Security Focus Vol 33 No 03

Contents page SERVING THE SOUTH AFRICAN SECURITY

Cover Story

INDUSTRY FOR 33 YEARS

Features 10 Special Feature: Guarding

The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) has, as of

March 2015, begun its series of electronic and workshop consultations with the private security industry on the review of its annual fees for the

industry.

22 PSSPF News

Jackson Simon gives his opinion on how unscrupulous employers are depriving security employees of the benefits provided by the Private Security Sector Provident Fund.

24 Case Study

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has been transporting people to the summit of Table Mountain since 1929. The safety and security of visitors to this World Heritage site is of utmost importance.

8 BIDVEST PROTEA COIN

Strengthening its focus on providing a holistic,

value-added security solution that would add further value to its customers became the driving force for change for Bidvest Protea Coin.

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• Cash Connect secures cash for KZN businesses.

• WD delivers for modern datacentres.

• New products available from Sunell.

• Canon expands camera range.

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Charles Kinnear explains the interpretation of Section 189A.

Discussing Eskom, Peter Bagshawe says the coming three months will be critical from a number of perspectives, and the review of Eskom will be keenly watched.

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28 On The Market

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• Remsdaq launches EntroWatch v1.2 software • TeleEye introduces new H.264 HD network cameras.

• Dallmeier watches over Möbelhof Ingolstadt.

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R25-million on hospital security?

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Overworked and underpaid?

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ith this month’s issue focused on the guarding sector, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how important employees are to the success of an organisation.

Richard Branson recently announced that the Virgin UK and US companies would be introducing a brand new unlimited paid leave policy. This new policy, or rather lack of policy, states that absolutely any employee within the company is permitted to take time off, whenever and for however long they want. These employees do not need prior approval from their managers to take time off. Those same

managers, and nosey fellow colleagues, will also not be expected to keep track of the number of leave days taken by employees. This is all, of course, based on the employee being absolutely certain that their work is well up-to-date, and that their absence would not impact negatively on fellow colleagues or the company.

It’s a great theory and certainly implies an enormous amount of trust in one’s workforce, but you can only imagine the reaction when the topic was raised on a South African radio talk show recently.

The well-meaning presenter put the topic out to debate, asking if listeners thought the same policy could work here at home. She was naturally met with a rumpus from various bosses and business owners, who said it’s hard enough to get workers to stick to their allotted leave as is, or fire someone for non-performance, never mind trying to work around productivity challenges that includes load shedding and “30 000” annual public holidays.

I do like Branson’s theory. I really do, but given that we live in what you might like to call, a unique place, I do not believe it could work here either. If every employee in your company was willing or able to work in a technology-controlled environment where they could work anywhere and anytime, with no restrictions? If they could stroll into the office at 10am and head home at 7pm because that’s when they “felt” more productive, or because they wanted to miss traffic? And, finally, if everyone had the same sort of work ethic, then sure, it could possibly work.

However, we don’t live in that world.

Apart from an exceptional few, we live in a country where employees hit the highway before 6am and head home after 7pm. The proverbial lunch break is more like a few bites of your “sarmie” over the computer while catching up on missed calls and e-mails. And as if that weren’t bad enough, there’s digital overtime.

Business calls and actionable e-mails are creeping their way into employees resting time following a nine-hour work day.

Of course, this is an enormous generalisation and certainly doesn’t cover every type of employment position, but if you look around at yourself and your colleagues, I don’t think I’m far off the mark here.

Employers also don’t really seem to have much trust in their employees either. Not if you look at the number of time & attendance and staff monitoring solutions on the market today.

Whether this is because employees have inspired this lack of trust through unreliable behaviour, or whether the employer’s lack of trust has made employees resentful, is something that only an HR expert could possibly answer.

In South Africa, we seem to be dealing with complete polar opposites on the employee spectrum. Those that will literally bury themselves at work, and those with an enormous sense of entitlement. That’s to say nothing of the impact made by unions through wage demands and strike action.

According to an Ipsos Global and Reuters study, we are a nation of workaholics with only 53 per cent of South Africans taking their annual leave. The unfortunate and costly result is that they are literally working themselves to death.

In fact, research conducted by Statistics South Africa shows that employee absenteeism, directly attributed to workplace stress, burn-out and employee ill health, is costing the economy between R12-billion and R16-billion annually.

So where’s the happy balance? South Africa’s labour laws are considered to be quite progressive by international standards, but they do pose a challenge for employers when not all of their employees have the same attitude towards their work.

While we can’t possibly have different policies for different types of employees, we can provide thanks and recognition to those that go the extra mile.

Whether you have a single assistant, or a workforce of well over 300 security officers, a gesture of gratitude for a job well done is never out of place. More than anything else, human beings thrive on affirmation, and when some see others getting that affirmation, they often want more of the same.

Andrea Müller Editor andrea@writescene.co.za

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NEWS

R25-million on hospital security?

The DA has uncovered that the Gauteng Department of Health spends more than R25-million a year on security for the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. That’s R3,6-million more than what it spends at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, the biggest hospital in the country, and the third-largest in the world.

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A health spokesperson, Jack Bloom made this disclosure after he had made an application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act. He says the Gauteng Health Department had wasted R16,2-million and chosen the most expensive security contracts for six hospitals.

“This is revealed in documents I have obtained through an application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act,” he says.

“I asked for the prices given by all the competing bidders for all 37 hospitals in Gauteng, but have so far only received for six hospitals,” he adds.

According to Mr Bloom, it’s evident that the most expensive security company was chosen for each of the hospitals.

He said the worst case was that of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, where Mabotwane Security Services had been

appointed to do the job. Mabotwane was chosen over Guard-4-Sure Security Services, despite being R6,2-million more expensive for a two-year contract. The department now pays R25,6-million annually to guard this hospital instead of paying R22,5-million for the cheapest quote.

At Helen Joseph Hospital, Potlako got the contract for R13,3-million a year, which is R1,6million more than Tshireletso’s R11,7-million bid.

At Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Mafoko got the contract for R22million a year, which is R1-million more than Guard-4-Sure.

At Tembisa Hospital, Tshireletso was awarded the R6,1-million annual tender, R900 000 more than Guard-4-Sure’s R5,2-million bid.

At Steve Biko Academic, Born to Protect won the R15,5-million annual tender, R800 000 more than R14,7 million by Guard-4-Sure.

At George Mukhari Hospital, Vimba won a contract for R12,5-million a year, which is R700 000 more than R11,8-million by Guard4-Sure.

“I am puzzled that Guard-4-Sure was the cheapest quote for five out of the six hospitals, but was only awarded one contract,” says Mr Bloom.

He says that according to the department, “all contracts were awarded to different sites regardless of price”, and the reason given

elsewhere for not giving to the cheapest contractor is that the company was “awarded another site”.

“This is very poor practice that contravenes Treasury regulations concerning value for money,” says Mr Bloom. “It is further evidence that there was possible corruption in awarding these contracts,” he says.

Last year, Abbey Marokoane, chief director of risk management and internal control, was suspended for alleged corruption concerning hospital security contracts.

“More than R50-million has probably been overspent on the two-year contracts for all 37 hospitals in Gauteng by not choosing the cheapest contract,” he says.

“This is money that could have been spent to provide better care in our overstressed hospitals, but was blown on overpriced security contracts,” Mr Bloom adds.

He also referred the matter to the provincial office of the auditor-general for further investigation.

Gauteng health spokesman Prince Hamnca said the department had considered a number of factors when appointing the security companies, and price had not been the only factor.

“We needed a company that displayed a track record in security management. We looked at its security plans and strength, as well as its history and knowledge of the industry,” he said. n

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Cover story

Disposal of the Cash Management Division

unlocks real value for

Bidvest Protea Coin

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idvest Protea Coin is synonymous with providing cash-in-transit services and yes it would be difficult for some to have envisioned that after 34 years, the company would no longer provide a cash management service. Little do many know that the cash management service, as previously provided by Bidvest Protea Coin, merely constituted 15% of its service offering.

The major component of its service offering instead lies with the provision of physical security solutions to the corporate, retail, industrial, estate, mining and financial sectors.

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Being renowned in the industry for always being two steps ahead, it was natural for Bidvest Protea Coin to evaluate the direction the business needed to take in order to evolve.

Strengthening its focus on providing a holistic, value-added security solution that would add further value to its customers, became the driving force for change.

In the words of the CEO of Bidvest Protea Coin, Petrus van Niekerk: “We believe that the disposal of cash management services, becoming part of the renowned Bidvest stable and the recent integration of Protea Coin Group and Bidvest

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Magnum to form Bidvest Protea Coin, has significantly increased economies of scale, management, operational, technical and resource capacity, as well as the footprint of our company. Most importantly, it allows us to ensure that we render a service of further improved quality. Indeed, our business is not to get ahead of others, but to be ahead of ourselves.”

The Bidvest Protea Coin chief operations officer, Waal de Waal, reiterates this point: “With us, it has always been about providing a long-term quality service, day or night, which adds real value to a customer’s security measures deemed critical to their unique operational environment. Hence, we sell a service, not a commodity, and will continue to evolve to ensure the wheels of service remain turning.”

Indeed, the success of Bidvest Protea Coin is measured by its ability to provide a service that is tailor-made for each customer and/or sector, regardless of the size of the customer’s business. Challenging the status quo by implementing tried-and-retested methodologies, therefore, continue to unlock real value to its customers.

To ensure this, Bidvest Protea Coin firmly focus on specialising in each of the sectors requiring its service, namely, estate, banking, mining, corporate, industrial, retail, gaming, hospitality, freight, aviation and education sectors.

With experienced management and support structures in place for each of these sectors, Bidvest Protea Coin is able to not only address the specific needs of the customer, but render value-added services. This includes tailor-made risk assessments; investigations; cutting-edge technical security solutions; 24-hour control centres at national and regional levels capable of monitoring any site remotely; mobile operational centres capable of being deployed anywhere in South Africa at major events or incidents; specialised response ability being deployed to highly volatile events, including protests and strikes; personnel or guard vetting; specialised operations; in-house canine and equestrian services; and specialised equipment.

Specialised equipment include innovative night vision camera ability attached to in-house aircraft, less harmful crowd controlling measures, such as water cannons, tracing and tracking technology, armoured plating fitted to the VIP fleet, and video camera and recording devices fitted to armed

reaction vehicles.

With the emphasis on the prevention of crime, tailor-made security assessment include identifying potential risks; analysing historical data on past events; enforcing userfriendly, but effective security policies, emergency plans and equipment; preparing for any eventualities and adopting security measures that are cost-efficient, yet effective in safeguarding life and property.

Real value to security measures are provided by thorough investigations conducted by the Bidvest Protea Coin Investigation Division. Information analysts also apply various information technology systems, such as online information, which allows for the data-mining and matching of suspects.

Analysts compare and analyse information to determine hotspots and high-risk activity, predict future activity (time and date) and prepare for court-driven investigations.

Real value in cutting-edge technical security solutions caters for the unique requirements of customers. The systems and solutions on offer include access control, advanced workforce management systems with time and attendance devices, health and safety equipment, CCTV, alarm systems, fire detection and suppression, electronic turnstiles, biometrics (fingerprinting), durable fencing solutions, camera and motion detector variants, fibre optics, video analytics, the design and installation of off-site monitoring control rooms, boom gates and spike barriers, as well as tracking and recovery technology.

Indeed Bidvest Protea Coin now boasts a streamlined service aimed at advancing, through its people, its focus on physical guarding, investigations, close protection, estate protection, mining security, technical solutions, tracking and recovery, and reaction and response services. n

Contact Bidvest Protea Coin for a comprehensive and reliable security solution at 012 665 8000.

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Greater industry collaboration The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) has, as of March 2015, begun its series of electronic and workshop consultations with the private security industry on the review of its annual fees for the industry.

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his consultation process comes as a direct result of the outcomes of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment in respect of the case between the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) and the Security Alliance (SIA).

The Authority has, therefore, embarked on a transparent process to review its annual fees in line with the judgment of the SCA. Four years in court The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (Authority) published a gazette in 2011 for public consultations on the review

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of annual fees payable by registered security service providers in terms of the Security Officers Act 92 of 1987.

However, final regulations were challenged by the industry in Court, on the basis that the process lacked adequate consultation.

The Court interdicted the Authority from imposing any punitive measures on any security service provider not paying in terms of the new annual fees, pending the review of the regulations.

The interdict was followed by a successful challenge to the annual fees with the Supreme Court of Appeal finally setting aside the new

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regulations on annual fees. The Authority then applied for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court, and the application was dismissed.

Following the Court order setting aside the previous regulation to review annual fees, the Authority approached the Minister of Police, with a request for his consideration and concurrence to the proposed review and increment of annual fees payable by registered security service providers in terms of the Security Officers Act 92 of 1987.

To this end, the Authority has issued a Continued on page 12

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Continued from page 10 consultation paper accompanied by draft annual fees regulations 2015 to the private security industry to begin the process of consultation with respect to the review of annual fees payable by registered security service providers in terms of the Security Officers Act 92 of 1987.

According to the Authority, the annual fees have not been increased since 2001. It is for this reason that it intends to review and increase the annual fees.

New Relationship According to a statement issued by PSiRA in February this year, the Authority has entered into a working relationship with the Security Industry Alliance (SIA) to provide a platform where the industry and the Authority will discuss pertinent matters affecting the private security industry and resolve matters relating to the annual regulatory fees following a fouryear court battle.

“As the Authority, we view this collaborative effort as a step forward in achieving the goals of the Authority,” says Manabela Chauke, Director of PSiRA. “The issues we intend to discuss with the industry include the various ways in which to reduce future regulatory fees, and how PSiRA could create value for business registered with the Authority,” he added.

Mr Chauke added that its past few meetings with the industry have already been fruitful in helping to pave a new way forward for future engagement.

“Going forward, we will issue detailed communique to inform the industry on how the applications for refunds and credits notes for fees paid in excess from the previous annual fees regulations will be adjudicated and implemented, “ he says.

“We appeal to the industry to continue to honour their payment obligations on the current fees structure pending the completion of the review process,” says Mr Chauke.

The Security Industry Alliance says that it strongly believes this new partnership between the Authority and the Alliance will eliminate a great deal of industry challenges, including costly court battles.

“This platform will enable our members to voice and table their proposals to the Authority,” says Steve Conradie, chief executive officer of the Security Industry Alliance.

“On behalf of the Board of SIA, we appeal to members and the industry at large to support the effort by PSiRA to regulate the industry to

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the benefit of all its stakeholders, and further request their co-operation to honour their payment obligations to PSiRA pending the completion of the annual fees review.”

Judgments against non-compliance The security industry associations and regulatory authority are remaining committed to their decision to tackle non-compliance in court as shown by the outcome of two recent cases.

In the first, with regard to the use of independent contractors as security officers, the Security Association of South Africa (SASA) said it was pleased with the outcome of a judgment in the Labour Court, towards the end of last year, on the use of “independent contractors” or “self-employed” security officers.

Acting Judge AJ Snyman handed down a judgment in the case involving applicant, FMW Admin Services CC dismissing the legitimacy of its independent contractor/self-employed security officer business model.

SASA’s executive committe added that it was pleased with the PSiRA director, Manabele Chauke’s statement following this judgment, that PSiRA would take further action against this security services provider and any parties that engage in this highly unlawful system.

The association says the business model being used by FMW Admin Services was just another attempt by “unscrupulous service providers to exploit vulnerable security officers”.

It said that in this case the applicant actually went as far as to try and avoid all minimum conditions of employment protection, by promoting a self-employment model, which was little more than a facade.

According to Judge Snyman, the company in question is perpetuating an illegal modal to avoid compliance with the labour laws, he added that the business model is unlawful, unworthy of protection and would not be allowed to perpetuate.

The judge went on to say that the business model is contrary to Constitutional Court values and contrary to the rights of fair labour practices. It seeks to undermine fairness and equality in the workplace. SASA has also committed to reviewing whether any of its own members are engaged in the use of appointing independent contractors.

Challenging current contracts In the second judgment, SASA welcomed the ruling by an independent adjudicator, who

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declared a multi-billion rand security contract for Durban’s International Convention Centre (ICC) invalid.

The ICC’s bid committee was ordered to consider other bids because the appointed security services provider, Isidingo Security Services, was not compliant with legislation governing the security industry.

“Our association has committed itself to investigating and exposing non-compliance within the security industry, and challenging those contracts awarded to non-compliant companies by government and private sector clients,” says Costa Diavastos, president of SASA. Over a year ago, SASA and a number of losing bidder companies lodged a joint objection to the awarding of this multimillion rand contract to Isidingo Security Services, based on Isidingo Security not meeting the minimum requirements for compliance.

This included a finding that Isidingo was deducting provident fund contributions from its employees that never made their way to the actual provident fund.

Mr Diavastos goes on to say the message that SASA is desperately trying to convey to the public is that it would be better to have no security at all, rather than security from noncompliant players.

“Each and every time we hear of another case involving security officers that have engaged in unlawful behaviour, you can be almost 100 per cent sure that they have been the employees of a non-compliant company, where they are overworked, underpaid and exploited.

“This leaves the door wide open to the temptation of bribery and corruption, putting those clients that are supposed to be protected at serious risk. Then when the story breaks, it destroys the reputation of the entire industry.”

SASA has also issued a reminder to consumers of security services that it is, in fact, a criminal offence to contract the services of a non-compliant security company.

“Our industry has a large number of highly reputable security companies that offer an exemplary service and demonstrate true professionalism,” says Mr Diavastos.

“SASA believes that these are, in fact, the types of companies that should be awarded these contracts, and we are therefore delighted with the outcome of this ruling, and that the bid will be re-awarded to a more suitable security services provider,” he concluded. n

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The end of an era for Magtouch All good things come to an end, so the saying goes.

And so it was with the old Magtouch server which has served hundreds of clients well for many years. The server was decommissioned at the end of February 2015.

Developed over a period of three years, Magtouch is very proud to welcome its new advanced technology server to the guard monitoring family.

With technology moving at such a rapid pace, keeping up has always been an integral part of business with the developers at Magtouch.

With all its years of experience, Magtouch says it is able to offer a new, more advanced server, with up-to-date technology, promising better features and data redundancy.

Some of the new features include facilities for self-posting guards, more information on what the security officers are doing, as well as supervisor monitoring.

There is also a wide range of easy-touse reports available that can be sent to supervisors, or to as many people that you need, at no additional cost.

Also included on the new server is a virtual control room functionality with an OB book facility and control room operater reporting.

Imagine, you can now run your control room off your cellphone from anywhere in the world. Quite handy for the busy businessman ...

Money is tight everywhere, and it’s not expected to get any easier. However, at Magtouch the majority of its clients don’t pay for their online service.

Plus, due to the low percentage of units coming in for repairs, Magtouch are able to offer an average turn-around time of 24 hours from its workshop.

Magtouch says it is not stopping there.

With plans to expand, the developers have more exciting new developments already on the drawing board.

Have a look at Magtouch’s website to see some extreme torture tests Magtouch puts its equipment through.

Magtouch has distribution centres all over sub-Saharan Africa, as well as branches in Europe. n

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Improving security in residential estates Security is by far the largest concern for any residential estate and to stay a step ahead of criminals, they need to embrace technology. More and more estates are now deploying Ideco’s Electronic Visitor Identity Management (EVIM) solution to improve access security and enhance the overall effectiveness of existing services.

Ideco managing director Marius Coetzee says EVIM offers a more effective way of securing the estate.

“Residential estates can optimise existing security processes and solutions by deploying cutting edge technology.

“The main problem is that visitors’ identities are not verified or accurately recorded. Furthermore, residents’ access

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control is not controlled sufficiently and visitors’ access control is easily bypassed,” he explains.

“Ideco’s EVIM is an innovative costeffective solution that enhances the overall effectiveness of existing services.”

EVIM “Live” ID checking functionality not only records visitor data, but also verifies the integrity of the visitors’ identity. The visitors fingerprint record is also irrefutable proof that the visitor was present when the transaction was recorded and that the visitor gave permission for their details to be verified and recorded.

Furthermore, all EVIM visitor transactions are recorded, processed and archived in a POPI compliant manner. Not only is all

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data stored off-site, but visitors fingerprints are recorded, transmitted and stored in an encrypted format which cannot be reverse engineered to a latent fingerprint image.

No data is stored on the handheld scanning device and all data is transmitted in an encrypted format to a secure offsite hosting engine.

Mr Coetzee says electronic visitor logs are e-mailed on a daily basis to the security operations management team to enable them to look for visitor patterns and suspicious tendencies.

New enhanced features include New Frequent Visitor Enrolment and Scheduled Continued on page 18

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Maximise your security guard’s performance Using guards as a security solution is one of the oldest protection techniques in the world. This job role has truly stood the test of time, even in the rise of electronic security equipment.

Security guards often serve as the first line of physical defence in areas such as schools, office buildings, housing complexes, etc.

Their visibility and effectiveness in executing their duties is paramount in the creation and maintenance of stakeholder peace of mind.

As much as security guarding has proven to be a good defence mechanism over the years, one must remember that the role is still occupied by human beings. This means that while on duty, natural occurrences such as fatigue, exhaustion, sickness and overt disregard for one’s duties can take place.

This is where technology innovations come in. CCTV’s, intruder detection, access control etc, fill the gap of human shortcomings to close the gap in security solutions.

Security systems such as Elvey Security Technologies’ AccessLine Guard Monitoring Solution, further assists a given security protocol by providing an effective guard

monitoring system.

The AccessLine Guard Monitoring Solution is designed to help streamline the security guard’s routine. This is done by providing an effective and efficient recording tool that assists in making sure that guards are doing what they are suppose to be doing, when they are suppose be doing it.

This product assists in helping control and monitor security, safety and maintenance routines. Having an efficient guard monitoring system in place helps in ensuring that security guards are doing what they are being paid to do.

The AccessLine system assists in maintaining full coverage of a given site with a visual security guard profile. This profile is automatically built as the guard tags in at selected points around a given perimeter to prove that they were where they were supposed to be.

Disputes with regard to patrol shortcomings are easily identified and resolved due to the resultant patrol history documentation.

Sometimes in a given site, maintenance

needs to take place. Typically one may send a maintenance team escorted by a security guard to the site.

To ensure that the relevant parties were present, the Guard Monitoring Solution also provides maintenance monitoring. By mounting AccessLine’s Guard Monitoring ID buttons to any object, you can obtain reports of what has been checked, on which day and at what time.

Furthermore, this system provides an inexpensive portable time and attendance system for use in remote areas such as construction sites etc. ID buttons on personnel ID cards or badges will record start and finish times at work.

The AccessLine Guard Monitoring Solution is an overall high quality product and Elvey Security Technologies offers a one-year warranty upon purchase.

The system’s batons are made from high quality stainless steel and are waterproof, providing the highest level of durability. The high capacity battery has a lifetime of up to eight years and can be replaced under a standard service charge. n

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Improving security in residential estates Appointments. The New Frequent Visitor Enrolment feature can be utilised to enrol suppliers, clients or even contractors. The EVIM web portal allows companies to enrol frequent visitors who are then identified by their fingerprint only.

“Through a special piece of software, you could capture the frequent visitor’s details and enrol the person’s fingerprint. This would then be uploaded to the EVIM server.

When the frequent visitor enters the site, he or she will not be required to re-enter all their details. The fingerprint will be matched against that users details and the transaction for that visitor will be registered on the EVIM server,” Mr Coetzee explains.

The Scheduled Appointments feature allows users to schedule appointments on the software portal by registering the visitor’s name, surname, ID number and the

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date and time of the appointment.

A unique pin will be sent to the visitor that can only be used once and will only be valid for four hours before the meeting time and four hours afterwards. Once the visitor arrives, they will enter the unique pin and the appointment organiser will receive a sms that their visitor has arrived.

Authorised user access can be granted to the body corporate and select security senior management to enable them to view their visitor records.

The EVIM web interface allows authorised users to access visitor data from any web browser by means of a secure user name and password. Visitor data is indexable and searchable allowing for effective and efficient post incident analysis.

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via an all too often non-compliant unsecured Wi-Fi network, the EVIM solution utilises an encrypted HTTPS and APN network which is accessible only to applicable EVIM devices,” he concludes.

Morpho range of biometric readers and operates the only certified repair and support centre in South Africa. Ideco also has established key co-operation agreements with global players such as NEC, Dermalog, and Integrated Biometrics. These relationships are key to Ideco’s continuous efforts to stay abreast of global technology developments.

In South Africa, Ideco has distributed well over 100 000 fingerprint readers which have been deployed to securely manage more than 2,5 million people in a diverse range of professionally-managed, security-conscious businesses. n

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Reliable guard monitoring device Active Track provides a complete, reliable and accurate management tool for any site that requires physical security guarding. With its exceptional range of features, management can maintain the same level of control as if they were physically present, from any location in the world.

The power to manage all of your security officers simultaneously, at any site, at any location and at any time of the day, from anywhere in the world, is now possible with Active Track - a revolutionary security device that provides GPS location, real time monitoring and critical two-way communication.

A complete management tool The Active Track System is comprised of a highly durable, easy-to-use, handheld two-way communication device, which works in tandem with

the Active View web application for expanded functionality and easy operation.

Providing all the functionality and advantages of a smart phone, the system is reliant on network coverage. The Active Track system operates on the GSM network to transmit data collected from various sites.

Active View provides managers with 24/7 access to security personnel, literally from anywhere in the world. This web-based software allows for ease of access wherever there is internet connectivity. Active View essentially provides the platform for monitoring and generates all alarm conditions via email and SMS. The reporting system provides a complete business intelligence tool that monitors movements, productivity and provides accountability in terms of reporting back to clients.

Active Track’s seamless integration of technologies has resulted in one of the most cost-effective staff and guard monitoring solutions available on the market today.

High Quality Patrols Active Track comes loaded with a wide range of features, including GSM Voice/SMS, RFID Reader, Panic Function, Man Down Function, Waterproof and Tamper Proof.

These features provide a number of benefits to the Security Company and end-user. A combination of the GPS, GSM and RFID features automatically provide a high quality staff or security officer monitoring system.

Security officer patrol routes can be monitored in real time as the security officer must physically tag certain points on patrol. This immediately enhances the quality of the patrol route, providing complete accountability and peace-of-mind.

With a Real Time Tracking System in place, a manager can access the movements of the security guards at any time, ensuring that the security officer is patrolling the required routes specified. Using the GPS (Global Positioning System), a space-based satellite navigation system, Active Track provides an efficient monitoring tool by generating a GPS position to identify the location of drivers and vehicles via Google Maps.

The system has the capability to record the duration of time that a security officer spends at various check points. Using the device’s RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags, Active Track can utilise Active View to generate new alarms for various functionalities. The device includes a ‘Please Call Me’ button for easy communication access to the security officer, as well as a Panic Button, which can be used anywhere on site where there is GSM connectivity, if the security officer is under threat or requires backup. The Man Down Function sends an automatic alarm to head office, if the device has been stationary for a long period of time. In addition the device itself comes with a built in reminder setting, for a new patrol.

Full accountability Active Track provides the ability to stay in contact with security officers, even in the most remote locations. Furthermore it provides a direct twoway communication link to management or head office, eliminating the need for mobile phones.

Active Track is an empowerment tool that enables all parties to react and respond to a security threat or alarm to take immediate action, providing complete control and peace-of-mind to the user, manager and client. www.activetrack.co.za n

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Embrace mobile technology and stay ahead Bloodhound Technologies says it has established the benchmarks for the South African security industry for the past nine years, and will continue to do so with ongoing solutions by assisting clients to manage and measure the performance of their mobile deployed workforce.

Demand for more valuable tools and solutions for the guarding industry has grown year-on-year, prompting Bloodhound to expand on its product offering and value adds.

One thing is clear. The role technology – and specifically mobile technology – plays in the guarding industry is increasing exponentially.

In earlier years, Bloodhound’s product offering was seen only as a modern guard patrolling system by clients.

Today, Bloodhound Observer platform, supported by its mobile device offering, Rover,

provides clients with real-time operational critical information crucial to all levels of their management.

Security guarding companies are constantly looking at ways to improve their service offering to their clients in order to differentiate themselves from their competitors.

At the same time, ensuring their workforce operates at optimum levels can result in operational overhead cost saving.

Bloodhound’s micro-location beacon technology enables its clients to have accurate visibility of their security workforce across the country, indoors and outdoors.

This is one of the core fundamentals of Observer and it ensures that important tasks and activities are performed by specific staff members in the correct areas.

Observer analyses these remote user activities and produces powerful performance

and compliance indexes that allow clients to not only address areas of under-performance, but also identify and promote top performers in the company.

Being the custodians of all clients’ data, Bloodhound says it continues to manage all collated information at the highest levels of security and confidentiality.

Analysing all clients’ manpower activities data allows Bloodhound to publish independent national benchmarks and performance indexes.

This enables its clients to measure their performance against industry standards.

To ensure ongoing competiveness, the security industry needs to adopt technology developments as part of their core service offering in order to sustain and attract new customers, and it is Bloodhound’s mission to continue spearheading this drive. n

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Advertorial

Unscrupulous employers deprive security employees compliant employers is more R1,1-billion every year.

The sectoral determination which governs the terms and conditions of employment in the security sector necessitates that all security employers and employees should belong to the PSSPF unless exempted in terms of the rules of the Fund.

Compliance to the latter remains a challenge as a large number of private security companies are not making contributions to the Fund, denying compulsory benefits to security employees.

The five current non-compliant categories, but not limited, include:

An Opinion Piece by Jackson Simon

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ith an industry that employs more than 450 000 security employees, only 22 000 belong to the mandatory Private Security Sector Provident Fund.

This is despite it being a statutory requirement for every security employer and employees to contribute to this Fund which is the only retirement benefit that caters for security employees who remain the lowest paid at R2 637 per month.

Currently, as per the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA), there are more than 5 500 private security employers actively operating in the sector, employing approximately 450 000 security officers.

Only 12 employers employing 16 000 employees have been exempted from participating in the Fund. The Fund currently has around 144 000 of the 220 000 members registered paying every month.

The Fund receives around R1-billion annually, which is based on the figures highlighted above.

Using the salary of the lowest paid employee, the amount lost by the Fund as a result of non-

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Employers not registered with the Fund, not taking any deductions from employees and not making any payments to the Fund.

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Employers not registered, but collecting monies from workers and not paying these over to any Fund.

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Employer is registered with the Fund, but not making any payments to the Fund.

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Employer is registered with the Fund, but only paying for some of the employees and leaving out others in order to cut costs.

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Employer is registered with the Fund, but skips payments regularly resulting in huge arrears and risking having members not covered due to nonpayment of insurance premiums.

Security employees and their families, who should be benefitting from various benefits offered by the Fund, are unable to receive what is due to them as their claims are being repudiated as a result of non-contributions by some employers.

All the employees whose money has not been paid to the Fund have forfeited their benefits. This has affected thousands of outstanding withdrawal claims.

This includes 409 funeral claims between July 2010 and December 2014 due to outstanding contributions by employers. Two hundred and seventy-seven of these cases are member

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deaths where an additional life cover totalling approximately R20,7-million would have been payable to families of the deceased.

The recent amendments to the Financial Services Act have a direct and positive impact on the PSSPF’s ability to honour its legal obligation in that the recent re-criminalisation of Section 13A of the Act allows for far more effective regulation and law enforcement.

Security service providers are now obliged to provide details of all company shareholders, directors, members in a CC, partners and trustees. These persons are personally liable for payments to the Fund and failure to do so could lead to fines of up to R10-million or even imprisonment.

Other defaulting security service providers registered with the Fund have entered in an admission of debt arrangement. Failure to meet obligations will result in litigation, the attachment of assets and possible liquidation, should the employer not comply.

The recovery process involves negotiation for the recovery of funds and where this is unsuccessful it is followed by litigation. Over 170 acknowledgement of debt and payment arrangements have been signed with more than R180-million secured by way of AODs and more than R110-million having physically entered the Fund’s bank account. Various matters are also in court and being pursued to recover members’ monies.

The law, under the Sectoral Determination 6 and the rules of the Fund, requires all security employees and their employers to participate and contribute towards the Private Security Sector Provident Fund unless exempted as per the rules of the Fund.

The above figure excludes a large number of employees working in administration and support services that are supposed to also belong to the Fund. It also excludes a number of employees employed by the fly-by-night companies who are not registered with the Authority and the Fund.

Of this number, only less than 300 000 security employees are members of the Fund, while the rest remain unaccounted for.

The security industry is one of the largest and most vulnerable industries with a significant

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number of unscrupulous employers who are hell-bent on not providing appropriate working conditions and benefits offered in the private security sector such as the provident fund.

Such employers do not only expose their employees to unbearable conditions of employment but also, by default, expose the families of their employees to the same conditions by denying them the financial protection provided through the provident fund established by law.

More often as a result of some employers not complying with the relevant provisions of the law, security employees and their families find themselves not covered by the provident fund when faced by unforeseen circumstances.

This situation is also exacerbated by the relationship between some users of private security services who, in an effort to save on their bottom line, award security contracts to the lowest bidders. In most cases, the amount charged by these bidders cannot even cater for wages and other important benefits such as the provident fund, workman’s compensation, the UIF, etc.

The above happens even though the Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) has provided the pricing contract structure serving as a guide on the costs of various grades for security employees. These guides are not considered.

Instead, a company with the cheapest quote is appointed in contrast to the set laws and government’s efforts in seeking a better life for all.

Private security employees risk their lives to protect the assets and lives of security consumers who are part of the general public.

These employees should not be left at the mercy of their employers. Society should play a significant role in ensuring that these workers enjoy the protection provided for by the law.

The onus also rests on security employees themselves, as they should not wait until something happens to them or their families before taking the initiative to continuously check their status with the provident fund.

The clients of private security are also urged to check the status of the companies that they are procuring.

There are other instances that lead to security employees being unable to receive their benefits. It sometimes occurs that when an employee is off sick, a withdrawal form is submitted to the Fund to pay out the withdrawal benefit. Some unscrupulous employers view this as an opportunity to escape the compulsory contribution as the law and the rules of the Fund stipulates that during the period of authorised leave (sick), the employer is required to contribute for a period of six months. If unfortunately, during this period of illness, a member or his/her family member passes on, then such a member is left without the coverage of funeral and death benefits.

Sometimes, due to illness, the employee is unable to work or communicate with the employer. Family members do not take the responsibility of notifying the employer or ensure that they obtain proof of illness to advise the employer. This results in some employers running away from their legal obligations and simply alleging that the member withdrew from the provident fund.

It is also alleged that sometimes when families are faced with financial distress, they often reach out to the employer by seeking the employee’s salary. The families will then be provided with the withdrawal form that has to be signed by the sick employee before the salary could be paid out. Once again, the employer evades the responsibility to contribute to the Fund.

Urgent focus is also needed on cases where a security employee eventually passes on after having sustained serious injuries while on duty and remains in hospital for a longer period than anticipated. It happens that during this period some unscrupulous employers who again in the act of deviating from their legal obligations will submit a withdrawal form to the Fund so that the withdrawal benefit is paid to the employee.

After this process has been undertaken, if it happens that the employee or a member of their family passes on, they are not covered.

The Fund is currently faced with a challenge of having to investigate case by case and assess the merits of submitted claims by members or their families after their withdrawal forms were submitted and paid out, thereby forfeiting the funeral and death benefits.

My view is that PSIRA should make it an obligation for employers to report cases of injury and death on duty and publish details of those reports annually. This will prevent unscrupulous employers from carrying on with the unlawful practices of concealing the information. It will also allow the Fund to evaluate, monitor and mitigate risks it encounters with such events.

Members are urged to update their details and regularly check their status with the Fund by registering on the Fund’s website: www. psspfund.co.za.

Private security consumers are also encouraged to verify with the Fund whether the employer they intend procuring is compliant and up to date with the contributions to the PSSPF. n

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CaseStudy

Axis takes security to new heights Mission: Table Mountain is one of the prestigious New 7 Wonders of Nature. With its three-kilometre plateau and breathtaking slopes, the mountain attracts visitors from all over the world. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway (TMAC) has been transporting people to the summit of Table Mountain since 1929. The safety and security of visitors to this World Heritage site is of utmost importance.

Solution The original analogue system installed to monitor the TMAC site was no longer providing the information necessary to effectively secure and manage this landmark tourist attraction. The RFP for the upgrade was overseen by Diversified Security Engineering’s Nigel Versfeld, a veteran of the security industry.

After a rigorous bid process, specialist fire and security contractor Meycom was awarded the contract to deploy a more efficient monitoring solution. The extensive product range, superior performance and comprehensive support offered

by Axis secured the network cameras for this installation.

Result The surveillance solution is currently being utilised beyond the initial scope. At the outset, the intention was to review the footage reactively in the event of theft or other incident. Subsequent to deployment, the company decided to employ dedicated staff

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to proactively monitor the cameras to prevent theft and other unpleasant occurrences. The footage is also scrutinised as a management tool to assist with operational issues such as queue length and traffic control.

Securing a cherished landmark In a country blessed with an abundance of natural beauty, Table Mountain remains one of South Africa’s most recognisable and popular tourist destinations.

Estimated to be approximately 260-million years old, the flat-topped mountain has become an iconic landmark and the central character in many haunting legends and myths that feature apparitions, magical flutes and even gnome-like spirits with poltergeist tendencies.

The mountain also plays a pivotal role in establishing Cape Town as the ultimate Feng Shui city.

According to the ancient Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui, Cape Town’s configuration in the

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shape of an armchair – protection from Table Mountain at the rear, two armrests provided by Lion’s Head to the west and Devil’s Peak to the east – creates the perfect energy.

For more than 85 years, the TMAC has been providing visitors with a world-class experience. During the past eight-and-a-half decades more than 24 million people have made use of the Cableway to reach the top of this spectacular mountain.

“The high volume of visitors to the site means that operational management has to be exceptional.

“Traffic control, parking control, queue management, grounds management, security, retail management and food and beverage management all form part of the daily activities of the Cableway,” explains Meycom’s Andrew Briton (project director of the system upgrade).

“The surveillance solution has to support all of these processes in an integrated and reliable manner.”

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Overcoming disparate weather conditions “There were significant challenges that we needed to consider regarding the environment in which the cameras were to be installed,” says the project’s technical director, Roshen Kajie.

“Weather conditions at the Top Station are completely different from the conditions at the Lower Station. The Top Station is exposed to both extremely high altitude and the corrosive effect of the salt air. We selected robust network cameras rated for external use for both the exterior and interior of the Top Station.”

The AXIS P3364-VE is an outdoor HDTV fixed dome camera. Its weather-proof and vandalresistant casing makes it perfectly adapted for harsh environments. It is capable of operating in extreme temperatures that range from -40° to 55° C. “The Top Station is 1 067m above sea level and the weather patterns in Cape Town are notoriously changeable. It is imperative that

our solution hinges on high performance products that persistently deliver – even under extreme conditions,” says Andrew.

Defeating darkness Yet another trial faced by the project consultants was to provide TMAC technical staff with adequate visuals of a control board that is located in a closed shaft at the Top Station.

“The AXIS T90C Fixed Dome IR-LED is an infra-red illuminator for AXIS P33 Network Cameras. It enables the cameras to deliver quality images in complete darkness,” explains Roshen.

“Cableway staff now have a live view of the control board and are easily able to monitor the various control indicator lights from the Lower Station, even in these low light circumstances.

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“This solution has enhanced the experience of visitors to our landmark site.

And, best of all, it was successfully deployed with no disruption to our existing operations.”

Operations Manager for the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company, Mike Williams

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CompanyNews

Suprema unveils new BioStar 2

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uprema, a leading global provider of biometrics and security technology recently launched BioStar 2, a webbased IP access control platform.

BioStar 2 seamlessly integrates Suprema’s award-winning biometric technology with an enhanced security solution to offer simplicity, convenience and performance.

Built with a new design style that focuses on enhancing user experience, all of the functions and features of BioStar 2 can be used with only a few simple clicks. The system is accessible via web browsers, making the system independent from operating systems or device platforms.

The convenience of the system is driven by a number of automations throughout installation and maintenance. Automatic device discovery avoids tedious manual data input and detection processes. This feature allows the installer to simply select and configure the device from the list of connected devices within the network.

Additionally, all future updates for BioStar 2 will be made available from a cloud-based resource. The optional automatic update

feature will ensure that the system is up-todate with the latest versions of firmware made available.

BioStar 2 offers uncompromising performance with the ability to handle large system capacities. The system can accommodate up to 1 000 devices. The data transfer to large numbers of devices is processed via Hyper Data Transfer to reduce the system downtime during maintenance. The system also allows unlimited time schedules and advanced user group settings to support complex access control set-ups.

“Suprema is excited to introduce the next generation access control solution that is fitting for the current technological environment,” said Young S. Moon, vice-president of Suprema Inc. “We believe the current technological environment is progressing in such a dynamic way that securing flexibility and versatility to the new system was one of the key objectives.

The system is developed to be web-friendly using the latest web standards and is not

dependent on any specific operating system or client device, unlike a number of different solutions in the market.

“With the newly-found versatility, we expect BioStar 2 to serve as a foundation that we develop and expand to satisfy our customers’ growing needs,” concluded Mr Moon.

“This new technological leap in access control shows Suprema’s commitment to lead the way,” adds Walter Rautenbach, managing director of neaMetrics, the distributor of Suprema for Southern Africa.

“BioStar 2 assists in overcoming many of the problems in access control specific to the African environment by offering clients and system integrators secure cloud-based management, in-house or outsourced, where needed.

“With this said, it still caters for offline operation required due to the current network and power infrastructure problems. We are looking forward to the flexibility and change this will bring to security implementations in Africa.” n

Cash Connect secures cash for KZN businesses Cash Connect Management Solutions, the innovative company that delivers comprehensive cash management and payment solutions to South Africa’s retail sector, has just opened a new branch in Durban’s Westville area.

“The growth of Cash Connect’s clients in KwaZulu-Natal and our commitment to customer service are the stimuli for this

The Cash Connect team at the forefront to help secure cash for KZN businesses From left: Thoniel van der Walt (branch manager), Kasturi Perumal (sales executive), Chantelle Olivier (sales executive), Tanya Bouic (sales executive). Absent: Richard Phillips, joint CEO of Cash Connect.

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exciting expansion.

We are, therefore, thrilled to announce the launch of a new Durban-based branch in our armoury,” says Richard Phillips, joint chief executive officer of Cash Connect Management Solutions.

“It’s our mission to be the preferred independent specialist in the supply of credible, secure cash and payment solutions.

Cash Connect also prides itself on the fact that their customers are 40 times less likely to be hit by an armed attack,” says Mr Phillips.

Cash is the target for more than 95 per cent of armed robberies in South Africa. More and more retailers are therefore starting to realise that their conventional cash handling processes are not adequate in this day and age. In the eight years of providing robust cash acceptance devices, Cash Connect’s retail clients have reported only two armed robbery attempts, thus proving, quite emphatically, the inherent deterrent qualities of Cash Connect’s Category 4 SABS certified cash vaults.

The most successful of these cash

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management systems continues to be Cash Connect’s automated retail cash management service and its growing suite of direct payment solutions.

Their systems not only help the retailer to reduce his costs of cash management, but they also significantly improve his cash risk profile, both within the store and while the deposit is in the custody of the cash-intransit carrier.

“The most recent crime statistics released by the South African Police Service indicate that KwaZulu-Natal is one of the provinces with the most violent crimes in the country.

These statistics include some of the highest murder rates and armed robberies,” says Mr Phillips.

It’s therefore imperative that the retail sector adjusts to the way managing cash and payment requirements have changed.

The old, traditional way of handling cash no longer makes good business sense.

“As long as cash is king, the province’s businesses, as all others, will remain vulnerable to armed robbery,” says Mr Phillips. n

OnTheMarket

WD delivers for modern datacentres

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D, a Western Digital company and world leader in storage introduced new datacentre hard drives that deliver to today’s modern datacentre architects the lowest power consumption of any high-capacity 3.5-inch hard drive available.

The WD Re+ hard drive family is the newest component of WD’s full, tiered portfolio of high-capacity datacentre storage devices.

Further expanding that portfolio will be 6 terabyte (TB) capacities for WD’s popular WD Re and WD Se datacentre product lines, providing customers a spectrum of capabilities, tiered to their varied demands of application intensity, power optimisation and cost efficiency.

In the modern datacentre, the total cost of ownership (TCO) formula is comprised of capacity, price, power consumption and the relationships between these variables. The WD Re+ drive provides the most power efficient and high-intensity high-capacity platform available today.

With power consumption a primary consideration in today’s large web-scale cloud infrastructures, and the WD Re+ drive consuming only 6 watts for 6 TB, customers’ TCOs increase and savings for large deployments could be millions of dollars per year.

“Dollars and watts are the finite currencies in the modern datacentre,” said Matt Rutledge, senior vice president of storage technology at WD. “With a leading watt-per-gigabyte ratio and the long-trusted reliability of the WD Re hard drive platform, WD Re+ offers our customers having limited power budgets a WD Re-class choice for tier-2, high-intensity storage applications.

Massive, scale-out deployments must deliver tremendous value to customers across a range of applications, while providing a healthy return to the infrastructure owner.

WD is focused on offering that value across its portfolio.”

The SATA 6 Gb/s WD Re+ hard drive family features a dense five-platter platform, which renders an optimal mix of low power consumption, high capacity, 24 x 7 x 365-reliability and affordability.

Vibration tolerance and Mean Time To Failure (MTTF) are also key considerations in these applications. WD Re+ hard drives deliver

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1.2m hours MTTF, enhanced RAFF technology to increase vibration tolerance and a highintensity workload and reliability rating of 550 TB-per-year workload, the highest workload capabilities of any WD 3.5-inch hard drive.

The new WD Re+ and stalwart WD Re share a platform to simplify large-scale deployments and provide the reliability and performance customers have come to expect from WD’s datacentre products.

WD’s award-winning WD Re platform now offers up to 6 TB for demanding datacentre and cloud storage needs. WD Re hard drives also are designed to handle up to 550 TB per year in high-intensity datacentre applications. They offer SATA interface with up to 6 Gb/s transfer rates and sustained sequential data rates of up to 225 MB/s, delivering performance and reliability needed in any datacentre.

Other datacentre-class features with the WD Re and WD Re+ products include: • Vibration protection – Enhanced RAFF technology monitors the drive and corrects both linear and rotational vibration in real time. The result is a significant performance improvement in highvibration environments over the previous generation of drives.

• Dual actuator technology – A head-

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positioning system with two actuators improves positional accuracy over the data track(s). The primary actuator provides coarse displacement using conventional electromagnetic actuator principles. The secondary actuator uses piezoelectric motion to fine tune the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy.

• StableTrac – The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilise platters for accurate tracking during read and write operations.

• Multi-axis shock sensor – Automatically detects the subtlest shock events and compensates to protect the data.

• RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) – Prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive errorrecovery processes common to desktop drives.

• NoTouch ramp load technology – The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

• Thermal extended burn-in test – Each drive is put through extended burn-in testing with thermal cycling to ensure reliable operation.

• Dynamic fly height technology – Each read-write head’s fly height is adjusted in real time for optimum reliability.

• Dual processor – Twice the processing power to maximise performance.

• 3D Active Balance Plus – Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multidrive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.

The WD Se line of datacentre hard drives provide a blend of performance, reliability and capacity specifically designed for SMB to highend NAS and large-scale datacentre replication environments running 24x7x365. Capacities range up to 6 TB. Availability Shipping immediately to customers for qualification WD Re+ drives are covered by a five-year limited warranty. WD Re and WD Se 6 TB hard drives will be available for qualification in the second quarter of 2015. n

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New products available from Sunell SN-IPD5660HDR

Sunell has announced the availability of a new 6-megapixel 360°fisheye IP camera with wide-dynamic range (WDR), the SNIPV56/60HDR. The camera offers users a maximum resolution of 3072 x 2048 at 20fps with fisheye correction.

For surveillance after dark, it offers true day/night functionality through high-powered 850nm Super Flux LEDs, functional up to 10 metres. The camera requires a minimum illumination of 0.01 Lux for colour images and 0.01 Lux for black and white images. 0 Lux is required when the IR LEDs are on.

The fisheye camera current supports single stream with multiple resolution, depending on the user’s selection, as well as multiple views of the fisheye image, depending on the user’s requirements.

Recorded video is compressed using H.264 (high, main or base profile) or MJPEG to limit the amount of bandwidth required to transport video over the network. NVR software is included with the camera and supports up to 64 channels.

The SN-IPV56/60HDR is ONVIF v2.2 (profile S) compliant and offers edge recording on a MicroSD card that supports up to 64 GB. It also offers an optional microphone built-in to allow operators to hear and record interactions under surveillance, and to issue voice commands if required.

The SN-IPR54/04AQDN is a 2-megapixel true day/night mini-bullet camera from Sunell, with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 at

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30 fps. With two high powered Super Flux IR LEDs, the mini-bullet can capture images in total darkness at between 10 to 15 metres.

Without IR illumination, the camera delivers colour images at 0.2 Lux and black and white images at 0.01 Lux. The SN-IPR54/04AQDN supports both unicast and multicast modes, with one stream in full resolution and the second in VGA, D1, CIF or QCIF, depending on the user’s selection.

The device complies with ONVIF v2.2 (Profile S), which means users have the option of recording video on the MicroSD card with a capacity of up to 64 GB, or streaming it to an NVR or video management server using H.264 or MJPEG compression.

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Video analytics, such as motion detection is included, as well as Sunell’s NVR software which supports up to 64 channels depending on the users’ hardware capacity. Privacy masking is also available, with up to five masking areas configurable by the user, covering up to eight per cent of the image.

The mini-bullet runs off a 12v power supply and is Power over Ethernet (PoE) compliant to make installation simpler and more environmentally friendly.

Another product Sunell recently announced the availability of is its newest 4-megapixel IR Bullet IP Camera, the SN-IPD56/41APDN. The device sports a 1/3-inch CMOS sensor, a 3.0-12mm vari-focal fixed IRIS lens, and offers a maximum resolution of 2688 x 1520 at 20fps. It is also environmentally friendly, supporting Power over Ethernet (PoE) Class 3 (or 12v power) and is ONVIF v2.2 (Profile-S) compliant.

A true day/night camera with an ICR filter, it requires 0.2 Lux at F1.2 for colour images and 0 Lux at F1.2 for black and white images with the IR LED on. It offers an effective IR distance of 15 to 25 metres.

The bandwidth consumed by the SNIPD56/41APDN can be limited as video can be compressed via H.264 or MJPEG compression technologies. Should the network connection fail, the camera also has a MicroSD slot for edge recording on the device, up to a maximum of 64 GB. The camera’s access to the images is via video management software, or the bundled NVR software that can support up to 64 channels, depending on the user’s hardware capacity. Video can also be accessed via multiple web browsers. n

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Canon expands camera range Canon Europe, a world leader in imaging solutions, has announced the addition of nine new network security cameras to its range.

The new high performance cameras are ideal for a wide variety of indoor and outdoor environments, including retail, city surveillance and critical infrastructure monitoring.

All nine cameras feature advanced Canon ultra-low dispersion lens technology, with wide angle of views, anti-reflective infrared coating and a new high sensitivity CMOS sensor to attain new standards of low-light performance.

The newest additions to Canon’s network camera range offer a full array of network camera formats, including devices for outdoor and indoor use, pan tilt zoom (PTZ), fixed domes and fixed box cameras.

The new PTZ cameras offer users longer zoom range to deliver improved identification and superb low-light performance, while the latest outdoor additions feature IK10 vandal resistance certification, ensuring that users can rely on the cameras operating in all conditions.

The camera housing design and camera body material for the outdoor cameras also allow a larger temperature range of operation for use in various environmental conditions.

The whole range of new network security cameras have optimised H.264 encoding and redefined image quality settings.

The addition of new area-specific data size reduction (ADSR) technology offers users greater bandwidth control by allowing users to select up to eight distinct areas in the field of view for HD recording, while the remaining areas are recorded in standard definition. This helps reduce overall infrastructure and storage costs.

Advanced Lens Technology With the latest Canon technology designed to ensure maximum performance, the latest Canon network cameras feature two types of lenses, the High UD and Super UD. Super UD lenses minimise inconsistent focus under visible and infrared light, and help maintain accurate focus and high resolution when switching between light sources and the high UD counteracts chromatic aberration while reducing the lens’ overall physical size, making these the first Canon network cameras with high UD lenses.

Braam Steyn, business development manager, Canon South Africa, says: “Video surveillance has become an essential tool against crime and to improve safety.

“The CCTV industry is evolving rapidly and it’s important for integrators to be able to offer customers solutions that cater for their specific environment and business needs.

“Our new cameras are a fantastic addition to the surveillance camera landscape, offering the high-quality low-light performance demanded by the market while keeping bandwidth requirements to a minimum.”

The new network camera range comes equipped with Profile S ONVIF compatibility, allowing for simple integration with the majority of VMS platforms, as well as Profile G, for the recording, searching, and play-back of footage from the edge recording device.

Mr Steyn adds: “Our new cameras offer system integrators and customers the product format, performance, durability, compliance and certifications that the evolving security market is now demanding, helping these devices to stand out as true high-end network video surveillance cameras for indoor and outdoor use.”

angle view and 450˚/sec high-speed precision PT control to ensure that organisations have maximum coverage of their space.

The new micro-step motors used in the cameras are three-times faster, accelerate five-times quicker and approximately seven-times more precise than existing models, while still delivering greater levels of control and durability.

The full specification models of the speed dome cameras also introduce an intruder and scream alarm detection trigger and extensive weatherproofing for all environmental conditions.

Fixed Dome Cameras: VB-M641VE & VB-M640VE (outdoor), VB-M641V, VB-M640V (indoor): Canon’s high-end vandal-resistant outdoor and indoor dome cameras feature a 2.4x zoom with F1.4 IR-corrected lens, an ultra-wide angle of view of 111.5° and IK10 vandal-resistance certification. Intruder and scream detection are also available on the higher-specification model.

Integrators can also provide an optional heater for the VB-M641VE and VB-M640VE for extended low temperature use, making this the ideal camera for challenging weather conditions.

Fixed Box Cameras VB-M741LE / VB-M740E: outdoor fixed-box cameras featuring a 2.4x zoom lens and an ultra-wide 113.4º angle of view for high quality imaging day or night, making these cameras ideal for use in extremely cold and hazardous outdoor areas.

The full specification model also comes equipped with a built-in IR LED that enables filming in zero light conditions. n

Unique features by model include: Continuous 360° PTZ Cameras: VB-R11VE & VB-R10VE (outdoor), VB-R11 (indoor): vandal-resistant PTZ with 30x zoom lens, the Canon “Speed Dome” cameras feature 360˚continuous rotation, auto flip, intelligent auto-tracking, 58.4° wide

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labourrelations

The interpretation of Section 189A

By Charles Kinnear, Abcor Law Inc.

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n 3 March 2015, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) ruled that the Court’s prior interpretation of the validity of termination notices that are issued in violation of s189A(8) of the Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995 (LRA) was incorrect.

Section 189A of the LRA stipulates the procedure for large-scale retrenchments.

The two procedures that may be followed after a s189(3) letter has been issued are the following: • With a facilitator Employers may choose to appoint a facilitator, in which case the employer would need to: • Embark on a consultation process of at least 60 days with the employees; and • May only issue a notice of termination at the end of the 60 day period.

Dissatisfied employees may embark on a protected strike or refer a dispute to the Labour Court based on substantive unfairness.

• Without a facilitator Employers may choose to undergo the consultation process without a facilitator, in which case: • The parties would consult until they reach agreement; or • The parties may refer a dispute to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) once a period of 30 days has lapsed from the date on which the s189(3) notice was given; • Once the CCMA issues a certificate of outcome stating the matter remains unresolved, or a 30-day period has lapsed from the date of referral, the employer may issue the notice of termination.

Again, dissatisfied employees may embark on a protected strike or refer a dispute to the Labour Court based on substantive unfairness.

Labour Court Remedies The employees may bring an application to the Labour Court (LC), prior to dismissal, alleging procedural unfairness in terms of s189A(13) of the LRA, in which case the LC may order the employer to follow procedure or restrain the employer from dismissing the affected employees until a fair procedure has been followed.

Alternatively, the employees may bring an application after their dismissal, alleging substantive unfairness in terms of s189A(18) and s189(19) of the LRA. In De Beers Group Services (Pty) Ltd v NUM [2011] 4 BLLR 318 (LAC) (De Beers), the employer chose not to use a facilitator and issued s189(3) notices on 21 January 2009

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Charles Kinnear is deputy chairman of PSIRA Compliance Committee (Western Cape) and will be writing a regular article on labour issues for Security Focus.

E-mail: charleskinnear@abcorlawinc.co.za

www.abcorlawinc.co.za inviting the employees to consult.

On 13 March 2009, the employer issued notices of termination that take effect as from 22 March 2009, about 60 days after the s189(3) notices were given to the employees.

On 14 April 2009 the employees’ union, the National Union of Mine Workers, referred the dispute to the CCMA nine days before the individuals were to be retrenched.

The individuals were subsequently retrenched on 23 April 2009. On 19 May 2009, the conciliation took place after which CCMA issued a certificate of non-resolution.

The employees’ union referred an unfair dismissal dispute to the Labour Court seeking an order declaring the notices of termination invalid and subsequent re-instatement with back-pay because the employer had failed to adhere to the timelines in terms of s189A(8).

The Labour Court and the Labour Appeal Court held that s189A(2) was explicit in its language that an employer must give notice of termination in accordance with the provisions of s189A, meaning after the referral and expiry of the 30 days in terms of s64(1) of the LRA. Thus, notices of termination issued in contravention of s189A(2) and s189A(8) are invalid and of no force. The effect of the judgement was that employees could be reinstated with back-pay if employers issued notices of termination in contravention of s189A. In the recent LAC judgement of Edcon v Karin Steenkamp and Others (JS350/2014) [2015] ZALACJHB (3 March 2015) (Edcon), the LAC held that the interpretation of s189A(8) in the De Beers case was incorrect.

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at the CCMA before the notice of termination was issued to the employees.

Furthermore, none of the employees brought an application to the Labour Court in terms of s189A(13) alleging non-compliance with fair procedure, but rather sought to rely solely on the principle established in the De Beers case in bringing an application to declare the dismissals invalid and sought re-instatement with full back-pay.

The LAC looked to English law which states that any dismissal of employees, whether fair or unfair, is intended to terminate the employment relationship finally and the only recourse to dissatisfied employees should be restricted to damages.

In reaching its conclusion, the LAC relied on the following: • The LAC referred further to the implicit acceptance of the Appellate Division in Schierhout v Minister of Justice 1926 AD 99 that unlawful and invalid terminations can still bring employment contracts to an end. Employees therefore had reinstatement and/or compensation as recourse. This principle has remained a part of our labour law.

• The LAC stated further that employees would be able bring an application to the Labour Court in terms of s189A(13) of the LRA prior to the dismissal, alleging non-compliance with the procedure, in which case the court could order the employer to follow fair procedure or restrain the employer from dismissing the affected employees until a fair procedure is followed. Where the employees have already been dismissed, their recourse would be limited to an application to the Labour Court challenging the substantive fairness of the dismissals in terms of s189A(18) and s189A(19) of the LRA. Alternatively, the employees have the right to embark on a protected strike in retaliation.

• The LAC accordingly held that it could not have been the intention of the legislature to invalidate or nullify dismissals and re-instate employees, and that the De Beers judgement would have the anomalous effect of removing conventional dismissals from the scope of Chapter 8 of the LRA in that dismissals would no longer be assessed on fairness, but be declared invalid merely because they were premature in procedure. The Court therefore held that the De Beers case was incorrect in its interpretation of s189A(8) of the LRA. n

InternationalNews

Hikvision partners with Agent Vi

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ikvision, a worldwide leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, together with Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), a leading global provider of open architecture video analytics software, have announced strategic co-operation to integrate their products to allow Agent Vi’s embedded component to run on Hikvision cameras.

The integration enables end-users to run Agent Vi’s full range of video analytics solutions on up to 200 Hikvision cameras simultaneously per single server.

Cameras from Hikvision’s 4 series Smart IP camera range are the first to be included in the integration. The cameras are designed to fully meet all professional market requirements for efficient bandwidth and storage utilisation, as well as unparalleled image quality and customer convenience.

With 1.3/2/3MP resolution in bullet, dome and box styles available, the cameras provide versatile solutions for users’ different needs.

Agent Vi’s advanced video analytics platform, savVi™, boasts a set of advanced, automated video analysis tools that provide for the immediate detection and extraction of events and valuable data from surveillance footage, replacing the manual and timeconsuming tasks traditionally employed to monitor live video feeds or sift through recorded video. savVi offers the widest set of video analytics functionalities incorporated in a single product, including real-time event detection, video search and business intelligence applications.

Through the integrated solution, Agent Vi’s software component is embedded inside the Hikvision cameras, allowing customers to deploy Agent Vi’s video analytics in an optimal set up that minimises hardware requirements and eases deployment.

“The strategic co-operation between Hikvision and Agent Vi allows Agent Vi to expand its reach to a very significant share of

the global surveillance market, strengthening Agent Vi’s position as the leading global provider of video analytics,” comments Itsik Kattan, chief executive officer of Agent Vi. “Hikvision users will benefit from the integrated solution which offers them the most comprehensive and reliable video analytics solutions on the market.

“The Hikvision-Agent Vi integration allows the running of a full set of video analytics functionalities on hundreds of cameras per server, making the price point for the overall solution very attractive.”

Keen Yao, international marketing director at Hikvision, comments: “With the embedded video analytics in Hikvision cameras, the new solution enables our users to better manage their system and help them locate critical events, to maximise security efficiency.

“Looking forward, Hikvision will continue to co-operate with Agent Vi to expand the integration and include more Hikvision camera models in the future.” n

SST implements palm-vein biometric authentication Security Systems Technology Ltd (SST) have implemented palm-vein biometric authentication by Fujitsu (PalmSecure) for Hiscox London Market, a division of the Bermuda-based insurer that underwrites international businesses via Lloyd’s of London.

The PalmSecure readers have been installed as a security protocol to authenticate employee access as Hiscox introduced secure document scanning in a move towards a paperless office.

A rigorous identification process to ensure that documents were assigned to the right person with an optimal flow of work was essential. SST evaluated numerous biometric technology devices before recommending and commissioning the PalmSecure readers which are used alongside the Fujitsu fi-6800 production scanner.

The paper scanning technology was introduced in order to speed up business and reduce human error, but accompanying security had to be thorough. As a security and IT partner of Hiscox, SST assessed other approaches including fingerprint, facial recognition and RFID cards.

Enthusiastic user feedback has stressed the speed and simplicity of the identification method as part of an end-to-end document management solution that handles scanning, file conversion, compression and storage. During the research stage, SST worked with Hiscox to introduce the Fujitsu PalmSecure reader and integrate it with the overall document management platform using a software development kit (SDK).

Steve Bigmore, IT project manager at Hiscox, said: “We reviewed the palm-vein technology and were impressed with its maturity and extensive use across a range of business sectors. Looking forward, we could see potential integration with Microsoft Active Directory, which was already in use at Hiscox, so we were confident it would remain

compatible with our IT plans.”

Jonathan Carrasco, technical manager at SST, said: “Palm-vein recognition is based on the absorption of harmless infrared rays which encounter deoxygenated blood in the palm veins that is flowing back to the heart. Being contactless, the technology is hygienic and practically impervious to environmental influences. PalmSecure also provides significantly higher precision and security than the biometric recognition of a fingerprint or an iris.” n

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InternationalNews

Remsdaq launches EntroWatch v1.2 software Remsdaq has announced the launch of the latest release of its multi award-winning EntroWatch system. EntroWatch continues to break new ground in the licence-free security management market, and now includes the following new features: • ONVIF Profile S video client.

• Comprehensive, global anti-passback management.

• Up to 10 client machines.

• Automatic and scheduled triggers.

• Global lockdown.

• Holiday manager.

• Negative access rules.

• DHCP or fixed IP addresses.

• French and Portuguese language.

• SQL Server 2014 based.

EntroWatch is the world’s first licence-free access control system to use a Windows 8™ style dashboard management and control display. This innovation means any menu is a maximum of two clicks away.

Automatic hardware discovery and setup wizard make EntroWatch the simplest of

systems to deploy.

Designed to facilitate growth and expansion, EntroWatch has no hard limits for doors or cardholders being governed only by SQL Server Express™ in terms of database size and client licences.

EntroWatch re-defines the industry standard for licence-free security management software by including an integral badge designer, automated triggers, security lockdown, anti-passback and an ONVIF video client. To download the EntroWatch v1.2 software go to entrowatch.com n

TeleEye introduces new H.264 HD network cameras TeleEye, a leading supplier of video surveillance systems, presents a new line of H.264 network cameras with robust designs and multiple functions to serve the demands of a wide range of video surveillance applications.

TeleEye MP Series network cameras offer unsurpassable performance, providing H.264 encoding capability of 30 frames per second at 1080p resolution.

More importantly, these models are fully supported by TeleEye’s GX680 Series of DVRs and video management software.

Extra Protection with TeleEye GX680 DVRs “By applying the MP Series together with GX680 Series and our unified video management platform, users will benefit from the substantial performance.

“In addition to higher image quality, these H.264 cameras are enabled to not only provide an ideal option for fulfilling plenty of projects’

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requirements, but also extra protection for those requiring security measures in place during Internet transmission,” explains Dr Wallace Ma, chief marketing officer of TeleEye Group.

“This together with aesthetic appearance, ease of installation, and intelligent video capabilities complete our diversified product range for professional video surveillance applications,” Dr Ma continues.

Once integrated with GX680 Series, the video data captured by the MP Series is fully protected. The GX recorders are able to separate the video network from an IP network.

With the TeleEye Hacker Resistant technology, it also safeguards the video data when it is being delivered via a public network. Thus, prevents hackers’ attacks.

Comprehensive Range for Maximum Flexibility The MP Series embraces two dome cameras,

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three bullet cameras and one pan-tilt-zoom speed dome camera which are adaptable for different applications.

These new camera models can withstand harsh outdoor environments such as public areas, railway stations and on campus.

The true day and night operation with auto IR-cut filter, provides outstanding vision for poorly-lit areas.

The MP276E-HD and MP687-HD have the ability to cover a substantial distance.

Therefore are exceptionally effective for monitoring traffic on the highways and across open spaces.

“It is evident that TeleEye products are trustworthy and dependable, providing users with extra peace of mind,” concluded Dr Ma. Common Features: • 1080p HD IR. • H.264 compression.

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Dallmeier watches over Möbelhof Ingolstadt The Panomera® multifocal sensor technology from Dallmeier watches over Möbelhof Ingolstadt. One special highlight for the managing director is also mobile access capability via the Dallmeier iPhone app.

As the largest furniture store in the area between Nuremberg, Regensburg and Munich, Möbelhof in Parsberg and Ingolstadt is a home decorator’s heaven unrivalled in the region.

High-quality classical and modern furnishing articles and the latest in furnishing trends are presented on total areas of 20 000 square metres in Parsberg, and 40 000 square metres in Ingolstadt. A wide selection of home accessories and soft furnishing textiles is also available.

For managing director Martin Stephan, it is extremely important to offer high-quality goods to his customers. This is why a video surveillance system has been installed in each of the furniture stores. He decided to use the equipment from Dallmeier following several recommendations – and he is more than happy with this choice.

Panomera® MFS technology watches over Möbelhof Ingolstadt In all, there are three Panomera® multifocal sensor systems installed in the furniture store in Ingolstadt. They are concentrated mainly on the entrance area and the goods collection zone, where customers load the furniture they have purchased into their vehicles.

“The cameras enable us to determine quite clearly the point at which risk was transferred from the warehouse to the collector. This is

important for us for the purpose of ensuring the quality of our goods,” explains Mr Stephan.

MFS technology delivers substantial added value compared with conventional single sensor cameras. “The loading zone is quite long. Thanks to the amazingly detailed resolution of the Panomera®, we can watch over the entire area with just one camera.

That not only saves us the cost of additional cameras, but it has also made installation and cable laying much simpler,” he continues.

Besides the multifocal sensor systems, there are also several IP cameras with integrated infrared lighting and vandal-resistant dome cameras in operation in the store. These provide effective protection against vandalism or theft in both the outside and inside areas.

The existing, analogue cameras from a different manufacturer that were already in place in Ingoldstadt were incorporated in the new Dallmeier system.

“Of course, that was an immense advantage to us in financial terms, because it meant we did not have to replace the equipment all at once. We could continue using our existing cameras, and change over gradually and completely to IP technology,” says Mr Stephan with satisfaction.

Until now, there has been no video equipment at the Parsberg location – and here, Mr Stephan is using Dallmeier HD cameras exclusively.

Recording from the cameras is performed on Dallmeier appliances, which make it possible to create either a system consisting purely of IP cameras, or a hybrid recording

system using IP-based and analogue cameras at the same time.

For analysis, the Smavia Viewing Client is available. Mr Stephan says: “For us, it is very convenient to be able to control not only our existing cameras, but also the new HD cameras and the MFS systems via a single management system.”

Total vision, even mobile A dedicated line was set up to connect the furniture stores in Ingolstadt and Parsberg.

“This means that when I am in Parsberg I can see how full the car park is in Ingolstadt and open up secondary parking areas if necessary.

This way, we can respond early and control the streams of visitors to make sure the shopping experience is as pleasant as possible for our customers.”

One feature that Mr Stephan finds particularly useful is the Dallmeier iPhone/iPad app, called “DMVC”, available in the iTunes Appstore: “I travel a lot, and this app gives me access to the camera images wherever I am.”

Ready for the future The Dallmeier system has proven its worth in practical operation, and Mr Stephan is satisfied with his choice.

“Our old analogue system has simply reached the limits of its capabilities. And so with Dallmeier, we have found a video system that is not only modern, but which can be expanded and most importantly will continue to deliver outstanding performance for a long time to come.” n

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Law&Security

CEO suspension

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By Peter Bagshawe

outh Africa has produced some fine advertisements and the recent television advert from Santam is a prime example of this. Basically, the advertisement is a tour of reactions by foreigners to various aspects of South African life and lifestyles and features reference to load shedding.

Newspaper headlines can be equally pithy and the banner headline on boards posted around Johannesburg on 13 March 2015 read “ESKOM LOADSHEDS CEO” which in itself is newsworthy, and shows how deeply the phrase is embedded locally.

The information available is that on 12 March, Eskom chairperson Zola Tsotsi announced the suspension of chief executive officer of Eskom, Tshediso Matona, Eskom’s financial director Tsholofelo Molefe, executive for group capital Dan Marokane and acting group executive for commercial and technology Matshela Koko with immediate effect (subsequent to a Board decision taken on 11 March) in order that a three-month enquiry or fact finding exercise into the state of a number of aspects of Eskom’s business could be undertaken in an unfettered and transparent basis.

At the same time, Mr Tsotsi announced that Eskom non-executive director Zethembe Khoza would step in as acting chief executive officer, Nonkululeko Veleti would be acting financial director, Abram Masango appointed as acting executive for group capital and Edwin Mabelane would be acting executive for commercial and technology.

At the time of the announcement, Mr Tsotsi emphasised that the suspensions were not related to any wrongdoing on the part of the suspended executives and that no internal charges were related to the suspensions.

The Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, who appears to have been present at the board meeting and was subsequently advised of the decision to suspend the four executives, welcomed the decision by Eskom to undertake a comprehensive and holistic audit, but listed a number of areas of concern from her side on Eskom. The Minister’s statements are at odds with Mr Tsotsi’s referring to a fact finding exercise.

It is telling that Minister Brown has publically expressed her frustration at the inability of Eskom to provide credible information to her and has indicated that she would prefer an indepth investigation and listed the areas that

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she considers to be of primary concern.

Before looking at these it should be noted that in April 2014, Eskom was charged by the Minister to report on the boiler explosion at Duvha Power Station within 90 days and in October 2014 a three-month deadline was given for the investigation into the coal silo collapse at Majuba Power Station.

Neither of these reports has been made public and there is no indication that Eskom has reported on these incidents to the Minister.

It also appears that there has not been sufficient engagement by Eskom executives with the War Room initiative headed by Deputy President Cyril Ramaposa.

More specifically, Minister Brown has openly stated that her concerns (which I have broken into three sections below) require to be addressed and information fed back to her.

The first section of concerns relates to the delays in construction at Medupi and Kusile, costings on the construction projects and overruns on costs.

The delay in bringing Medupi on stream and the pressure that this has placed on the grid are obvious and have been reported on widely and require no amplification.

The next section is the lack of stability on the supply side, load shedding and its impact on the economy and the instability of the supply of electricity, which is likely a result of the lack of planned and pre-emptive maintenance.

The final section of concern sated by the Minister relates to the liquidity of the utility, the absence of credible information and the twin issue of coal and diesel pricing and sourcing.

The last point is likely to be exacerbated by resistance to the amended BEE requirements that are currently being debated by suppliers and with the Deputy President advising Parliament that no racially-based hiring or firing practices are currently under way at Eskom.

To contextualise the situation, it may be as well to outline the duration of appointment of the suspended board members.

Chairperson Zola Tsotsi has been in his position for in excess of four years and while in that position has, ultimately, been responsible for the developing issues across the board at Eskom and has been appointed as manager of the panel that will be responsible for the investigation.

The sub-committee will be facilitated by a management change consultant, and additional Eskom members are Chwayita Mabude, chairwoman of the Risk and Audit Committee with Zethembe Khoza, chairman

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of the People and Governance Committee.

From a governance perspective, it would be preferable for the sub-committee and members to be independent, particularly given the announced reasoning behind the suspension of the Eskom executives.

Looking at those who have been suspended, Tshediso Matona was appointed as chief executive officer on 1 October 2014 (replacing Brian Dames who resigned) and it was under his appointment that the recent series of cuts and organised load shedding with emphasis on maintenance priorities took place.

Finance director Tsholofelo Molefe was appointed to her current position in mid-2014 after the resignation of Paul O’Flaherty and similarly has not had a substantial term in office (although she has been with Eskom since 2011) and Dan Marokane, the head of group capital has been with Eskom since 2010.

The implications of the suspension, however, go wider than the removal of the business heads of Eskom at a troubled time in its history.

Analysts have indicated that the suspensions and inquiry may have a negative impact on Eskom bonds and sovereign debt, but are unlikely to affect currency or local rates in the short term while the reaction from unions was predictably two-sided.

The interim board will be faced with not only internal challenges, but also the necessity of maintaining power supply within the constraints of availability and reliability which will have an impact on the economy and the broader manufacturing sectors in the short and medium term.

Arising from this, the long-term provision of cost-effective and reliable power is key to the economic performance nationally at a time when the fall in the rand, particularly against the US$, has placed additional strain on the fiscus.

Given that indications are that the American economy has rebounded and their interest rates will shift upwards, further erosion of the rand’s value is likely and, here again, the economic performance of South Africa will be impacted should the manufacturing sector not stabilise.

The coming three months will be critical from a number of perspectives, and the review of Eskom will be watched keenly, as will the performance of the sub-committee. n

PETER BAGSHAWE holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the former University of Rhodesia and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Witwatersrand.

associationNews

Another compliance victory

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he Security Association of South Africa (SASA) has welcomed the ruling by an independent adjudicator, who declared a multi-billion rand security contract for Durban’s International Convention Centre (ICC) invalid.

The ICC’s bid committee has been ordered to consider other bids because the appointed security company, Isidingo Security Services, is not compliant with the legislation governing the security industry.

SASA considers this judgement a victory, not just for the appellants, but for the security industry as a whole. SASA has committed itself to investigating and exposing non-compliance within the security industry, and challenging those contracts awarded to non-compliant companies by government and private sector clients.

This judgement comes after SASA and a number of losing bidder companies lodged a joint objection to the awarding of this multimillion rand contract to Isidingo Security, based on Isidingo not meeting the minimum requirements for compliance.

This included a finding that Isidingo was deducting provident fund contributions from its employees that never made their way to the actual provident fund. It was later confirmed by the Private Security Sector Provident Fund chairman that Isidingo Security was R11 million in arrears, but that it had agreed to pay off this amount over an agreed period of time.

SASA responded by saying that noncompliant security companies must refrain

from submitting tenders until they are fully compliant with legislation.

Having recently renewed our commitment to the eradication of non-compliance as part of our strategic objectives, we are pleased that this ruling will, once again, bring public attention to the fact that using noncompliant security service providers is in fact against the law.

In order to meet our objectives, we not only need the support of all major players and interest groups associated with our industry, but there has to be a greater awareness in the public about the pitfalls of contracting non-compliant security companies.

Currently, one of our biggest areas of focus is spreading the word to the public about the pitfalls of contracting non-compliant security companies, not just from a legal standpoint, but because those that hire rogue companies, are actually putting themselves at greater security risk.

We have a long and hard battle ahead of us. Unfortunately every negative media story about the security industry plays its part in eroding the industry’s reputation.

One of our roles will be to help consumers distinguish between the “good and the bad”.

While we have formulated an aggressive approach to exposing non-compliance in our industry, we will still need the support of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) to enforce legislation.

We are encouraged by the fact that PSIRA

a word from the chairman

is, in certain instances, stepping up to the challenge through a number of high profile actions against non-compliant companies.

I mentioned in my column last month that every action against non-compliance is a step in the right direction, but that a strong coordinated effort would make a far bigger impact.

We will, therefore, still be approaching government departments, as well as private sector companies to participate in the fight against non-compliance, and hope PSIRA and other role-players in our industry, including the trade unions and other regulatory bodies such as SASSETA, join us in these efforts.

We also hope to see more prosecution of flyby-nights and those companies that knowingly contract them in terms of the PSRIA Act of 2001.

We will certainly do our part to assist the Authority in this regard by spreading the word in the public domain, notifying end-users of possible transgressions and assisting in the provision of evidence to prosecute those that knowingly continue to flout the laws governing our industry.

Sincerely Chris Laubscher SASA Chairman

SAIS hosts its first seminar of 2015 The Security Institute of South Africa (SAIS) hosted its first breakfast seminar of the year at Pirates Rugby Club in Johannesburg in February.

Dr Gavriel Schneider, the first recipient of a Doctor of Criminology Degree specialising in Security Management, was the presenter of what proved to be an enthralling subject “Risk to Opportunity – the business case for safety and security”.

Gavriel is an acknowledged subject matter expert on integrated risk management, safety and security with extensive senior level management and leadership experience. He explained how to adopt an integrated risk approach aligned to organisational objectives and implementing a proactive risk-based methodology, so the complex environment in which we operate today can be better managed.

By bridging the gap between specialist

practitioners and senior executives, an organisation can truly turn risk into opportunity.

Two new members of the Institute attended the seminar and were presented with their membership certificates and ties by Institute chairman, Dave Dodge. They were Roger Truebody, a well-known security manager with a leading security service provider, and Professor Anthony Minnaar, who has been responsible for the Security Management Programme at UNISA for many years.

The Institute will be holding regular breakfast and lunch seminars throughout the year, and further details can be obtained from the administration office.

The Institute’s charity golf day, which is always so successful, will be hosted on Friday, 8 May – and details of four-balls and all the sponsorship opportunities available can also

be obtained from the administration office at sais@tiscali.co.za or 011 455 3157. n

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Calendar

Calendar of security conferences, events and exhibitions of interest to the security industry – both local and international LOCAL EVENTS: 2015

March 24-25: Sectech Norway 2015. Venue: Oslo Kongressenter, Oslo, Norway. More information: Ar Media International. Tel: +46 8 556 306 80. E-mail: deniz.baykal@armedia.se Website: www.sectech.nu

May 12-14: SECUREX 2015. Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Johannesburg. More information: Joshua Louw. Tel: (011) 835-1565. E-mail: joshual@specialised.com

March 25-28: Security Expo. Venue: Inter Expo Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria.

More information: Bulgarreklama Agency. Tel: +359 2 9655 275. E-mail: safetysecurity@iec.bg Website: www.securityexpo.bg

September 6-9: CAMPROSA Annual Conference. Venue: Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town. More information: John Tunstall. Tel: (028) 313-1711. E-mail: jtunstall@ iafrica.com. Website: www.camprosa.co.za

April 13-16: MIPS Moscow 2015. 21st Moscow International Protection, Security and Fire Safety Exhibition. Venue: All-Russian Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia. More information: ITE Group, Agnius Kazalauskas. Tel: +44 20 7596 5079. E-mail: agnius.kazlauskas@ite-exhibitions.com Website: www. securityshows.com

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: 2015 March 3-6: SECURITY SHOW 2015. Japan’s largest Trade Fair for the Security & Safety Industry. Venue: Tokyo International Exhibition Centre, Tokyo, Japan. More information: Space Media Japan Co., Ltd. Tel: +81 3 3512 5670. Fax: +81 3 3512 5680. E-mail: tradefairs2015@smj.co.jp Website: http://messe. nikkei.co.jp/en

April 14-16: Interpol World 2015. Venue: Sand Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore. More information: Interpol, David Lim. Tel: +65 6389 6614.

E-mail: davidlim@mpinetwork.com. Website: www.interpol-world.com April 15-17: ISC West. Venue: Sands Expo, Las Vegas, US. More information: Reed Exhibitions. Tel: +203 840-5831. E-mail: ssessa@reedexpo.com Website: www.iscwest.com

March 5-7: IFSEC Istanbul. Venue: Lutfi Kirdar Convention Centre, Istanbul, Turkey. More information: UBM. Tel: +44 (0)20 7921 8057. E-mail: kristan. johnstone@ubm.com Website: www.ifsec-istanbul.com March 7-8: Africa Hotel Security Expo and Conference. Venue: Arusha International Conference Centre, Arusha, Tanzania. More information: E-mail: hotelsecurityexpo@hospitalityafricagroup.com

October 21-23: CAIPS 2015. 8th Central Asian International Protection, Security and Fire Safety Exhibition. Venue: Uzexpocentre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. More information: Agnius Kazalauskas. Tel: +44 207 596 5079.

E-mail: security@ite-events.com Website: www.ite-exhibitions.com

March 10-12: ISC Brasil 2015. Venue: Expo Centre Norte, Sáo Paulo, Brazil.

More information: Reed Exhibitions. Tel: +55 11 2129-6303. E-mail: isc-expo@ reedalcantaranews.com.br Website: www.iscbrasil.com.br

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: 2016

March 11-13: AIPS 2015. 5th Almaty International Protection, Security, rescue and Fire Safety Exhibition. Venue: Atakent Exhibition Centre, Almaty, Kazakhstan. More information: Agnius Kazalauskas. Tel: +44 207 596 5079.

E-mail: security@ite-events.com Website: www.ite-exhibitions.com

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Directory

SECURITY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (SASA) SASA OFFICE BEARERS

REGIONAL OFFICE BEARERS

ADMINISTRATION

Suite 147 Postnet X2, Helderkruin 1733

Gauteng: Christiaan Oelofse E-mail: coelofse@adt.co.za Cell: 082 339-3398

National Administrator: Tony Botes Cell: 083 272 1373 E-mail: info@sasecurity.co.za Fax: 0866 709 209

National President: Costa Diavastos Cell: 082 498-4749 E-mail: CostaD@servest.co.za National Chairman: Chris Laubscher Cell: 082 441-4092 E-mail: chrisl@bidvestmagnum.co.za National Deputy Chairman: Marchel Coetzee Cell: 084 440-0087 E-mail: marchel_coetzee@omegasol.com

KwaZulu-Natal: Gary Tintinger E-mail: garyt@enforce.co.za Cell: 084 429 4245 Western Cape: Koos van Rooyen E-mail: kvanrooyen@thorburn.co.za Cell: 082 891-2351

Accounts: Yolandi Evans Cell: 061 470-8736 E-mail: accounts@sasecurity.co.za Fax: 0862 124 142

OTHER SECURITY AND RELATED ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS PSIRA — Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority, Eco Park, Centurion. Tel: (012) 003 0500/1.

Independent Hotline: 0800 220 918. E-mail: info@psira. co.za Director: Manabela Chauke. Council Members: Mr T Bopela (chairperson); Ms Z. Holtzman (vicechairperson); Advocate A. Wiid (council member); and Commissioner A. Dramat (council member).

APPISA – Association for Professional Private Investigators SA, Box 8064, Minnebron 1549. Cell: 073 371-7854 or 072 367-8207. Fax: 086 689-0166. E-mail: info@appelcryn.co.za. Website: www.appelcryn.co.za.

President: Ken Appelcryn. Secretary: Dianne.

ASIS International — Johannesburg Chapter No. 155.

Box 99742, Garsfontein East 0060. Tel: (011) 652-2569.

Website: http://www.asis155jhb.webs.com/ President/ Chairperson: Johan Hurter. Secretary: Chris Cray.

ASIS International — Chapter 203: Cape Town – South African security professionals. President/Chairman: Yann A Mouret, CPP. Secretary: Eva Nolle. Tel: (021) 785-7093. Fax: (021) 785-5089. E-mail: info@aepn. co.za. Website: www.asis203.org.za bac — Business Against Crime, Box 784061, Sandton 2146. Chairman: James Fitzgerald. Tel: (011) 8830717. Fax: (011) 883-1679. E-mail: denise@bac.org. za. Eastern Cape: Box 40078, Walmer 6065. Tel: (041) 373-6401. Fax: (041) 373-6402. E-mail: info@bacec. co.za. Western Cape: 12th Floor Picbel Arcade, Strand Street. Tel: (021) 419-2044. Fax: (021) 419-2066. E-mail: jackie@bacwcape.co.za KwaZulu-Natal: 2 Hopedene Grove, Morningside, Durban 4001. Tel: (031) 207-8273.

Fax: (031) 207-3900. Provincial manager: Jody Nair, e-mail jody@backzn.co.za Mpumalanga: Box 430, White River 1240. Tel: David Pretorius (general manager) (013) 751-3188. Fax: (013) 744-3555. Cell: 083 2735515. E-mail: david@bac_mp.co.za; or Ed Coombes (chairperson) 082 807-3916, fax (013) 752-6002, e-mail: ed.coombes@worldonline.co.za. North West: Postnet Suite 4415, Private Bag X82323, Rustenburg 0300; Charles Kendall (managing director) tel/fax: (014) 5923591, e-mail: charles.kendall@lonplats.com. Limpopo: Box 784061, Sandton 2146. Tel: (011) 883-0717; fax (011) 883-1679; e-mail: info@bac.org.za. Free State: Box 784061, Sandton 2146. Tel: (011) 883-0717; fax (011) 883-1679; e-mail: info@bac.org.za.

CAMPROSA — Campus Protection Society of Southern Africa. President: Roland September. Tel: (021) 650-4858.

E-mail: roland.september@uct.ac.za. Vice President: Derek Huebsch. Tel: (041) 504 2490. E-mail: derek. huebsch@nmmu.ac.za. Executive Secretary: John Tunstall. Tel: (028) 313 1711. E-mail: jtunstall@iafrica.com.

Web: www.camprosa.co.za.

CENSEC — Centre for the Study of Economic Crime.

Director: Louis de Koker. Tel: (011) 489-2134. E-mail: ldekoker@uj.ac.za CISA — Cape Insurance Surveyors Association. Shahid Sonday (021) 402-8196. Fax: (021) 419-1844. E-mail: shahid.sonday@saeagle.co.za; or Mike Genard (021) 557-8414. E-mail: mikeg@yebo.co.za DRA — Disaster Recovery Association of Southern Africa, Box 405, Saxonwold 2132. Chairman: Grahame Wright, Tel. (011) 486-0677, Fax (011) 646-5587. Secretary/ Treasurer: Charles Lourens, Tel. (011) 639-2346, Fax (011) 834-6881.

EFCMA — Electric Fencing and Components Manufacturers Association, Box 411164, Craighall 2024. Tel: (011) 326- 4157. Fax: (011) 493-6835. Chairperson: Cliff Cawood 083 744-

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2159. Deputy chairperson: John Mostert 082 444-9759. Secretary: Andre Botha 083 680-8574.

ESDA — Electronic Security Distributors Association, Box 17103, Benoni West 1503. Tel: (011) 845-4870.

Fax: (011) 845-4850. Chairperson: Lee-Ann Andreka.

Secretary: Shirley James. Website: www.esda.org.za ESIA — Electronic Security Industry Alliance, Box 62436, Marshalltown 2107. Tel: (011) 498-7468. Fax: 086 570 8837. Cell: 082 773-9308. E-mail: sia@iburst.co.za or steveconradie@iburst.co.za. Web: www.securityalliance. co.za FDIA — Fire Detection Installers Association, Postnet Suite 86, Private Bag X10020, Edenvale 1610. Tel: 087 808 7527. Fax: 086 518 4376. E-mail: fdia@fdia.co.za.

Website: www.fdia.co.za President/Chairperson: Matt Kielty. Secretary: Jolene van der Westhuizen.

FFETA — The Fire Fighting Equipment Traders Association, Postnet Suite 86, Private Bag X10020, Edenvale 1610. Tel: (011) 455-3157. Fax: 086 518 4374/ (011) 455-4126. E-mail: ffeta@tiscali.co.za. Website: www.ffeta.co.za. Chairperson: Astrid Wright. Vicechairperson: Meshack Gabeni.

FPASA — Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa, Box 15467, Impala Park 1472. Tel: (011) 397-1618.

Fax: (011) 397-1160. E-mail: library@fpasa.co.za. Web: www.fpasa.co.za. General Manager: David Poxon.

GFA—Gate&FenceAssociation,Box1338,Johannesburg 2000. Tel: (011) 298-9400. Fax: (011) 838-1522.

Administrator: Theresa Botha.

HCSA — Hotel & Casino Security Association, Box 91728, Auckland Park 2006. Chairman: Dick Glanville, Tel: (011) 447-2700, Fax: (011) 447-3276. Vice-chairman: Frans Joubert, Tel: (011) 898-7333. Secretary/Treasurer: Graham Bendell, Tel (011) 728-4405; Cell 082 699-2392.

HSA — Helderberg Security Association, Box 12857, N1 City Parow 7463. Tel: (021) 511-5109. Fax: (021) 511-5277. E-mail: info@command.co.za. Website: www. command.co.za. Chairperson: Stephen van Diggele.

IFE — Institution of Fire Engineers (SA). Treasurer: A.E. Greig, Box 1033, Houghton 2041. Tel/Fax: (011) 7884329. E-mail: adminstaff@ife.org.za Website: www.ife. org.za. President: John Khoza Mpiyakhe. Secretary: Lindi Mujugira.

ISA — Insurance Surveyors Association, Box 405, Saxonwold 2132. Chairman: Graham Wright (011) 4860677. Vice-chairman: Alan Ventress. Secretary: Alex dos Santos.

LASA — Locksmiths Association of South Africa, Box 4007, Randburg 2125. Tel: (011) 782-1404 Fax: (011) 782-3699. E-mail: lasa@global.co.za Website: www.lasa. co.za President/Chairman: Alan Jurrius. Secretary: Dora Ryan.

NaFETI — National Firearms Education and Training Institute, Box 181067, Dalbridge 4014. Chairman: M.S. Mitten. Vice: Ken Rightford (033) 345-1669. Cell: 084 659-1142.

NaFTA — The National Firearms Training Association of SA, Box 8723, Edenglen 1613. National Chairman: Peter Bagshawe.Tel: (011) 979-1200. Fax: (011) 979-1816.

E-mail: nafta@lantic.net POLSA — Policing Association of Southern Africa. Tel: (012) 429-6003. Fax: (012) 429-6609. Chairperson: Anusha Govender, 082 655-8759.

PSSPF — Private Security Sector Provident Fund.

Contact: Jackson Simon. Cell: 072 356 6358. E-mail: jackson@psspfund.co.za. Website: www.psspfund.co.za SAESI — Southern African Emergency Services

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Institute, Box 613, Krugersdorp 1740. Tel: (011) 6605672. Fax: (011) 660-1887. President: DN Naidoo.

Secretary: Mrs S.G. Moolman. E-mail:saesi@mweb. co.za SAIA — South African Insurance Association, Box 30619, Braamfontein 2017. Chief Executive: B. Scott. Tel: (011) 726-5381. Fax: (011) 726-5351.

E-mail: faith@saia.co.za SAIDSA — South African Intruder Detection Services Association, Association House, P O Box 17103, Benoni West 1503. Tel: (011) 845-4870. Fax: (011) 845-4850.

E-mail: saidsa@mweb.co.za Website: www.saidsa.co.za President/Chairman: Johan Booysen. Secretary: Cheryl Ogle.

SAIS — South African Institute of Security, Postnet Suite 86, Private Bag X10020, Edenvale 1610. Tel: (011) 455-3157 or 0861 111 418. Fax: 086 518 4374/ (011) 455-4126. E-mail: SAIS@tiscali.co.za. Website: www.instituteofsecurity.co.za. Chairman: David Dodge.

Vice-chairman: Mike Verster. Administrative Manager: Rosemary Cowan.

SAN — Security Association of Namibia, Box 1926, Windhoek, Namibia. Administrator: André van Zyl. Tel: +264 61 205 2264. Fax: +264 61 205 2350. E-mail: pagvz@nampower.com.na SANSEA — South African National Security Employers’ Association, Box 9553, Edenglen 1613. Administrators: SIA, Box 62346, Marshalltown 2107. Tel: (011) 498-7468.

Fax: (011) 498-7287. E-mail: sia@iburst.co.za.

SAPFED — Southern African Polygraph Federation.

President: Ben Lombaard 083 793-1152. Secretary: Amelia Griesel 082 786-3347. E-mail: info@sapfed.org.

Website: www.sapfed.org SAQCC FIRE — South African Qualification Certification Committee, Postnet Suite 86, Private Bag X10020, Edenvale 1610. Tel: (011) 455-3157. Fax: 086 518 4374.

E-mail: saqccfire@tiscali.co.za. Website: www.saqccfire. co.za Management Committee: Chairman: Brett Jones.

Vice-Chairman: Duncan Boyes. SAQCC Fire – 1475 Committee: Chairman: Tom Dreyer. Vice-Chairperson: JJ Scholtz. SAQCC Fire – Detection & Suppression Committee: Chairman: Matt Kielty. Vice-Chairperson: Laura Swart.

SARPA — South African Revenue Protection Association, Box 868, Ferndale 2160. Tel: (011) 7891384. Fax: (011) 789-1385. President: Naas du Preez.

Secretariat: Mr J. Venter, Van der Walt & Co. SDOA — Service Dog Operators Association, Box 49554, Hercules 0030. Tel: (012) 376-2152/3. Fax: (012) 376-2359. E-mail: company@ppscanine.co.za Chairperson: Mr F. van Kraayenburg. Tel: (012) 376-2266.

SIA — Security Industry Alliance, Box 62436, Marshalltown 2107. Tel: (011) 498-7468. Chief Executive Officer: Steve Conradie. Website: www.securityalliance. co.za SKZNSA—SouthernKwaZulu-NatalSecurityAssociation.

Tel: (039) 315-7448. Fax: (039) 315-7324. Chairman: Anton Verster – 082 371-0820.

VESA — Vehicle Security Association of South Africa, Box 1468, Halfway House 1685. Tel: (011) 3153588/3655. Fax: (011) 315-3617. General Manager: Niresh Reddy.

VIPPASA — VIP Protection Association of SA, Box 41669, Craighall 2024. Tel: 082 749-0063. Fax: 086 625-1192. E-mail: info@vippasa.co.za. Website: www.vippasa.co.za. Enquiries: Chris Rootman. Cell: 082 749 0063.E-mail: vippasa@protectour.co.za