Here is an interesting and eye opening article about a recent study relating to teens and hearing loss.  A group of Boston, Massachusetts researchers have found some new information including the fact that teens with hearing loss lose their upper range (high frequency) hearing ability first, similar to 50 to 60 year olds.  This study is yet another reason why having a device such as a SafeAwake is vital to ensuring the safety of those both young and old during fire emergencies.  Take a read here:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/08/18/more_teens_suffer_from_hearing_loss/

We have received several inquiries since the DeafNation World Expo during July in Las Vegas, Nevada, as to “How do I signup for the SafeAwake mailing list in order to learn about what is happening with the company?”   To signup for our mailing list, we suggest that you go to www.SafeAwake.com and fill out the inquiry page with your information and request as follows:  “I would like my name placed on the SafeAwake mailing list.”   We will transfer this information to our mailing list. When news articles or blogs are posted, an email will be sent to you at your email address.

Today, for a company to be green means social responsibility.   SafeAwake, in order to become greener, worked with its vendors and changed its production processes to ensure that it meets RoHS compliance on all three of its components:  power supply; bed shaker; and receiver unit; that comprise of the SafeAwake secondary notification device system that works with a household or commercial smoke alarm.  In the future, the SafeAwake will have a golden sticker on it indicating RoHS compliance.   To learn more about the SafeAwake or join the SafeAwake owner family by purchasing a SafeAwake on-line, go to www.SafeAwake.com.

At the DeafNation World Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, a number of attends approached the SafeAwake booth and inquired as to when SafeAwake would be available to buy in Europe.   During an interview, Tim Shaffer, President/CEO, mentioned that, “The SafeAwake fire safety secondary notification device that works with a smoke alarm would be available in Europe next summer both in the U.K. and Western Europe.”   SafeAwake plans to utilize third party distribution for its product in Europe and would announce in the near future who that distribution partner will be so that people in Europe who can benefit from these technologies have the product available and know where to purchase.   We look forward to seeing SafeAwake available in Europe in 2011!   To learn more about the SafeAwake or join the SafeAwake family by ordering a SafeAwake on-line, go to www.SafeAwake.com.

SafeAwake received notification of approval of its second technology patent yesterday for its SafeAwake product, the secondary fire safety notification device which works with a household or commercial smoke alarm system.  This is exciting news for SafeAwake because the company can now enter the Australian fire safety market making available its product to people who can benefit from these technologies.  Both the sound signal reception and emergency signal generation technologies which make up the SafeAwake are approved in Canada, Mexico, the United States, Europe, Israel, and now Australia.   Did you know that the SafeAwake technologies began with a National Institutes of Health study and report funded by a government SBIR grant in the USA?  To learn more or order your own SafeAwake on-line, go to www.SafeAwake.com.

We wanted to first take the time to again thank all who visited out booth at the DeafNation World Expo in Las Vegas two weeks ago.  As we have mentioned before it was certainly a successful show and it is always enjoyable for us to meet and connect with new people who travel from all over the country to events such as these.  We recently conducted a raffle with people that signed up to our mailing list and had five winners.  They were from Nevada, North Carolina, New York, Arizona, and Ohio.  Even in a random drawing, it goes to show that the DeafNation World Expo was quite a national event.  We extend congratulations to each winner!  Also don’t forget that you can order your SafeAwake online by simply going to the purchase page or call 443-539-0781.

SafeAwake is proud to announce that their fire safety product that works with a smoke alarm providing secondary tactile notification in order to awaken sleeping individuals to an emergency meets the Underwriter’s Laboratory testing requirements of UL 217 and UL 1971, according to an independent third party testing laboratory in order to meet the National Fire Alarm Code 72, Version 2010, new commercial sleeping room mandates.   This product listing means that SafeAwake will be able to sell its fire safety product to commercial sleeping room owners which include hotels, motels, college dorms, assisted and independent care facilities and rental properties.  Owners of commercial sleeping rooms throughout the USA are required to meet code compliance under NFPA Code 72 requirements as their states adopted the new code changes into law.  Now the SafeAwake fire product, which stimulates the tactile senses by shaking the bed to awaken a sleeping person to an emergency, has become the standard of care for commercial sleeping rooms throughout the USA.

A great human interest article in the National Fire Protection Association magazine July/August issue is attached for people who would like to understand the new changes to the National Fire Alarm Code 72, Version 2010, regarding “tactile” notification and emergency preparedness.

http://www.nfpa.org/itemdetailjournal.asp?categoryID=2056&itemID=48006

SafeAwake would like to thank all the people who stopped by their booth at the Deaf Nation World Expo 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week.  It was a great opportunity for the SafeAwake team to meet its users and potential future users to test out the product, ask questions and provide feedback about the product.  By the way, did you know that the SafeAwake technology came from a National Institutes of Health study and report involving human testing of both hearing and non-hearing people to determine the best technology for awakening sleeping individuals to emergencies over a three year testing period at Johns Hopkins University affiliated sleep laboratories as well as funded by an SBIR grant?  SafeAwake looks forward seeing you all again at the 2011 DeafNation World Expo event.

SafeAwake has decided to continue the Firehouse Program this year for volunteer firehouses in local communities across the country.  This program has been running for about nine months.  The objective of the program is to educate people in your community who are deaf or hard of hearing about the importance of fire safety.  If you would like to find out more about how your local firehouse may help the deaf and hard of hearing in your community better understand the latent need for individual fire safety, please contact Jon at:  jroby@safeawake.com or call 443-539-0781.