Archive for the ‘Security Tips’ Category
5 Times You Should Add Guards to Your Surveillance Cameras
If you’re considering guards for your jobsite or property you need to be asking yourself two questions.
> Can I reduce the number of guards with live video monitoring?
> Can I eliminate guards all together with live video monitoring?
Rather than list all the reasons to NOT use security guards, we decided to list the circumstances in which guards could be considered a necessary addition to live video monitoring. If you have questions about whether guards are necessary for your jobsite or property, please contact us today >>
Here are the five situations in which a security guard might be a good addition to live video surveillance:
1) After-Hours Entry and Exit Access Required
If your property or site requires 24-hour access then a security guard may be required along with your video surveillance cameras.
2) You Provide High Theft Incentive to Thieves
Do you make thieves feel safe robbing you? Do you give them obvious theft incentives? If you DO provide incentives and don’t plan to make changes, then a guard might be a good addition to your live monitoring.
3) Your Circumstances Require Immediate Security Response
No security fence? High foot traffic in a high crime area? Frequent looting? You might require an onsite guard with your video monitoring in these circumstances.
4) Cameras Not Allowed Inside Structure for Privacy Reasons
If there are resident privacy concerns or even government clearances that keep video out of certain areas then a guard might be a good addition to security surveillance.
5) Slow Police Force
If the police in your area are slow to respond to burglaries and break ins then an on site guard, assisted by live video monitors, could be a good idea.
We believe guards can provide a powerful layer of security. We’ve had great success in supporting on-site guards through our live video surveillance. In fact, that’s how we got the expertise to write 10 Ways to Increase Security Guard Effectiveness with Live Video Surveillance.
However, we frequently find property owners and jobsite managers relying on guards when they could be effectively securing their sites at a lower cost and with increased threat deterrence. We can’t stand by and watch people pay too much for less-effective security.
If you’re considering guards, please contact us today so we can help you get maximum theft prevention from your security dollars.
10 Reasons to Add Live Video Surveillance to Your Security Guard Patrol
By adding live video surveillance with deterrents, security managers can actually increase security guard effectiveness while reducing overall costs. Here are 10 ways to increase the impact of your security guard patrol while reducing your overall costs with live video surveillance with siren and strobe deterrents.
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Jobsite Theft Incentives: Do You Make it EASY for Thieves to Say “Yes?”
Would you feel safe parking your car next to a police station? Of course you would – the chances of it getting broken into are lowered by the police going in and out of the building all day. The police station adds a layer of “theft deterrence,” over and above your locked doors, rolled up windows and car alarm.
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Stop Generator Theft: 14 Portable Generator Security Tips
Portable generators stay in high demand in the used marketplace – that’s part of what makes them such common targets for thieves. Their very portability makes them popular theft targets too. In fact, a recent study by ForConstructionPros.com (PDF) found that portable generators are the 2nd most-stolen item from jobsites.
Don’t make your construction site a target for portable generator theft! This article describes 14 different ways you can protect your portable generators, divided into pro-active and reactive measures.
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10 Skid Steer Security Tips: The Jobsite Thief’s Favorite Tool
Thanks to jobsite theft research conducted by ForConstructionPros.com we know that items most stolen from jobsites nationwide break down like this:
1) Compressors: 15%
2) Portable Generators: 13%
3) Trailers: 13%
4) Skid Steers: 10%
This data helps GCs better secure their jobsites by adding extra layers of security to those items. However, ForBusinessPro’s findings don’t show one of the core jobsite theft tactics that we’ve seen time and time again. Protecting yourself from this single tactic will reduce jobsite theft attempts considerably.
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Highway Construction Site Security: 11 Ways to Stop Road Jobsite Theft
In the coming months highway construction projects will begin around the country and thousands will go back to work. This is exciting news for construction thieves too, who will be even more aggressive and bold due to the current economic climate. This article looks first at the particular vulnerabilities of the highway construction site, then at methods for stopping loss due to theft. Don’t put your profits into the pockets of thieves – protect your organization’s hard earned money by implementing these highway jobsite security tips.
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Foreclosed Home Security: How to Protect Vacant Homes from Burglary
It doesn’t take an analyst to recognize that home foreclosures, already high, will reach unprecedented heights in 2009. This also means a massive spike in crimes that inevitably accompany home foreclosures. These facts make the situation clear:
Bloomberg reports that foreclosures rose 81% in 2008 (1).
The White House forecasts almost 3 million jobs lost in 2009 (2).
The FDIC states that job loss puts 32% of homeowners over the edge into foreclosure (3).
This article answers two questions:
1) What can banks, corporate insurance agencies and property preservation companies do to protect their foreclosed home investments from burglary, theft and vandalism?
2) What can homeowners living in neighborhoods with high foreclosure rates do to protect their property values?
Table of Contents:
>> 3 Types of Crime at Vacant, Foreclosed Homes
>> 8 Security Challenges for Vacant, Foreclosed Homes
>> 10 Ways to Protect Foreclosed Homes and Neighborhoods from Crime
>> 2 Other Relevant Security Resources
>> Citations
>> Foreclosed Home Crime News and Resources
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Rental Equipment Loss Control: 21 Ways to Prevent Rental Company Theft
Rental equipment companies continue to face millions of dollars a year in loss due to equipment theft. In fact, insurers report that, “the volume of claims they see for equipment being rented by policyholders far exceeds the volume of rental equipment that they are insuring.” Thieves are simply more likely to target rental equipment because it’s less risky. With the coming recession crime wave of 2009 it’s more important than ever to stop equipment rental loss.
This article investigates all the ways loss prevention professionals can make it MORE risky for thieves to target both equipment rental facilities and rental equipment on construction sites. According to Jeff McGeary, senior vice president of sales, Allied Insurance Brokers, “the money you spend on loss prevention you will get back at least five-fold.”
In this article you will learn:
>> The 3 Basics of Rental Company Security
>> Physical Security in the Equipment Rental Yard
>> Jobsite Rental Equipment Loss Prevention
>> Rental Equipment Transportation Security: Protecting the Handoff
>> Late or Stolen? How to Stop Equipment Theft by Fraudulent Conversion
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Recession Crime: 21 Ways to Protect Yourself from Recession Theft in 2009
2009 will be a record year for theft, burglaries and robbery. People from all walks of life are more likely to give in to their criminal impulses during times of increased economic pressures. An understanding of the coming crime wave of 2009 is vital for businesses seeking to stop crime before it starts.
This article first investigates the facts and figures behind the crime wave of 2009 and then outlines 21 methods for protecting yourself from becoming a victim.
Be a hero by forwarding this article to friends, relatives and associates to help them protect themselves!
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Equipment Yard Security: 10 Tactics that Stop Equipment Yard Theft
From the thief’s perspective an equipment yard presents a larger potential haul than a construction site. Plus, if they get insider help, your yard can be safer and easier to hit. Equipment will be your biggest concern, along with materials if you use your equipment yard for staging. It’s likely that you’ll see quite a few of your equipment maintenance tools grow legs too.
Since your equipment yard is a permanent set up – as opposed to most construction sites – you can really get a crime fighting advantage by “layering” some of the security tactics listed below.
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