6 Construction Video Surveillance Tips for Max Monitoring Impact
Are you getting the most out of your investment in live construction video surveillance? This quick guide helps you maximize the impact of your live jobsite monitoring investment.
1) Centralize Your Storage in Clear Camera View – the Surveillance Security Zone
The single most powerful way to maximize the impact of your construction surveillance cameras is to centralize your storage within clear camera view. Keep your conex boxes, material pallets, and heavy equipment of concern in direct view of your surveillance security zone. This makes your live monitors’ jobs much easier and potentially saves you money by reducing the number of mobile surveillance units on your jobsite.
We caught this sub stealing from his jobsite’s surveillance security zone:
If you’re not sure where your “surveillance security zone” is, login to your online viewer to see it for yourself.
2) Keep the Power Supply in Clear Camera View
Because insiders commit so much construction site theft, they will scope out potential vulnerabilities before striking. If the power supply to your mobile surveillance camera is outside of camera view then your live monitors won’t see them on the approach. They will still be able to notify police if power is cut, but their effectiveness becomes greatly reduced for a short period of time.
Here’s a video of an intruder trying to cut power to a Virtual Guard Station:
3) Keep Access Points in Clear Camera View
Gated access points are your points of highest vulnerability for thieves who plan to load up your materials and equipment on their trucks. Chain-link gates are easy to lift and the chains or locks are easy to cut. Keep your access points in clear view of your live video surveillance monitors.
4) Keep Material and Equipment Drop Off In Clear Camera View
At the time of delivery your materials and equipment are at their most vulnerable. Often this is because they are still on pallets or trailers. Further, drop off and delivery is when you’re most vulnerable to supplier swindles (intentional or unintentional). Checking video surveillance records can help you settle he-said she-said jobsite disputes and always give you the final word.
Here’s a framer we caught stealing lumber from a jobsite bright and early one morning:
5) Keep Video Surveillance Warning Signs Unobstructed
Surveillance warning signs communicate to vandals, trespassers and potential thieves that you’re serious about keeping them off your property. Make sure that these signs stay unobstructed and in clear view of potential criminals. Cut weeds and brush that may grow up and be sure to move any debris or material so that passers by know for certain that they’re being watched.
6) If You Notice Camera Obstruction, Call for Relocation
Jobsites change constantly. A clear camera view of a conex box today could be obstructed by scaffolding tomorrow. Though your security monitors can clearly tell if a camera’s obstructed, they may not know whether or not you’re concerned about protecting the obstruction itself. Camera repositioning is easy and vast, but requires a visit by an installation crew. Please contact your rep at any time if you want to move your mobile surveillance video cameras!
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