Do you have you all the necessary procedures in place to ensure that your workplace is safe. Safe for the people who work there and safe for visitors and customers. HSA figures in 2016 again make for disturbing reading with 44 fatalities recorded across the various sectors.

Are there enough measures in place to observe,for example, that machine operatives are not taking risks? In my opinion, potentially dangerous areas should be monitored and recorded on CCTV so that you, as the person in a company responsible for health and safety can keep a watchful eye on staff. By doing this, you could possibly prevent an accident, and in the unfortunate event of an accident, lessons cant be learnt of what went wrong from the recorded footage.

Lone workers are particularly vulnerable. Far too often life or limb is lost due to the fact that an employer or colleagues is unaware that a workmate is in serious difficulty. It’s important to know the location of the person and that they are safe.

Technology has the answers. Specifically certain technology when correctly matched with the situation ‘on the ground’ at your premises or environment a number of goals can be achieved that will provide the following benefits:

1. A safe monitored work environment

2. Security against theft of any kind

3. Lower risk factors for insurers and under writers when calculating your premium either off a method statement or site assessment.
Insurance claims in commercial environments are at an all time high in this country at present, both from employees and from customers and visitors to business premises. The importance of high quality HD CCTV cannot be stressed enough. You need to be in a position to prove that you as a business owner have taken all the necessary measures to make yours a safe environment.

4. Productivity gains through identifying better work methods – giving management the answers to why one employee produces more than another one ? – Some staff just have their own system for doing a task / running a machine / operating a work station – and when recorded and demonstrated this can be mirrored to other employees carrying out the same task on a different shift.

5. Communication , Communication , Communication – Until you need to reach staff in an emergency, then you realize tried and tested technology like 2 way UHF radio is something we used not be able to do without. With the onset of mobile phones the radios in some work environments were retired. Two way radio is an essential tool for fire drills, emergency message dissemination & there is less risk of staff checking their Facebook status on a two way radio handset !

6. Systems such as man down on Two Way Radio or smartphone alerts to monitoring stations provide peace of mind 24/7.

Many of our products are plug and play with existing systems and infrastructure so to see how to maximize Safety, Security and standardize facility wide communication contact our Security Consultant Michael Murray to arrange a site visit & get a tailored quality solution that will give you value for money and a technological edge at your work place.

So what should you do? Pick up the phone and talk to Mike Murray for straight forward advice & avail of over 30 years experience in the CCTV & Communications sector. 086 2552625

]]> http://securityconsult.ie/is-your-workplace-as-safe-as-it-can-be/feed/ 0 http://securityconsult.ie/protecting-the-farm-with-cctv-video-surveillance-farm-security-cameras/ http://securityconsult.ie/protecting-the-farm-with-cctv-video-surveillance-farm-security-cameras/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:46:46 +0000 http://securityconsult.ie/?p=12126 Security is incredibly important for farms and other agricultural environments. Video surveillance can help ensure farm operations run smoothly. Installing farm security cameras helps you keep an eye on what’s going on at your farm – CCTV cameras were and still are a great tool for calving sheds and lambing allowing the farmer to remotely monitor livestock but with the increase in theft of everything from machinery to livestock and fuel having an adequate CCTV system at your farm will protect you from the myriad of crimes listed in the farmers journal.ie and IFA.ie articles detailed below. Instead of just looking for the best calving camera or wireless calving camera system a number of areas could be monitored by the same camera making your investment work better for your equipment & livestock

Midlandcctvsales based in Longford are the primary FARM CCTV camera suppliers and calving camera installers across Ireland offering the best value for money and savings by integrating your existing older camera systems with new technology. Our installations protect farm workers, farm equipment and livestock across most counties in Ireland.

A recent article from the IFA urging the public to help combat farm thefts,:

We have listed a simple few questions you should ask yourself about your farm and what you want to protect the most.

WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A CCTV CAMERA SYSTEM FOR YOUR FARM:

• A SINGLE CCTV CAMERA FOR YOUR FARM OR A System of CCTV cameras ?
• Has there been a history of theft of livestock or equipment on your farm?
• What types of buildings or facilities make up the farm that need CCTV coverage ?
• Has your farm have any existing forms of security cameras or CCTV in place ? (midland cctv sales can integrate your old analogue farm cameras with new additional Farm IP Cameras or IP systems – streamed on the internet to your computer or mobile phone or any device basically ! – calving camera on iphone | calving camera systems | calving cameras internet | calving cameras mobile phone )
• Is employee activity something that needs to be closely monitored? – Remember this is not just for seeing who’s working and how hard but are they working safely and having a record of accidents can be crucial evidence for any employer.
• Will indoor farm CCTV cameras be needed for sheds / calving sheds etc or do you also require outdoor CCTV surveillance cameras at your farm ?
• What is the main purpose of the farm’s CCTV camera – calving sheds cameras and other livestock that require remote viewing on CCTV, draw up a list of the most sensitive, high-risk areas and you will be amazed what our Farm CCTV design team can provide security and monitoring with our High rest Mega pixel cameras that cover a vast area- recording for evidence & zoom in on a particular section – with motion detection. Tie in your existing analogue camera in the calving shed and give total CCTV coverage and protection to your farm, employees, livestock, equipment & property.

Lastly the article below shows the most recent list of thefts listed on the farmers Journal. A theft on a farm used to be heard about hardly at all in Ireland a few decades ago, unfortunately there are now gangs targeting farms for everything from machinery, livestock, fuel and anything of value

Talk to Midland cctv sales about the solutions for your farm security & Calving cameras – Our expert is available to carry out site survey to provide a cost effective Farm CCTV system that works for everything including your budget. We provide solutions for -calving cameras mobile phone – calving cameras internet  – calving camera on iphone and all the traditional best calving cameras, chat it through with our expert Michael Murray ( 086 2552625 ) , with over 30 years of security industry knowledge and specialist farm CCTV experince Mick knows which are the best calving cameras or if wireless calving camera solutions are better for your farm and out buildings layout. At Midland CCTV Sales we also have a wide range of monitored CCTV services available to suit every need in every county.

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When your having a new cctv camera installed or replacing an old surveillance camera you may be thinking along the lines that the cheapest camera will do as long as it satisfies my insurance companies requirements. At Midland CCTV sales we provide CCTV security cameras that offer a variety of features worthy of review and may just help you when a customer or employee say they slipped on your premises and you need high quality video evidence or a theif breaks in stealing irreplaceable equipment such as computers with files – quality cctv camera images are now your top priority & you want a clear image of the intruders face to provide the local police. A lot of techno bable is involved with cctv security cameras & cctv camera reviews so we have broken it down to the key considerations & CCTV camera features that effect the end result.

Also to aid in your CCTV camera review we have also included some industry abbreviations used below for the CCTV camera features –

Field of View

Field of View refers to the width of area a surveillance camera can record. This is important because it will affect how many cameras you’ll need and where you should place them.

Motion Detection

Cameras with motion detection can send you notifications when the camera observes motion within its field of view. These notifications can alert you to monitor the situation & trigger recording. It also can alert your CCTV monitoring company.

Resolution

Resolution defines how clear the image from your CCTV security camera will be. A clearly visible image is very helpful when trying to identify faces or items in the images your CCTV security camera records.

Abbrev.

MP – Megapixels – the number of millions of pixels in the image sensor. The higher this value, the more detailed the image, but note that optical quality of the lens system also makes a huge difference, so resolution isn’t everything.

WiFi Capability

A wireless CCTV camera with WiFi can communicate with your network wirelessly which can be very handy for installation, but is also less susceptible to being disabled as there are no wires to be cut. Complete wireless CCTV camera systems with multiple cameras have a separate receiver / transmission equipment.

Night Vision

The distance to which your camera can record images in low to no light situations can have a great impact on its effectiveness because often criminal activity can happen at night.

Abbrev.

IR – Infra Red – some cameras include Infra Red LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) for night vision.

Movement

A camera that can pan and/or tilt may be able to record a larger area than a static camera and therefor reduce the total number of cameras needed to observe a particular area.

Abbrev.

PTZ – Pan Tilt Zoom – mechanical movement of the camera that can be controlled

Sound

The sound feature can refer to your camera receiving sound via a microphone, emitting sound via a speaker, or both. Cameras with both can double as an intercom.

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CSO figures from 2014 show that theft from shop rose 2.6% to 20,265. The knock on effect on cost from this crime is high – both for the retailer and the customer.

In the real world, any retail outlet is never going to remove the incidents of shoplifting entirely, but there are steps that can be taken to reduce the attractiveness of the store to people who are intent on shoplifting.

Generally there are three factors that help the potential shoplifter decide where they will ply their trade.

1. Does the shop security in general appear poor?
2. Is there a good chance I’ll get away with shoplifting?
3. If I am caught, will I be prosecuted?

Based on these three factors, a shop owner can decide to use visible deterrents such as signage indicating that there are electronic and physical measures in place such as tagging and CCTV, to prevent and detect shoplifting.

There should also be signage indicating that the proprietors of the store will push prosecution of shoplifters in all cases.

In addition, there are things that a retailer can do to make it physically more difficult to steal from the store – these will be outlined in my next post. ]]> http://securityconsult.ie/praesent-et-urna-turpis-sadips/feed/ 0 http://securityconsult.ie/donec-at-mauris-enim-duis-nisi-tellus/ http://securityconsult.ie/donec-at-mauris-enim-duis-nisi-tellus/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:25:18 +0000 http://theme-fusion.com/avada/?p=215 Following article from Riskmanager.ie website:

It is generally accepted within society that the security of body, health, family, and property, is a significant personal need. Research indicates this personal need is being threatened as there is a significant fear of crime within Irish society. Fear of crime, according to research, can have significant affects on ones general wellbeing and mental health.

The crimes which society generally fear include their home or business being broken into, being mugged or robbed, their car being stolen or items being stolen from their car, and being attacked or assaulted on nights out. Unfortunately a complete crime free society will never exist. Crime prevention cannot be solely the responsibility of the state, and those living and working within communities should take a proactive supportive and co-operative role in crime prevention.

Leading academics suggest crime is linked to the lifestyle of victims and their routine activities, they examine crimes as events, occurring at specific locations in space and time, involving specific persons and/or objects, furthermore they suggest professional and opportunist criminals make rational choices in their decisions to commit crime. Most criminals make a rational choice to commit, or not commit a crime. However, their rational choice decision making may be facilitated by people, home, and business owners, through providing the criminal with the opportunity to commit crime.
Opportunity is their key ingredient, professional criminals will seek out opportunity and amateur criminals will seize opportunity.

It is generally accepted that for most situational crimes to be committed, three aspects are required, a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable guardian. A motivated offender is those who are not only capable of committing crime, but also willing to do so. Suitable targets can be individuals or property which is attractive to the motivated offender. Capable guardians can include, but not limited to, neighbours and parents, neighbourhood and business watch programmes, electronic and hardware security objects and systems, and public and private policing patrols. While people, home, and business owners, may have no control of the motivated offender, they can control the opportunity presented to the motivated offender by ensuring capable guardianship of their suitable targets.

It is important to look after the security of yourself, your property, your home, and/or business, it also important to encourage others in your community to do likewise. Where there is limited community security buy-in, there is a risk of displacement occurring. Criminals seek opportunity, if you reduce the opportunity for crime occurring in your environment, and others do not, criminals will simply move to the next suitable target which presents opportunity, thus causing displacement. Displacement may reduce crime solely to individuals and their home, property, and/or business, but it may not reduce the overall crime problem in communities which may lead to crime victimisation and increase the fear of crime.

This article has provided a very brief overview the process most criminals go through when deciding to commit situational crime acts, their key ingredient is opportunity. It is possible to reduce the fear of crime and decrease the chances of being a crime victim, but only if you remove opportunity to criminals. If your attractive targets do not have adequate capable guardianship, you may be providing criminal opportunity to motivated offenders, thus increasing the risk of being a victim of crime.

By: Declan Garrett MSc, M.Sec.I.I. – Security & Risk Management Consultant