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American Electric Power selects Orsus Situation Management software
posted on 24/09/2007

Orsus has been awarded a contract for its Situator product suite with American Electric Power (AEP). The project includes integrating thousands of security devices, located in 200 remote sites, into a unified platform. The AEP project marks the largest deployment of Situator for Orsus in North America. AEP is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with more than 5 million customers and operations that span 11 states and 200 different facilities, including power generators, transmission sites and offices. By the end of 2007, AEP anticipates that more than 25 of its facilities will be connected through the Situator platform from Orsus. Situator is a security and safety Situation Management software for integrated control rooms. It creates an environment where all current and future technologies, people and actionable procedures are fused into a unified control and management platform. Situator leverages existing security investments and empowers security personnel t... [more]

Trolley-type mirror facilitates search for contraband under vehicles
posted on 14/09/2007

Allen-Vanguard has re-launched its trolley-type mirror to help facilitate the easy and safe search for contraband under vehicles. The large mirror is attached to a long-reach handle and includes an energy efficient 12W fluorescent lamp to help users gain a clearer view of the underside of the car, van or lorry being examined. The lamp has a two metre flying lead for extended searches, and can also be used independently as a search lamp. To enable easy movement, the equipment is mounted on castors, and has a 33mm x 265mm convex mirror to offer a wide field of view. Finally, both the mirrors and light sources are replaceable. This device is available in three models. The D-cell model is powered by ten small batteries which fit into the handle and provide up to eight hours of continuous operation. The externally powered version is provided with an eight-metre power cable fitted with crocodile clips that facilitate operation from a suitable external supply source. The rechargeable mod... [more]

MobiCare GPS enables managers to monitor their workers' daily risk activity
posted on 03/09/2007

Argyll has launched MobiCare GPS, an enhanced model of its existing MobiCare unit. MobiCare GPS provides managers with highly accurate GPS location information, pinpointing staff to within five metres, thereby enabling them to monitor their workers’ daily risk activity and confirm their safety at the end of a workday. Also incorporating a duress function, which meets employers Duty of Care and aids compliance with current Health and Safety legislation, MobiCare GPS is a compact, simplified mobile phone that offers limited call functionality. Suitable for a wide range of lone workers, MobiCare GPS is cost-effective, simple to use and enables employees to keep in touch with up to three nominated contacts. As MobiCare has limited dialling capacities, it minimises the costs normally associated with mobile phones but without reducing any of the benefits of maintaining regular contact with supervisors, managers or other colleagues. The Amber Risk button enables the worker to dynamically... [more]

The Anvil Group helps Travelforce monitor travel itineraries
posted on 24/08/2007

The Anvil Group has announced that one of Australia’s largest corporate travel management companies, Travelforce, has chosen its Employee Travel Monitoring System (ETMS) Agency Edition. The Internet-based software provides Travelforce with a powerful tool to track the air, rail and hotel travel plans for more than 200 corporations and their employees prior to and during domestic and international business travel. Travelforce is relied upon by corporations including Moody’s Investors Services, Dow Corning, AON, Fitness First, Paramount and many Fortune 1000 companies to arrange often complex travel itineraries. Through the ETMS Agency Edition, Travelforce is fully connected with the GALILEO global distribution systems. This provides a complete risk management solution that automatically delivers accurate, efficient and up-to-date global travel information directly to the desktop enabling swift and appropriate response to potential security threats. The CEO of Travelforce, Andrew Ross s... [more]

CCTV system improves passenger safety and reduces the risk of accidents on the Long Island Rail Road
posted on 23/08/2007

A $1.3million CCTV system has been installed at Syosset station on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in Nassau County, to improve passenger safety and reduce the risk of accidents. Three Predator VC12 MultiViewers from Zandar Technologies are helping drivers and passengers on this New York railway line to ‘mind the gap’. Prior to the installation of the system, Syosset station witnessed unacceptably high numbers of so-called ‘gap injuries’ to passengers, with three people falling through the gap on the same day in January 1996. The LIRR says some gap will always be necessary to ensure the smooth running of trains – underlining the need for systems such as that installed at Syosset. Each of the station’s two platforms has been fitted with 12 CCTV cameras and three 46-inch LCD flat-screen monitors which receive the camera feeds. The monitors are positioned so that at least one will be visible to the head conductor of each train, who is in the second or fourth car, depending on the lengt... [more]

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