Safeguard upgrades monitoring techniques

Business Reporter
Safeguard Security has upgraded its security guard monitoring techniques to monitor the patrols carried out by its guards at premises they are guarding and ensure they maintain contact with their control centre, especially during the night. “Guarding premises at night, when everyone else is sleeping, is no easy task. “It would be easy for a guard to fall asleep if he is sitting in one place,” Safeguard group chief executive Andrew Mallon said.

“We require our guards to regularly patrol the premises they are guarding. We are able to monitor this through our new real time monitoring system.

“The system makes use of Dallas Chip technology which incorporates the use of a radio link between the premises where the guard is stationed and the Safeguard monitoring or control centre.

“When a guard arrives for duty, he logs in electronically with the control centre at the first of a number of portals at the premises he is guarding.

“As he patrols the premises, he similarly logs in electronically when he reaches other portals on his patrol route. If he fails to log in at any portal at the expected time, an alert will appear on a screen at the control centre. Radio contact will be made with the guard to find out if all is well and why he has not logged in at a particular portal. Mr Mallon said.