Cory Sherman, Founder and CEO of Safety Systems Management (SSM), announced that the company's proprietary wireless emergency notification systems are now ideally suited to the challenges of multi-level builds.

Emergencies on construction sites can strike without warning: severe storms, hazardous spills, active shooter threats, or extreme heat events. In these critical moments, every second counts. Yet on vertical projects (such as high-rises, tunnels, and multi-floor structures), sirens, loudspeakers, and mobile apps often fail to reach workers in time.

“Standard emergency systems were built for flat environments,” said Sherman. “But in today’s multi-story builds, structural barriers, background noise, and poor connectivity can prevent alerts from reaching every worker. Our mission is to close those blind spots.”

While most contractors use some form of alert system, construction environments with multiple levels create unique risks:

• Structural Interference: Concrete, steel beams, and dense framing can block sound waves and radio signals, leaving some areas cut off.
• Acoustic Dead Zones: Stairwells, elevator shafts, and storage rooms often isolate workers from alarms.
• Environmental Noise: Urban projects face constant competition from traffic, cranes, and generators that drown out alerts.
• Signal Attenuation: Cellular and Wi-Fi alerts may not penetrate multiple floors of steel and concrete, causing delays or failures.

These gaps are more than inconveniences; they can mean the difference between a safe evacuation and tragedy. SSM’s wireless systems are designed specifically to adapt to the layered and evolving environments of vertical builds. By combining multiple communication methods, they eliminate single points of failure and ensure that messages reach every worker, regardless of location.

What sets SSM's systems apart is not just the technology, but the way they have been engineered specifically for vertical environments:

• Floor-by-Floor Coverage: Wireless PA units and beacons are deployed on every level, ensuring no area is left unprotected.
• Seamless Scalability: Systems expand easily as projects rise or extend underground, without costly rewiring or reconfiguration.
• Redundant Channels: Alerts are delivered simultaneously via sound, light, vibration, and mobile signals, so workers receive critical instructions no matter their location or conditions.
• Ruggedized Hardware: All components are weatherproof and designed to withstand dust, moisture, and rough handling typical of construction environments.
• Fast Deployment: Wireless architecture allows systems to be installed quickly, moved as the site evolves, and integrated with existing safety equipment.
• Self-Healing Networks: If one device goes down, others reroute the signal automatically, ensuring uninterrupted coverage.

“These features are why our systems are trusted for high-rise towers, tunneling operations, and complex multi-structure projects,” noted Sherman. “We designed them to keep workers connected and protected, even in the most challenging environments.”

Technology alone cannot guarantee safety. That's why SSM works with site managers to map out the unique communication landscape of each project, identifying high-noise areas, structural obstacles, and remote zones.

Once deployed, the company emphasizes training workers to recognize multiple alert types and conducting drills across all levels of a jobsite. Regular testing and system adjustments ensure that alerts remain effective as construction progresses.

Ultimately, the SSM systems help beef up the most important aspect of construction-related safety: communication. 

“Blind spots in emergency communication have been a factor in real-world tragedies,” said Sherman. “Construction safety starts with communication. On multi-floor projects, that means thinking vertically as well as horizontally.”

For more information about SSM’s Wireless Emergency Notification Systems, visit https://www.safetysystemsmanagement.com/.