Securing the Outdoor Construction Site

Description

Securing the Outdoor Construction Site: Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation offers a holistic view of security planning for vulnerable capital projects, providing the strategic and tactical plans needed to protect large areas with a minimum investment in personnel and equipment.

This book is a one-stop reference that provides effective security strategies, methods, and tactics to mitigate the theft of equipment and how to avoid these incidents altogether. View more >

Key Features

• Provides complete guidelines for implementing a loss prevention program for any large outdoor construction project
• Offers proven strategies for minimizing capital loss and costly delays using a minimum number of personnel and security technologies
• Demonstrates how to develop proactive partnerships with law enforcement to stop theft before it occurs
• Includes the latest data on outdoor construction theft and its impact
• Draws on case studies and examples from around the world

Readership

Security executives, managers, and consultants, Risk managers, Construction professionals, Lawyers, Insurance professionals, and Law enforcement

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Introduction
• Who Should Read This Book
• About the Author
  • Also by This Author
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. The Impact of Construction Site Theft
  • The Interstate 5 Project in Norwalk: Part One
  • The Bridge at Hesperia: Part One
  • Danger to Security Personnel at the Site
  • You Get What You Inspect, Not What You Expect
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 2. What Is Being Stolen?
  • Machinery and Vehicles
  • Mitigating Strategies to Prevent Vehicle and Equipment Theft
  • Metals
  • The Interstate 5 Project at Norwalk: Part two
  • Materials
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 3. Rolling the Dice
  • The Bottom Line
  • Have a Security Planning Meeting
  • Do-It-Yourself Security
  • The Proposal
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 4. Naming the Losses
  • Expect the Unexpected
  • Who are the Thieves?
  • Embezzlement
  • Theft of Machinery
  • Theft of Materials
  • Fire
  • Injury Accidents
  • Fatalities
  • Vehicle Collisions
  • Flooding
  • Earthquakes
  • Watercraft Accidents
  • Aircraft Accidents
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 5. Assessing the Risks and Potential Losses
  • The Site Survey and Vulnerability Assessment
  • The Indispensable After-Action Report
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 6. Recovering After the Loss
  • Planning for the Loss
  • Action Plan
  • Advance Arrangements
  • Mutual Aid Agreements
  • Additional Personnel
  • Recovering Reputation
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 7. Loss Mitigation Strategies and Tactics
  • Security Contractor versus Proprietary Security
  • Selecting Your Security Services Contractor
  • The Importance of Photographs
  • The Importance of Camera Systems
  • The Critical Importance of Lighting
  • Walking the Site
  • Protectable Grouping
  • Multiple Officer Sites
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 8. Gadgets
  • The Bridge at Apple Valley
  • Convergence
  • Cameras
  • Lighting
  • Tracking Devices
  • Fencing and Gates and Other Physical Barriers
  • Alarms and Motion Detectors
  • Communication Devices
  • Security Vehicles
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 9. Establishing Standards
  • Have a Plan
  • Protectable Grouping
  • Equipment and Materials Marshalling
  • Divided Sites
  • Machinery Security
  • Materials Storage
  • Employee Screening
  • Access Control
  • Crime Statistics for Construction Sites
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 10. Construction Equipment 101
  • Real Construction People, Please Bear with Us
  • Aerial Work Platform
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 11. Organizations
  • Security Organizations
  • Construction Organizations
  • Law Enforcement Organizations
  • Interpol
  • Insurance Organizations
  • Legal Organizations
  • The Law Society of Scotland
  • The Law Society of South Africa
• Chapter 12. Checklists
  • Site Inspection Checklist
  • Vehicle Inspection Checklist
  • Materials Checklist
  • Site Security Plan
  • Construction Proposal Security Addendum
  • Serious Incident Report
  • Employee Hiring Worksheet
  • Injury Report
  • Site Survey: Vulnerability Assessment Report
  • After-Action Report
  • Loss Mitigation Action Plan
  • Contract Security versus Proprietary Security Worksheet
  • Proposed Security Contractor Worksheet
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Chapter 13. The National Equipment Register and National Plant and Equipment Register
  • The National Equipment Register (United States)
  • The National Plant and Equipment Register (United Kingdom and Europe)
  • The National Equipment Register (Australia)
  • Chapter Points by Discipline
• Appendix. 2013 Theft Report
  • Our Purpose
  • Introduction
  • Theft Statistics
  • Recovery Statistics
  • By the Numbers
  • Final Notes
• Glossary
• Index