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HIKVISION releases PSIA Compliant products at ASIS 2009
Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of digital video surveillance products with the headquarters in China, will release its PSIA compliant network....

• LCDs : Changing the face of video monitoring technology
  Monitors are continually evolving in the direction of more enhanced performance, the industry is always working on the next generation and has never been satisfied with status quo....

IP communications : Gaining the acceptance
Security professionals need to recognize the limitations of analytics at the edge, however  particularly when no central processing is involved....

IP technology : Emergence into access control
The IP-to-the door system manufacturer ensures a consistent product version and consistent upgrade path. Training and product support also take on a more holistic approach without requiring...

CAT5 : Vital role in security video cabling
Cat5 twisted pairs are often terminated under RJ45 plugs and jacks where accidental short circuits can occur more easily....

Integrating the fire & security information : Evaluating the process
Sharing of information and data across disparate systems, however, can be an extremely complex and costly undertaking. ...

• Video surveillance solutions : Enhancing the security
  Many enterprises look at a video surveillance solution to solve a single issue such as theft or safety concerns. ...

• Hologram technology : Analysing the trends
  The counterfeiting of passports, green cards, driver’s licenses and other forms of ID is a multi-million dollar global criminal activity with major implications for national security – and one that is regarded as a key challenge by those agencies tasked with tackling it....

• Identity management: The need of hour
  Growing and important subset of security, identity management is gaining momentum. As network security evolves beyond securing traditional physical network domains...

Integrating the new systems in existing environment: The real challenge
Wireless data networks have evolved to be more reliable and support more capacity. The latest class of public safety wireless products has been architected to handle mobile data and video, with support for robust control ...

• Cost effective ID card systems : Estimating the ROI
  The best card material must be brand new, clean, flat and made for dye sublimation printing. So the experts advise that the security department check each card shipment for flatness.

• RFID : Playing the crucial role in security domain
  Radio frequency identification or RFID will prove to be a disruptive technology for enterprises and their need to align security technology with their business goals.

NOTIFIER Networking &  Integration – Flexible, Scalable, Powerful
As businesses and facilities expand, so must the fire and life safety systems that protect them. The ability to adapt to rapidly changing needs and provide complete local-to-global control over your fire and life safety...

Establishing a effective fall protection plan
Many facilities have the appropriate equipment in place to prevent or control a fall. But having the equipment and making sure workers use it is not enough.

• Material handling equipments: Understanding the safety needs
  Materials handling equipment frequently gives rise to exposure to falls by operators and maintainers of overhead hoisting systems.,

• Effective communication : Playing the vital role
  Good communication is one of the most important tools for assuring worker safety and work efficiency, especially when confronting the hazards of confined space entry.

• Achieving the optimum floor safety : Training is the key
  Proper training of employees is crucial as well as the need to follow the floors manufacturers directions for maintaining the floor.

• Elevation fall protection : Reducing the hazards
  A full-body harness with a shock-absorbing lanyard or a retractable lifeline is the only product recommended.

Machine safeguards: Analysing the requisites
All machines consist of three fundamental areas; the point of operation, the power transmission device, and the operating controls.

Making the safer confined space entry
Confinement itself may pose entrapment hazards, and work in confined spaces may keep employees closer to hazards such as machinery components than they would be otherwise.

• Wiring protection: The consistent phenomenon
  Wiring devices and portable wiring generally experience more wear and tear than most other electrical equipment components.

• Achieving the complete protection from toxic chemicals
  Environmental monitoring is the most accurate way to determine your exposure to most chemicals.

• Machine safeguarding : Protecting the human assets
  Amputation is one of the most severe and crippling types of injuries in the occupational workplace, and often results in permanent disability. 

Understanding the firewater systems better
A number of factors may motivate a plant to update or develop accurate drawings of the firewater distribution system. These factors may range from maintenance problems, performance issues, an inability to isolate system sections

• Making the synergy of protection & productivity
  The only way that one could achieve anything like complete protection would be to enclose the operator in a three-inch-thick steel container with a bolted-on cover and provision for supplying a breathable atmosphere.

The role of safety committee
A strategy that empowers employees to take action, solve problems and become safety leaders. As safety committees mature they can often take on a life of there own quickly turning into complaint sessions.

• Choosing the right head protection equipment for the right job
  When selecting head protection equipment, buyers frequently overlook the need to protect the entire head, not only the top of the head.

• Hard hats : The effective protection option
  While a common sight and a relatively simple piece of safety equipment, the hard hat cannot be taken for granted.

• Contouring the safety eye ware programme
  The results from the survey are indicative of a growing interest in the idea of standardization.

Handling the compressed gas: The real challenge
The average compressed gas cylinder is 4 feet tall and weighs between 75 and 80 pounds with contents pressured up to 2,200 pounds per square inch (psi).

Protecting the workers from eye injuries
The majority of workplace eye injuries are caused by small particles or objects (such as metal slivers, wood chips or dust) striking or abrading the eye. ....

Forklift safety : Proper communication is the key
Forklifts traveling when people are nearby creates an inherently dangerous situation. Yet progress has been made to address forklift-pedestrian accidents. On the employer’s side of the issue....

Creating the safer work environment
The most common undesirable outcome (Y) from an ergonomic change is in the form of diminished throughput or time. It is understandable that there are some instances that an ergonomic recommendation may slow a process down and...

• Emergency alerting : Executing the best practices
  Today’s workforce is often spread across multiple, remote locations, it is often difficult to ensure effective communication during an emergency – a time when every second counts...

• Managing the chemically contaminated PPE
  Structural firefighting protective clothing is designed and intended to offer some limited protection from chemical exposure but can still become easily contaminated....

Selecting fire fighter gloves for optimum safety
Gloves use the same principles of layering materials as applied to garments. Structural firefighting gloves employ the same functional three-layer construction as turnout gear...

• AGS safety decals
• Gas monitor – Hydrogen sulfide
• Multi channel gas monitoring system