Who’s monitoring your home alarm system?
Who’s monitoring your home alarm system?
As lockdown comes to an end, we’re all starting to think about a time when we can leave our homes for more than just a quick walk.
But what happens when your home alarm goes off whilst you’re not there?
Alarm scenario 1
The loud noise of an alarm should scare them off if they do attempt entry. However, some bold offenders might persist despite the noise. And, if your neighbours ignore the loud siren, the burglars get away with their crime.
Alarm scenario 2
Your mobile app sends you a text to alert you that one of your PIRs has been activated. But if you’re on holiday, you’ve got to:
hear your phone; and
call your neighbours or a family member at three in the morning to check your home
This is often followed by the embarrassment of having dragged them out of bed for a false alarm. Having neighbours monitoring your home security can put a lot of pressure on even the strongest of friendships.
AND RELAX!!
Alarm scenario 3
Your alarm sends a signal to an ARC (Alarm Receiving Centre).
Within seconds the ARC verifies the signal.
The Police respond to a confirmed alarm activation at your property.
Which one of those scenarios would you prefer?
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As the UK returns to work, there’s far more important thi…
As the UK returns to work, there’s far more important things to trouble yourself with than keyholding. But… it’s an item on your to-do list.
Make the wrongkeyholding choice and you will put more than a member of staff at risk…
Neglecting your duty of care may leave you open to liability claims… And that’s never welcome especially during these chaotic times.
Here are five things to consider while you mull over your keyholding decision.
One of our keyholding companies shared this cautionary tale
One of our keyholding companies shared this cautionary tale:
The director of a company had spent the evening at home celebrating his birthday. He and his wife had consumed a couple of bottles of wine as they engaged in a Zoom party with assorted family and friends.
They got into bed at around midnight laughing about the fact that they hadn’t had to fork out for a taxi home.
Our hero dozed off into a fitful sleep wishing that red wine didn’t make him feel so grim. He was in the middle of a particularly gruesome nightmare when the phone rang. read more…
Hassle-Free Keyholding… Professionals Stop Your Incident Becoming A Catastrophe
As the UK returns to work, there’s far more important things to trouble yourself with than keyholding. But… it’s an item on your to-do list.
Make the wrong keyholding choice and you will put more than a member of staff at risk…
Neglecting your duty of care may leave you open to liability claims… And that’s never welcome especially during these chaotic times.
Here are five things to consider while you mull over your keyholding decision.
How your business can reduce the risk of ram-raiding
How your business can reduce the risk of ram-raiding
What’s the best way to stop a burglar? 12 former thieves…
What’s the best way to stop a burglar? 12 former thieves voted for CCTV…
What have you put in place to ensure you’re not next?
Waking Watch: Why UK Housing Associations Need It FAST
The Grenfell tragedy turned a spotlight on fire safety in high density housing like never before. Even in blocks without external cladding, the plans we thought would keep people safe were shown to be flawed, with terrible consequences.
Recommendations have been made for building new projects. New legislation will be put in place. But what about existing developments?
Whether your building is high or low rise, there are steps that Responsible Persons need to take now. The first is to think about Waking Watch!
High density housing buildings may need waking watch
What is Waking Watch?
Reopening your shop for business is exciting and long overdue BUT…
What have you done to ensure your new normal ends in smiles NOT tears?
Staff worried sick. Shielded staff, even more scared. Coming out of lockdown and re-opening to the public is exciting. But frightening too.
Employers are over a barrel. Your duty of care means you MUST only reopen when your shop is safe to do so. When you have done everything reasonable to minimise the risk to staff, visitors and customers…
Or risk falling foul of Employment Law. Of ending up in a tribunal. And even… on the wrong end of a compensation claim!
Employers must:
“…genuinely demonstrate that they have done everything necessary to ensure a Covid-secure workplace“
Kathleen Heycock, employment partner at Farrer & Co.
Then you can insist on staff coming to work.
Great. But how? Well, these three important ways intelligent technology plays a critical role in making your shopfloor Covid-secure are a good place to begin read more…
80% Of Returning Staff Are At Work But Don’t Feel Safe – What Have You Done To Avoid A Negligence Claim?
We must be in work and at risk, or else risk our jobs
A week after non-essential shops opened, a report shows that most employers are failing to do enough to help staff feel safe. read more…
Fever Cameras – Thermal Screening As Part Of A Safe Return To Work
Are you responsible for a public sector building or commercial site? Then you may have heard about fever cameras. And… how they could make the return to work much easier as the Covid-19 lockdown winds down.
Of course, safety concerns are paramount. Following government advice is critical…
But the military technology used with fever cameras can play a vital role in building confidence. And critically, helping returning staff feel safe. read more…
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