All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 363
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Health kick
Safety and security are serious issues for NHS staff. One must assume this is so, otherwise the Government wouldn’t have established the Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (‘Healthier options’, SMT, September 2003, pp23-24) to protect their interests.
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Filling the nation’s weekend rosters
Sir – The negative side of Security Industry Authority regulation had its first impact on my company this week. I believe our experience could be something of an indicator of a looming problem for the industry.
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Four Issues, One Voice: More feedback from the industry
Sir – I write in my capacity as chairman of ASIS International’s UK Chapter. To this end, I am mindful that with over 700 members spread across the UK – drawn from a cross-section of the security community – I cannot claim that my comments represent the views of the ...
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Archive TitlesIntegrated in Europe: Panasonic takes PPI project to Stage Two
CCTV solutions specialist Panasonic has now rolled-out its Premier Integrator scheme across mainland Europe to benefit those security companies who provide the highest levels of client service. Brian Sims reports from the official launch held at the Toyota F1 base in Cologne.
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Playing the employment market
Landing a new security management role isn’t just about accepting an offer and checking that your pay slip contains the right number of digits! Once you pop the celebratory bottle of champagne, your lifestyle, values, beliefs and skills will be tested. So too will those of your friends and family. ...
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Could layered defence stop Indiana Jones?
You don’t need to use tumbling boulders, lowering ceilings and water traps to protect your corporate IT network, but you can still learn from the Indiana Jones films. Klaus Majewski outlines the necessity for a layered defence.
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Archive TitlesVariation to contract
Dr John McMullen continues his three-part appraisal of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 by concentrating on variations to contracts, transfer-connected dismissals and the issues surrounding insolvency.
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Standards must be consistent
Sir – I noticed the Four Issues, One Voice Campaign (SMT, April 2006) and would like to offer my opinions on the licensing of in-house security operatives.
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Archive TitlesWhite succeeds Mullarkey as chief executive at the NSI
The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has appointed Andrew White CB as its new chief executive from 1 August 2006 to succeed Tom Mullarkey MBE, now at RoSPA
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Archive TitlesNo noise please, we’re CCTV users
Thanks to several technological developments there are now CCTV cameras for every situation and client environment. Although the latest advance – Super Noise Reduction – might at first glance appear to be just another digital noise reduction technology, the reality is somewhat different. David Hammond explains how it can help ...
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Archive TitlesBurrill, Cahalane and Finch win Imbert Prizes
David Burrill OBE, Mike Cahalane and Lieutenant Colonel Colin Finch were announced as winners of this year’s Imbert Prizes at the Association of Security Consultants’ Annual Luncheon.
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The Big Issue
When I made my first speech as chairman of the Association at last month’s Annual Luncheon and Awards, a topic I felt compelled to address – given the timing – was the tragedy that unfolded on 7 July 2005 in central London. The suicide bombings in the Capital on that ...
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Archive TitlesBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
It’s now two-and-a-half years since the formation of the Counter Fraud and Security Management Service, an organisation devised by the Government to develop policy and operational responsibility for the management of security across the NHS. How well have its philosophies worked in the real world? Nick van der Bijl explains ...
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Cameron lavishes praise on partnership between ICTS and GIS
Conservative Party leader David Cameron has leant his full support to a new joint initiative devised by two leading security companies – Grosvenor International Services (GIS) and International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS) – who are providing dogs trained in explosives detection in combination with innovative solutions for clearing cargo ...
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Metropolitan Police Award for BSIA Systems Section
The British Security Industry Association’s Security Systems Section has been bestowed with a Metropolitan Police Service Award for its contribution to reducing false intruder alarm activations in the Capital. The Section won the award for a number of different initiatives it has developed as part of the industry’s fight ...
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What’s your position on asphyxia?
Sir – I read Andy Walker's article (‘APR training for security staff’, Career Development, SMT, July 2006) with both great interest and not a little concern. In particular, I noted the absence of the words ‘positional asphyxia’.Positional asphyxia – also known as ‘restraint asphyxia’ – causes death when the body ...