5 Advantages of CCTV on Construction Sites
Construction sites can be dangerous places, regularly being the target of theft and vandalism, and posing a wide variety of potential safety hazards to workers and trespassers.
To help keep your site as safe and secure as possible, it is vital that you have a strong security system in place, and installing CCTV is a vital part of doing so.
There are numerous benefits to having a CCTV system installed on your construction site in regard to security, maintaining health and safety, and ensuring the project remains on track.
Here are 5 of the biggest benefits of having a CCTV system installed on your construction site:
1. Prevent Criminal Activity
The majority of criminals, particularly, thieves are opportunists, and a fully operational, visible CCTV system will help to deter the vast majority from targeting your site.
Therefore, whilst CCTV can be used effectively on the rare occasion that you are the victim of a criminal act, by assisting in their identification and conviction, it is the reduction in the number of incidents occurring in the first place that will be most apparent following installation.
To increase the deterrent effect of your CCTV cameras even further, you could select a system with an in-built audio system, allowing your security team to remotely warn off trespassers even when a security guard is not in the location at the time.
2. Assist Security Guards
CCTV can be used in collaboration with other security measures to create a more complete and powerful security system on your construction site.
The combination of highly trained SIA accredited security guards and a comprehensive CCTV system is particularly effective.
With one officer monitoring all the cameras on your site from a central monitoring station, they will be able to direct boots on the ground to the location of a potential incident the moment they spot something amiss.
This allows security guards to be on the site of incidents much faster than would be possible through mobile patrols alone, allowing for a rapid response to emergency situations and reducing the risk of serious damage being done.
3. Improve Health and Safety
Security is not the only benefit of having CCTV covering your construction site and having footage of everyday activity can be extremely useful when optimising your health and safety protocols.
Accidents are an unavoidable consequence of construction but limiting their frequency and the severity of the outcome is certainly possible.
CCTV footage will provide evidence of exactly what happened when an accident occurs, allowing you to analyse the causes and put precautions in place to ensure that a repeat incident is avoided.
This footage can also be used in safety training for workers, who are much more likely to pay attention if they see real-life examples of what can happen if safety guidelines are not adhered to.
You will also be able to use CCTV to spot and resolve potential safety risks such as slip/fire hazards before they turn into a major issue.
4. Run a smooth operation
Construction sites are hectic places with constant activity throughout the project required to stay on schedule.
CCTV can be used to ensure that resources such as vehicles and tools are allocated to the right places at the right times.
They can also be used to track worker productivity and the mere thought that they may be being observed will ensure that construction staff stay on track and follow the safety procedures in place.
By preventing crime from taking place on the site, CCTV will also help to reduce the time spent filing insurance claims and replacing stolen machinery/materials.
5. Manage operations remotely
Many construction project managers are responsible for several different sites at one time.
Previously, in order to track the progress on each of their sites, they would have to physically move between locations to get an idea of what their workers were doing and what action needed to be taken.
By installing a modern CCTV system, however, this can now be done completely remotely with live surveillance footage available from anywhere in the world via any mobile device.
By keeping an eye on the progress of your projects remotely, you will be able to save a huge amount of time on travelling and focus on what you do best, ensuring that your construction projects are completed as smoothly and effectively as possible.
Contact V360
V360 CCTV towers are a leading provider of security technologies and services to customers across the UK.
We offer a range of security options for use on construction sites, including mobile CCTV towers, alarm systems, and access gates.
For more information on the best way to protect your construction site and the benefits of CCTV system installation, contact our support team today on 0345 319 8333, or email us at info@v-360.co.uk.
