Cord Blood Bank Safety and Security

California Cryobank, our parent company, and FamilyCord, based in West Los Angeles - CA, features state-of-the-art security technology to ensure maximum protection from earthquake, fire, flood, or loss of power, etc.

Security

• All exterior doors are secured and protected 24 hours a day by custom fit magnetic locks. No one can access the building without a coded pass card.
• The cryogenic storage area is protected by additional doors requiring a coded pass card for entry.
• All public access is monitored by cameras fed directly to the reception desks. No one is admitted without visual confirmation.
• Our building is monitored by ADT Security Systems via door, window, and interior motion sensors.
• Once the alarm is tripped, the L.A.P.D. or L.A.F.D are automatically notified. Response times are under 5 minutes. One of our employees responds as well.

Fire Monitoring

• The building is monitored 24 hours a day by ADT Security Systems.
• The system is the same one used by hospitals, department stores and high rise buildings.
• The system protecting our 20,000 square foot facility is capable of monitoring and protecting a building five times the size.

Fire Suppression - Traditional Sprinklers

• Heat sensitive sprinkler heads every 10 feet.
• Activated by smoke or heat, the system pumps enough water to extinguish a fire covering an entire city block.

Emergency Back-up Systems

• An industrial diesel emergency electric generator provides fully independent back-up power in case of any power failure ensuring that our facility remains active and protected even in case of a city wide blackout.
• 6,000 gallon liquid nitrogen (LN2) tank provides constant supply of freezing agent to specimens.

24 Hour Hotline

• Provides access to a company employee around the clock including weekends and holidays.

Reinforced Structural Integrity

• The entire building has been seismically retrofitted and reinforced in accordance with updated safety requirements approaching “Essential” building qualifications (hospitals, fire departments, police stations).
• This is 50% greater than is required by the current Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety codes.