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Securing the Outdoor Construction Site

Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation

Authors: Kevin Wright Carney Publisher: Elsevier Science Publication date: 2015 Publication language: Angielski Number of pages: 277 Publication formats: EAN: 9780128026021 ISBN: 9780128026021 Category: Architecture: professional practice Management of specific areas Causes & prevention of crime Construction industry Publisher's index: 9780128026021 Bibliographic note: -

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.

In addition, the book outlines the true costs of construction site theft to organizations in terms of lost time, equipment, and brand reputation, along with increased insurance premiums and danger to personnel.

It lists the types of theft that regularly occur at sites, explores their underlying causes, and documents their worldwide financial significance. Finally, readers will learn how to conduct a construction site survey with loss prevention in mind, and how to budget for the unexpected.

  • 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

TOC

  • Front Cover 2
  • Securing the Outdoor Construction Site 5
  • Copyright Page 6
  • Dedication 7
  • Contents 9
  • Introduction 17
  • Who Should Read This Book 19
  • About the Author 21
  • Acknowledgments 23
  • 1 The Impact of Construction Site Theft 25
    • The Interstate 5 Project in Norwalk: Part One 27
    • The Bridge at Hesperia: Part One 28
    • Danger to Security Personnel at the Site 29
    • You Get What You Inspect, Not What You Expect 30
    • Chapter Points by Discipline 31
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Author's affiliation

Kevin Wright Carney: Freelance consultant for security operations and systems