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Monitor alarm systems

Inspecting and monitoring in person means noticing what's off with your own eyes, ears and hands, and being accountable for calling it.

Part of Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties, under the O*NET work activity group Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 5 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Observe alarm registers and scan maps to determine whether a specific emergency is in the dispatch service area.Stays human Public Safety Telecommunicators
• Monitor alarm systems to detect emergencies, such as fires and illegal entry into establishments.Stays human Public Safety Telecommunicators
• Monitor emergency and code alarms, make emergency announcements, or route emergency calls to the appropriate location.Stays human Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
• Monitor alarm systems to ensure that secure conditions are maintained.Stays human Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Investigate disturbances on the premises, such as security alarms, altercations, and suspicious activity.AI-assist First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.Stays human Nuclear Monitoring Technicians