ISJ Security Spotlight: Facilitating facilities management; World Security Report released!
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Morse Watchmans: Facilitating facilities management
Tim Purpura , Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Morse Watchmans Inc. explains how key control meets all the criteria essential for effective facilities management.
Facilities management is a broad discipline that encompasses a wide range of services, from maintenance to security and beyond.
To complete these services, facilities managers have a number of tools in their kit, each designed to perform a specific function.
But, as business operations continue to strive towards digital-physical convergence, it is becoming more and more complex for facilities managers to determine the right tools of the trade.
G4S and Allied Universal unveil highly anticipated World Security Report
“The?World Security Report?helps our entire industry and the wider business community better understand and operate in the challenging, global and fast-moving security landscape.”
Enhancing campus protection and response capabilities
Kendra Noonan , Director of Communications, Shooter Detection Systems looks at what US schools are doing about the active shooter problem.
Gun violence remains an ongoing concern in the US, with active shooter incidents seeming to occur all too frequently.
High profile school shootings like those at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and Covenant School in Tennessee have grabbed international headlines and highlighted the threats students face.
With legislative action on gun control complex and solutions not immediate, many American schools are taking proactive measures to enhance safety and detect threats. Read more...
Improving physical security and incorporating counter terrorism measures
Alfie Hosker , Technical Manager, Secured by Design assesses the importance of improving the physical security of buildings and incorporating counter terrorism measures into the layout and landscaping of developments.
The threat from terrorism is an ongoing concern.
Whilst the chances of getting caught up in a terrorist incident remains low, it is nevertheless essential that the threat is considered by those stakeholders involved at all stages of a development, starting at the initial concept.
Secured by Design (SBD), part of the Police CPI portfolio of initiatives, works to improve the security of buildings and their immediate surroundings, reducing the opportunities for crime and providing safe places to live, work, shop and visit.
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Smart building market forecast to grow 22.11%
Smart buildings are technology-driven structures that utilise integrated technology.
Such technology plays a critical role in improving efficiency whilst adding value in other areas such as security, sustainability and building management.
For example, by integrating security systems with building management systems or HR, access and usage can be comprehensively monitored, efficiently, in line with compliance and safety protocols.
According to Adroit Market Research who conducted the research, smart buildings also feature a variety of sensors and IoT technologies that gather information.
Project Focus: ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions CI enhances traffic security
In August, the Department of Transportation for the City of San Jose began a year-long installation program to replace and upgrade the security measures of its traffic signal and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) cabinets, reports ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions – Critical Infrastructure.
Seeking a leading-edge security solution, it determined after a thorough review that ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions – Critical Infrastructure had an access management system that exceeded expectations.
“After contacting several possible vendor partners, we focused on a locking device that not only would be very difficult to access but something that was unique,” said Darren Thai, an Associate Engineer with the City of San Jose’s Department of Transportation for the last seven years.
Product Focus: OPTEX releases REDSCAN mini-Pro sensor series
Masaya Kida, Managing Director, OPTEX Security EMEA said: “OPTEX was the first company to use laser technology for security, launching the first REDSCAN models in 2009.
“Today, REDSCAN sensors are successfully securing thousands of locations from underground to national infrastructure.
“We have been listening to feedback from our customers and used our expertise as leaders in the field to develop the REDSCAN mini–Pro to meet their need for greater flexibility and enhanced network security.
“This is a small yet highly adaptable sensor, suitable for use in a wide variety of scenarios.
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