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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