required evacuation team shrank from 30 people to just six. Sysco was extremely satisfied with the system's reliability and coverage, and Response Technologies' solution is now being demonstrated to other Sysco facilities.

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