Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Choosing Unarmed Security Guards for Concord Businesses

Many companies or private parties prefer to avoid the legal and personal issues that can come with firearms when hiring security guards. What are the reasons for choosing unarmed security guards for Concord businesses? There are a variety of reasons to examine and consider.

Insurance liability is one of the biggest reasons that cause people to choose unarmed security guards.Another related reason is cost. It is generally more expensive to hire armed security guards than to choose unarmed.

Another good reason to choose unarmed security guards is that many places do not allow firearms, but still need to be protected. Since unarmed guards wear uniforms, but do not carry weapons, they are still a deterrent for most criminals while being perfectly safe for everyone else. Usually, unarmed guards are trained in self-defense and the defense of others in ways that do not include dangerous weapons.

Unarmed security guards can be hired to mingle, as mentioned above, but they can also do other security jobs. They can operate surveillance cameras. They can keep in contact with each other at all times, as well as with dispatchers and emergency personnel when needed. They can control many types of scenarios that could otherwise become hazardous. These are some of the many reasons for choosing unarmed security guards for Concord businesses.

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

DIRECT ACCESS: Single Source Document Provider

Overton Security is committed to state-of-art technology to better serve their clients. We proudly utilize Direct Access, a web-based client utility, and GuardTrax, a new mobile PDA unit, that is revolutionizing the security industry. With these latest technologies our clients are provided officer monitoring, incident reporting and alert notification all these in real time. The technology is fully integrated into our dedicated Communications Center and web based server database with client login. In addition, by analyzing real time security function data we improve the efficiency of our officers, as well as offering client validation of our service.

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