Learn how to secure remote construction sites with advanced surveillance solutions and other best practices.
There’s a lot at stake when securing a construction site. These transient, ever-changing workplaces are full of valuable equipment, hazardous situations, personnel, and high-stakes projects—and you can’t afford to let theft, vandalism, arson, and other crimes derail the important work going on at your site.
Furthermore, construction sites in remote areas face greater security risks than their more urban counterparts. Therefore, it’s vital to find a flexible yet powerful security solution that works for your site.
Your construction site faces some serious security risks, especially being in a more remote locale.
Criminal activity that may occur at a remote construction site includes—but is not limited to—unauthorized access, physical damage and vandalism, construction site theft, and arson.
These crimes can be incredibly detrimental to your project’s success and budget, setting back timelines and fracturing client relationships.
Your approach to securing your site will depend on its specific needs and threats. Before choosing a surveillance system and hiring security guards, determine what makes your site vulnerable. Look for gaps in monitoring and analyze local crime trends to determine which measures to take.
Once you’ve outlined your site’s unique needs, it’s time to select your technology, create protocols, and train your staff on their specifics.
It isn’t enough, however, to simply create a security plan and run with it. Make regular updates to and conduct frequent training on your plan, and be prepared to make adjustments as threats to your site change and evolve.
Security cameras are extremely effective in deterring and investigating crime. Would-be vandals, burglars, arsonists, and other shady characters can be put off from even entering premises protected by high-quality cameras; plus, if a crime is committed, the footage can be incredibly helpful in the investigation and prosecution proceedings.
To optimize the security of your remote construction site, select surveillance cameras that are designed to meet your site’s unique needs. Traditional CCTV units likely won’t be flexible and intuitive enough to adequately protect a remote construction site; advanced cameras, however—such as those from LiveView Technologies—are equipped with high-tech features, including intrusion detection, night vision, and more, for better and more thorough coverage.
When selecting your site’s surveillance system, you’ll need to choose between wired and wireless cameras. Your remote site will most likely be best served by mobile, wireless units that can be both positioned to cover your unique site, as well as transferred from one location to another.
Look for cameras that can pan, zoom, and tilt to cover more ground and track potential threats, and that you can control remotely via user-friendly software. Many camera systems on the market come equipped with motion detection technology and alerts, so you can detect threats with accuracy and respond in record time. Night vision capabilities will be another key component of your construction site’s security, in addition to durability and resistance to damage from severe weather.
Once you’ve selected your site’s security cameras, take great care to place them strategically to ensure maximum protection. Identify key areas of your site that require extra coverage—such as entrances, exits, and locations with high-value materials and equipment—and place your cameras accordingly. Be sure to place your cameras in a way that maximizes coverage of your overall site, with emphasis on these critical areas.
When guarding your remote construction site, it won’t do you any good to zero in on one aspect of security and call it good. An effective security plan is comprehensive and aims to eliminate gaps in coverage.
In an industry as ever-changing—and with as many different locations—as construction, you need surveillance that’s accessible, cloud-based, and integrates well with all your security measures. Footage that’s backed up to the cloud is safer and more easily accessible, so you can always keep evidence handy in the event of a crime. Essential personnel should be able to access feeds remotely, so your property is fully protected even when it’s vacant. Select cameras that integrate with your site’s alarm systems.
It takes a village to protect your property, especially if it lies in a remote locale. Wherever your construction company builds, proactively foster a positive relationship with local law enforcement and emergency organizations. Make security footage and other relevant information readily available to these institutions to increase trust and transparency.
Liaise with local neighborhood watch programs and other community members. When locals trust your company, they’re more likely to look out for suspicious activity at and around your site and will be eyes on the ground to help preserve its security.
Construction sites are high-value spots, home to high-stakes projects and valuable equipment. Take every precaution to maintain the security of your sites—especially the remote ones—from crime that will affect your projects, clients, and business.
While traditional security measures—such as crime-deterrent fencing and hired guards—can be effective to some degree, modern surveillance systems are far more equipped to protect against crime and provide maximum coverage. LiveView Technologies leads the industry in mobile surveillance solutions that adapt to your unique needs. Remote sites, especially, require this level of flexible security.
LVT Units® are the pinnacle of innovation in the security field. Featuring smart PIR motion detection, remote monitoring, AI analysis, real-time alerts, and more, units from LiveView Technologies are more than equipped to be your eyes and ears on your site at all times. These intuitive features ensure that potential threats are detected and addressed in real time.
In addition to providing top-of-the-line security technology, LVT can partner with third-party operators who continuously monitor your site, investigate alerts of suspicious happenings, and provide detailed reports on any activity. In remote locations, this careful surveillance is an even greater asset to protect against crime when other measures can be less convenient.
With this combination of innovative tech and stellar service, LiveView Technologies is your best choice to enhance your site’s security, protect your company’s assets, and help you maintain positive relationships with your clients. LVT takes care of your construction security needs so you can focus on completing projects, delighting clients, and improving communities.
