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From A to B1 with CIBSE
CIBSE Guide B1 (Heating)Call 0208 675 5211 for details.The newly revised CIBSE Guide B1 (Heating) provides comprehensive reference material for engineers on the specification and design of heating systems.The new version of the guide contains much fresh material. Information has been taken from B1 and B13 – sections of the ...
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Archive TitlesTaking surveillance to the streets
End users looking to embellish town centre surveillance schemes by covering those streets that domes and fixed cameras cannot reach will be keen to learn of the latest developments surrounding mobile CCTV. Katy Tong reports on a highly successful crime reduction initiative trialled in Kent.
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Archive TitlesState of shock
With the BSIA stating that attacks on Cash-in-Transit staff have risen markedly in recent times, and regular reports of security officers having been beaten with iron bars or attacked with knives (or worse), Malcolm Cheshire argues that it's high time the industry started to look after the victims of brutal ...
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Is your security
Computer theft is costing businesses a small fortune, yet security comes way down the list for far too many companies. Brian Collett examines why the thefts are occurring – and what security professionals can do to prevent them.
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A question of performance
When a security contract begins to hit problems on site, it's very often the operations director (or customer services manager) that shoulders the blame. As Terry O'Neil argues, though, it's those senior management or sales staff who first negotiated the contract on outrageous terms and conditions that should feel the ...
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Archive TitlesPartners on patrol
The number of street and community warden schemes across the country is growing fast. Who are these people, what do they do and – more importantly, perhaps – what role will they play in a post-regulation security landscape (and alongside a reformed police service)? In a bid to find out, ...
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Archive TitlesMaster and servant
If your company's electronic access control system falters, you'll want it to be up-and-running again as soon as possible. David Leiper explains how the concept and 'art' of distributed intelligence can help end users solve this particularly thorny problem.
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Planning a path of learning
Security managers who consistently show concern and interest for their supervisors and officers will benefit from higher rates of staff retention. Given the churn rates in the industry, though, something must be going wrong. Is it down to a lack of managerial skill perpetuated by poor levels of training? Stefan ...
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Archive TitlesVisitors and the Law
Responsibility for many aspects of Health and Safety on site is increasingly becoming part of the in-house security manager's remit. With this in mind, Julie Heighway outlines the legislation that matters to you – and how ignoring it could make life very difficult for your employer.
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VirusEye: The Message Labs Update
Alex Shipp, senior anti-virus technologist at MessageLabs, keeps IT security managers up-to-date with all the latest virus news
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United front
CCTVIn the heart of the city known as the home of Association football, one of the oldest sporting arenas in the country is benefiting from a state-of-the-art, £50,000 CCTV surveillance system.Installed by CCTV specialist Quadrant Video Systems, the high resolution colour camera set-up has been designed to monitor crowds both ...
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Archive TitlesFinancial institutions "must improve security" warns Gill
A major report by Professor Martin Gill of The Scarman Centre contains a host of warnings for financial institutions concerning the poor state of their security provisions.
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Archive TitlesPrivate Eyes
Despite the fact that CCTV schemes should have been registered with the Information Commissioner's office – and made compliant with current Data Protection legislation – by last October, many installations are still falling foul of the law. Chris Brogan explains why end users will ignore the privacy laws at their ...
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SMT's Reader Enquiries to go online in September
The Builder Group, publisher of Security Management Today (SMT) and its sister title Security Installer, has teamed up with Optima to offer readers a 'first' for the industry's publishing sector – online Reader Enquiries.SMT's Reader Enquiry service offers information to end users on any of the products we feature each ...
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Roadshow heads for Dublin
Next month, The Security Roadshow - hosted by Security Management Today and Security Installer magazines – heads for Dublin's Croke Park. Wednesday 4 September is the date to mark in your diary for what promises to be a highly successful gathering of manufacturers, installers and end users.The event runs from ...
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Watching the shoppers: Vicon domes go Nordic
CCTVInternal and external dome cameras supplied by Vicon Industries, together with the company’s 1466 matrix, form the nucleus of a £150,000 security installation at the BDP-designed Smaralind Leisure and Shopping Centre in Reykjavik.The complex is located to the south of the city, and attracted no less than 45,000 visitors on ...
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Digital signatures: easy and secure?
Public authorities have shown much interest in introducing digital signatures to the public. Until now, solutions with a high level of security have been technically complicated, thus it has been necessary to settle for a lower level of security to achieve high degrees of user-friendliness. There is a solution which ...
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Paving the way for devolution
Peter Durham is a firm believer that two inextricably linked issues will affect the entire future of private sector security provision in the UK – namely quality (of service delivery) and the Government's plans to devolve non-essential police duties.
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Council of Voices
The annual JSIC Security Forum proved an excellent platform for debate on the issue that's dominating industry conversations just now – the role of a regulated private security industry in the extended police family. In the first of a two-part special report from the QEII Conference Centre, Brian Sims reviews ...
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The true cost of 'going digital'
While there has been a reasonable take-up rate for hybrid analogue/digital CCTV systems, the industry has always remained sceptical of the cost benefits of going fully digital – despite the undoubted high quality and rich functionality that live IP-networked video security systems provide. Security Management Today outlines the industry's first ...