Master Builders Western Australia — May-June 2017

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uilding site crime is already a major

problem, but the bad news is that it

is steadily increasing. Direct losses

are costing the building trade tens of

millions of dollars each year, while the

hidden costs include the delays that theft

can cause; having to wait for reordered

materials to arrive can put a project

back by many months, and this is far

costlier than the replacement of stolen

or vandalized equipment. Insurance

companies don’t want to pay for these

losses either. So they have to be covered

by the main contractor.

Traditional methods of securing building

sites, like patrols and guards can be

prohibitively expensive and they are only

effective while there is a presence on site.

Patrols in particular, are on site for very

short periods of time each night, leaving

sites mostly unprotected.

Site crime obviously takes many forms;

theft is only part of the problem. Short

deliveries, contractors arriving late or

leaving early, can also add substantial

costs to a project.

Workday Security

The Spectur system is a 24/7 solution.

During the day the high-defi nition

cameras record all activity, effectively

providing a verifi able record of what has

happened on site. If there is a dispute

regarding a delivery or with a contractors

hours, the recordings offer a “no quibble”

record of events.

In addition to the daytime recordings,

one can use Spectur’s ‘Live Viewing’

capabilities to see what is happening on

site in real time. Multiple cameras, on

multiple sites can be linked to a single

secure login so that the viewer can easily

switch between cameras to see what is

happening in real time. A quick browse

through multiple cameras at the start of

a workday will let you know immediately

if key personal are on site without having

the considerable expense of having to

drive between sites to check physically.

Night Time Security

At night the system automatically

switches to ‘Alarm’ mode. This is done

from an automated schedule that Spectur

will set up. Once the cameras are armed,

it’s like having a full time security guard on

site, but at the fraction of the cost.

Spectur cameras use their own

sophisticated algorithms running through

powerful internal computers to detect

specifi c types of motion. Extraneous

triggers can be excluded so that only

genuine activity is picked up.

When activity is detected a loud, verbal

warning a played, warning the intruder

that they are being watched, fi lmed and

reported to security and the police who

are about to attend. A large 50w LED

light is triggered at the same time.

The combination of the audio and bright

white light is a very powerful deterrent.

In most cases this gets the unwanted

visitors offsite immediately. The recorded

footage is immediately sent to Specturs

secure cloud servers and alerts are sent

directly to the client or to n AA Grade

monitoring station.

Spectur have an enviable record at

completely preventing crime on the

majority of sites they cover.

Prevention is the Best Option

Spectur believe that deterring crime is

a far better tactic than just recording it.

‘After the event’ recordings still leave the

operator with the problem of replacing

stolen materials, and given the fact that

the police are spread very thinly in most

areas, the likelihood of them investigating

site crime is very low.

Time Lapse Recording

In addition to the Spectur systems

security features, there is also a powerful

‘Time Lapse’ function. This allows you to

take HD images at a set interval that can

be stored on secure Spectur servers for

retrieval at any time. There is no storage

limit and years’ worth of images can be

stored safely.

Powerful Management Features

The Spectur systems run on their

powerful cloud architecture. This gives

Spectur the power to manage all aspects

of their systems remotely. Everything

from battery usage, 3G strength, camera

parameters and reliability reports are

looked at as part of the package. These

management systems offer a very high

degree of reliability and control.

Australian designed and built

The Spectur system is 100 per cent

Australian designed and built, and close

to 1000 cameras are already active in

the fi eld around Australia. This has given

Spectur millions of hours of camera time

that equates to a thoroughly tried and

tested, reliable technology. Spectur are

the acknowledged experts in the solar

security sector.

If you would like more

information about Specturs

technology visit:

http://www.spectur.com.au

or call them on 1300 802 960

BUILDING SITE CRIME

IS ON THE INCREASE

A GROUND BREAKING SOLUTION THAT WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY

Site crime can happen during the working day or night. Our systems are working to protect your site 24/7.

Solar Powered 3G/4G Security

Because we have designed our system to

be a completely stand alone solution, you

don't have to worry about wiring, laying

power or digging trenches. Just mount the

system and plug in the systems battery.

Simple to install and just as simple to move

around.

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Time lapse

Access your time lapsed video remotely or

choose Live View to get updates as they

happen safely stored to Spectur's secure

servers. You can alter how you view back

your video, changing the image quality,

frame rate, or the capture schedule where

you see fit.

Live Surveillance & Intruder Warnings

The combination of live cameras,

reporting immediately an intruder is

detected, powerful LED lights and a

spoken warning, gets criminals off site

BEFORE they commit crimes that can

cause costly delays and losses to your

schedule.

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Daytime Recording

You see what's happening through the day

when you log in to your cameras, but we are

also recording all activity as well. So if you

need to see what time your contractors leave

the site, or when a delivery was made, it's all

there. Stored on our secure cloud servers.

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