Case Study Spotlight: How a School Mass Notification System Keeps Staff and Students Safe
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Introduction: When Every Second Counts Schools are places where learning and safety should go hand in hand, yet recent years have shown how fragile that balance can be. Floods, wildfires, violent incidents, IT outages and even extreme heat have disrupted education across the globe. Each of these incidents has forced schools to ask the same urgent...
How Incident Management Software Streamlines Crisis Response in Law Firms
Written by Asipe Nokenke | Marketing Assistant Picture this: It’s 9:00 AM on a Monday. Your law firm’s servers suddenly go down, halting access to critical case files just as a major court deadline approaches. Within minutes, clients are calling in, junior staff are panicking, and partners want answers. In...
Looking for an Everbridge Alternative? Why Crises Control is the Smart Choice for Resilient Incident Management
Rethinking Crisis Communication: Are You Relying on the Right System? When an IT system goes down, a cyberattack takes hold, or a safety breach puts lives at risk, organisations don’t just need to respond, they need to respond immediately and in a coordinated way. The right communication at the right...
Why Mass Notification Systems Are Critical for Legal Firms
Written by Asipe Nokenke | Marketing Assistant In legal practice, every second counts. A delayed hearing update, a missed filing deadline, or an uncommunicated data breach can derail cases and damage client trust. Whether it’s a cyberattack, regulatory investigation, or physical office closure, law firms must be able to notify...
Emergency Notification System: Supporting Oil and Gas Compliance Under Pressure
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Regulatory compliance in the oil and gas industry is not optional. It’s a non-negotiable responsibility that protects people, the environment, and the long-term sustainability of operations. But meeting these obligations isn’t always straightforward. From safety regulations and environmental controls to reporting standards...
Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail: Common Oil and Gas BCP Mistakes (And How Mass Notification Software Helps Fix Them)
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Why Business Continuity Still Fails in Oil and Gas, and How Mass Notification Software can Help In oil and gas, the margin for error is incredibly small. From offshore rigs and refineries to transportation and distribution networks, operations are often high-risk, complex,...
5 Oil and Gas Emergencies That Show Why You Need a Robust Emergency Notification System
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive The oil and gas sector is one of the most complex and hazardous industries in the world. Whether you’re managing offshore rigs, refineries, pipelines or remote drilling operations, emergencies can strike at any moment. And when they do, how you respond in...
Why Mass Notification Software is Critical for the Oil and Gas Industry
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive When Communication Delays Can Cost Lives The oil and gas industry operates in environments where the stakes are high and the margin for error is slim. A fire at a refinery, a gas leak on a pipeline, or an unexpected flood at...
Why Oil & Gas Needs Incident Management Software Now More Than Ever
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Introduction: Why Traditional Risk Response No Longer Works The Oil & Gas sector has always had to manage risk. Fires, leaks, equipment failures, and regulatory scrutiny are not new. But the scale and complexity of these risks have changed. Operations now span...
The New Incident Manager’s Playbook: How to Modernise Crisis Comms with a Crisis Communication Platform
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive You’ve just stepped into a new role as an incident manager. Expectations are high, the learning curve is steep, and all eyes are on you. One of your first challenges is likely clear: the current crisis communication systems are outdated and slow....
Why Every Insurance Firm Needs a Reliable Emergency Notification System
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Introduction: When Minutes Matter in an Emergency Imagine this: an insurance company’s IT system suddenly crashes in the middle of a busy working day. Claims cannot be processed, customer data access is lost, and internal communication slows to a crawl. The clock...
What the FCA and DORA Mean for Crisis Communications in the Insurance Sector – and How Mass Communication Software Can Help
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Introduction: Compliance Pressure Is Growing - Is Your Crisis Communication Keeping Up? Insurance companies across the UK and EU are facing stricter oversight than ever before. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sharpened its focus on operational resilience, especially how firms communicate...
How Crises Control Supports the UK’s New Captive Insurance Regime
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive A Growing Challenge for Captive Insurers The UK government is introducing a new regulatory framework for captive insurance. It’s a shift that could give organisations more control over their insurance strategies, with the option to form or relocate captive insurers within the...
Why Insurers Need a Faster Emergency Notification System in a Distributed Workforce
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive The Communication Gap That’s Putting Insurers at Risk Insurance firms are under growing pressure to manage emergencies quickly and effectively. The challenge isn’t just the scale or nature of the risks they face, such as cyberattacks or system failures, but how those...
Beyond Martyn’s Law: How Crises Control Supports Broader UK Compliance and Resilience Regulations
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive As the UK formally enacts the Protect Duty Act 2025 (commonly referred to as Martyn’s Law), organisations of all sizes are taking a closer look at their preparedness for emergencies. This includes everything from terrorist incidents and data breaches to cyberattacks and...
Martyn’s Law: Physical and Procedural Security Measures That Go Beyond CCTV
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Introduction: CCTV Alone Won’t Keep People Safe CCTV has long been a go-to security measure for public venues. But ask yourself: does it actually stop an incident from happening? Or does it just help you review what went wrong afterwards? This is...
Martyn’s Law for SMEs: What Small Businesses and Local Venues Must Know
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Why Martyn’s Law for SMEs Many small businesses, community centres, and places of worship operate under the radar when it comes to national security. They’re not stadiums or concert venues, and they don’t attract international headlines. But they do bring people together....
