Construction Site Security

In order to meet insurance requirements or earn incentives, construction companies must now put a security plan in place for every construction site. This comprehensive resource covers all the essentials of planning, prioritizing, and implementing construction site security. The only comprehensive guide on the subject Audience includes construction managers, design-build firms, contractors, security professionals, job superintendents, architects, engineers Includes checklists, survey forms, and questionnaires for implementing a construction site security plan Shows how to conduct threat assessments; manage lighting and traffic flow; install intrusion detection systems; ensure information security; and partner with local law enforcement

Securing the Outdoor Construction Site: Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation offers a holistic view of security planning for vulnerable capital projects, providing the strategic and tactical plans needed to protect large areas with a minimum investment in personnel and equipment. This book is a one-stop reference that provides effective security strategies, methods, and tactics to mitigate the theft of equipment and how to avoid these incidents altogether. In addition, the book outlines the true costs of construction site theft to organizations in terms of lost time, equipment, and brand reputation, along with increased insurance premiums and danger to personnel. It lists the types of theft that regularly occur at sites, explores their underlying causes, and documents their worldwide financial significance. Finally, readers will learn how to conduct a construction site survey with loss prevention in mind, and how to budget for the unexpected. Provides complete guidelines for implementing a loss prevention program for any large outdoor construction project Offers proven strategies for minimizing capital loss and costly delays using a minimum number of personnel and security technologies Demonstrates how to develop proactive partnerships with law enforcement to stop theft before it occurs Includes the latest data on outdoor construction theft and its impact Draws on case studies and examples from around the world

Explains the essential tasks for achieving healthy and safe construction sites and helps the reader to identify hazards and control risks. This book also explains how to plan, organise, control, monitor and review health and safety throughout the life of a project. It is suitable for those involved in construction work.

The UK construction industry suffers from almost indeterminate losses of materials and plant through theft, vandalism and careless housekeeping. A large proportion of these losses are due to either inefficient or non-existent site security. This report considers where these losses occur and how to prevent them through effective planning and management. The report focuses on the largest material losses, plant theft, and the biggest risk, fire. Site safety, fire prevention and security should be considered together rather than in isolation as is current practice.