The most important resource of a construction company is the project being built on a job site and the material and equipment on that site. A construction company’s most important assets need to be protected and the best way to protect them is through a good security plan for your job site. As experts in construction site security, we know that a good security plan will not only protect your construction site assets but it will protect your construction crew as well. Here are a few tips to improve construction site security.
Hire OSHA 10-certified physical security
Physical security is a must for any construction site. You need security guards to monitor your construction site day and night. They are an excellent deterrent against crime and more importantly, they can alert law enforcement and your leadership team if someone is attempting to trespass and mess with your job site. However, you don’t want to hire any security team you want to hire a security team that is OSHA 10 certified. OSHA certification is a requirement for many workers on your construction site so why wouldn’t you want the same for your security team? Security guards with OSHA certifications are a boon to your job site because they are another pair of eyes with the proper training to catch dangerous OSHA violations.
Install the right security cameras
Installing security cameras on your job site is a no-brainer. They are one of the best deterrents to crime because they do the best job of proving that someone was trespassing on your job site. Catching someone messing with your expensive job site equipment is easy to prove when it is on video.
A bunch of cameras pointed at the entrance points and the most important work areas is a good way to make someone think twice about messing around on a construction site. However, the problem with a job site is that it is temporary and you often lack the power source to keep security cameras running. Solar-powered cameras are a popular option for construction executives looking for security cameras that don’t require a constant power source.
“A solar camera is a self-sustained unit that stores battery in the daytime and operates with that stored energy at night, It will always run and it will do so without the need of a generator.”
Jason Fishbeck, Automated Environments
Two-way radios, a key to efficient security
Efficient communication is one of the best ways to keep your construction site safe. You want your security team to communicate and act fast. The best way to ensure quick communication between security teams is through the use of two-way radios.
You don’t have time to dial a cell phone on a construction site with bad cell service. You need a device that can create instant push-to-talk communication and two-way radios are the best tool to do that.
Bottom Line
Construction site security is vitally important to any construction site. At Bjerk Builders, we take these matters seriously to not only keep our property and our team safe from dangers, but your company safe from liabilities.
Information Provided By: AZ Big Media
