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How To Secure
Construction
Sites
A compilation of job site security resources from Secure Pacific
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AUTHOR PAGE:
Meet the Secure Pacific construction team
Steve White is the regional manager for Secure
Pacific in the Puget Sound and is an expert on
verified security. Steve is highly focused on
exceeding the expectations of each Secure Pacific
client. Prior to joining Secure Pacific, Steve had an
extensive career with the United States armed
forces.
Mark Losh serves the Greater Seattle area from Olympia to
Bellingham as Secure Pacific’s Construction Job Site Security
consultant. Mark has developed a great deal of knowledge
in this area and has earned the trust of many of our leading
General contractor companies. “Do it right the first time,
every time” is how Mark feels business and security should
be done.
Vinny handles customer service for our
construction site and government facility
clients. Vinny travels across the Puget
Sound to make sure that his clients are
taken care of.
Dina Vodopich works with clients in
the Tacoma area to keep them and
their properties safe.
Dina never backs
down from a
challenge and is a
huge Seahawks
fan.
Eric Bongen serves the
Portland metropolitan
area as a security
consultant. Eric is very
knowledgeable about
temporary system
design. You probably
won’t find a bigger
Oregon Ducks fan than
Eric, either.
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8 Steps to a Stronger Site
Preventing False Alarms
If you have any type of security system installed on the site, you
want to make sure that you are really getting your money’s
worth. Here are tips to make sure your system works.
1. Place an open / closed sign at every site entrance so workers know if site
has been disarmed and are able to enter the site. If the sign says CLOSED,
entrance to the site is not allowed until the designated personnel have
disarmed the system.
2. Designate limited personnel with the tasks of arming and disarming the
system each day – this should be included in the assigned personnel’s daily
task schedule.
3. If you are using motion-based cameras or video verification devices, clearly
express to your subs that the system is not monitoring them or their
workers during the day; the system only captures video during off-hours
while the system is armed. Communicating this information to your subs
will cut down on workers repositioning the devices away from viewing the
areas you want protected, which sometimes fall within their work area. In
many cases when the devices are repositioned, the effectiveness of the
system is minimized. Repositioned security devices lead to increased false
alarms and a lack of monitoring at designated trap zones.
4. As your construction site evolves, there are times when a security system,
camera or other device might obstruct the progression of work.
Immediately contact your security provider to have it moved. Do not
attempt to move or displace the system yourself; doing so will most
likely damage or destroy the equipment.
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8 Steps to a Stronger Site
Preventing False Alarms
5. Confirm with your provider that in the event of an intrusion, you will be
emailed an incident report along with video clips the next day. These
videos can be essential for law enforcement and reporting reasons.
6. Motion viewers and most other motion-based cameras are capable of
seeing in the dark, but not as well as in lighted conditions. If possible, in
an effort to maximize viewing capabilities, please keep any available
lights on at night (including string, wobble, and crane lights).
7. While painting, sealing, or any other type of finish work is being
performed near a security device, COVER the device to protect the
sensor and lens.
lens Paint, spackle, overspray, or any other type of covering
can prevent the device from detecting intrusions. Remove any coverings
before arming the system.
8. We strongly suggest placing a combo lock at the main entry gate so
you or your alarm company can provide responding police officers with
the combination, allowing officers access to your site in order to
apprehend any intruders. Other than
your designated employees, only you
and your monitoring company should
have the combination and it should
only be shared with law enforcement
when they are responding to
dispatches.
Most Wanted: Copper
Verification Goes A Long Way in
Preventing Copper Theft
A starring role on Washington's Most Wanted is probably the last thing a
security professional like Secure Pacific Sales Manager Steve White would ever
want, but as it turns out it's not so bad. Steve was interviewed by a reporter
for Seattle's Q13 about preventing copper thefts. The story and video segment
are below.
Article by Parella Lewis.
Copper wire theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the U.S. and finding
ways to keep thieves from stealing it can be a challenge.
But, there is one way that’s been proven effective every single time and its
apprehension rate is 100%.
Kevan Muzzy works in construction, and has used a security system with realtime video and live verification. He says, “Since we installed the camera
system back on December 19th, we’ve had seven different responses with a
total of seven apprehensions.”
Steve White with Secure Pacific Security, explains the importance of real time
verification saying, “When the business owner actually sets the alarm, when
the motion sensor’s tripped, we get a 10 second video up to our verification
center. And, once our verification center verifies a crime in progress, we
dispatch police based upon what we see.”
Click here to
watch the video!
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Most Wanted: Copper
Verification Goes A Long Way in
Preventing Copper Theft
Article continued:
And that means no more false alarms when stray animals trigger motion
detectors. It also helps police, since they have an eyewitness to the crime.
“More and more jurisdictions are starting to require a verified alarm system
in order to get a police response. If you look at alarm ordinances across the
Puget Sound area, you’ll see that some are a little stricter than others,”
White said.
The success rate is hard to argue with. Now, even law enforcement and
government agencies use this kind of security to protect all sorts of assets.
White says, “We have remote mobile units up on high, potential crime areas
that the government entity that we work with mounts up on light poles.
We’ve actually dispatched police for individuals trying to break into junction
boxes.”
And that kind of coverage can tell them how many people are involved in
the crime and if any of them are armed which helps protect responding
officers. White says, “As far as having a person on sight, we know
immediately. We get a trigger, contact authorities, tell them what we see
and they respond.”
Copied from:
http://catchwmw.com/2
013/03/01/securitysystem-warns-cops-inreal-time-if-businessburglars-arearmed/#ixzz2Mc1Dmd
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A Newsworthy Apprehension
Just after 1 p.m. on August 2, Kris Etheridge, an
operator at Secure Pacific’s Verification Center,
received notification of a tripped motion sensor at a
construction site in South Lake Union. With Secure
Pacific’s Verisafe technology installed onsite, Kris was
able to see in real time all corners of the construction
area.
Two men set off the armed motion detection system when they
jumped a gate to enter. From that moment on, Kris was able to
watch their movement and provide to-the-moment reporting to
Seattle police, whom she dispatched immediately after spotting the
men.
It appears that the suspected trespassers needed to make a pit-stop
before exploring the site—recorded video from our Verification
Center shows them entering a portable toilet near the gate.
After answering nature’s call, the suspects began climbing a large
crane just as police were getting to the site, only minutes after
receiving the dispatch.
Police spotted the pair on the crane and began to surround the site.
As more forces, including K-9, encircled the area, the suspects
eventually climbed down and attempted to hide between two
nearby buildings.
K-9 easily tracked the suspects down and police arrested them at
the University of Washington Medical Center building near Dexter
Avenue and Mercer Street.
Click to watch the news coverage!
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Individuals apprehended at job sites protected
by Secure Pacific in 2013 as of 06/07/13: 28
Date
Point of Entry
Suspect
Activity
City
Total Caught
6/6/2013
Fence
Wire Theft
Seattle, WA
1
5/30/2013
Fence
Trespassing
Des Moines, WA
1
5/27/2013
Fence
Trespassing
Portland, OR
1
5/24/2013
Fence
Trespassing
Redmond, WA
2
5/22/2013
Fence
Trespassing
Seattle, WA
1
5/19/2013
Fence
Burglary
Seattle, WA
1
4/21/2013
Fence
Trespassing
Seattle, WA
1
3/25/2013
Fence
Burglary
Des Moines, WA
1
3/16/2013
Fence
Burglary
Everett, WA
1
3/15/2013
Fence
Burglary
Spanaway, WA
1
3/10/2013
Fence
Burglary
Des Moines, WA
1
1/26/2013
Fence
Burglary
Seattle, WA
1
1/26/2013
Window
Burglary
Seattle, WA
1
2
1/24/2013
Window
Burglary
Mountlake Terrace,
WA
1/20/2013
Fence
Burglary
Auburn, WA
1
1/19/2013
Fence
Burglary
Seattle, WA
1
1/18/2013
Fence
Burglary
Mountlake Terrace,
WA
2
1/18/2013
Fence
Burglary
Auburn, WA
2
1/12/2013
Door
Burglary
Portland, OR
2
Fence
Burglary
Seattle, WA
1
1/6/2013
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Eric, Dina or one of our other job site security
consultants.
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