Losses due to pilferages on construction sites are one of the realities of the construction industry but we do not add it into our budget as a cost of doing business. Pilferages on construction site have been increasing dramatically over the past decade. There are a handful of scenarios that make construction sites easy target for thieves. Construction sites tend to keep things easy for thieves for the reason that construction sites are unoccupied and poorly illuminated during night time. Construction sites have no fencing or lack locks on doors that would deter trespassers and have no security in place after work hours and on weekends. We use single key that opens several locks or fires up multiple pieces of machinery and open or unlocked doors. Hiring security guard officers is not enough for preventing construction sites from the loss of pilferages. They cannot stop small and unseen thefts in the construction sites.
Importance of Construction Site Safety From Pilferages
Estimates have shown that the losses due to pilferages on construction sites are in billions of dollars. Stealing of scrap metal, plywood, lumber tools, small equipment and other construction material not only leads to multiple losses for owners but also increases the insurance premium. According to researches most of construction site thefts are committed by the workers or the person that you have authorized to be on your construction site. With the help of these 4 techniques you can prevent your construction site from losses due to pilferage. These techniques will help you make your construction site less tempting to pilferages.
Increase After Hour Lighting in Construction Site
Adding adequate or increased light to external and internal areas is a great way to curb pilferages. It is very essential to illuminate construction after working hours to protect material and equipments of the construction site. Well lit construction sites are much less apt to be hit by thieves. Stadium-quality lighting within construction sites also helps to identify a theft in action by neighbors and passerby’s. You can reduce electrical costs by putting movement-triggered illumination into construction site. Auto motion detectors - lighting system is often enough to give a prospective job site thief a run for his money.
Installing property management system is a smart technique that every department of construction and management has to adopt for improved security. Property management system is a web based solution that does not only ensure security within the construction site but also helps to monitor the movement of engineering works, and workers. It helps to do effective inventory management and also schedule supply of raw materials and equipments according to construction site’s requirements. As employees and workers know the construction manager is paying attention through property management system, there will be no chance of thefts and pilferages initiated by them. By chance if something is stolen by an outsider it will give a notification to your insurance agent. Property management system ensures that fences are securely locked at the end of the day. With the help of property management system a construction site manager can check and ensure that the work is going according to contracts and legislation in the construction site. Construction management can 90% control their cost of construction and can maintain health and safety in the construction site. Property management system is an easy way to pay attention to construction site’s workers from anywhere.
Install CCTV & Alarm Monitoring System Along with Property Management System
CCTV monitoring is the most important technique that ensures comprehensive security for construction sites. With the use of CCTV monitoring inside and outside of construction site your site will benefit from experts monitoring activity at your site when you need it. Either when the staff is gone from the construction site or on weekends CCTV monitoring system will monitor and ensure security responses. CCTV monitoring in places will give you the ability to produce detailed report of CCTV footage in real time and over the entire lifecycle of construction project. Also install security alarm monitoring system for your construction site it will help to reduce more than 85% chances of pilferages and thefts that can happen on a construction site. Alarm monitoring system will notify the guards and police about the pilferage practice in a real time.
