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Monthly Magazine On Fire Safety & Electronic Security
Managing Editors Shilpa Kadam Shirish Dongre
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CEO Shekhar Dongre
Aditya Infotech : The shining beckon Mr. Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director, Aditya Infotech Ltd.
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“Opportunities in fire industry are growing slowly but steadily”
Mr. Kaushal Kadakia, Product Owner – Video Surveillance Solutions Matrix Comsec Pvt. Ltd. Vadodara
Mr. U. S. Chhillar, General Secretary, Institution Of Fire Engineers
Business News Pelican™ takes the iM2435 Pelican™ Storm Case™ on the road 06
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Hikvision continues its leading position as a global CCTV & video surveillance market leader Mr. Polo Cai, VP, Hikvision
Aditya Infotech Ltd. signs-up distribution pact with Videotec Mr. Yogesh Dutta, Sr. Vice President, Security BU at Aditya Infotech Ltd.
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Technology Update Building campus network Education
Port Security Underwater Surveillance 96
Mr. Kiron Kunte
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Section 103 CCTV 111 FIRE SAFETY & PROTECTION
Uncontrol sources of ignition lead to major fire incident at IOCL, Oil Terminal, Hazira, Surat
Mr. Subhasish Gupta, Country Manager India & SAARC
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Qualtel Automations : Eyeing the prospects Mr. Akash Gupta, Partner - Qualtel Automations, Mumbai
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Advisory Board (Editorial) Mr. D.C. Nath - IPS (Retd.) Ex.President & CEO - IISSM Farooq Abdullah Managing Partner - Marvel Gloves Industries K.P. DOMINIC Vice President - Life & Safety Division, Aditya Infotech Ltd. Dr. Saifuddin Bharmal C.M.D. - Lookman Electroplast Industries Ltd. Mr. Vivek Bhasin C.E.O-Base Systems Pvt.Ltd. Mr. R. R. Nair Chief Executive of Safety and Health Information Bureau (SHIB) Mr. T. P. Singh Director-S&M, FLIR Systems India Pvt Limited Marketing Team : Ladoji Pendurkar, Bhavin Shah, Bharat Shah Vinod Surve, Kavita Chaudhari,
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Pelican™ takes the iM2435 Pelican™ Storm Case™ on the road
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elican Products, Inc., the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems has unveiled the iM2435 Pelican™ Storm Case™. Designed as a rolling office or tool/photography equipment caddy, the iM2435 fits in most overhead airline compartments and is available with an optional “mobile office” file kit that features a lid organizer and a customizable padded divider set that will accommodate a 15.6 inch laptop. Also available as an optional accessory is the TSA Accepted PeliLock, which airport personnel, who all have special access keys, won’t need to cut for security inspections. Boasting 25, 826 cubic centimeters / 0.02 cubic meters of possible storage space, the iM2435 features a unique top loading design that gives immediate, easy access to its contents. Additionally, there are molded-in feet that give the case stability when it’s upright and full. Standard features include stainless steel, ball-bearing, polyurethane wheels; an extra-long, telescoping, metal handle for easy transport; and recessed rubberized top grip for easy stacking and maximum comfort. The case also features integrated padlock protectors for added defense against cutting and theft. Like all Pelican Storm Cases, the iM2435’s high-performance HPX™ polymer construction helps it protect sensitive equipment from
some of the harshest conditions on Earth. It also features extremely strong press and pull latches to ensure that the case stays secure in rough situations. Additional features include a lid equipped with a polymer o-ring for a dust and watertight seal, and an automatic pressure equalization Vortex™ valve, that stops moisture from entering the case and prevents vacuumlock so the case opens easily at any altitude. The iM2435 completes a line of top-loading-type Pelican travel cases which includes the 1430 and 1440 Cases. All three cases are backed by Pelican’s Legendary Lifetime Guarantee of Excellence.
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Aditya Infotech Ltd. signs-up distribution pact with Videotec
A Mr. Yogesh Dutta, Sr. Vice President, Security BU at Aditya Infotech Ltd.
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ditya Infotech Ltd (AIL), India’s No.1 Safety & Security Products Distribution House, has tied up with Videotec, a World’s leader in manufacturing CCTV Solutions, to distribute their entire range of various CCTV Solutions in India that are specially developed for monitoring any external environment. The vast product range includes positioning units ULISSE, Explosion-proof systems, Stainless Steel systems, Camera housings, Dome enclosures, Vandal-proof housings, Pan & Tilt motors and telemetry, Integrated cameras, Night surveillance illuminators, Digital Video Systems, Control Keyboards, video switching & distribution, video & data transmission and camera brackets. Commenting on the association, Yogesh Dutta, Sr. Vice President, Security BU at Aditya Infotech Ltd said, “Today, we are considered the light house of surveillance Industry in India. Adding Videotec in our security portfolio will certainly strengthen our offering to channel partners and integrators in terms of providing complete security suite as per their need and will improve their quality of integration projects. With a comprehensive range of products in CCTV Solutions, Videotec has led the industry in the design and manufacture of the finest CCTV products”. In-house manufacturing facilities at Italy, Videotec has team of engineers and experts at R&D team
who are dedicatedly developing most advanced technologies and products are being tested for comprehensive compliance with the EC Directives as well as to other local regulations in various countries. Hence, the Videotec products are recognized for high performance, flexibility and style across the globe. “Videotec is really enthusiastic to have a partner like Aditya in India. We are very sure, this partnership will be helpful for the nation who will get best of technology with best, efficient and wide distribution network of Aditya” expressed by, Priyadarsi Panigrahi, Country Manager at Videotec. The Videotec wide range of products is not only bestsuited for government, public or private properties, commercial businesses, banks or prisons, but also coastal or border surveillance which is potentially explosive areas or environments with high temperatures or particularly severe climatic conditions. For more information, contact: Aditya Infotech Ltd Jaya Ghosh jaya_sharma@adityagroup.com www.adityagroup.com
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Hikvision continues its leading position as a global CCTV & video surveillance market leader
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he second consecutive financial year, Hikvision has held the top global position with a dominant market share of 8% of the CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment in 2012. This is a great improvement from last year’s 5.9% in market share, according to a recently released report “The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment – 2013 Edition”, from IMS Research, now part of IHS. While maintaining its position as the world’s finest DVR supplier for 4 consecutive years, Hikvision has also accomplished other notable achievements in the fields of Network Security Cameras, rising to No.3 from last year’s 4th position, and standing out by gaining 11.1% of the worldwide market share of megapixel network security cameras. This noteworthy achievement once again serves as proof of
Hikvision’s continuous efforts to continually offer a fuller range of video surveillance products; moreover the performance in the VMS category highlights the capability of Hikvision to be identified as a leading video surveillance solution provider globally. Located below is a table illustrating Hikvision’s rankings and market share in various categories (as per reports published by IMS Research “The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment – 2013 edition”) “We are pleased to see Hikvision’s continual dominance in these areas,” stated Polo Cai, Vice President at Hikvision. “We have been able to carve out this excellent market position, primarily thanks to our continuous innovation in Hikvision product portfolio. This is also an attribute to our continually expanding sales channels to various www.ind-safety.com
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Hikvision Ranking
Hikvision 2012 Market Share
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markets.” “Our industry is moving towards HD IP, which has been more - and - more progressively accepted by worldwide customers. As a response, Hikvision is keeping in step with this trend and seeking new innovations to address everchanging needs. We’ve developed a full-range of HD IP product lines, differing from entry-level, to professional sectors - which have now been highly acclaimed by our partners and customers worldwide. This is also the primary reason that we continue to benefit from Hikvision’s annual growth,” Polo noted. “Hikvision is quickly growing in the global market, which we are especially proud of in this tough financial climate. As a commitment of such, Hikvision will always work to stay ahead of market needs and listen very carefully to the voice of the market, as well as continuing our sensitivity to the cultures of our customers across the globe.”
About IMS Research report
The IMS Research report “The World Market for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment
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– 2013 Edition” presents the sales performance and revenue rankings for all vendors providing video surveillance equipments in 2012. In assessing the economic outlook, the industry forecast is carried out for the period 2013 to 2017, containing all product categories among various verticals and regions.
About Hikvision
Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the world’s leading suppliers of video surveillance products and solutions. Established in 2001, Hikvision has grown from a small company with 28 people, into a global enterprise with more than 8,000 employees – including 2,800 R&D engineers. With the largest R&D team in the industry and capability of continuous innovation, Hikvision’s product offerings include hybrid DVRs, NVRs, standalone DVRs, digital video servers, compression cards, high-definition IP cameras, and speed domes. These products are used in more than 100 countries, and have been used to secure various security applications around the world. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, Hikvision has expanded to a global operation with regional branch offices in the United States, Netherlands, Italy, UK, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and Dubai; joint ventures in India and Russia; as well as a maintenance center in Hong Kong.
For more information, contact: Hikvision bala.jayam@pramahikvision.com www.hikvision.com
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Rosslare introduces the goPROX™ family Supports Rosslare PROX cards (ASK) and HID Prox™ cards (FSK)
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osslare Security, a worldwide provider of professional Access Control and Intrusion solutions, announced the release of its new line of readers that support both standard Rosslare PROX cards (ASK) and HID Prox™ cards (FSK). The goPROX™ AYC family is a series of convertible PIN/ Proximity readers with Genuine HID Technology™. The goPROX™ AYC series (AYC-E60 / F60 / G60 / M60 / Q60 / T60) automatically determines whether to function as a reader or as a secured standalone controller. If the unit is connected to a standard access control unit, then it functions as a reader. If the unit is connected to a Rosslare secured intelligent power supply such as the PS-A25T, PS-C25T, or PS-C25TU, it functions as a 500-user secured standalone controller. Rosslare offers the largest multi-application portfolio of readers to secure businesses and enterprises such as financial, medical, and industrial. The readers can read all HID Prox cards/tags
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(125 kHz FSK) using Genuine HID Technology™ and outputs HID Prox card data in Wiegand format according to the number of bits of data stored on the card. The units also read Rosslare PROX cards (125 kHz) and can output Rosslare PROX card data as Wiegand 26-Bit, Clock & Data, and Wiegand + PIN. With this family, Rosslare offers dual modulation (ASK, FSK) and dual-authentication with Proximity + PIN and convertible (reader/ controller) functionality. The goPROX™ family is UL approved, meaning the goPROX™ products were tested and approved to hold the highest safety standards in the United States.
About Rosslare Security :
Rosslare Security Products, a division of Rosslare Enterprises Ltd., manufactures and markets highquality security products through its worldwide offices and channel partners. Since its inception in 1980, Rosslare implements the latest technologies for its corporate, residential, and institutional products and systems. Today, our vast product range includes access control systems and keypads, hardwired and wireless intrusion systems, guard patrol management systems, and application software. For more information, contact: Rosslare Security www.rosslaresecurity.com
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VIVOTEK ranks 14th among Taiwan’s top 50 performers
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IVOTEK is honored to have been named in the “2012 Top 2000 Survey” comprehensive business ranking in CommonWealth magazine, issue no. 522. VIVOTEK ranks 14th among the companies listed in “Taiwan’s Top 50 Performers”, which focuses on the business performance over the past three years of the companies listed in the “2012 Top 2000 Survey”. The growth rate of revenues and after-tax net profit, return on equity, and total after-tax net profit were the basic evaluation criteria. With strong and steady financial and operational growth, VIVOTEK stood out among the 2000 companies and was recognized as one of Taiwan’s top 50 companies in terms of business performance. VIVOTEK, since its founding in 2000, has made R&D, sales, marketing, and technical support the core of company operations. VIVOTEK has quickly grown into a leading brand in the network video surveillance industry and built up a comprehensive channel sales network that spans over 80 countries. Most importantly, VIVOTEK highly values investment in R&D, which is specifically focused on the development of video codec technology, networking protocols, and multimedia SoC designs. Drawing on the strength and depth of its R&D capabilities, VIVOTEK has been able to continuously deliver innovative products to the market and win several international awards, such as the GIT Security Award 2013 and The Best Innovation Product Contest organized by MIPS. 1350 manufacturing companies are listed in CommonWealth magazine’s “2012 Top 2000 Survey”. Among these manufacturing companies, VIVOTEK, with a 16.23% net profit rate, ranks 60th in terms of profitability. Moreover, in 2012, VIVOTEK’s revenues of NTD3.47 billion, an increase of 20.74% over the previous year, were a company record. In the “2012 Top 2000 Survey”, VIVOTEK ranks 680th overall, and 76th among
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the 150 companies in the PC Peripherals and Components category. VIVOTEK Chairman Owen Chen stated, “CommonWealth magazine has conducted its Top 1000 Survey for more than 20 years, expanding it this year to cover the top 2000 companies. The survey has become a benchmark in Taiwan since it not only provides Taiwanese companies with a great source of encouragement, but has also turned into a driving force behind industry growth. It is a great honor for VIVOTEK to achieve 14th in the “Taiwan’s Top 50 Performers” ranking. Going forward, VIVOTEK will enhance intelligent surveillance systems and continue to expand our global business. Also, we will continue developing diversified applications with innovative features, leading VIVOTEK to achieve our next business peak!”
About VIVOTEK
VIVOTEK, established in 2000, has quickly taken its place as a leading brand in the security industry. Known for delivering world-class IP surveillance solutions, VIVOTEK specializes in system applications and integration. With innovative R&D teams adopting ground-breaking codec technologies, VIVOTEK provides a wide range of products, including network cameras, video servers, video receivers and central management systems. VIVOTEK (TAIEX: 3454) was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2006. In 2008, a branch office was set up in California, USA. VIVOTEK is currently working with more than 150 authorized distributors in over 80 countries. For more information, contact: VIVOTEK www.vivotek.com
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Khalifa Port, chooses CEM AC2000 SE security management system from Tyco Security Products
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yco Security Products has secured the prestigious Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ), Abu Dhabi with the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) system. The system was installed at Khalifa Port by CEM Approved Reseller Tyco Fire & Security U.A.E. Khalifa Port, the state of the art gateway to Abu Dhabi was officially opened in December 2012. Khalifa Port is crucial to the ADPC (Abu Dhabi Ports Company) mega project which includes Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad). Featuring the latest technology and designed to accommodate the world’s largest ships, Khalifa Port will become one of the biggest ports in the world when all phases are completed, estimated to be two-thirds the size of Singapore!
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“CEM is delighted to be involved in one of the UAE’s most prestigious infrastructure projects. With our many years experience in both the port and airport sector, CEM has provided a sophisticated security solution for Khalifa Port” said Philip Verner, Regional Sales Director, EMEA, CEM Systems. He continued “This was an exciting yet challenging project for CEM who delivered not one but two systems for the Port; AC2000 & a highly customised Gate Management System, providing high level integration to multiple port security systems to ensure the monitoring and control of vehicles coming onsite”. The AC2000 Gate Management Solution integrates with a number of third party systems all interfaced to ensure multiple checks are made www.ind-safety.com
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before a vehicle can enter site. The driver firstly swipes their card then Passive or Active long range RFID tags are used on trucks and light vehicles and then finally ANPR License Plate Recognition is used and the gate opens. “Khalifa Port required a highly secure & flexible access control system, which could be used for more than just access control” said Craig Menzies, Security Division Manager, Tyco Fire & Security UAE. He continued “Having worked with CEM before on projects such as Dubai International Airport, we knew the CEM AC2000 solution would be a perfect fit for the Port and with CEM’s dedicated Integrations team, Khalifa Ports high expectations could be met successfully”. CEM’s advanced hardware was used throughout the Port including over 700 S610e and S610f fingerprint readers, S3020 portable card readers and over 300 DIU (Door Interface Unit) 230s utilising PoE+ (Power over Ethernet) technology. The multi-technology CEM S610e IP card readers installed at Khalifa Port are IP 66 rated to protect against dust and water. The S610e reader displays meaningful user messages such as ‘Wrong Time-Zone & ‘Card Expiring’ and features a keypad for additional PIN code security. The S610e reader also offers the highest level of reliability as it features an internal database for offline card validation. The reader’s database holds up to 200,000 card holder records internally and up to 8,000 records offline. This means that should communication be temporarily lost at the Khalifa Port, staff can still validate cards throughout the Port at all times. CEM S610f fingerprint readers will also be installed on critical doors/areas throughout Khalifa Port. The S610f reader has all the features of the S610 reader but the added benefit of biometric security. For high security areas users will be prompted for three identity checks (card, PIN and biometric verification) using one device. Being such a large and expansive site, Khalifa Port required mobile security. The CEM S3020 portable reader is ideal for roaming security. The lightweight, handheld mobile reader can be used at remote Port sites or
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temporary entrances which have no power during the construction phases. Khalifa Port also chose CEM’s industry leading Power over Ethernet door interface units for seamless installation and to ensure cabling was kept to a minimum. The DIU 230 door interface unit utilises CEM Power over Ethernet Plus technology to power readers and heavy duty maglocks on two doors, using a single Ethernet network cable. This created sizable cost savings on the project as it eliminated the need to fit mains power supplies/ fused spurs above each door. Khalifa Port also use the AC2000 security management system to its maximum efficiency taking advantage of software applications such as AC2000 AED (Alarm Event Display), VIPPS ID Badging and Visitor Management.
About CEM
CEM Systems is part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company. CEM provides highly advanced security management solutions which include integrated access control, ID badging, alarm monitoring and the industry’s most advanced and flexible range of card readers. From a small facility to a large multi-site facility the sophisticated AC2000 access control system and advanced CEM products provide a solution to meet even the most complex needs. Each CEM system can be customized to specifically fit the needs of each individual customer, ensuring a powerful, highly tailored level of protection that simply cannot be matched in the industry.
For more information, contact: Tyco Security Products CEM Systems www.cemsys.com
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Hikvision introduces 720TVL cameras for the highest level of image quality in analog world
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ikvision, the global leader of video surveillance products and solutions, is proud to announce the release of its 720 TVL analog camera series. Notably, this series features a new technical concept called PICADIS: a “Perfect Imagery Capturing - Advanced Digital Image System”. This new analog camera series is designed to empower surveillance users to achieve the highest level of image quality in the analog world. Keen Yao, International Marketing Director of Hikvision said: “Hikvision is committed to staying at the forefront of the video surveillance industry, and the devotion of our company to R&D is proof of this ideal. The introduction of our 720TVL camera series will drive picture imaging to new heights in analog surveillance solution and keep in step with this goal of innovation.” The new 720TVL PICADIS analog camera series consists of the DS-2CE55C2P Dome Camera, DS2CE55C2P-IR Dome Camera, DS-2CE55C2P-IRP Dome Camera, and the DS-2CE15C2P-IR Bullet Camera. All of them feature 720TVL ultra-high resolution by employing a 1.3MP (1280x960) image sensor; the effective pixels are more than twice than that of a 960H (976x582) camera. This helps to better capture detailed images for identification purpose. Images are further optimized with HDR (High Dynamic Range) that helps to capture critical detail, including highlights, shadows, and mixed lighting – all the while without compromising on image quality or color accuracy. An Adaptive Local Tone Mapping (ALTM) algorithm is also incorporated to maximize imaging performance. Excellent low-light performance is another highlight of this 720TVL PICADIS camera. The shutter speed of all four cameras can reach up-to 40ms – even in poor lighting environments. This is twice that of conventional analog cameras. All of these improvements ultimately result in significantly improved camera light sensitivity. Coupled with Digital Noise Reduction, users are able to better discern shapes, sizes, and of course movement in near-complete darkness. The DS-2CE55C2P(N)-IR Dome Camera, DS-2CE55C2P(N)-IRP Dome Camera and the DS-2CE15C2P(N)-IR Bullet Camera even support smart
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DS-2CE16C2P-IT3 IR to address overexposure issues, while still providing clearer and sharper images. In addition, the 720TVL PICADIS analog camera series operates effectively in a wide range of weather conditions, including a temperature range of -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F), as well as a humidity level of up-to 90%. The models DS-2CE55C2P-IR and DS-2CE15C2PIR even support an IP66-rated housing for outdoor surveillance. “These cameras’ features bring unsurpassed image quality. The Hikvision 720TVL analog series can meet the security needs of nearly every business and organization, including hotels, office buildings, industrial parks, and other like-minded applicable scenarios,” Keen noted. Additionally, Hikvision also provides the DS2CE16C2P-IT3/IT5 720TVL IR Bullet Camera and the DS2CE56C2P-IT3 720TVL IR Dome Camera. Both feature Hikvision’s excellent EXIR infrared array technology and provide best-in-breed illuminators and enhanced low-light performance for any zero-dark environment, indoors or out. www.ind-safety.com
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Software House offers advances in personnel management with newest version of C∙CURE 9000 New features include credential deactivation, custom clearances, activating events based on activity and more
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oftware House, part of the Tyco Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), is announcing a host of enhancements to its C∙CURE 9000 security and event management platform that simplify the management of personnel access. With features such as credential deactivation, custom clearances, and activating events based on activity, C∙CURE 9000 v2.20 gives you the ultimate flexibility in solving common personnel access issues. Credential deactivation enables you to automatically address unused personnel cards. With C∙CURE 9000 v2.20, your system can automatically disable personnel cards that have not been used in a specified amount of time, allowing you to better manage employees, contractors, and visitors. C∙CURE 9000 v2.20, allows you to create custom clearances that give individualized access to specific doors, elevators, or groups of both. You can set up a custom clearance for a specific person versus changing a generic clearance for a whole group of people. For example, you can set up a custom clearance for a contractor who is working on a project for a week; once the week is over, his credentials are automatically disabled without affecting the clearances of any other cardholder. “The new capabilities in C∙CURE 9000 provide more intuitive
ways to better manage personnel access,” said Steven Lewis, Senior Product Manager, for Software House. “These features in C∙CURE 9000 represent how we continue to advance the way you provide individualized access to your employees, contractors, and visitors, creating a safer environment for your business.” C∙CURE 9000 v2.20 allows you to automatically activate an event associated with a specific person, and specific doors. For example, when the president of the company arrives each morning the system can automatically turn on the lights, HVAC, and send a report directly to his/her computer. C∙CURE 9000 is available through Software House’s worldwide distribution channels.
About Software House
Software House security and event management systems are part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company. Software House’s innovative C•CURE software portfolio combines with a suite of reliable controllers to provide the most powerful security and event management in the industry. Add an unsurpassed integration platform that allows customers to integrate seamlessly with critical business applications, and it’s easy to see why Software House solutions are ideal for security-critical applications. www.ind-safety.com
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Honeywell survey finds nearly 40 % of visitors to Hospitals, Airports, Office Buildings lack awareness of fire exits & What to do in event of fire
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• Nearly 50 Percent of Airport, Shopping Mall, Hotel, Hospital and Office Workers Have Not Participated in Fire Safety Training for Their Facilities • More Than One in Four Visitors Ignore Fire Alarms, Don’t Know Their Sound or Simply Follow Others When an Alarm is Heard • Study Indicates Extremely Low Awareness of Procedures and Alarm Systems in These Facilities
early 40 percent of visitors to hospitals, airports, shopping malls and office buildings in major cities in India are unaware of the location of fire exits, and more than one in four do not follow appropriate fire evacuation procedures in the event of an alarm, according to a recent study by Honeywell (NYSE: HON), conducted by Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB). The study, conducted to raise awareness of the important role that the public plays in fire safety, also showed an overall lack of training or awareness for both workers and visitors in these facilities, with nearly 50 percent of workers saying they have not participated in a fire drill or other safety training exercise. Nearly 80 percent of visitors responded that they were not aware of fire alarm procedures indicating a lack of visible signage and instructions. Fire safety awareness is a crucial factor in avoiding fire-related incidents, and businesses, workers and visitors to their facilities need to equip themselves with basic safety knowledge, as well as ensure that the systems protecting them are appropriately designed for the risk they are protecting against. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 24,232 deaths in 2010-11, or 6.3% of total deaths in India, were due to fire accidents. “Most injury and fatalities from fire incidents happen due to lack of awareness about what to do in case of a fire alarm as well as lack of preparedness by facility owners,” said Mr. D.K. Shami, Dy. Fire Adviser, Directorate
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General of Civil Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. “Per the Fire Act, we have a legal and moral obligation to employees to secure them against the risk of fire.” In hospitals, nearly 40 percent of employees are unaware of fire evacuation procedures. This represents a serious life-ordeath situation because hospital employees are accountable for evacuation of patients and visitors. The situation isn’t much better in commercial buildings. Nearly half of employees working in shopping malls and more than half of office workers were not aware of fire evacuation procedures, signaling a simple opportunity to improve on worker and visitor safety at these facilities. And the situation gets much worse in homes: 85 percent of the respondents said their home residence lacked a fire alarm system or detection device. “To avoid catastrophic situations due to a fire employers and building owners need to have appropriate fire alarm systems, and also conduct regular training for employees and have appropriate signage in place for visitors,” said Harish Vellat, Regional Director, Honeywell Life Safety (HLS), India. “While almost all of those surveyed said they had fire alarm systems in place, there is a deep lack of awareness of the steps that should be taken if a fire or other critical issue occurs.” As a leading provider of fire systems, www.ind-safety.com
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Honeywell Life Safety, in consultation with Mr. D K Shami, offers the following tips to help facility owners and individuals know what to do in the event of an emergency:
For facility owners :
• Create an emergency preparedness plan for your facility and ensure compliance with all fire protection and fire safety requirements; • Regularly test fire emergency systems; • Conduct regular training and mock exercises of evacuation with your employees; • Ensure your emergency exit signage is posted, clearly visible and prepare for visually or hearing impaired individuals; • In addition to a basic fire alarm, consider integrating your building’s fire, lighting, security, HVAC building controls into a building automation and management system to provide additional levels of safety and security.
For individuals :
• Always identify emergency exit signs in your workplace and other locations you visit; • Always follow evacuation procedures when you hear a fire alarm; • Have a family evacuation plan at home, and teach your kids to follow fire alarm drills and evacuation procedures at home and school; • Ask your kids’ school authorities to ensure fire safety implementation with appropriate evacuation plan, regular fire safety drills, and installation and maintenance of fire safety equipment.
The growing aspirations of the expanding Indian middle class also mean that people expect fire safety to be available to them as a basic amenity. More than 35 tier 2-4 cities are driving the adoption of fire safety products and improving their fire safety standards. This will spark a trend as India expands its growth across its top 45 cities and towns. The survey was conducted in May of 2013 of approximately 1,100 people in eight Indian cities, including Dehli, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Pune, Bhubaneswar and Indore. Survey respondents included employees and visitors of airports, shopping malls, hotels and
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corporate office buildings and approximately half were socio economic classification (SEC) A1 and the other half SEC A2. The research was commissioned by Honeywell Life Safety, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial fire alarms, detection and evacuation systems, as part of a drive to assess and raise public awareness of fire safety. Some of Honeywell’s fire systems products, software and solutions, including Notifier, Morley, Esser, System Sensor and FAAST are used by customers across India, including Delhi Airport Terminal 3, the Kolkata and Mumbai airports, the Delhi and Bangalore metros, Infosys campuses, ITC hotels, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and the Reliance Jamnagar refinery, among others.
About Honeywell India
Honeywell is a Fortune 100 company (www.honeywell.com) that develops and manufactures technologies to address some of the world’s toughest challenges linked to global macrotrends such as energy efficiency, clean energy generation, safety and security, globalization and customer productivity. Each of the company’s four businesses – Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Performance Materials and Technologies, and Transportation Systems – has a significant presence in India. Honeywell’s India commitment is evident in five state-of-the-art manufacturing and engineering operations for its automation, turbocharger, and refining businesses, and five global centers of excellence for technology development and innovation. Honeywell employs more than 13,000 people across 50 locations including Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon and Madurai.
For more information, contact: Honeywell www.honeywell.com
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CP PLUS unveils 64-channel digital video recorder in India A Robust Solution for Large Applications
viewing, and motion and alarm triggered recording. This not only increases the data storage utilization, but also facilitates quick and instant event searching.
CP PLUS CP-UAR-6416M8D Digital Video Recorders:
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he CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG introduces ultrapowerful and robust 64 channels Digital Video Recorder (CP-UAR-6416M8D), in India, specially designed for delivering the most advanced features enabling efficient installation to meet the demands of today’s larger applications. Utilizing the latest embedded LINUX OS, CP PLUS CP-UAR-6416M8D commits to protect the system from viruses and enabling user system to operate even with a HDD crash. The multi-featured, ultra-powerful and reliable CP-UAR-6416M8D is the Rack-Mount DVR which optimizes your space utilization by controlling your systems in just 3U space on the rack. By deploying H.264 video codec and supporting full D1 resolution recording, CP-UAR-6416M8D delivers high standard videos for different surveillance applications, providing enhanced recording capacity with superb quality, whilst minimizing bandwidth and video storage requirements. Supporting 8 SATA HDDs up to 32TB, the new CP PLUS DVR comes with large storage capabilities, allowing users to track events that occurred in the past six months from the recorder unit without retrieving archived data from an offline data center. In various surveillance applications via RS-485 interface, the CP PLUS new DVR is capable to control most types of PTZ protocols. With integrated alarm I/O, it can ring a siren to notify the surveillance administrator when detecting an event. The CP PLUS CP-UAR-6416M8D allows dynamic recording configurations of the highest quality frame rates for live, continuous and scheduled
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The CP PLUS CP-UAR-6416M8D DVR is manufactured after rigorous Research & Development by the CP PLUS TeknoLogix Labs, with the highest quality yardstick. The CP PLUS CPUAR-6416M8D is available across all branches of Aditya Infotech Ltd and dealers. For any further query, please write to security@adityagroup.com In India, Aditya Infotech Ltd. is an exclusive distributor partner of CP PLUS GMBH & Co. KG, Germany for their brand CP PLUS. AIL has been aggressively distributing and marketing entire range of CP PLUS surveillance Cameras, Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), VDP and allied accessories in India. Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) is a leader in introducing video security and surveillance brands in India and has an expertise in designing solutions on the basis of the needs.
CP PLUS CP-UAR-6416M8D Digital Video Recorder:
• Up to 64 Cameras with 1080p Realtime Live View • H.264 dual-stream Video Compression • All channel 2CIF or every 8 channel: 1ch D1 & 7ch CIF Realtime Recording • HDMI / VGA / TV / Spot simultaneous Video Output • 16 Channel synchronous Realtime Playback, GRID Interface & Smart Search • Support 8 SATA HDDs up to 32TB, 1eSATA up to 16TB, 4 USB2.0 • Multi DVR Clients: CMOB & KVMS (CMS)
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ZICOM’S inTouch the new ‘Push Video Alarm System’ for Home/Shop security Catch a thief before he does the job--there and then!
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ndia’s leading electronic security provider Zicom has launched inTouch, a Push Technology camera which is a breakthrough innovation in Video and Intrusion Alarm System (VAS). Targeted for the safety of working couples with kids, senior citizens at home and for monitoring remotely, inTouch also finds its application in retail stores as a business intelligence tool coupled with safety and security features. Zicom’s inTouch, the new Push Video Alarm System is a step beyond the traditional CCTVs as it pushes a live video feed into a portable mobile whenever an event occurs. Simply put, a client receives a push notification. The Push Video Technology is the result of developing a network camera that offers a vastly improved, a much clearer video quality, broader view angles, and taking forward existing functions, thus giving physical security a much needed dimension. That means whenever an incident takes place, users get instant accurate notification of an event helping them reduce the damage, if any, and salvage a situation. Push Video IP cameras are vastly different from the traditional CCTVs as they apply push technology into video surveillance systems making it possible to send out instant notifications and provide real-time playback. Which means following an incident, e.g., a break-in into your
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house or store, you will get an instant play of that through Push Video on your mobile device within 5 seconds. By viewing playback video, you can then decide as to what prompt action has to be taken. Zicom’s new Push Video Alarm system has a built-in PIR sensor for human detection which is a more reliable form of motion detection rather than using the motion detected in the camera picture, which can cause false alarms. Prealarm recording allows you to see the entire course of an event rather than searching for footage in a vast storage of data. Push Video lets you move freely and do your normal, daily activities instead constantly worrying about the security of your near and dear ones, your home and your stores. Now it’s up to you to take a call as to which events need to be covered by the system! Push Video is the solution of today.
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rather than Surveillance • Those who require improvement in customer service and employee productivity • Stores that may need remote managed services for alarm management.
People who currently own an Alarm System Experience false alarms due to the conventional alarm system, but prefer not to spend more on it, but would prefer using the Video Alarm System
Product USP for Retail Small format Stores
• Get the combined benefits of Video and Intrusion in one single unit • Incident Notification is active and instant • DIY (Do It Yourself) —Plug and play, auto configurable • On-board recording with expandable memory up to 32 GB • Immunity from False Alarms due to video verification • Trigger an Alarm remotely (Hooter*) using your portable device, e.g., Android/Smart Phone • Low cost low investment Security System which also helps in business monitoring such as customer service and productivity • Easy installation • No need to spend on expensive CCTV system when the need is that of basic security • When connected to Zicom Command Centre (ZCC) , you get 24X7 monitoring services facility
Home Owners USP
• Get the combined benefits of Video and intrusion in one single unit • Watch your loved ones—children,
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parents, anytime, anywhere, at will and at your own convenience. Record all the home activities • Record all the home activities
Zicom USP
• Pioneer in electronic security business • Most Admired Security Brand • Push Video Technology is first of its kind offering, and thus there is first mover advantage in Push Video Technology • Experts in Multiple Security Solution • 24X7 Service through Zicom Command Centre • 24X7 Toll Free Online Support • Easy access to purchase • Retail Presence • Pan-India presence in over 400 cities • Over 1 million customers
Zicom Command (ZCC) :
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• All Incident Management with Video Verification • Response Management based on SLAs signed with the customer • Incident based Video Hosting on Zicom Server.
Ultimate benefits :
• Stay connected • Make your presence felt when you are away • In touch with dear ones from your office • You own an Electronic Security Guard • Be home away from home • Increase productivity by letting your staff know that you are not only seeing them but also hearing them.
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Oman auto dealership gets a robust Hikvision solution for their security needs
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ocated in the heart of Muscat, the capital of oil-rich Oman, reside the showrooms of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles. Offering car manufactures such as BMW, Infinity, and Nissan, Suhail Bahwan Automobiles is the biggest automobile dealer in Oman. And appropriately, it also boasts some of the largest showrooms for these models. With such impressive, and lucrative, facilities, it is no surprise Suhail Bahwan Automobiles placed a great deal of emphasis on securing the safety of not only its cars, but the many employees and customers that surround them.
A Hikvision Platform
Anoop Nair, sales manager at Technosolutions, the integrator on this car showroom project, designed a robust solution featuring 8 separate Hikvision products and featuring no less than 100 individual Hikvision cameras. When asked why so many Hikvision products, Mr. Nair responded, “with the quality and versatility that Hikvision products offer, and the competitive price they are set at; they are simply the best choice on the market for a solution of this nature.” For this solution, the client’s goal was to monitor all showroom locations deemed critical. Locations, such as entrances, exits, financial transaction counters, customer service counters, and a variety of other employee work areas were to
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be observed with a high-resolution CCTV system. Satisfying this goal would lead Mr. Nair to employ 6 separate Hikvision camera models, as well as Hikvision’s video management software to manage the overall solution. This software provided an optimal platform based on both practical and performance-based aspects. “With this many Hikvision products, we really wanted a Hikvision platform to tie it all into. Hikvision software has grown by leaps and bounds, and was a big plus for this project.” To further simplify and gain added efficiency, Hikvision’s DS1000KI Network Keyboard was chosen to operate this CCTV solution. The DS-1000KI’s joystick makes PTZ control of camera functions and management of up-to 99 networked DVR units a simple effort.
6 Camera Models
While Hikvision software and keyboards allowed the means to control this solution, a great deal of effort was placed into selecting cameras. Since a location such as an automobile dealership presents a wide variety of optical challenges, Mr. Nair utilized a wide variety of Hikvision model types to meet this challenge. For internal areas like reception and financial transaction counters, Mr. Nair chose the DS2CD753F-EI 2.0 Megapixel Vandal Proof Network Dome Camera. He www.ind-safety.com
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noted that Oman’s automobile showrooms have experienced instances of camera vandalism in these areas. Obviously, in sensitive locations where money is involved, the client preferred vandal proofing, and Mr. Nair was happy to oblige. Many of these showrooms had preexisting hardware and logistical infrastructure. An example of this was PoE enabled network switches. Mr. Nair utilized the DS-2CD753F-EI’s PoE, thereby limiting cables to a maximum of 50 meters from all DS-2CD753F-EI units. Obviously, this benefited the aesthetic element, but more importantly, it eliminated expensive fiber optical cabling to a central location – thus, greatly saving on installation costs. Monitoring the employee hallways is the DS-2CD793PF-EI 4CIF Network Dome Camera. Since these showrooms are closed at night, lighting in the back areas – including hallways – is turned off. The DS-2CD793PFEI’s super low light capability and a day/ night auto switch served to overcome this obstacle. At the main entrance, the DS2CD7253F-EIZ 2 MP IP66 Day & Night Waterproof Vandal Proof Network Dome Camera provides coverage. Owing to the nature of the location, a less-obtrusive dome was chosen over a more visible boxtype camera. An IP66 rating protects this camera from the highly-oscillating Oman weather conditions; while an 30 meter IR range allows the ability to not only view the entrance, but the parking area as well. In this case, a customer can literally be seen from the point of entering the parking lot – and well before they arrive at the front door. Hikvision’s DS-2CD8253F-EI 2 MP IP66 Network IR Bullet Camera provides coverage for a variety of areas, such as internal access control locations, outdoor parking lots, and vehicle entry/exit areas that do not possess access control. Utilizing a 30 meter IR range, the DS-2CD8253F-EI is positioned in such a way as to actually see license plate numbers. Additionally, preset motion searches allow security the ability to zoom onto objects in total darkness. Rounding out this solution is an
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internal and external aspect. The DS-2DF1534 Indoor Network PTZ High Speed Dome Camera, placed on the interior of the 4-meter high showroom ceilings, exploits an up-to 23x optical zoom to “provide coverage of each and every nook of showroom and see people and objects that normal bullet / dome cameras cannot,” explained Mr. Nair. While outside, placed on top of the buildings, is the DS-2DF1-718 Outdoor Network IR PTZ Speed Dome Camera. Similarly, a 36x optical zoom provides the ability to zoom onto any object or person at a large distance; and an IR range of 80 meters allows it to do so in total darkness. In the end, integrator ingenuity and Hikvision technical prowess provided a successful recipe towards Suhail Bahwan Automobiles’ goal of providing surveillance over all critical aspects of their showroom environment.
About Hikvision
Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the world’s leading suppliers of video surveillance products and solutions. Established in 2001, Hikvision has grown from a small company with 28 people, into a global enterprise with more than 8,000 employees – including 2,800 R&D engineers. With the largest R&D team in the industry and capability of continuous innovation, Hikvision’s product offerings include hybrid DVRs, NVRs, standalone DVRs, digital video servers, compression cards, high-definition IP cameras, and speed domes. These products are used in more than 100 countries, and have been used to secure various security applications around the world.
For more information, contact: Hikvision Balasubramanian Jayam Bala.jayam@pramahikvision.com www.hikvision.com
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Matrix strengthens its video surveillance portfolio launches IP based surveillance solution – SATATYA NVR400
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atrix Comsec, a leading manufacturer of enterprise security solutions introduces an IP based Surveillance Solution - SATATYA NVR400. This strengthens its portfolio of Video Surveillance products which already have DVRs and cameras. Matrix is intending to promote the product in domestic and international market simultaneously, considering the growth that security market offers. With the launch of SATATYA NVR, the video surveillance portfolio of Matrix has become more stronger. This technically advanced SATATYA NVR400 allows scalability from 4 to 16 video channels and recording flexibility from full HD to D1 for crystal clear images. It allows sequencing of cameras in different layout formats and facilitates simultaneous live view and playback on a single window to simplify monitoring needs. This NVR along with recording and monitoring identifies irregularities and sends prompt notifications with event details in the form of SMS and Email to prevent any major losses. To safeguard the data, it allows performing scheduled or manual backup on a network as well as on USB. The search is made efficient by Date, Time, Recording type, Event and Alarm based leading to hasslefree playback. It supports 3G connectivity for wireless remote management and monitoring. It also comes with Matrix DNS Server support which helps to save the cost of buying a static IP for remote viewing. It comes with the Centralized Management Software which fulfills the need of large enterprises to manage and monitor all the cameras connected to NVRs remotely and centrally. “While Video Surveillance is moving into its second
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lap with enormous momentum, traditional analog users are getting more-and-more inclined towards availing benefits of IP for improved video quality. Matrix Comsec has introduced this new IP series in its Video Surveillance product portfolio to provide traditional users as well as new users a migration path towards the IP world. Additionally the license based scalability would help the enterprises gradually increase their surveillance infrastructure. The overall Matrix IP surveillance solution consists of SATATYA NVR400, centralized monitoring software (CMS), local NVR client and the mobile viewer. This solution offers various advantages like theft prevention, property protection, productivity improvement, discipline enhancement. With this offered reliability, performance and industrial-grade features, the security, efficiency and productivity of the organization is bound to enhance multi-fold.” said Mr. Kaushal Kadakia -Product Owner : Video Surveillance Solution.
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• Easily Scalable from 4 to 16 Video Channels with IP License • Manage and Monitor Cameras from Multiple NVRs • Real Time Recording in Full HD to D1 • Centralized Management Software (CMS), NVR Client and Mobile Viewer • Camera-wise Backup Flexibility to NAS, FTP and External HDD • Live View and Playback on Single Window • Search by Date, Time, Recording Type, Event and Alarm • 3G Connectivity, DynDNS and Matrix DNS Server • SMS and Email Notification
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Honeywell introduces HUS 4.1 IP security integration platform An End-to-end Smart IP Security Management Solution Making Security Protection Easier and More Reliable for Commercial and Industrial Applications
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oneywell (NYSE: HON), a leading global supplier of electronic security systems, announced the launch of the new edition of Honeywell Universal Surveillance (HUS) version 4.1, an IP security integration platform. This advanced version is developed with a number of new features, providing a more comprehensive and user-friendly IP security management solution for large scale multi-site applications like airports, railways, banks, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, city surveillance, mediumscale retail chains, shopping centers and schools. The Honeywell HUS4.1 features integration of Active Alert Video Analytics designed for advanced security surveillance. By automatically monitoring video for vehicles, objects, people and their associated behaviors within a camera view, the Honeywell HUS Video Analytics solution delivers real
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time alarms based on user-defined rules. It can detect abnormal or suspicious behaviors without human supervision resulting in monitoring and operational accuracy and the optimal use of personnel resources. The Active Alert Video Analytics software is available in Base, Standard and Medium packages, each of which provides a different set of detectable behaviors. Another key feature is the enhanced storage solution supporting NVRs, an NAS network connection, as well as the flexibility of IP SAN network storage featuring reliability. The Network Fail Recovery (NFR) function is available in the entry level DVR HD-16DVR-C when using HUS 4.1, adding one more advanced functionality for medium-scale applications. Other innovative functions such as Surrounding View, Device Discovery, Alternative View, E-map, Rules Engine and Instant Playback remain available in HUS 4.1 to
provide a truly industry-leading IP security integration platform for full IP surveillance, IP migration or a hybrid solution. HUS4.1 is an open architecture platform that seamlessly integrates video surveillance, Pro-Watch® or WIN-PAK® access control, VISTA alarm system, and other third-party device and sub-systems through the unified protocol HUS-COM, as well the integration of vertical solutions with HUS-SDK. This gives users an intuitive and easy-to-use platform capable of responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively. Honeywell also offers an enhanced wide range of ONVIF compatible IP cameras at 5 Megapixel, 3 Megapixel, 1080P, 720P, 720P@60FPS (frame per second), rendering a truly end-to-end integrated IP security management solution for various applications.
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Presidential Debate monitored with Milestone IP video Demanding but fast installation used HD, thermal, infrared, mobile and wireless technology
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ilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), delivered the core of the security solution for the Presidential Debate of 2012 held at Hofstra University’s 600-acre campus on Long Island, NY. Implemented by systems integrator EIA Inc., the complex installation included mobile access over wireless network connections for both ground and air surveillance with a mix of high-tech cameras. The Secret Service, Nassau County Police Department and Hofstra University security personnel had less than one month to complete a rapid deployment throughout the campus and surrounding areas of Hofstra University for the second of three live presidential debates in the 2012 election. Only weeks before the event, hardware and network issues challenged the installation - a system design and correction was needed to ensure that President Barack Obama, Governor Mitt Romney and all attendees were protected. The Nassau County Police Department undertook the month-long operation deploying cameras to cover all angles of the presidential debate stage, the roads leading to Hofstra, the campus itself and the crowds outside the event. With Milestone XProtectŽ Corporate VMS, multiple mobile viewing stations were connected to 46 camera feeds before, during and after the Presidential Debate. This gave authorized security and law enforcement personnel clear and detailed views. With Milestone XProtect Corporate VMS, the incident commander was able to monitor campus roadways, buildings, faces in the crowd and the presidential candidates themselves, from strategically placed remote control centers and onsite. The Milestone solution connected the cameras through Wi-Fi over one network, so each command center and mobile officer was able to view any or all cameras as needed.
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the comprehensive surveillance network. The cameras were networked through Milestone XProtect Corporate video software which provided the surveillance team with visibility to vantage points of the debate and surrounding areas,” says Glenn Taylor, Senior VP Sales at EIA Inc. As a certified Platinum Partner for Milestone Systems, EIA delivered core competency in networks and security integration for a seamless and easily accessible security feed during the presidential debate. EIA helped connect the entire system through a combination of wireless systems and the existing fiber networks throughout the university with broadband services from Verizon. To build the elaborate security network, the 46 cameras of the event’s temporary security system were fed through the already installed parent IT network points. Through a Firetide wireless mesh system and failover network, all of the buildings and associated cameras were available to the police through secure firewall access. The entire operation was headquartered in a security operations center, with multiple
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mobile command centers strategically placed outside the Nassau Coliseum and in a fallback zone off campus. The police utilized the Milestone Mobile client with Video Push from their smartphones. Plain-clothed officers monitored the crowds from within using the smartphone cameras to give the command centers a live eye view of the crowd. Officers in the command center were also able to see additional camera views using the Milestone XProtect® Smart Client, following activities from different camera sources at the same time.
The deployed system included 29 Sony SNC-ER550 Full HD Rapid Dome cameras with 1080p HD, 19 Sony SNC-CH280 Network HD 1080p bullet cameras with infrared illuminators, an Arecont Vision AV20185DN 20-megapixel Panoramic IP camera and a Direct Insight node camera. There was no limit on camera locations: they were installed on bridges, telephone poles, light poles, along the Hempstead Turnpike - everywhere. Even a helicopter flying over the event was equipped with a high definition camera to provide another view. “There were so many things going on – the helicopter in the sky recording super HD broadcast-
quality video then recording it in Milestone using XProtect® Screen Recorder, which presented the live video in six, seven or eight viewing stations together with the rest of the surveillance cameras. We were able to serve it to anyone who was involved,” explains Glenn Taylor. “When I look at what we went through from a technical point of view and to have the ability to get everything up and running so fast without a hitch, Milestone performed as promised, doing exactly what it was supposed to do. It was, as always, very impressive.” During the event, a few minor incidents did not pose a direct physical threat to the President and governor, but resulted in actionable arrests. One protest group was streaming live feed to its website from campus. That group was linked to a watch list for the debate and the police monitored the live feed in the command center. Using Milestone XProtect, they could view multiple angles and find what they needed. “We work with a large number of applications and Milestone has the only VMS that allows us to seamlessly integrate them into our deployments without error. Milestone is always the strongest choice when it comes to our projects. We never have to worry about making changes,” states Taylor.
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HID Global’s networked access control solution helps build streamlined system for access to shared and temporary offices News Highlights
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• Company’s EDGE Reader/Controller and iCLASS SE Platform Readers Selected by Performance Buildings in Germany • The solution enables end users to access rented office spaces with legacy technology, existing smart cards and NFC-enabled smartphones • EdgeReader reduced Performance Buildings’ initial investment by eliminating the need for additional cabling, separate power supplies and multi-door controllers
ID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, announced that its EdgeReader® ERP40 networked access control solution and iCLASS SE® platform readers have been selected by systems integrator Performance Buildings® to create an intelligent facility management system for “on demand” access to shared and temporary offices. Performance Buildings offers the new solution to its customers that include property management companies and landlords in Switzerland and Germany. The solution enables end users to access rented office spaces with legacy technology, existing smart cards and NFC-enabled smartphones. To address the different needs of their customer base, Performance Buildings was looking for a flexible identity and access management system that could be applied to any type of building and any type of legacy system for use in a range of different application scenarios. In addition, the solution needed to be interoperable with Performance Buildings’ current IP-based architecture that links all subsystems and their devices, as well
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as meet the needs of Design Offices, one of Performance Buildings’ property management customers that provide office space to end users. “Identity management touches everything in the Performance Buildings grid.” said Dr. Vishal Mallick, CEO of Performance Buildings, “A strong identity management governance structure was required from Design Offices to facilitate a seamless experience for their existing tenants and clients using the facilities “on-demand“, including the ability to book rooms and catering services online, open conference room doors, and sign out once their session is over. It was important to offer a wide menu of services to enhance the way we do business.” “We are pleased to deliver a comprehensive and cutting-edge solution that meets Performance Buildings’ stringent requirements while addressing the needs of their customers,” said Volker Kunz, director of sales, Europe with HID Global. “In addition, HID Global’s multiCLASS SE readers, part of our award-winning iCLASS SE® platform, provides tenants flexibility in using
a range of new and existing access card technologies, such as legacy proximity cards or smart cards and NFC smartphones to access the office building and rooms.” HID Global’s IP-based card solution reduced Performance Buildings’ initial investment through the EdgeReader reader/controller’s use of Power over Ethernet (PoE) that eliminates the need for additional cabling, separate power supplies and multi-door controllers. The company’s open-architecturebased OPIN® application program interface (API) was highly costeffective and required relatively little effort to create a robust integrated solution with the EdgeReader readers/controllers. Performance Buildings reports that it has seen a return on investment (ROI) within six months of installation and improved efficiencies thereafter. The company anticipates broadening its use of HID Global networked access control solutions as it continues to expand. For more information, contact: HID Global www.hidglobal.com www.ind-safety.com
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Aditya Infotech : The shining beckon Largely driven by the sales of CCTV, biometric applications and proximity systems, large and small-sized enterprises have begun to fuse in new systems and technologies to the existing security methods. By doing so, they hope to avoid wide-scale replacement of traditional legacy systems and ensure better security standards. India, which is perpetually under the threat of terrorism and security breaches, has started adopting various security technologies in a big way. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW is in interface with Mr. Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director of Aditya Infotech for taking up an overview of the security industry. Q. Aditya Infotech has gained remarkable positioning in the security industry; please share some of its milestones & achievements?
Mr. Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director, Aditya Infotech Ltd.
Today, Aditya Infotech Ltd has got distinction of being amongst top 5 distribution houses in the world. Now, we have got footprints through our 9 global offices. We recently set another benchmark by selling ‘3.5 Million’ security equipments in India. Acclaimed as a ‘light house’ of the surveillance industry, AIL has emerged as a one-stop destination for complete integrated surveillance solution for any need, ranging from Video Surveillance, Intelligent Video Surveillance, Mobile Surveillance, Thermal Imaging, Fire & Safety, Human Monitoring, Access Control & Attendance Management to Home Automation.
Q. Could you brief us about overall business activities of Aditya Infotech (tie-ups, associations, reach, network)?
We started our security business with our focus on video surveillance segment in 2007. Today we have diversified into 5 verticals including Video Surveillance, Fire & Safety, Intrusion, Access Control and Time & Attendance. We are already geared up to lead into the focused vertical. www.ind-safety.com
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Aditya Infotech Ltd is distributing more than 30 world’s renowned brands such as in Video Surveillance category FLIR, CP PLUS, Videotec, DAHUA, Samsung, MAXIMUS, vPinnacle, Hifocus; in IP Solutions Samsung, CP PLUS, Dahua Genetec, AXXON, Digifort, Qnap, NUUO, in Fire & Safety GST, Viking; in Home Automation & Biometric, CP PLUS, Dahua, Rosslare, Texecom and much more. AIL has the strong team of more than 550 sales, technical & solution experts and support professionals and the company has presence in more than 45 cities of India catering to 6000 system integrators, channel partners and distributors. The vast product knowledge, strong product portfolio, dedicated technology support and design & solution team, backed with a well spread network across India has really given edge to Aditya Infotech Ltd in the country.
growth from across all verticals in India, attributable to the growing demand for surveillance solutions. Aditya Infotech sees lucrative opportunity in surveillance business and we have been constantly working towards securing various sectors including city surveillance, airports, seaports, retail, banking, hospitality, real estate and many more.
Conventionally controlled by analog based surveillance systems, the Indian market is now shifting towards digitized i.e. IP based surveillance systems. These surveillance systems are finding its space in across industry verticals, namely, government & transportation, banking & financial, retail, commercial, industrial and residential. According to 6Wresearch, the India Video Surveillance market is expected to reach $952.94 million by 2016, with a CAGR of 32.49% from 2011-2016. In 2011, though analog based surveillance systems have accounted for majority of the share i.e. 67.80% in the overall market but IP based surveillance systems are expected to grow with relatively higher CAGR of 41.78% from 2011-2016. Indian security and surveillance market demand is robust today and is expected to accelerate at the rate of 2530 percent year-on-year, which includes systems like video surveillance, access control, fire alarm system, detectors etc. The industry is likely to record
Q. What are your plans to expand Aditya Infotech Position in Asia market?
Q. How do you foresee “India� as a potential market, what are the prospects?
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Q. What are the distinguishing facts of global market as against the Indian market?
Globally, America and Europe are the biggest market for security and surveillance, however, India is gradually realizing the importance of deploying surveillance solutions due to recent events and terrorist attacks that had happened in our country, hence pushing demand of surveillance solutions. City surveillance is one of the most potential segments in Indian surveillance industry as government targets to cover India under surveillance in the next 10-12 years.
Globally, security and surveillance industry is seeing huge opportunity. There has been great potential in the surveillance industry of Asia region. We are growing stupendously year-after-year & is poised to be the largest security mart in Asia. With an aim to expand business in Asia market, we are settingup new workstations in Asian countries. We have already started operations in high potential security markets such as Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore and Middle East Countries like Iran, South Arabia, UAE etc. In addition, we have appointed sales force and team of technical professionals, aiming to meet the demands of the customers and generate new opportunities in the market.
Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the security industry? It is observed that surveillance has become www.ind-safety.com
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Team of Aditya Infotech a serious concern for SMEs, shops as well as residential complexes, apart from the large companies. The government, in general, has been observed to be the biggest segment in terms of volume demand. PSUs are also a vertical with significant demand. In the last few years, technological advancement in video surveillance has helped in shaping the industry. Consistent with the ongoing demand from heightened security needs, the video security market continues to experience a technology transition from relatively passive analogue CCTV video systems to more sophisticated network-based IP video solutions that include integrated analytics. For video surveillance with an emphasis on detail, megapixels cameras provide much higher resolution and clearer image detail than any traditional security cameras. High Definition CCTV will be a strong trend as its perfect and best-suited solution for wide area surveillance. Wireless surveillance technology will surely interest end-user industry as it reduces the cost of infrastructure when compared with the traditional trenching and laying of cables. Wireless technology can also be used in temporary video surveillance installations to provide a degree of flexibility that a wired solution just cannot offer. In these days of austerity, moving cameras when and where you need them is a more attractive option than buying new cameras. www.ind-safety.com
Q. Do you have any training programmes or educational approach for system integrators & channel partners?
Channel empowerment, education & training is key thrust for AIL in future. AIL has put in place, a strong backend team to train the channel partners on new technologies & products. The product specialists from the respective categories have been hired to spearhead this process. The schedule of calendar for the dedicated training sessions on different category of products & solutions has been made and channel would be enrolled shortly for the same. Lot of new players from different domains want to enter into security industry. Hence it very important & crucial that right trainings & guidelines are imparted to them, to set quality benchmarks & standards in place. Security is the serious business, with long term commitment to service & support. We want to ensure that channel is imparted the right perspective. Be it Solutions / Designing / Pre Sales / Post Sales / Large Projects Special Support, we have now teams Nationally, Regionally and locally to support and co-work with our partners. Media Contact Jaya Ghosh - 8860074276 Aditya Infotech Ltd. Jaya_sharma@adityagroup.com
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“Adhering to the international standards our solutions are feature-rich” could a have a global footprint in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa. We ensure that our products serve the needs of the customers and hence we have gained trust and admiration among our customers which is our success mantra.
What are the various Security solutions that you offer today? What are their major applications?
Mr. Kaushal Kadakia, Product Owner – Video Surveillance Solutions Matrix Comsec Pvt. Ltd. Vadodara Matrix has gained credible brand recall among the industry, and outline the journey of its success?
Matrix, as a product company is a leading manufacturer of world class telecom and security solutions especially designed for modern businesses and enterprises. We believe in innovation and our systems are technology driven to meet customer requirement. We employ versatile, feature-rich and reliable solutions to build the latest hardware and software technologies. We are committed to keeping pace with the revolutions in the telecom and security industries. Talking mainly about security solutions, we have launched several cuttingedge products like access control and time attendance systems, video surveillance systems and fire alarm systems. Adhering to the international standards our solutions are feature-rich, reliable and hence we
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We believe in providing highest value-for-money to our customers. Naturally, customers pay higher attention to many concrete attributes like technology, flexibility, functions, reliability and cost. Matrix products score over competition when compared on basis of these attributes. Matrix Time-Attendance and Access-Control solutions comprise of COSEC family of Security products catering to various markets, industries and customer segments. These solutions offer a wide range of functions, features and benefits, superior to those offered by many other companies.
Matrix COSEC
Matrix COSEC is a state of the art biometric fingerprint and RFID card based Time-Attendance and Access Control System, designed to provide a comprehensive solution for small, medium and large enterprises. Its Ethernet and Wireless (3G, GPRS and WiFi) hardware architecture offers the option to start as a small setup with a single door, which can easily scale along with the growing business. This versatile solution comes with a Web-based Management Software that can monitor and control up to 1000 locations, 10,000 doors and 1,00,0000 users in real-time. The basket of advanced security features and innovative management
software, ensures continuous security and increases the productivity of the organization.
Matrix SATATYA
Matrix SATATYA is a range of Industrial grade NVRs, DVRs and Analog Cameras that cater to the video surveillance challenges faced by any kind of organization. Build by incorporating the latest technology, this range of products helps in smart recording and simplified but detailed monitoring. They also assist in quick detection of events with prompt alerts along with rapid and efficient searching of events for analyzing. These high performing NVRs and DVRs allow remote and centralized management of multiple locations through web-based softwares like Centralized Management Software, Web Client and Mobile Viewer, making them highly suitable for enterprises.
Matrix PROPAC
Matrix PROPAC is a 2, 4 and 8 Zones conventional fire alarm system with 2 and 4 sounder circuits. PROPAC incorporates advanced features and functionalities that greatly simplify its operation, installation and maintenance. Its unique design with a 2x24 character LCD display and a touch sensitive keypad make it ideal for any small or midsized, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.
What are the products that would be exhibited and launched at CommunicAsia, Singapore?
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control we are launching Palm Vein Readers (PVRs) and under the video surveillance section we are launching Network Video Recorders (NVRs). Palm Vein Reader is a robust authentication system that utilizes state-of-the-art vascular pattern biometric technology. It has a high tolerance of skin surface problems like dirt, sweat, roughness, etc. Many a times fingerprint readers do not give the accurate results in case of dirt, dust, sweat or any injury to the fingers. Also one in 10,000 finger prints are identical. PVR works better on these limitations of fingerprint readers. Hence this device is useful for access and time attendance applications for customers in healthcare, financial institutes, government, retail, defense, education and other industries. It is a highly reliable, contactless biometric authentication solution that is nonintrusive and easy to use. Under the video surveillance we have introduced network video recorder (NVR) which is an IP based video recorder that operate independently from a PC or other operating systems. It offers cost-efficient and futuristic solutions for security and remote monitoring applications. Connecting directly to the network, NVRs can distribute high quality video over any IP network whether local or remote.
Who are your prospective targeted customers?
We at Matrix believe in providing value for money to our customers. We have products developed for SME to LE allowing us to satisfy the need of every customer. Our major focus here would be to target the enterprises, government and defense organizations, multi-location organizations, banks, laboratories, retail segment etc. Any organization looking for a comprehensive solution to enhance security and safety of its organization and its people are our targeted customers.
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Brief us about your global and domestic presence?
Matrix markets its products primarily through its strong distribution network of channel partners. We have nearly 500 channel partners spread across the globe who are busy marketing, selling and supporting Matrix products, Not only in India but our products are available in other countries of Asia, Europe, America, Middle-East, Africa and Australia. Our marketing team works closely with these channel partners to ensure that the products serve the needs of the customers efficiently, faster and longer. We also have a special customer care department which provides prompt assistance to the customers as well.
Enlighten us about your research & development activities?
All Matrix products are indigenously designed in a dedicated R&D Centre. With more than 40% of the total manpower for development of new products, Matrix R&D is the foundation of its growth and sustenance. The R&D team designs products conforming to the relevant international standards. Matrix makes considerable investments in R&D tools and equipment to stay abreast with the latest technological advancements. It is worth mentioning that Matrix is the only company in its area of operation having a dedicated R&D center focusing on designing and developing latest technology based solutions. Besides the product research, we have a market research team which dedicatedly works on identifying new products, segments and trends across the globe. They closely interact with our customers and industries to identify future requirements and trends so that we can continue to position ourselves as an innovative product based organization.
What kind of technical support do you provide to your customers?
We have a dedicated 24x7 Technical Support at Vadodara manned by well-trained and efficient engineers. The center constantly provides technical assistance to the channel partners and customers during installation, operation and maintenance of the products.
How do you assist your channel partners and system integrators at various stages of important projects as well as with typical applications?
We are basically a product company which closely works with our partners and system integrators when we take our products to the market. Training them is an on-going process. During any project, we work directly with them helping them provide with a detailed solution, verify interoperability, help with installation and configuration as well.
Please name some of your high-value customers.
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Adani Infrastructure Gruh Finance Ltd Sterling and Wilson Ltd Transport Corporation of India (TCI) Gold’s Gym India MRF Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd India Nivesh Pvt Ltd Real Image Media Technologies Pvt Ltd Presidency Group of Colleges Shriram Finance
Do you have any message for our readers? Safety and Security of human, physical and intellectual assets are of vital importance for all decision makers. All progressive organizations must move towards security solutions that will help them to achieve the desired level of security and productivity. Consider long term deliverables and do not fall for short term gratification like cheap price, while selecting a security solution. www.ind-safety.com
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“Opportunities in fire industry are growing slowly but steadily” Mr. U.S. CHHILLAR, one of the key personality among the fire industry is highlighting the trends in fire industry and giving crucial insight on forthcoming FIRE INDIA 2013 – a mega event for the industry, In an exclusive interview with INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW • Our Institute is the only organizational in the country which organizes such international events regularly. • Foreign speakers/delegates make the event more useful. • All most all Indian/foreign brands can be seen in the exhibition. • This golden opportunity comes once in a about 3 years. All the above factors make it “MUST ATTEND EVENT”. Q. What are benefits industry will have through this event? Such International events take place once in about 3 years. So, industry eagerly waits for this opportunity to know the latest equipments/systems & to enter into business deals.
Mr. U.S. CHHILLAR, GENERAL SECRETARY, INSTITUTION OF FIRE ENGINEERS Q. Conference cum Exhibitions organized by Institution of Fire Engineers (India) have seen tremendous growth. What are the factors which make it “MUST ATTEND EVENT” in the Industry? There are various factors which have resulted in continuous growth and some of them are given below:• Lot of planning goes into each event. • Lot of efforts are put in by various experts who are on our panel. • Collective effort of our members & Executive Council. Most of the Chief Fire Officers/Fire Officers of the country are our members.
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Q. In the wake of economic meltdown what opportunities & threat do you perceive for fire industry? Fire industry caters to fire safety which is not directly connected to economic fluctuations. Demands on fire industry is always on the rise because it is proportional the level of consciousness which is rising throughout the developing countries. Q. What new additions/avenues/ attractions you are bringing in forthcoming Fire India Conference? All the new developments in fire safety will be new additions in the forthcoming event. Q. What profile of the industry will be attending the conference? All most all the reputed manufacturers www.ind-safety.com
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have already booked the stalls in the exhibition. This event is a unique platform where the “best” of the industry are eager to come forward & attend the conference. Q. What efforts do you make to attract international technocrats to attend the conference? Earlier, for couple of our events, we had made lot of efforts & those efforts are now bearing fruits. International technocrats who have attended our earlier events were so impressed with the usefulness that they voluntarily serve as our agents. Now a mere information/intimation is enough to draw more than sufficient international technocrats.
Q. What are the opportunities for the industry in coming years? Opportunities are growing slowly but steadily. Q. IFE (India) has recently been associated with BIS for improvement in Indian Standards. What is the significance of the same in present scenario? We have been actively involved in improvements of Indian Standards, prepared by Bureau of Indian Standards since our birth in the year 1973. However lately, with the commissioning of our Fire Test & Research Laboratory, we are the main organization to suggest improvement in standards, related to testing of equipments. IS: 15683 was mainly drafted by us & now we were instrumental in bringing about 4 amendments to it based on our experience. I am proud to announce that our Fire Test & Research Laboratory is “Leader” in the industry. Q. You are bringing “Fire Industry Directory”. How it would benefit the industry & how it will stand out from others, if, any? We are bringing out this directory on the popular demand of our fire officers as well as manufacturing industry leaders.
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Presently, no comprehensive directory is available in India. It will immensely help both these categories. Our efforts are to make it very handy & useful.
Q. What message would you like to give to the readers? Our conference cum exhibition “FIRE INDIA – 2013” consists of 2 parts. One part is Conference & other part is exhibition. Our delegates also fall under two categories e.g., those who are interested only in enhancing their knowledge & those who are interested in enhancing only their business interests. My message to the readers who fall under first category is that an international conference cum exhibition is the best forum for communication. You only enhance your knowledge but also get an opportunity to talk to people from diverse backgrounds from various developed & developing countries. It not only open doors to your knowledge but also open your eyes to future opportunities, new cultures and international perspectives by interacting with so many senior officials of so many organizations. It will enrich your own ways of thinking thus making you both wiser & better person. My message to the readers who fall under second category, my message is that participation is international exhibitions has become essential requirement to succeed in a highly competitive global market. This is the event at which producers, distributors demonstrate their products on offer services to current and potential customers, suppliers, business partners and the press. For small & medium business traders, such an event is the first step towards the top import/export of products. Our event is most suitable as a neutral territory for business negotiations. Actually there are many other benefits, all of which cannot be enumerated here. Only way to know other benefits, please attend FIRE INDIA – 2013. www.ind-safety.com
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Qualtel Automations : Eyeing the prospects consultant to them. Enabling them to secure their business place, safeguard their interests, increase productivity, enhance efficiency, simplify complex requirements and last but not complete centralized control on these processes.
Q. What is the advantage of Matrix products vis-à-vis the competition?
Mr. Akash Gupta - Partner, Qualtel Automations, Mumbai
Q. In your opinion, what is the state of security industry in India and what is the trend you see in the space?
India is growing at a faster pace than many of the world economies and the security industry is providing a safe and secure ground for this growth. Since last 3-4 years Security industry is growing by leaps and bound. Awareness has helped not only to create more secure, automated workplaces, but also created innumerable entrepreneurs in this segment. In spite of its volcanic growth in last few years, it is yet to take giant leap in the coming years.
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We are focusing on Corporates, Mid-Size Companies and growing enterprises. Sectors like BFSI, Pharma, Hospitality, Industries, BPO and ITES are looking for tailor-made solutions for their growing Security and Attendance needs. It is there we see ourselves playing major role of a security
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Matrix is SUBSTANCE brand. Substance is in the DNA of Matrix solutions. Substance in the form of technology, depth, genuineness and going beyond the mere outer façade and offer more values in all the areas. This is what differentiates Matrix from the lot. Matrix solutions are packed with More. More productivity, more applications, more flexibility, more functions, more features, more cost saving, more reliability, and more support. Matrix positioning is based on offering more of these true inherent values which customers expect from infrastructure solutions.
Q. What is your marketing and channel strategy?
“Solutions” has been the keyword for us in our Marketing. Adapting, customizing our products to best suit the needs of customer & enabling them to have complete control of their businesses gives us satisfaction. Implementing latest technology & providing end-to-end security solutions at one stop gives us an edge over others. Our only endeavor is to focus on customer’s requirement, as we are in business of technology products, customer is looking at buying our knowledge and we never over sell but do not forget to over deliver it.
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Sufficient spares technically sound support team, energetic and pleasant co-ordination team provides good support to our valued customers. Our endeavor is always to provide our customers unforgettable & trouble free experience of matrix products & solutions.
Q. What are the challenges that you are currently facing in India?
Security segment in India is still unorganized, scattered & flooded with innumerable brands & micro system integrators. While competing in such unorganized market getting appropriate value for quality products, solutions and efforts at times gets difficult. Govt. boost like reduction in tax rates is urgent need of the hour for this segment, as that would help to make India a better, safer and much more secure place. And this sense of secureness in mind enhances one’s productivity, efficiency and gives them much needed peace of mind. There by it would be an important factor in India’s growth story.
Q. How much of growth are you expecting this year and are you also expecting any business from the overseas market?
Last few years “SECURITY” is seen as topmost concern and priority in everyone’s mind, worldwide. With spreading awareness, we have seen phenomenal growth in this segment in spite of all odds. This year is also not going to be different; we foresee almost 30-40% growth for us in this segment. Yes we also expect some good overseas requirements coming in this financial year. www.ind-safety.com
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Tamron India Pvt. Ltd.: A new & 7th subsidiary of Tamron Japan
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amron Co., Ltd Japan, a global manufacturer of optical equipment, announced the opening of its subsidiary company in India as Tamron India Pvt Ltd. Tamron has been an R & D leader in the field of optical technologies since 1950, and has developed many outstanding products. True to its slogan – “New Eyes for Industry” – the company is expanding into a broad range of industrial fields. From consumer products such as lenses for digital SLR cameras, to industrial products like CCTV lenses and ultra-high precision lens elements, to its OEM products for other manufacturers, Tamron offers products that overflow with creativity. Tamron manufactures photographic lenses, CCTV lenses, lenses for long wavelength infrared cameras, digital cameras, video cameras. The lenses for automotive applications and optical devices are special purpose products manufactured by Tamron. Tamron’s expertise not only lies in lenses but even owns facilities and equipment for the design and production of plastic mold, where it manufactures a range of precision equipment and optical-equipment parts. On the eve of opening ceremony of Tamron India Pvt Ltd, Mr. Morio Ono – President and CEO, Tamron Co., Ltd said that Tamron India Pvt Ltd has been established as new wholly owned subsidiary in India aimed at expanding sales organization to achieve higher sales volumes and improving every facet of the customer service. India, being one of the major markets in the world that has posted significant growths in recent years, has been served by local distributors. In 2009, Tamron established a representative office in India to collect market information and initiated extensive research activities thereafter. To take it to the next phase, Tamron decided to establish a subsidiary to be prepared for further expansion of the market relating to interchangeable lenses for DSLR/mirror-less cameras, and optics for security/surveillance cameras. This is a major strategic move of the company to solidify its foothold in one of the fast growing markets in the world by broadening the customer base as well as enhancing the brand
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recognition. Tamron will increase its business in India by supplying best suited quality products at affordable prices. Mr. Nitin Goyal (President & CEO – Tamron India Pvt Ltd) introduced Tamron as a technology-driven company. He said that being the lens specialized company we are able to provide best quality lenses with latest features at affordable prices. He said that Tamron is a customer oriented company rather that competitor oriented company and that is why offer lenses which satisfy all the needs of the customer. Many awards have been given to Tamron lenses for its quality and stability. He further explained that Tamron value their existing customers & provide one of the best after sales services which need to be followed in India as well. For that Tamron India Pvt Ltd is on a move to set-up a master service centre in its own premises. Apart from it, currently there are three existing authorized service centers which will further be strengthened with better equipments & skill sets. Speaking on business pattern of Tamron India, he cleared that import of goods will be done by distributors directly from Tamron Japan as they have been doing so far. He said that from now onwards more sales and marketing activities can be taken care directly by Tamron India which was earlier handled by Tamron Japan or only liaison by Tamron India. Tamron consider its strength as its partner relations with distributors, dealers and system integrators from whom Tamron expects more support to take it to higher level. Tamron is also doing its bit to contribute to the society by organizing workshops and events like Tamron challenge to create awareness about technicalities in a lens and educating the end users about usage. Tamron eyes on expanding its operations not only in metro cities but also in Tier-2 & 3 cities as well by appointing more people to support our dealer network who can educate them on Tamron technology.
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Tyco Security Products helps Belfast International Airport increase security for G8 summit with CEM Access Control Solution
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EM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce that it worked together with long-standing customer Belfast International Airport to increase security during the G8 Summit. Already having CEM S3020 portable access control readers on site as part of the existing CEM AC2000 access control system, the Airport chose to increase the number of portable readers to ensure maximum security throughout this busy time. CEM portable readers enable on-site airport security staff to validate access control cards at remote parts of the site or areas with no mains power supply, and they can also be used for random checks. The G8 is made up of world leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the USA and the UK. The EU is represented by the President of the European
Commission the President of the European Council. The 2013 G8 Summit was held at Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, on 17 and 18 June and resulted in a significant increase in visitor numbers to Northern Ireland. As Northern Ireland’s largest airport, it was imperative for Belfast International Airport that security was maintained at the highest standard. “The time around the G8 was of great significance to Belfast International Airport. It was important that we provided the highest levels of security throughout the airport to ensure the safety of all our customers, and also that we kept disruption for travellers to a minimum. Installing additional CEM portable readers alongside our existing readers allowed us to do just this. The CEM portable readers were ideal in enabling us to conduct random security checks and to establish short term access check points in additional areas” said Suzanne Blair, Security Manager Belfast International Airport. “CEM Systems access control software and hardware solutions have long been used by airports to ensure the highest levels of security. We are delighted to have worked closely with Belfast International Airport during this significant time to ensure that the highest levels of security were maintained for the Airport and for Northern Ireland” said Andrew Fulton, Senior Director of Global Sales, CEM Systems. www.ind-safety.com
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VIVOTEK launches two full HD smart-featured fixed dome network cameras FD8163 & FD8363 for intelligent indoor and outdoor surveillance
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IVOTEK announced the launch of two 2-Megapixel easy-to-use fixed dome network cameras, FD8163 and FD8363. Both cameras, also featuring 1080p Full HD resolution with superb image quality up to 30 fps, are equipped with a removable IR-cut filter, 15-meter IR illuminators with Smart IR technology for avoiding overexposure under low light condition, and WDR Enhancement for unparalleled visibility in high contrast environments, securing high video quality and providing accurate identification around the clock. FD8363, as the outdoor version of FD8163, is equipped with additional special features to support operation under harsh outdoor environments, which include the IP66-rated housing for shielding the camera against rain and dust and the metal vandal-proof housing for protecting it from vandalism. Hence, FD8363 is especially suitable for monitoring areas such as building entrances and airports, while FD8163 is ideal for lobbies and educational facilities. www.ind-safety.com
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For customers, maintaining optimal focus in dynamic public environments with complex image details, both indoors or outdoors, can be costly because of labor and time consumption. From this perspective, VIVOTEK has innovatively developed the revolutionary Smart Focus System, including Easy Focus Button and Remote Focus, making image adjustment easier and more efficient. By adopting a 3 ~ 9 mm motorized DC-iris lens, focal length adjustment can be performed remotely without any physical access, enhancing customer convenience while securing superb image quality. Steve Ma, VIVOTEK’s Executive VP, stated, “Bearing the market demands and additional smart functions for our customers in mind, VIVOTEK has developed our latest fixed dome cameras with several outstanding and enhanced capabilities such as Smart IR and the Smart Focus System. VIVOTEK’s newly launched FD8163 and FD8363, with their cost effectiveness, superb image quality, and easy-to-use features, are undoubtedly two ideal choices for more robust indoor and outdoor surveillance.”
About VIVOTEK
VIVOTEK, established in 2000, has quickly taken its place as a leading brand in the security industry. Known for delivering world-class IP surveillance solutions, VIVOTEK specializes in system applications and integration. With innovative R&D teams adopting groundbreaking codec technologies, VIVOTEK provides a wide range of products, including network cameras, video servers, video receivers and central management systems. VIVOTEK (TAIEX: 3454) was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2006. In 2008, a branch office was set up in California, USA. VIVOTEK is currently working with more than 150 authorized distributors in over 80 countries. For more information, contact: VIVOTEK www.vivotek.com.
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Dahua unveils robust & weather-proof 540TVL cameras
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these cameras can transmit footage during sandstorms, blizzards, torrential rain or even vandalism. Featuring 3.5mm fixed lens in DH-CA-DW161H and 6mm fixed lens in DH-CA-DW161G and DH-CA-FW161K cameras, enable to cover a wide range of viewing angles. The in-built IR DH-CA-DW161H and DH-CA-DW161G are shipped with smart IR of 20 mtr, whereas DH-CAFW161K is built with IR range of 30 mtr, allowing the user to set the camera for any outdoor location.
Dahua DH-CA-DW161H, DH-CA-DW161G and DH-CA-FW161K:-
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ahua Technology, worldwide leader and professional manufacturer of CCTV products, proudly introduces high resolution water-proof housing cameras in 540TVL range, including DH-CA-DW161H (Mini IR Dome camera), DH-CA-FW161G (IR Camera) and DH-CAFW161K (IR Camera). This range is specially developed and compatible for day or night tough outdoor surveillance environments including parking lots, streets and many more. The complete range provides users with an invaluable day/night surveillance tool for securing premises and delivering solid evidence of events that occur especially in darkness or low light. By featuring 1/3.7” HDIS for superior color performance, the complete range offers up to 540 TV lines of resolution, enabling to produce quality images in any lighting condition. Furnished with weatherproof housing, these Dahua cameras are capable to function in extreme climate conditions without compromising quality and performance. DH-CA-DW161G and DH-CA-FW161K models are shipped with IP-66-rated housing, hence,
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1/3.7” HDIS High resolution of 540TVL(Color) Day/Night (ICR), AWB, AGC, BLC 3.6mm fixed lens (2.8mm, 6mm, 8mm optional) (DHCA-DW161H, DH-CA-DW161G) 6mm fixed lens (2.8 mm, 3.6mm, 8mm optional) (DHCA-FW161K) Max. IR LEDs length 20m, Smart IR (DH-CA-DW161H, DH-CA-DW161G) Max. IR LEDs length 30m, Smart IR (DH-CA-FW161K) DC12V
Dahua DH-CA-DW161H, DH-CA-DW161G and DH-CA-FW161K :-
The new Dahua DH-CA-DW161H, DH-CA-DW161G and DH-CA-FW161K cameras are available across all branches of Aditya Infotech Ltd and dealers. For any further query, please write to security@adityagroup.com In India, Aditya Infotech Ltd. is an exclusive distributor partner of Dahua Technology. AIL has been aggressively distributing and marketing entire range of Dahua surveillance Cameras, DVRs, home automation solutions, NVRs etc in India. Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) is a leader in introducing video security and surveillance brands in India and has an expertise in designing solutions on the basis of the needs. For more information, contact: Aditya Infotech Ltd Jaya Ghosh jaya_sharma@adityagroup.com www.adityagroup.com
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Fire Resistance Safety Cabinets for Flammable Products
Self closing door(s) with thermo fuse
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What Makes “Ecosafe” Really Safe Ecosafe EN Approved Cabinet
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Compliance to EN14470-1, latest & strict norms
Norms not strict, mainly used for industrial cabinets
Approved re resistance for 30 minutes
Fire resistance for max 5 minutes
Made from High Pressure Laminate (HPL) with thermal expanding seal
Made from Double Wall Steel, with grid on the ventilation that stops the ames, but not the heating
Compulsory Self closing doors, fuse link which closes at 50 deg C Optional Self Closing door, fuse link which closes at 74 deg C Automatic closing of the ventilation if T° reach 50°C
Grid for stoping ame and not heating
Fire-proof insulated panel which resist heat conduction from outer wall to inner wall
Double wall in steel with thermic bridges that conducts, heat to inner wall of the cabinet
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CP PLUS TeknoLogix Labs introduces vOptimus Pro A Comprehensive Hybrid Video Management System for Enormous Applications
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he CP PLUS TeknoLogix Labs develops vOptimus Pro, a revolutionary and comprehensive Hybrid Video Management System (VMS), supporting both IP and analog surveillance environments. vOptimus Pro is the CP PLUS’s latest innovation in the field of Video Surveillance technology, offering unification of legacy analog cameras, DVRs, HD IP cameras, NVRs and video encoders including video analytics for centralized operation of the large systems. Featuring complete distributable architecture, making VMS software scalable and cater to the large applications such as hospitals, schools, financial institutions and many more.
Introducing cutting-edge and advanced technology, the vOptimus Pro has Client Server Architecture that gives flexibility to control and monitor surveillance parameters from multiple locations and support up to 256 devices. vOptimus Pro is specially designed for offering distribution, archiving and management of video feeds from IP as well as analog platforms. The live monitoring feature scales vOptimus Pro to manage and control 64Ch of D1/24Ch of 720p/16 Ch of 1080p recording on a single PC as per the customer need and can support more than 20 World renowned brands of IP and analog cameras, hence, leveraging your existing infrastructure without investing further on CCTV systems. The highly comprehensive, versatile and scalable solution from CP PLUS, vOptimus Pro features Video Analytics, enabling users to enhance security in both public and private space by detecting perimeter or area breaches, unattended objects, and atypical activity more rapidly and consistently. In addition, license plate recognition, dwell and loitering, people counting, queue line analysis and demographics, missing object detection take vOptimus Pro solution to the next level of surveillance. The easy-to-use vOptimus Pro is compatible to support 16 channel synchronously playback, enabling user to control and command 16 www.ind-safety.com
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cameras, installed at different locations, from one single PC at the same time. The CP PLUS vOptimus Pro is equipped with Failover recording servers, ensuring that video recording from different cameras are never interrupted in case of failure in any server and access to the system is always maintained. Other features include professional E-map in which user can identify the location by just clicking on the camera as indicated on the E-map. Smart Phone Client optimizes the usage of vOptimus Pro over any smart phone including iPhone, Blackberry and many more.
CP PLUS vOptimus Pro Hybrid Video Management System :
The CP PLUS vOptimus Pro is manufactured after rigorous Research & Development by the CP PLUS TeknoLogix Labs, with the highest quality yardstick. The CP PLUS vOptimus Pro is available across all branches of Aditya Infotech Ltd and dealers. For any further query, please write to security@ adityagroup.com In India, Aditya Infotech Ltd. is an exclusive distributor partner of CP PLUS GMBH & Co. KG, Germany for their brand CP PLUS. AIL has been aggressively distributing and marketing entire range of CP PLUS surveillance Cameras, Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), VDP and allied accessories in India. Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) is a leader in introducing video security and surveillance brands in India and has an expertise in designing solutions on the basis of the needs.
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• Supports up to 64 channel recording & viewing on a single PC • Supports Multi monitors • Supports Group or sequence display • Supports redundancy for recording (failover) • Support Video Wall Function • Instant playback last 10sec ~ 8 min, ease of search • One click Emergency recording • Camera wise disk calculation based on frame rate and resolution selected • 2 Way audio communication, audio chat • Advanced programming algorithm to utilize the minimum RAM and CPU and thereby makes the system more stable • Multi channel POS support with Multi channel POS search • Up to 32 POS machines can be connected to single PC • Power CMS software, Mobile Client for Android and Apple Devices • Supports Video Analysis o Face Detection o Intrusion Detection o Movement Direction Detection o Unattended Object Detection o Missing Object Detection o Tripwire Detection o Object Counting o Motion Detection • Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server/XP/7 32-bit/7 64-bit OS supported For more information, contact: Aditya Infotech Ltd Jaya Ghosh jaya_sharma@adityagroup.com www.adityagroup.com
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VisonicPowerMaster-30 wireless alarm system from Tyco Security Products recognized with Merlion Gold Award at Safety & Security Asia Singapore
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isonic, part of Tyco Security Products, announced today that the Visonic PowerMaster-30 G2 wireless alarm panel and its integrator partner CHH Construction Systems Pte Ltd. were recognized with a Gold Award for technological excellence during the Merlion Awards presentation at Safety & Security Asia. Held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, the Merlion Awards were given out as part of the 13th International Safety & Security Technology & Equipment Exhibition and the seventh presentation of the Merlion Awards. The biennial awards are presented to exhibitors at the show in four categories: Alarm System, Access Control, Surveillance and Other. “Together with our systems integrator partner, CHH Construction Systems, we are honored to receive this Gold Award for Visonic’s flagship PowerMaster-30 system, which has been consistently recognized around the globe for its technological innovation and unique design,” said Ken May, Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific, Tyco Security Products. The PowerMaster-30 G2 is a professional wireless security, safety and control system suitable for heavyduty operations required in small to medium business installations and mid to high-end residential uses. The
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system accommodates more than 120 wireless devices: up to 64 zones, up to 32 keypads, up to 32 keyfobs, up to eight sirens and up to four repeaters. Safety & Security Asia Singapore is hosted by the Security Systems Association of Singapore and draws more than 250 exhibitors from 22 countries and 10,000 trade professionals as attendees.
About Visonic
Visonic Intrusion Security products are part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company.Visonic is a leading developer and manufacturer of cutting-edge home security systems and components that provide people around the world peace of mind and safety in their homes. Building on its decades-long position at the forefront of home security innovation, Visonic is today leading the drive to expand the boundaries of security, offering advanced solutions to the full range of residential safety needs, from securing the house and contents to safeguarding the health and comfort of the people who live there. www.ind-safety.com
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Empowering the private security sector
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ecurity Knowledge and Skill Development Council (SKSDC), set up under the National Skill Policy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asian Professional Security Association, India Chapter (APSAIndia) at an impressive function held at the India International Centre, New Delhi last evening. The MOU, signed between Chairman SKSDC, Kunwar Vikram Singh and President APSA-India, Shri Shiv Charan Yadav aims at setting up national occupational standards for the private security sector. The function which was graced by Mr Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD of National Skill Development Corporation, was attended by a cross section of security professionals from Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI), APSA- India, SKSDC and those associated with training companies and assessment bodies for the private security sector. APSA is a leading association of security professionals in the Asian Region. It was formed in Bangkok, Thailand in 1994 and has its headquarters in Malaysia with chapters in Thailand, India, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia, China, Vietnam and Hong Kong. It is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security practices by developing educational programmes and materials that address broad security concerns and lead the way for improved security performance in terms of consultancy and provision of latest products and services. APSA has been working closely with the Government and Chambers of Commerce
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in drawing up of standards and legislation in various fields. On the other hand, SKSDC formed as a Section 25 Company (Not for profit) in March 2011, by NSDC and CAPSI aims at organising and up skilling the private security sector which has a guard force of seven million with an annual growth rate of 25%. It derives its mandate from the National Skill Policy 2009 approved by Government of India and is tasked to formulate national occupational standards, labour market information system, organising train the trainer programmes, accrediting training providers and assessment bodies and putting in place credible assessment and certification processes. Immense progress has been made in all the above mandated activities. SKSDC, also has the distinction of formulating the first set of seven occupational standards for the guarding industry to cover, unarmed security guard, armed security guard, security supervisor, personal security officer, cctv supervisor, security officer and assignment manager, a first in the country. The MOU signed between APSA and SKSDC is indeed a historic event which fosters association between two leading bodies of the security sector in developing occupational standards for up skilling technical and management personnel in the use of equipment. This is indeed a significant step towards strengthening the private security sector with technical back-up and knowhow. www.ind-safety.com
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Oberthur Technologies partners with HID Global to carry Seos Digital Keys on NFC SIM Cards for Mobile Access
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berthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, announced its partnership with HID Global that provides Oberthur Technologies the ability to support the use of Seos® digital keys on NFC-enabled smartphones. The partnership enables the Seos digital keys applet to be embedded in Oberthur Technologies NFC SIM cards, making it possible to use NFC smartphones for a wide range of applications that typically reside on smart cards. Oberthur Technologies´ dragonFly product family is a new generation of NFC SIM cards that are faster than ever and include best-inclass certifications (Common Criteria EAL4+, MasterCard®, Visa®, MIFARE DESFire®) and integrated anti-virus protection. The solution supports key applications driving NFC deployments such as transport, payment and access control. It also supports applications that facilitate a more convenient user experience, such as the use of a mobile phone for hotel check-in and hotel room access. The Seos applet is part of an ecosystem of interoperable products and services for issuing, delivering and revoking digital keys on NFC-enabled mobile devices that can be used to open doors to homes, hotels, offices, hospitals, universities and commercial buildings. Seos includes standardsbased smart card technology with state-of-the-art cryptography for maximum interoperability and security, and the Seos Trusted Service Manager securely manages Seos digital keys on NFC mobile devices. “Oberthur Technologies’ dragonFly NFC SIM cards and its secure elements in general are interoperable with Seos from HID Global and fully meet the expectation of our customers in term of access control for mobile,” said Jerome Ajdenbaum, Telecom Business Unit Marketing Director at Oberthur Technologies. “Our partnership with Oberthur Technologies reflects HID Global’s dedication to continually
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expand our mobile access ecosystem in order to deliver the broadest range of secure, convenient and flexible solutions to customers,” said Debra Spitler, Vice President Mobile Access Solutions with HID Global. “HID Global is looking forward to working with a best-in-class SIM provider such as Oberthur Technologies to uncover new and exciting opportunities in the mobile access space.”
About Oberthur Technologies
Oberthur Technologies is a world leader in the field of secure technologies: systems development, solutions and services for smart cards (payment cards, SIM cards, access cards, NFC…) and for secure identity documents, traditional and electronic (identity card, passport, health care card). Created in 1984, Oberthur Technologies employs over 6 000 employees. With 50 sales offices across 5 continents, Oberthur Technologies’ international network serves clients in 140 countries.
About HID Global
HID Global is the trusted source for innovative products, services, solutions, and know-how related to the creation, use, and management of secure identities for millions of customers around the world. The company’s served markets include physical and logical access control, including strong authentication and credential management; card printing and personalization; visitor management systems; highly secure government and citizen ID; and identification RFID technologies used in animal ID and industry and logistics applications. Primary brands are ActivID®, EasyLobby®, FARGO® and HID®. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global has over 2,000 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global® is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. Seos is a trademark of ASSA ABLOY AB. MIFARE DESFire is a trademark of NXP B.V. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. www.ind-safety.com
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Curtain Raiser to 16th India International Security Expo (IISE 2013) held on 19th June 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Special Commissioner of Delhi Police Sh. S. N. Shrivastava speaking at the event
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ISE 2013 is scheduled to happen in New Delhi between 26th – 29th September 2013 at Pragati Maidan New Delhi. IISE 2013 is the only Government backed security show in India and this year IISE 2013 is expected to grow by 50-100% in terms of both i.e. number of exhibitors and visitors. The Curtain Raiser was well attended by Senior Government Officials, Private Security Professionals and IISE 2013 exhibitors. The objective of this curtain raiser was to bring the exhibitors and visitors of IISE 2013
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closer so that the products and technologies on display are selected carefully by the exhibitors depending on customer needs. The function was presided by Smt. Rita Menon IAS, Chairperson & Managing Director ITPO along with Shri Rajiv, IPS, Director General of CISF. Shri S.N. Srivastava, IPS, Special Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police & Sh. Vivek Dubey ADG (Training) were the Special Guests. Also present were a large number of Co-associates and advisors. IISE Co-associates and advisors include Central Police Organizations such as BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, BPR&D, NSG, NDMA and SPG and eminent executives from GMR, Reliance, ADOBE, Hotels ITC, Marriot, Lalit, Reliance, Airtel, FEDEX, MEDANTA, AECOM, Jet Airways, IBM, etc. Some key associations such as leading architect’s associations, association of town planners and consultants, Electronic Industry Manufacturer’s association & key RWAs etc. are also supporting IISE 2013. Smt. Rita Menon IAS, Chairperson & Managing Director ITPO said that ITPO is committed to making this very important show more successful this year as
Sh. Sanjeev Sehgal Chairman SPGI makes a point security is a very important subject in national interest. Shri Rajiv, IPS, Director General of CISF informed that CISF was looking at a total modernization in the next two years and IISE 2013 shall be the ideal place to look for new technologies. Shri S.N. Srivastava, IPS, Special Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police emphasized on the need and importance of technology in field of security and how Police is making use of new electronic security solutions in today’s scenario. Sh. Sanjeev Sehgal, Chairman SPGI said that as a co-organizer of IISE 2013, SPGI extended full support to IISE 2013 and also urged the Government to reduce heavy taxes on security equipments, boost indigenous www.ind-safety.com
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The Curtain Raiser recieved an overwhelming response with a packed house
manufacturing of security equipments and also to address important issue of standardization of security products. Sh. Vikram Sahgal, General Manager ITPO addressed the gathering and stated that the objective of this show is to: • Cater to growing needs security forces and private security agencies and organizations • Promotion of Indian Security Industry • Promotion of domestic and International trade, joint ventures and technology transfer • To make IISE the best security show in India and also take it up
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to international standards
He further informed that ITPO has been giving high importance to IISE 2013 and this year a number of special initiatives have been taken such as • Providing best facilities at the show such as high class business lounges, Protocol services, banking and business centers, logistical assistance and good quality food and beverage services to exhibitors and visitors • Holding a series of informative conferences and seminars concurrent to IISE 2013
• Live demonstration area to demonstrate new equipments on security , safety, Fire fighting and disaster management • NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) is associated to IISE 2013 and shall be looking at IISE 2013 to witness any new developments in disaster management. • High media coverage and promotion of the show through multimedia approach • IISE 2013 is the best value for money show due to its cost effective participation fee and high attendance in terms of business visitors • The exhibitors who exhibit at IISE this year shall be able to get special incentives to participate at other international events at highly subsidized rates due to special grants and assistance from Min. of commerce.
With wide publicity and steps taken to promote IISE 2013, the exhibition is already bigger than the last years in terms of number area booked by the exhibitors. Still left with three months before the show and with the momentum built already, the show is expected to overtake any other private security show organized in the country. Panel of Advisors & Eminent Guests – M D Kapoor (Federation of Hotels), Vivek Ahlawat (Fedex), Rohit Sharma (Bharti Reality), Maj Ravinder Pathania (Medanta), Hemant Jaggi Lemon Tree Hotel), Arvind Kochhar (The Lalit), Capt A A Collaco (BGR Energy), Col. Sandeep Sudan (Reliance), Neera Rawat (Director Security, Airport Authority of India) & many others participated in the curtain raiser. www.ind-safety.com
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Port Security - Underwater Surveillance The Hidden Threat Facing Military and Civilian Ports
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Kiron Kunte has over 35 years of design and solutions experience, in Security, Telephony and Networking infrastructure. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers and has a post-graduate diploma, from Bombay University, in Systems Management. He is professionally certified in the design and engineering of Data Centres, IP Telephony, Video surveillance and Structured Cabling solutions. He heads Norik Konsult, a practice that offers advisory, design and system planning help to upgrade or build a new Telephony, Security and Networking infrastructure.
orts and waterside facilities are, from a security point of view, the Achilles’ heel of national security. Port facilities, bridges, weirs, tunnels, cargo ships, ferries and cruise liners are potential targets. The entrance to a port is the soft underbelly of military and civilian port defences. These areas are not well protected against intrusion by terrorist or enemy divers. Past events, dating back to World War II confirm the subsurface weakness of ports, when navy frogmen first began to use them as points of attack. Attacks may take the form of armed combat divers or the use of explosives against target vessels or facilities.
The prospect of enemy divers entering ports or coastal waters undetected to attack naval and civilian ships or piers is a real threat, not only for navies and military forces but also in terms of the safety and security of civilian global trade and shipping. Underwater access presents an easier way to enter ports and attack ships anchored at the dockside. Drug smuggling and the rise of terrorist threats have increased the need underwater monitoring of the seas in the vicinity of Ports. Underwater Security addresses the protection of land facilities and valuable assets that are vulnerable to attack from
For more information contact: www.norikkonsult.com Graphic view of navy vessels moored alongside a diver-detection system set up as a security perimeter around high-value assets to protect against enemy divers and submersibles.
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the waterside. Underwater Security also includes the examination of ships for contraband containers that may be fixed to the hull. The two technologies available for underwater surveillance are video cameras and sonar. However, in most harbours, underwater vision is limited due to the turbidity of the waters. Coastal waterways are naturally turbid because of strong tidal currents. ‘Sonar’ technology is the preferred choice as it is not affected by water clarity or murkiness. Sonar can be used to scan areas to ensure they are clear of foreign objects such as mines, Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs), or contraband. Multi-beam sonar can be used to detect the presence of divers, whether in a secure area within a defined perimeter or an underwater area under surveillance. Sonar altimeters can be used to create an “acoustic fence”, which, when breached, could trigger an alert for further investigation.
Sonar
An acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging is a technique that uses sound propagation to detect objects, such as vessels, on or under the surface of the water. There are two main types of sonar systems active and passive. In active sonar, a pulse of sound is sent out and the operator waits for echoes. When a sound signal is sent into the water, part of it will be reflected back when it hits an object. The distance to the object can then be determined by measuring the time between when the signal was sent and when the echo is received. In passive sonar, the operator listens to sounds emitted by the object one is trying to locate. Passive sonar uses the sounds emitted by objects such
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as ships, submarines and creatures such as marine mammals and fish to determine their location.
The threat
• Un-authorised divers (frogmen) • Explosives of contraband attached to the Hull • Explosives attached to the berth
Solution
Typical underwater detection systems consist of a real time sonar that scans the underwater environment in zero visibility waters. The system can be mounted on a small boat to scan harbour walls, piers, bridges for an underwater threat. The system can also be used to complement long range diver detection systems. These systems have built-in intelligence, to distinguish humans from marine animals, based on their different shapes and typical underwater movements. The performance of these systems is not impeded by darkness or fog or low underwater visibility.
Detection of un-authorised divers.
This could be achieved by having a crew of combat divers in a highspeed craft patrolling the undersea area on a 24x7 basis. However this is an expensive and time-consuming task. Sonar is used to detect divers, rapidly and effectively. Underwater detection systems generally operate up to a range of 800 meters. At ranges less than 200 metres, higher
frequency sonar can be employed. High-frequency, multi-beam sonar technology is the most effective approach for protecting high-value targets from underwater threats. For restricted, high-reverberation environments where multibeams cannot operate effectively, e.g., canals, narrow single-beam scanning sonar is deployed. Single-beam operates much like radar sweeping an area, with a narrow, high intensity beam that provides high-resolution images. Multi-beam sonar, on the other hand, “fires” a number of beams simultaneously to cover a broader field of view. Some sonar technologies have the ability to adjust the vertical field of view, enabling the beam to be expanded or narrowed in the vertical dimension and even “steered” up or down to address various monitoring challenges and range conditions.
Diver detection sonar Further single beam sonar can be used in conjunction with multi-beam technology, to provide coverage in confined areas and as an imaging tool for providing shortrange diver confirmation.
Inspection of the Hull
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Hull Scan of Barge waterline. Containers for smuggling narcotics are often secured to bow thrusters or rudder structures. High Resolution Scanning Sonar can examine a ship’s hull in a short period of time and are able to spot raised objects on the hull only a few centimetres high. When properly deployed, details as fine as weld seams are visible as shown in this scan. These systems can be mounted on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to create 3D ship hull scans to detect small mine size objects. Scanning sonar is positioned most easily by using a ROV with sufficient power to hold against currents and to press firmly against the hull. This provides a steady platform for the high resolution scanning sonar and enables high quality scans that readily define features such as a small container attached to the hull of a ship.
Bow to stern vessel hull inspection. little or no risk. Software package are available that can stitch together multiple scans to provide a complete picture of the ship’s hull.
Inspection of the Berth.
High resolution scanning sonar is used to examine a ship’s berth in the greatest level of detail. It helps determine if a berth is clear of objects that could represent a threat to a visiting warship, cruise liner or other high value asset. Berth inspections can be conducted in real time and comparisons made to previous scans. Commercially available products enable a single person to easily provide a complete security inspection of a vessel pier and the surrounding underwater terrain. The sonar head can be oriented to provide horizontal coverage (for the seafloor near the pier) and may be vertically oriented to provide vertical coverage for inspection of pier walls.
Challenges.
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) High resolution sonar is capable of rendering complete vessel hull imagery that can detect foreign objects as small as a few centimetres. Vessel inspections, using sonar, can be completed in far less time than diver searches and with
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Reduction of false alarms : One of the biggest challenges in diver detection has been to reduce the number of false alarms triggered by marine life. Most systems available have built-in algorithms that incorporate elements of artificial intelligence to logically select only those targets with the characteristics of underwater or surface swimmers. Advances in these technologies have led to better reliability and fewer false alarms. Shortage of qualified personnel:
Manufacturers are incorporating advances in technology to fill this gap. Environmental concerns : There is growing concern over the effect of sonar surveillance systems on marine life. Manufacturers are taking care to ensure that the effect is minimal. Training : Effective and efficient training of sonar operators is essential. Even the most sophisticated sonar system is only as good as the quality of its operators.
Trends
Reliability : Technology improvements in sonar systems over the past decade have focused on improvements in the reliability and consistency of detection. Greater effectiveness : Operating at lower frequencies than scanning sonar, but with higher energy, results in a multi-beam sonar with a longer reach, increasing its effectiveness in diver detection. Use of a small ROV’s that can be launched, at the push of a button, to investigate a threat. Underwater “loudhailers” to warn innocent divers who may have breached the security zone. Integration: In addition to the autodetection and tracking of targets, advancements in software make it possible to route alarms to other command and control systems. All tracking data on targets can thus be merged on a single display screen for fast action. This offers early warning against an impending attack. www.ind-safety.com
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Building campus network - Education
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odern education networks are complex, and serve a rapidly developing set of requirements, some of which challenge the technology and its security. Online applications, e-learning, and media-rich teaching methods provide immense benefits to secondary and tertiary education providers. Motivated students with access to advanced learning resources, remote schooling, and online opportunities are part of the next generation in education. Schools take ultimate responsibility for the security of their pupils and networks, and must provide an efficient, safe and effective computing environment which serves the entire school - pupils, teachers, administrators and all the other members of the school community. When it comes to implementing networks, education providers face a number of challenges. They must provide: • Individual access to appropriate resources for staff and students, while protecting confidential information and maintaining privacyidentity based networking. • Secure network access to students and staff anywhere on the campus at any time, including roaming wireless access - mobility while maintaining security. • Secure connection to online resources and the internet, protecting both the network and students from inappropriate material and malicious threats,
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while minimizing administration overhead - security without inconvenience. • Support of new e-learning technologies such as streaming video seen in multiple locations simultaneously, video conferencing, distance learning, and remote network access. All provided within often constrained IT budgets -advanced valueadded services. • Finding a network that meets all your needs can seem like an impossible task.
With the current technology trends like network virtualisation, NAC, network in a box kind of approach can really help in achieving objective of building secure, available, manageable and resilient campus network.
Resilient and Available Network
Latest technology innovative features like virtual stack and Ethernet protection switching rings are capable enough to build highly resilient and available networks.
Virtual Chassis Stacking(VCStack)
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VCStack provides excellent resiliency by allowing you to create a single “virtual chassis” from upto eight physical switches. If one stacked switch fails, traffic routes seamlessly to another, preventing network disruption. VCStack delivers a resilient core at a fraction of the cost of a full chassis-based system, and it allows you to manage the stack as a single node on the network, greatly simplifying your management.
Ethernet Protected SwitchedRings (EPSRing)
EPSR allows several switches to form a high-speed protected ring capable of recovery within as little as 50ms. This feature is perfect for high performance and high availability in distributed networks like schools and university campuses. SuperLoop Protection enables a link between two EPSR nodes to be in separate EPSR domains, improving redundancy and network fault resiliency.
Ease of Manageability
Manageability is everyone’s prime concern after deployment of network. The smooth operation of services will be possible if network is easily manageable. Maintenance and configuration of network
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equipment is greatly simplified with an industry standard Command Line Interface (CLI) on switches. This keeps training requirements for IT staff at a minimum, and reduces both your network management complexity and deployment costs. A Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) also ensures a user friendly way to monitor and configure your network. “Network in a Box” kind of approach provides the ease of manageability.
Network in a Box
Network in a Box simplifies administration by integrating several network services into switches: • Internal radius server checks the identity of users to keep the network safe and free from uninvited ‘guests’. The local RADIUS server within switch itself can authenticate 802.1x supplicants either via username and password, or by using X.509 certificates. The in-built radius server in switch not only ensures highly secure network but also reduces the cost of network solution by slashing the cost of external radius server • Storm control ensures a robust and resilient network by managing the amount of traffic allowed on the network, and dealing with any unexpected surges • Internal DHCP server automates the distribution of network addresses to every computer • A centralized timekeeper ensures your network is always working in full synchronicity • Loop protection guards against accidental wiring, mistakes centralizing network administration greatly reduce the need for full time IT experts, while increasing security and robustness. www.ind-safety.com
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CCTV SURVEILLANCE SECTION HEALTHCARE | RETAIL | EDUCATION
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CCTV Surveillance : Healthcare Retail Education Sector
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ideo surveillance in hospital settings can help provide high-quality, affordable healthcare. This piece of information intended for hospital executives, explains how hospitals can use CiscoÂŽ Video Surveillance solutions to lower costs and improve patient safety. Capturing video can mitigate expenses associated with patient sitters, drug diversion, other theft, and false accident or injury claims. Hospital personnel gain earlier awareness of incidents that can compromise patient safety by using video analytics software to send an alert based on loitering, boundary crossing, or queue length. And as part of emergency preparation, video surveillance provides situational awareness to help officials plan an effective response. CCTV cameras were identified as a tool, amongst other practices in maintaining staff safety. CCTV surveillance was not just limited to
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hospital car parks, reception/waiting areas and access points onto wards; it also monitored staff, patients and visitors within wards. Inside wards, CCTV cameras have been located in patient accessed areas, such as lounge and dining areas, activity rooms, viewing rooms, education rooms, therapy rooms as well as patient bedrooms, toilets and seclusion rooms. CCTV cameras also have the advantage of covering a much wider area of surveillance (Marx, 2002) and on poorly designed hospital wards, where it is difficult to have continuous staff presence, CCTV cameras can be the perfect disciplinary apparatus, in that a single gaze can provide information on what patients are doing on the ward, as well as providing an opportunity to observe clinical staff and see what they are doing. The management of violence and the distrust created in the patients’ inability to discipline their behaviour is also extended to staff. The potential for CCTV to be used in this way manipulates the hierarchical social control at ward level, as both patients and nurses become subject to the panoptic practices of surveillance. The surveillance of nursing staff does suggest an added advantage for patients in safeguarding them from violent staff. However, this form of watching also has the potential for manipulating the relationship between patients and nursing staff more widely. Nursing staff, as well as some patients, are aware of the hierarchical power www.ind-safety.com
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invested in the ward manager, who acts as the ‘supervisor’ keeping a watchful guard. Both patients and staff learn ‘self-discipline’ through not knowing when they are being watched and it is this uncertainty that allows the ward manager to maintain control. The use of CCTV monitoring has therefore the potential to influence and change nursing practices with patients, and these may not necessarily be to the advantage of patients. The use of CCTV surveillance with some patients, who are very acutely unwell and subject to a wide range of cognitive distortions, raises the question of the panoptic effects of CCTV in managing violent situations. For some of these patients, the presence of cameras in the ward environment is more likely to incite a violent response because the cameras heighten levels of paranoia that are associated with their delusions and mental health problem. Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)is a security system ,with cameras used to collect images which are transferred to a recording device while displaying live images on a monitor where it can be watched by an operator. It is a situational measure aimed at deterring potential offenders and detecting crime by those who choose to ignore the deterrent effect of CCTV ; enabling the police and other statutory agencies to respond to incidents effectively. The recorded images can then be used as evidence in court in the prosecution of offenders.
Retail :
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this article focuses on the impact of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) on shoplifters as used in the retail sector to deter or detect shoplifting; examining potential offender’s perception of CCTV as a crime reduction tool with a view to identifying the favourable conditions that improve the effectiveness of CCTV in the retail sector in dealing with shoplifters. Further more, it aims to determine the requirements for effectiveness of CCTV in retail stores; the extent to which CCTV impacts on the decision making process of a shoplifter and the extent to which it is deterred; to also determine conditions under which CCTV can be effective and the skill required to counter any change in offender behavior. But first, it is important to examine findings of facts from notable recent researches on the effectiveness of CCTV in specific settings. CCTV has become an important crime prevention tool in recent years, the branding of technology as the central ornamental element of security systems; seen as the ultimate security measure began in INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | JUNE
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the US in the eighties. The European Union has since adopted CCTV is widely admired and accepted in the retail industry, due in part to its wide range of applications extending from situational crime prevention in retail shops to its use in reducing the fear of crime in members of the public It is believed to have a dominating influence over other security measures in retail shops in tackling shop thefts. Shoplifting has been in existence for as long as shopping itself, It is a wrongful acquisition of property belonging to another, defined as an act of stealing from a retailer during the opening hours of the store to the public by a person appearing to be a legitimate customer, As a result, many retailers have relied on crime prevention theories such as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), routine activity theory, rationalchoice theory and other security concepts aimed at crime reduction precipitating both human and technological approaches to shoplifting leading to the use of security guards, CCTV with the view to increasing the ‘risk’ to offenders. Despite the huge investment in security and security equipments, such as CCTV , retailers continue to experience losses due to shoplifting. Despite this scale of shoplifting, it is surprising to note that other countries such as US, Canada, Australia, mexico also blame shoplifting as a major source of loss after employee theft each blaming approximately 30 percent of their losses on theft by customers. CCTV works better in car parks; raising a question of the possibility that the effectiveness of CCTV in car parks could be attributed to CCTV as part of a package of interventions focused on a specific crime type. Situational application of CCTV requires that other
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security measures compliment its use as a security provider reducing benefits of crime and crime opportunities, making crime difficult for offender by increasing the risk of getting caught. In addition, other situational factors like the territorial nature of the car parks and access control might have created a circle of ownership with in the car park, with the help of CCTV altogether inducing the perception of risk in the minds of offenders. The car park study is particularly interesting and relevant to this topic of CCTV impacton shoplifters due to its similarity with retail (commercial) settings; as both have marked boundaries and exhibit some sense of territoriality. However, Welsh and Farrington (2002, as cited in Department of Criminology, 2009/2010) analyzing the impact of CCTV on crimes advocated the need for further research that explains what it is about CCTV that impacts on crime. Welsh and Farrington’s view indicate that any study of CCTV impact on crime must take a subjective view and would require interviewing of offenders. It may be appropriate to take the view that anyone with access to goods on the shop floors is a potential offender, (Farrell; Pease, 2006:181). The work of Welsh and Farrington (2002, as cited in Department of Criminology,2009/2010) meta-analysis on the impact of CCTV initially involved 46 studies, but only considered 22 research papers, in which they found CCTV to have desirable effect on 11 of the studies; inconclusive in 1 of the studies; undesirable impact on crime in 5 of the studies and null effect in 5 out of the 22 studies btained. Gill and Spriggs, (2005) carried out a separate study on the impact of CCTV based on avariety of contexts; carparks, town centres, city centres, hospitals and residential areas using 13 CCTV projects with 14 separate systems. The aim was to measure crime data in Page 4 of 10 control and intervention areas before CCTV installations; then measure change in existing crime figures for a long duration following CCTV installation.The www.ind-safety.com
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method used in this study differs from Welsh and Farrington’s metaanalysis of existing findings of previous studies. Firstly, control and intervention areas were established and police recorded crime statistics in both areas obtained before and after CCTV installation. Secondly, public attitude surveys were carried out in residential and town centre areas. Thirdly, other security measures operating alongside CCTV and the extent to which they offer any explanation to effect on rime were identified. Next, technical specification and installation of CCTV were looked at; together with the assessment of CCTV control room and how it partners with external agencies. Finally, economic impact of each CCTV system was assessed. Gill and Spriggs, (2005:vi), found that six out of thirteen systems how decrease in crime in the intervention area; while only two of the systems show crime reduction in the control areas relative to the intervention or target areas. Conversely, crime was found to increase in seven areas and this was found to have nothing to do with CCTV, rather fluctuations in crime in line with seasonal and national patterns were to blame. While systems installed in car parks and hospitals were found to be encouraging, results from town centres and residential systems were found to be nconclusive. CCTV was found to have less impact on alcohol related offences compared to property or premeditated offences like theft of cars. Subsequently, violent offences were found to increase in all areas. Further more, camera coverage and density were found to have significant effect on crime while CCTV was found to yield positive www.ind-safety.com
results in locations with access control points. Three systems were found to show displacement of crime, with one of them showing displacement of burglary and one other showing displacement of car crime. Public attitude survey carried out in nine residential and three city centre areas, covering ‘camera awareness’ showed 61-97 percent awareness level in residential areas; whereas awareness level in city areas only increased with camera density. Fear of crime or victimisation decreased in intervention areas compared to control areas and this change Page 5 of 10 was found to be unaffected by whether or not it is a residential or city area. However, awareness of camera was found to increase the fear of victimisation in some of the persons surveyed. Overall, a feeling of safety was found to increase in all but one area following CCTV installation. In eight areas reported victimisation came down following CCTV installations compared to control areas. Again, victimisation was not found to be affected by type of area and worry about being avictim of crime reduced in line with reported victimisation. Gill and Spriggs, (2005: ii), suggested existence of direct proportionality between crime level in a given area and fear of victimisation, as one increases with increase in the other and vice versa. Consequently, Gill and Spriggs concluded that increase in victimisation could be attributed to crime levels in an area and not the number of cameras. Change in behaviour was not significant as out of the 15 percent that said they would visit areas they had previously avoided following CCTV installation only 2 percent actually went to places they had INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | JUNE
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previously avoided after installation. It was also found that support for CCTV went down in areas amongst those who previously expressed delight in having camera in their area. Concern for civil liberties was also found to decrease in those who expressed such concern before installation. Overall, support for CCTV remained high at 70 percent of all sample areas except in one area. Further more, Gill and Spriggs found that perceived effectiveness fell following installation in all areas surveyed. The respondents did not believe installations made any difference to the rate at which people reported incidents to the police nor did they see any increase in police response to reported incidents following installations. In the end, there are characteristics that were found to determine whether a CCTV scheme meets its objectives; ‘scheme objectives, management, density, camera coverage, and positioning, technical characteristics and operation of the control room’.However, Page 6 of 10 none of the characteristics was found to have any direct link with the outcomes but each contributed to the outcomes in various levels, (Gill and Spriggs, 2005: x). Theoretical perspective The situational concept within which CCTV finds its application as derived from therational choice theory focuses on the crime event by increasing the risk of getting caught. It could be proposed that the greater the number of potential offenders within the target retail store that perceive this risk the more the impact on the shoplifters and the refore the more the impact on crime. As far as crime prevention is concerned, a positive impact is one which also reduces crime. Drawing from the approach of Wikstrom, (2008:129) to the explanation of process(mechanism) by which ‘cause’ produces ‘effect’ and the process (mechanism) that‘connects cause and effect that brings about the effect’; what triggers the crime event in an individual in a particular context or environment (situational mechanism) needs to be
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understood in order to understand the process by which CCTV achieves its results in some settings, (Wikstrom 2008:129). The possible mechanisms (what it is about CCTV) that affect individual offenders resulting in an outcome can be investigated from the rational choice and routine activity per spectives, (Beck and Peacock 2009:97). The rational choice perspective which forms the basis for situational crime prevention,(Cornish and Clarke, 1986, vi, as cited in Cote, 2002) describes the decision making process of an offender and their choices in stages; that first, offender decides whether they are willing to satisfy their wants by getting involved in crime, followed by the type of offence they are likely to commit as informed by the individuals current situation, then eventually choosing a target. It is believed that crimes which can be completed in a short space of time are hardly reduced by the presence of CCTV compared to those that take more time to complete given the offender’s calculation of time and effort. Thus, assessing impact of CCTV in a retail shop will inevitably take account of ‘the routine activity theory’ that an offender in the presence of a suitable target and absence of a capable guardian results in a crime event. This theory is complemented by Wortley & Mazerolle’s (2008) view of the rational choice perspective that an offender still needs to calculate if expected benefits meet the expected costs or risks. If this is the case, it could be proposed that CCTV produces a desirable outcome only specific to rational crimes perpetrated by rational offenders. This is evident in the Gill and Spriggs, (2005) research finding that produced desirable effects in car parks and residential areas as opposed to the inconclusive results in city centres; with violent crimes showing no reduction in the intervention areas. Therefore, the context within which CCTV can be expected to produce a desired outcome must be one which induces rationality in the minds of potential www.ind-safety.com
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offenders. Consequently, Gill and Spriggs (2005) found CCTV to produce desirable effects in places with access control. It may be inferred that access control induces territoriality, (Crowe, 2000:36) enhancing both natural surveillance and electronic (CCTV) surveillance precipitating some sense of rationality in the minds of potential offenders. In order to ascertain CCTV effectiveness, it might be necessary evaluate through interviewing techniques the varying degrees of this rationality in individual offenders, aseffectiveness of CCTV is dependent on the individual offender’s perception of risk According to Tilley, (1993), CCTV fires mechanisms by way of making it more likely that offenders will be caught, stopped or removed, punished or deterred. In addition, the offenders may not wish to risk apprehension or prosecution using the evidence captured on video tape or observed. More so, increased publicity about CCTV and its usage in catching thieves are received by potential offenders thereby deterring them from committing crime as risk exceeds benefit. This can only be possible if the context (environment) can induce security awareness or rationality in potential offenders in that context. Page 8 of 10 in summary, a particular crime prevention measure in one context (in this case CCTV) fires mechanisms which produces a particular outcome, (Tilley, 1993:3). ‘Mechanism’ can be said to be the impact the security measure has on the potential offender leading to the CCTV producing a certain outcome in a specific ‘context’. While ‘context’ refers to the conditions necessary for the crime prevention measure to impact on a potential offender (mechanism) to achieve the desired outcome; out –come patterns seek to know what the practical effects of causal mechanisms fired from a given context are, (Tilley,1993:3).In conclusion, from the theory analysis above, the conditions that make CCTV do better in some setting than others can be linked to environmental www.ind-safety.com
design and individual offender’s rationality. The level of rationality and how it varies from person to person have a bearing on how CCTV can achieve its desired outcome in retail shops and this can be evaluated if we can interview all those that may have to
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CCTV Surveillance in Schools
Our schools are where our children should feel safe. It is where they learn about themselves and the world around them. Sadly, if our past few years are any indication, schools are not the safe places we thought they were, and anything can happen when certain circumstances facilitate a tragic situation. However, there are things that can be done to prevent that from happening, and to keep schools as the safe places they are supposed to be. It comes in the form of surveillance systems. These systems, which include CCTV security cameras, DVRs, and remote viewing capabilities are changing the way parents, and teachers see the school. While we talk about using surveillance systems to keep schools safe, we are not just INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | JUNE
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talking about school shootings. We are also talking about a parent’s ability to watch their children from afar, with remote viewing, to ensure they are safe as well.
Security Cameras as Digital Monitors
Schools have hall monitors to make sure no one leaves class, and they have people who monitor the kids coming and going. However, that does not mean that the monitoring is perfect It is important that schools have security cameras set up that can monitor children coming and going to ensure that they do not leave the school grounds and get lost. It is unsafe and a severe fire hazard to lock the doors of a school so children cannot leave, but it is possible to keep an eye on them through cameras. For many principles and teachers, having security cameras in the halls to see children coming and going goes beyond finding those who are skipping out on class, it is more about safety and keeping children safe in a sometimes dangerous world. With cameras outside the school, you can not only monitor the children to make sure there are no injuries in the playground, you can also monitor those around the schoolyard and diffuse a dangerous situation before it happens. If you see someone standing by a fence, or someone talking to the children, you can send a teacher over to asses the situation and deal with the potential problem before it becomes tragic. School vandalism has also happened on occasion, and that costs a lot of time and money for the schools. With security cameras outside the school, hooked into a surveillance system, you can keep vandals from approaching the school, or catch them after they hit it.
Record School Surveillance Using DVRs Surveillance DVRsTwenty years ago, video tapes were the only media that could be used to record what sub-par video cameras saw. However, in our current digital age, we can use DVRs to not only see things a lot clearer, but for longer periods of time too.
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That means that if something happens at a school, if there is a shady character lurking around or a child goes missing, you can jump to the DVR and see what the video cameras saw, anywhere in the school, to determine what happened and how the situation can be either resolved, or kept from happening again. Through your surveillance system, you will be able to use your DVR to see everything that has happened at your school, in crystal clear quality, for the past few weeks. This is an excellent tool for both student and school safety.
Remote Monitoring Your School
One of the most innovative things that has ever been done in keeping neighborhoods safe is the Neighborhood Watch Program. The same principle is applied to remote monitoring. In this case, you can monitor the school from your own home computer. You can see if anyone is around the school, you can see if someone is vandalizing it, you can even see your own child in their classroom when you are feeling down and need a pickme-up at work. Remote viewing technology is amazing for many people because it offers them the ability to see the school, from anywhere in the world. For many parents, this gives them the peace of mind knowing that if they want to see what their kids are up to at school, all they have to do is log into the remote viewing system. For schools, this gives them the air of looking out for the children and being totally open by allowing parents to see the school through the remote viewing technology that uses the security cameras and security surveillance system of the school. School is a place of fun and happiness and it is important it stays that way. Vandalism, sexual predators and school shootings are an unfortunate product of our society at times, but with a good surveillance system, you can prevent your school, or your children, from falling victim. The cost of the system is well worth the peace of mind you get. www.ind-safety.com
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Fire Safety in Oil & Gas industry : Protecting People and Property
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Fire Safety in Oil & Gas industry : Protecting people & property Changing conditions bring new and unusual problems with an ever present threat of catastrophic losses. The capabilities of the fire protection engineer are challenged every time again during the execution of a study for the Oil, Gas and Process industries. A thorough knowledge of the different processes and an overall understanding of the product chemistry is indispensable to assure a successful safety and fire protection evaluation.
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he oil and gas industry delivers significant benefits to the community, providing much of the energy needed for industrial, commercial and domestic life. A large scale fire can expose the workers and the community to extreme danger, and can be financially devastating when the cost of destroyed equipment and lost production is tallied. Fire incidents in onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities need to be brought under control very quickly, before a minor mishap results in a major disaster. The oil & gas and processing industry has recognised from the start that firesafety and fire protection are an important part of facility planning and operations. 112 | JUNE 2013 | INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW
Safety and Health management are becoming an evermore important aspect in the control and reduction of accidents, incidents, illness and expensive litigation claims. In Oil & Petrochemical industries the essential purpose of Safety Management regulations is to access the scopes and definitions, areas of specific responsibility of various parties, competencies expected, safety awareness and safe working practices, occupational safety plans, training procedures, supply of information and document control, keeping of records etc. Occupational safety linked to the European six pack covering such Areas as the management of health and safety, work equipment, personal protective equipment, manual handling are particularly applicable to the construction and Oil/petrochemical industries, as is the control of general and personal hygiene and health surveillance www.ind-safety.com
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programming. Many companies have standards for fire protection and many states and municipalities have building and fire codes that they follow. However, these standards and codes have typically been “prescriptive” in nature and required that fire protection be provided, regardless of the frequency or severity of the potential hazard. Fire protection in the energy production industry generally consists of fire proofing, water or deluge systems, foam systems and fire detection and alarm systems. The fire protection community is slowly using performance-based criteria in determining appropriate fire protection. “Performance-based” applications to code compliance have been adopted across the world. In the energy production sector, risk assessment is used and the latest modeling programs are used to assess the hazards of fires and explosions. Based on the results of these studies, the fire protection engineer and owner can then determine the appropriate fire protection required for the hazard. This paper addresses the use of risk assessment techniques for fire protection in the energy production industry.
Is More Better?
In the Piper Alpha incident in 1989, 168 people lost their lives as a result of an explosion and resulting fire in an offshore platform. Would more fire protection have helped in that incident? Figure 1 is a storage tank fire and is another example of the need for fire protection. There are many other incidents where the question of adequate detection and mitigation could have reduced the impact of the incident.
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There has always been debate about the amount of fire protection that is necessary in the energyproduction industry. Inadequate or improper protection can lead to potential loss of life and property, resulting in reduced production and possible environmental impact. Overprotection can lead to increased cost, false alarms or trips of systems and increased maintenance. More importantly, overprotection can lead to a false sense of security by management that the facility is completely safe. So what is the correct level of fire protection?
The Use of Risk Assessment
Risk assessment is a process where the results of a risk analysis are used to make decisions, either through a risk ranking of hazard reduction strategies or through comparison to target risk levels and cost-benefit analysis. Risk is often referred to as the product of the consequences of the potential INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | JUNE 2013 | 113
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this approach can be used for Liquified Natural Gas facilities, gas turbine generator stations, power plants or practically any type of energy-production facility. The outcome of a hazard analysis is a list of potential fire hazards that may occur on the facility. A partial list could include jet fire, pool fire, explosion, electrical fire or building fire. The list would also include the corresponding location where each could occur. These hazards can then be turned into scenarios for further analysis. A common mistake is to list just the hazards, where as a scenario is a series of events that need to occur to create a hazard.
Consequence Analysis
hazard times the probability of occurrence of scenarios. Risk assessment techniques can be used to determine the amount of fire protection required for a given hazard by conducting an analysis or calculations to define the fire protection required to mitigate the hazards. The process consists of a series of steps as illustrated in Figure 2. Each step in the risk assessment process is discussed in the following sections.
Hazard Analysis
The first step in any risk assessment is to conduct a hazard analysis. The hazard analysis techniques used to identify potential hazards in the process and facility are shown in Table 1. Typical facilities where hazard analyses are performed include refineries, storage terminals, gas plants, platforms, floating production/storage and off loading floating storage and off loading, or any combination of these. However, 114 | JUNE 2013 | INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW
Consequence analysis is the process used to determine the impact or magnitude of the scenarios. For example, one scenario could be a pump seal failure in the light-ends handling area of a facility that results in a vapor cloud forming with an explosion if ignited. In assessing the consequences, there are two very important questions that must be addressed: • What is the range in size of the events that can occur? • What is the impact of the event?
In assessing the impact, one would normally take into account the radiant heat, blast overpressure and/or toxic effects on any occupied buildings, evacuation routes, escape equipment and process equipment that could be involved in escalation. Toxic effects may include the products of combustion from fires such as smoke, carbon monoxide or hydrogen sulfide contained in the material. In performing any consequence analysis, analytical tools can be very useful in determining the www.ind-safety.com
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consequences of a scenario. In most cases, each scenario will have a variety of conditions that need to be evaluated in the consequence analysis. This includes factors such as the size of the release, orientation of the release, temperature and pressure of the operation, and weather conditions (that will all vary). The impact of these variables on the results and the behavior of the release must be taken into consideration during the modeling. A question that often arises during the consequence analysis is how sophisticated the program needs to be. Programs range from spreadsheets that use simple equations to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling that can take days for a single scenario evaluation. The answer is that it depends on the complexity of the design, the time the analysis is being performed and the desired results. In the conceptual stage, simple models can be used, but as the design details increase, the complexity of the consequence analysis frequently also increases.
Likelihood Determination
If the installed fire protection would be based on only the consequence analysis, then the energyproduction industry would be very well protected. In reality, though, the likelihood of the consequences must be taken into consideration. In determining the likelihood of the consequences, certain key information is required, such as the frequency of the initiating event, frequency of ignition, probability of escalation, likelihood that the weather will be favorable or not and other factors specific to the given scenario. In any likelihood determination, there are generally www.ind-safety.com
a large number of scenarios to be analyzed. This means that computer models may have to be used to ensure that the iterative process of evaluating each variable of each scenario is performed. The experience level of the analyst is very important. The analyst will make many decisions in the analysis that can influence
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of the data used in the calculations.
Risk Tolerance
the outcome. In determining the likelihood, it is very easy for the analyst to go to a previous report and select a frequency to use in the analysis or spend days looking for a value that does not exist. The source used and assumptions made need to be carefully documented.
Risk
The “risk” is the product of consequence and likelihood of each scenario. The risk for each scenario can be combined by specific areas or for the whole facility to obtain desired risk profiles. The risk is calculated using event and fault trees that take into account safety and mitigation systems. The main problem associated with any risk assessment is the appropriateness
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After the risk is calculated, the results must be compared to either governmental or company criteria to determine if the risk is tolerable. This means that the risk is at a level people are generally willing to accept. If it is, then additional fire protection is not required and the level of fire protection (mitigation) used in the risk calculation is adequate. If the level of risk does not meet the” acceptable” risk criteria, then additional mitigation may be required. The options for reducing the risk are selected and the analysis recalculated to determine the impact on the risk. In some cases, the options provide significant risk reduction, whereas others have little impact on the risk. One concept that is being used extensively is as low as reasonable practical (ALARP). Figure 3 shows the ALARP concept. This concept suggests that, at some point, the cost to mitigate a hazard is so high that it is no longer practical to implement the option. Cost-benefit analysis can be used to determine if ALARP has been achieved.
Jet Fire Analysis Example
In a jet fire assessment, the two important parameters are the flame dimensions and the calculation of the thermal radiation field around the flame. The convective heat transfer rate can be very high, leading to rapid failure of objects inside the flame envelope. Thermal radiation outside the flame envelope can also lead to equipment failure. In addition, there is the potential for fatalities and to block escape routes over a large fraction of the deck of a floating production/storage and offloading vessel. Below 37.5 kW/ www.ind-safety.com
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m2, most equipment items, with the exception of load-bearing steel plates, will survive, while personnel fatalities are credible down to below 12.5 kW/m2.1 There are many methods available to calculate flame lengths and thermal radiation contours for an ignited release of gas from a leak on process equipment. Most commercial consequence assessment codes, such as PHAST,2 can be used to calculate thermal radiation contours for jet fires. The example considers a release of lift gas, which is primarily methane, at 25 MPa and 60C. The release occurs from a riser and is immediately ignited, resulting in a jet fire. The wind speed is 5 m/s. For an assumed 10 kg/s release, the calculated hole size is 14.6 mm. Radiation contours calculated using PHAST are shown in Figure 4 for 37.5 kW/m2, 12.5 kW/m2 and 6.3 kW/m2, where:
37.5 kW/m2
The yellow inner contour is typically taken as the criterion for immediate fatality. At this level, the pain threshold is virtually instantaneous, and probit analysis gives a 50% probability of lethality in around 20 seconds. (Probit analysis provides a mathematical relationship between the magnitude of an effect [e.g., thermal radiation intensity], the duration of exposure and the proportion of an exposed population that might be affected by exposure to that effect.)
and probit analysis predicts 50% lethality in around 80 seconds. Fifty percent fatalities would be expected for personnel in the zone between 37.5 kW/m2 and 12.5 kW/m3.
6.3 kW/m2
The blue contour is typically taken as the limiting radiation intensity for escape actions lasting more than one minute. This is equivalent to the exposure level in for escape actions lasting up to one minute for personnel in appropriate clothing. Egress routes exposed to radiation intensities above this level are
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considered impaired. Figure 4 shows that there is the potential for immediate fatalities from the event. The figure shows that the escape routes will be impaired for personnel aft of the release. Personnel at these locations need to go to alternative muster points and may become fatalities if the event escalates while they are at these alternative locations. The likelihood of the scenario would be calculated based upon the probability of the release (pipe failure, gasket failure, etc.), the probability of ignition after the release occurs and the probability of 118 | JUNE 2013 | INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW
blast overpressures being generated. Evaluation of the potential for fatalities of personnel trapped on escalation of the event would be considered as part of the risk analysis and would be dependent upon where the personnel are when the scenario would occur. There is no discernable effect on the temporary safe refuge (TSR) for the release shown. However, if the release is directed towards the TSR, there will be direct flame impingement on the firewall in front of the TSR. An “A”-rated firewall will be penetrated in around 15 minutes with direct impingement of a jet flame. An “H”-rated firewall will survive over one hour in these conditions.3 Thus the additional expense of an “H”-rated fire-wall is justified for this scenario. There is also potential for escalation as unprotected process equipment, steel plate and beams will rupture or fail in under 10 minutes when directly exposed to jet flame. When exposed to a radiative flux of 37.5 kW/m2 process equipment and steel beams under load will likely survive for 60 minutes.3 Using event trees, the frequency of the jet fire impacting the accommodations was estimated. The frequency of a leak was calculated as 1.40E-3, a probability of ignition of 0.3, weather direction toward the building of 15% for an overall frequency of 6.3E-5 events/ year or once in 15,873 years. Given the consequences of immediate fatalities with 10 personnel in the area in the unlikely event the fire occurs, the risk for this scenario is 10 x 6.3E-5 events per year which equals 6.3E-4 fatalities/ year. If the company’s risk tolerance criteria is 1.0E-4, then the scenario fails this criteria and additional risk reduction is required. www.ind-safety.com
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lans to construct its fourth five-star hotel in Central Mumbai. It will come up on an 85,000 sq ft plot near KEM hospital, The hotel chain has approached the state urban development department (UDD) for a change in land use and received an inprinciple approval to the change. Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra ITC Hotels Ltd Bindu Pancikar, Head-Corp Communications, Hotels Division – Headquarters, ITC Green Centre, 10, Institutional Area, Sector 32, Gurgaon –122001. T: 0124-4171717, Fax: 0124-4172222, M: 09910799922, E-mail: bindu.panicker@itchotels.in
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etting up Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition on 5 acre of land in Sultanpur District. It will have hostel for 400 students and a 30 room applied training centre (Hotel), for giving hands-on commercial training to students passing out from the institute. Construction work will be done through any Central or State Agency. The completion is targeted by 2015-16. Location : Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh Ministry of Tourism Samir Sinha, Sr. Media & Comm. Officer, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi. Tel : 011-23388233, M: 9868264251
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IFT has allotted four-lakh sq ft area to West India Hospitality to set up 25 storey five star hotel project. The project envisages 300 room hotel including a business club over 60000 sq ft of area. In the first phase, around 100 rooms are planned, which will be scaled up by an additional 200 rooms. The completion is targeted in next three years. Location : Gandhinagar, Gujarat Budget : Rs. 400 crore Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) Company Ltd Mr. R K Jha, MD Sushant Bhatt, Sr Manager-Business Development, 3rd Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Khanij Bhavan, 132 feet Ring Road, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380052,Gujarat, Tel: 079-30018300, 27912511, Fax : 079-27912516
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lans to undertake infrastructure works for setting up the regional centre of Indian Institute of Mass Communication at Aizwal. The work is likely to start in two months. Location: Aizwal, Mizoram Indian Institute of Mass Communication Karnal A.K Thakur, Consultant Projects, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067, Delhi. Tel : 011-26742920/ 940/ 960, Fax : 011-26742462, M: 9650309954
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lans construction of new building for centralized computer centre and digital resource centre for Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The work is likely to start in January 2013. Completion period: 12 months. Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Budget: Rs. 5 crore Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd Mohd Yasin, Head of the Department, BSNL Civil Division No. III,
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lans to undertake widening and strengthening of Balesar-Tibana-Khirja road in BOT scheme. Completion period:180 days. Bids not yet finalised. Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan Budget: Rs. 19 crore
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lans to take up widening and strengthening of Talanpur-Dhanapa-Kawaspura road under development of mines roads in BOT scheme. Total length 16.80 km, including captive mines roads length 5.80 km. Completion period: 180 days. Location: Kawaspura, Rajasthan Budget: Rs. 14.31 crore
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lans to undertake widening and strengthening of various road under development of mines road in Makrana under BOT scheme. Total length 50.40 km. Completion period: 270 days. Bids not yet finalised. Location: Makrana, Rajasthan Budget: Rs. 58.43 crore Govt of Rajasthan, Public Works Department
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Govt of Rajasthan, Public Works Department GL Rao, Chief Engineer (Road), Jaipur, Rajasthan, Tel: 0141-5110554, M: 9414118798 lans to undertake widening and strengthening of Tehla-Kod-AlniyawaGovindgarh-Pushkar road km 0/0 to 41/200 under development of mines road BOT scheme. Completion period: 270 days. Bids not yet finalised. Location: Pushkar, Rajasthan Budget: Rs. 40.70
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he company’s SPV - L&T Deccan Tollways Ltd (L&T DTL) will be executing four laning of 145 km road on NH-9 connecting Sangareddy to Karnataka/Maharashtra on DBFOT basis. The project includes four laning of the existing two lane stretch along with allied facilities like bus bays, rest areas, safety features, etc. The completion is targeted in 30 months and toll collection shall commence after that for a period of 22.5 years. The Concession Agreement was signed on the 2nd February 2012 between NHAI and L&T DTL. The construction has not yet started. Location: Andhra, Pradesh Budget: Rs. 1200.73 crore L&T Infrastructure Development Projects (L&T IDPL) Mr. K Venkatesh, Chief Executive & MD A L Shekhar, Head-Infra Projects,
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he company has got the mandate to develop greenfield all-weather Kachchigarh Port in August 2010 by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB). The concession is for a period of 30 years extendable to 50 years. The company proposes to develop the port on BOOT basis in phases. The port will be adopting the Landlord Business Model for its operations. Sub-concessions will be awarded to Companies showing interest in the Port. Location: Jamnagar, District Gujarat Budget: Rs. 4506.18
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lans to float tender for construction of runway, roads and drainage facilities. Tendering process will complete by April-end. Location : Kannur, Kerala Budget : 700.00
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econnaissance engineering - cum traffic survey for a new B G line between Seoni Chhapra Lakhadaun, Seoni Barghat Katangi, Lamta Paraswada Baihar Malajkhand, Hatta Kaimapur Laji and Pendra road Gotegaon in jurisdiction of SEC railway. Completion period: 6 months. Submission Date: 10/09/2012 Location: Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Budget: Rs. : 2,760,000.00 crore
B G line between Seoni Chhapra South East Central Railway Chief Engineer, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. T: 07752- 413008, 413971
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arthwork in cutting, filling, blanketing, compaction, construction of minor bridges, drain, track linking and other ancillary works in reach-IV from km 08.500 to km 10.00 in connection with new BG Rail line between Tori-Shivpur in Jharkhand. Submission Date: 12/09/2012 Location: Latehar, Jharkhand Budget: Rs. : 231,919,700 crore
BG Rail line between Tori-Shivpur East Central Railway Sushil Kumar, Mahendrughat, Patna, Bihar. Tel: 0612-2677120, Fax : 0612- 2677120. E-mail: sushianh@rediffmail.com.
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roviding C.C. apron on line No.4 on platform no.2 at. Completion period: 5 months. Submission Date: 09/10/2012 Location: Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh Budget: Rs. : 50,53,000 crore
Apron on line No.4 Western Railway Dy Chief signal & Telecom engineer, DRM office, Dobatti, Ratlam –457001, Madhya Pradesh. Tel : 07412-280710.
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lans development of a Coal Terminal at Port of Mormugao, Goa on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. Location: Mormugao, Goa Mormugao Port Trust D D Ambe, Executive Engineer, (Planning), Mormugao Port Trust, Mormugoa, Goa. Tel : 0832-2594611
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he Port has constructed two berths in phase I. Berth 1 is mechanized to handle bulk and Berth 2 to handle multipurpose cargoes.The port plans to add eight more berths. Location: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra JSW Jaigarh Port Ltd Moorena House, 11, Carmichael Road, Opp MMC Bunglow, Mumbai -400026, T: 022-43437600
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SL has signed a contract for the construction of Buoy Tender Vessel (BTV) for the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL), Noida. The completion period would be 34 months. Location: Cochin, Kerala Budget: 160.00 Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) Commodore K Subramaniam, CMD Madhu S Nair, GM-Marketing, Perumanoor PO, Cochin-682015,
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House, Shrimali Society, Near Mithakhali Circle, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009. Tel: 079-25555686, 25555801, 25555101/102, Fax: 079 25555500, M: 09879200525
Kerala, T: 0484-2380320, 2380181, M: 09895765834, madhu.nair@cochinshipyard.com
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onstruction of second liquid chemical berth off pir Pau, Mumbai. Bidding process is on. Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra Budget: Rs. 102.85 crore Mumbai Port Trust Keshav Sundar, Superintending Engineer, Civil Engineering Department, 3rd Floor, Port Bhavan, Shoorji Vallabhdas Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai - 400 001, Maharshtra. T: 022- 66566501, F: 022-23730611, 23744277, M: 9870997225
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RPL is likely to commission SPM (single point mooring) facility which is being set up within the limits of the New Mangalore Port Trust at a location 16 km inside the sea. The SPM would provide draft of 30 m for handling VLCCs.by early September. An SPM (single point mooring) is a loading buoy anchored offshore. It serves as a mooring point and as an interconnecting facility for ships loading or offloading crude oil. The facility can handle ships of any size. Location: Mangalore, Karnataka Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) Mr. P.P. Upadhya, MD H S Raju, Chief Manager (Mechanical and Maintenance), Kuthethoor P.O., Via Katipalla, Mangalore - 575 030, Karnataka. Tel : 0824-2882357, 2270400, Fax : 0824-2271404, E-mail: mrplmlr@mrplindia.com
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PSEZL has been selected by the Kandla Port Trust for developing the 20 million tonne capacity dry bulk terminal project. This will be fully mechanised. The work has started on this project and complete in two years. Location: Kandla, Gujarat Budget: Rs. 1,200.00 crore Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZL) Amber Dave, GM-Projects, Adani
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lans special repair works for the steel walkway bridge of oil jetty at old Kandla. The work is likely to start in four months. Location: Kandla, Gujarat Budget: Rs. 0.70 crore Kandla Port Trust M.H Makate, Sr. Engineer (pipeline), Business Development Cell, P.O. Box 50, Administrative Bldg, Gandhidham, Kutch, Gujarat - 370201, Tel: 02836-220013
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lans construction of Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering at Gulmarg, Kashmir. Location : Jammu & Kashmir
Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India Talat Parveez (KAS), Director Tourism,
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Kashmir Tourist Reception centre, Srinagar-190001 (J&K). Tel: 0194- 2472449, Fax : 0194-2479548, E-mail: dtk@jktourism.org
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lans construction of tourist information center & tourist facility center at Udhewadi, Khandala. Completion period: 12 months. Location : Pune, Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 1.03 crore
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. Mr. Jagdish Patil, MD Raju Thanage, Deputy Engineer, CDO. Hutments, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai-400020, Tel : 022-22023472, 22044040, Fax : 022-22852182. M: 8879222019, E-mail: rlthanage@hotmail.com,
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he development of back water circuit in Alappuzha in back water region as a mega circuit in Kerala. The project involve construction of house boat terminals at Arookutty, Thaneermukkom, Pallathuruthy, Nedumudi, Kanjipadam, Thottappally and Kaymkullam; Night Halt Terminals at Vattakayal West and Karumadi Vilakkumaram; development of micro destinations, development of beaches, development of Alappuzha town as the central destination of the circuit. Location : Kerala Budget : Rs. 47.62 crore
Govt of Kerala, Tourism Department S Sheeja, PRO, Park View, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695033, Tel : 0471-2560433, 2321132 Fax : 0471-2322279, E-mail: info@keralatourism.org, deptour@keralatourism.org
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hrissur based company is coming up with a centrally air-conditioned shopping mall covering 10,000 sq ft. This mall will cater to all IT requirements of customers. So far around 90% of the project work is completed. The mall will be ready by May 2013. Location : Thrissur, Kerala E Zone ITD Services Jyoti Shankar, Executive DirectorOperations, Centre Point, M G Road, Thrissur - 680004, Kerala, Tel: 09249437166, E-mail: mail@ezoneit.in
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he real estate arm of Larsen and Toubro Ltd has recently opened Elante - a shopping mall in Chandigarh. The mall has 1.15 million sq. ft of retail space and is part of a 20-acre mixed-use development project that also comprises a five-star hotel and an office complex. Location : Chandigarh (U.T.)
L&T Realty Ltd. Mr. Shrikant Joshi, Chief Executive, L&T Business Park,Tower A, Gate No. 5, Saki Vihar Road, Mumbai Campus, Mumbai 400072. Tel : 022-67058990, Fax : 022-67058903, E-mail: shrikant.joshi@larsentoubro.com
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FULL HD High Speed IR PTZ Camera VPD202PM2Ti
H.264 / M-JPEG Multi Streaming, 1/3 inch 2.1MP Progressive Scan CMOS Sensor, Max. Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, 360 degree endless Pan, 90 degree Tilt, 100M IR Distance, True Day and Night, Optical x20 Digital x32 Zoom, All weather-proof Die-casting Housing.
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PD202PM2Ti, High Speed IR PTZ camera is designed to provide clear video under all circumstances. All weather proof die-casting housing and precise mechanism with the latest technology realized an excellent auto-focus control technology during PTZ operation. Unlike other IR PTZ cameras, VPD200PM2Ti utilizes flat surfaced high power IR LED’s with patented Intelligent IR Technology to prevent any reflection or IR saturation which prevents clear video under IR illumination. Besides, 3 different angled LED’s operate according to the optical zoom ratio to deliver most efficient IR light on the object up to 100M. High performance of WDR and 2D, 3D DNR enables enhanced clear monitoring as well under extremely contrasted situation or low light environment. When network failure occurs by any reason, video will be recorded immediately on a built-in local SD card storage for backup of mission critical videos. Long-distance objects can be distinguished by outstanding performance of X20 Optical Zoom and X32 Digital Zoom
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capability. Built-in and adjustable de-fog function enables enhanced image even in the fog or smog.
Key Features
• 2.1 Mega Pixel Full HD IR PTZ Camera • All weather-proof robust diecasting housing • Fan/Heater embedded • x20 Optical Zoom lens(500 M Visible distance in daytime) • De-fog, Image-enhance function • 100m IR Distance in night time • H.264 / M-JPEG Dual Streaming, H.264/H.264/M-JPEG Triple streaming • ONVIF S profile conformant • Full Frame Rate Real time Video (H.264 30fps@1080p) • Motion detection& Pre/Post alarm image/video buffering • FTP upload or email sending when event triggered • Full Duplex Two-way audio • Microphone-in and speaker-out • UPnP supported • PTZ control on display screen with mouse • CBR (constant bit rate VBR (variable bit rate) • HTTPS supported (HTTP secured) • 16channel NVR software included • Multiple DI/DO port (4 Port Sensor-in & 2 port Alarm-out) • IP66 Weather proof www.ind-safety.com
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Specification Model
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Specification
Day & Night
Environment (IP)
Camera
Pan/Tilt Lens
Optical zoom Digital zoom Illumination IR Distance
Image sensor Compression Resolution WDR
Defog function White Balance Video
Frame rate Streaming
True Day & Night with ICR IP66
PAN : 360 degree endless (200 deg/sec) TILT : -5~92 deg (200 deg/sec)
Special : PTZ control on the display screen with mouse 20x AF zoom ( f4.7~94mm (F1.6~F3.5)) X 20 X 32
0 Lux with IR 100M
1/3� 2.1 Mega Pixel Progressive Scan CMOS image sensor H.264 High profile @ level 4, Motion JPEG Up to 1920 x 1080 OFF/WDR/BLC ON/OFF
Auto/ One push/ Manual (Red, Blue Gain Adjustable)/ Indoor/ Outdoor H.264 : 30fps@1920x1080 Full HD MJPEG : 30fps@VGA
H.264, MJPEG Dual, H.264+H.264+M-JPEG Triple Controllable frame rate
VBR/CBR mode in H.264 Day & Night
Others
Audio Streaming Audio
Compression
Sampling speed Data speed
Audio input
Audio output
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GAIN Control : Auto / Manual (-3 ~ 28dB)
Shutter Control : Auto / Manual (1/30 ~ 1/60,000 sec) Noise Reduction (2DNR+3DNR)
Effect - Color, Sharpness, Mirror/V-Flip, etc. Privacy Mask
Full duplex two-way G.711 8KHZ
64Kbps
Microphone input /1 x Line-In (Mono) Line output/ 1 x Line-Out (Mono)
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Network
Security Protocol
Motion detection Alarm Trigger System Integration
Alarm event
Video buffer Recording
Firmware upgrade API
Power / Dimension
Temperature
Password protection User log-in HTTPS
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, UPnP, DNS, DynDNS, NTP RTSP, RTP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, DHCP
1920x1080 / 4x3 block motion detection Motion detection
External sensor-in & Alarm-out (4 x Sensor in , 2 x Alarm out) FTP, e-mailupload
E-mail, FTP, TCPnotification
16MB pre-alarm and post-alarm
Local Micro SD card (Event recording, Continuous recording, Scheduled recording, Network failure recording) Remote upgrade over network or Local upgrade CGI documents
ActiveX (ocx(dll) +Document)
Reset
1 x Factory initializing button
Power consumption
Max. 36W
Power
Weight (Appr.) IR LED
Dimension (mm) Operating Storage
Included software Package contents
AC24V/2.5A
3,800g (Wall type) / 3,200 g (Ceiling type)
10 x OSRAM DOUBLE-LAYER LATTICE IR LEDs 230(Ø) x 348(H) -25°C~50°C -25°C~60°C
NVR Lite (16 Channel), IP Installer (Windows Only) FHD IR PTZ Camera, User manual, CD
• Specifications are subject to change without prior notice
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FIPS 197 validation for entire iSTAR controller family of Software House
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oftware House, a leading access control brand from Tyco Security Products, announced recently that it has attained the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 197 validation issued by the U.S. Government for its complete iSTAR physical access controller family. This includesiSTAR Edge, iSTAR Pro, iSTAReX, and iSTAR Ultra. iSTAR Ultra controllers will be released in the near future by Tyco Security Products. Tyco Security Products is a unified group of the most trusted brands in access control, video, location-based tracking and intrusion solutions in the security industry. FIPS 197 is the U.S. government’s standard for the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm for electronic data. Due to its high cryptographic key strength AES is the preferred cryptographic method utilized by U.S. government agencies. The standard provides third-party assurance of security claims on any product containing cryptography that may be purchased by a government agency. The FIPS 197 validation is based on the implementation of the C•CURE Cryptographic Engine v2.0, utilized by Tyco’s Software House, to provide cryptographic services within the iSTAR controllers as well as the C•CURE 9000 security and event management system. C•CURE 9000 is a highlyscalable security and event
management platform meeting the security needs of users from entry to enterprise level. The FIPS 197 standard is a joint effort by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) under the Canadian government. “Our latest FIPS 197 validation demonstrates our commitment to providing the industry’s highest levels of encryption across our entire product line” said Rick Focke, senior product manager for Software House. “Now all iSTAR network controllers, from our single-reader iSTAR Edge up to a 16-reader iSTAR Pro or iSTAR Ultra, can communicate peer-to-peer in an encrypted manner, even when offline from the host.” Software House, part of Tyco Security Products, manufactures security and event management systems including the innovative C•CURE 9000. Combined with a suite of reliable controllers lead by the iSTAR Edge IP door control module, Software House technologies are among the most powerful in the industry. Add an unsurpassed integration platform that allows customers to integrate seamlessly with critical business applications, and it’s easy to see why Software House solutions are ideal for security-critical applications. www.ind-safety.com
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Uncontrol sources of ignition lead to major fire incident at IOCL, Oil Terminal, Hazira, Surat (Learning through experience based on true Emergency)
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ABOUT AUTHOR:He is working with Essar Steel India limited (EStIL), Hazira, Surat (GUJ) as Senior Manager (Head Fire services). He is science graduate, Gade -I (IFE, New Delhi), DIS, Station officer course (NISA, Fire Academy, and Hyderabad (MHA), Chemical Disaster management course from NCDC, Nagpur & Incident command and control course. He has 17 years 8 months of working experience in fire services in various company Like Reliance industries limited, Refinery Jamnagar/Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Hazira/ BHEL, Bhopal/Hindustan Zinc limited, Udaipur (RAJ).
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n 5 JAN 2013 approx 12:30 hrs devastating explosion followed by Major Fire incident reported in Motor Sprit storage tank at IOCL, oil terminal village kawas, Surat (Gujarat).Which claims life of two persons and petrol worth Rs 35 crore has been burnt and Rs 10 crore loss of infrastructure has also been reported in the blaze. The fire was controlled after a 21hour continuous fire fighting operation by more than 15 fire brigades, not only from Surat but also from adjoining areas like Valsad, Navsari, Vapi, Ankleshwar and Bharuch & Essar oil Jamnagar to contain the flames. The Emergency fire teams of Essar steel India limited, Surat Municipal Corporation, RIL, KRIBHCO, NTPC, ONGC and other companies also rushed to IOC facility to assist in Major fire management. In my hitherto span of 17
years of service, I have witness and attended various major fire emergency calls, but the recent IOCL oil storage terminal depot, major fire emergency call was my lifetime experience. On getting information of fire incident our Fire teams immediately respond to site. On reaching at site came to know, Motor Spirit storage tank number–4 (Capacity 9689KL), diameter 30 Meter height 15 meter was on full surface fire. The other eight adjacent highly flammable hydrocarbon storage tanks of motor sprit, High Speed Diesel, super kerosene, petrol, IOCL bottling plant & gas pipeline for local consumers at high risk. The Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority and industrial belt Hazira, surat companies Fire services like EStIL, Surat municipal Corporation, NTPC KAWAS,RIL, KRIBCO, ONGC and
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other company fire brigades were engaged to douse the major fire. The Gujarat State disaster management authority immediately alert all fire services in Gujarat state and DISH (Director Industries Health and Safety). The HSE department senior official along with Human resources, administration and security team of EStIL, Hazira were present at site. Approx 75 numbers of fire tenders and 30 numbers of water bouzers were at site. The strategy of fire fighting was plan to safeguard the surrounding oil storage tanks number 3 & 5 with control burning of motor sprit storage tank number 4 and avoid mechanical failure. The top priority was to save petrol storage tank number-5 capacity 9689KL (Approx 7800KL Inventory at the time of fire) which was not approachable. There was an explosion occurred in tank number 4 floating roof pontoon during maintenance job (Probably while arresting hydrocarbon leakage from pontoon). The probable cause of explosion might be due to uncontrolled source of ignition at floating roof tank number 4 or human error (The root cause of explosion is in under investigation).The half part of floating roof blown off due to impact of explosion and lying at North side approach road of tank number 4 & 5. The north side approach route obstructed for movement of fire emergency vehicles. All fire emergency team were engaged in fire fighting operation for the protection tank number 3 & 4 with application of foam into tank number 4 and water spray for surface cooling of tank 3 & 4.Our fire team takes the initiative to established fire water relay system for uninterrupted supply of fire water and minimizes movement of vehicle and emergency team members. I take the initiative for meeting with all fire officer to establish coordination among fire services. Mean while senior officials of surat district has www.ind-safety.com
reached at site take the charge of incident commander. We have a discussion about personnel safety of working emergency vehicles & team members, identification of HOT/COLD/SAFE Zone and barication of area with the help of police to avoid any unauthorized entry or mishap. The emergency response team members operating in downwind direction were withdrawn (South side of tank area).In keeping view of personnel safety, safe evacuation avoid further injury or casualty due to mechanical failure of tanks or Vapor explosion. We have surveyed the surrounding area of IOCL plant with the District senior officials to search alternative approach route for tank number5.One approach route was identified at North side of oil storage tank number 4.We have decided to break the concrete wall with the help of JCB & prepare the temporary approach road for tank no. 5.The application of foam with long range foam monitors on rim seal area started & surface cooling with water from ground level. The tank number 5 was the most critical to save, having Petrol stock 7800 KL, which rim seal was already caught fire at three areas. I have took the lead for firefighting operation for petrol storage tank number-5 with the help of GIDC Notifier area fire tender and my fire team member. Later NTPC Kawas fire team advance in spite of unbearable heat radiation up to appox 10 meter of tank number 5 dyke walls and foam application started on tank-5 and other fire services also join for continuous foam application on rim seal area. On 06.01.2013 at 12:30hrs flames were coming out at tank number -5 rim seal area even though continuous application of foam by long range monitor from ground level. I have a discussion with senior fire as well district officials present at site that tank number 5 is at high risk. If the rim seal fire is not extinguished it may lead to catastrophic disaster. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | JUNE
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I knew that the rim seal fire can only be extinguished on reaching at tank roof with foam application inside foam dam(Due to design constraint of fixed foam pourer system, external foam supply was not possible, fire water network dry out). Nobody was willing to go on the top of the floating roof tank because tank was already exposed in huge heat radiation more than 24 hours. I have diagnose the sign and symptoms of tank number 5 rim seal fire like a doctor before starting treatment of patient. The rim seal was made of fire retardant material, that why flames were seen in three pockets instead of full rim seal area. In past I have attend a workshop on how to extinguish footing roof tank rim seal fire in case semi fixed foam pourer system collapse or fixed foam pourer system foam storage tank foam exhaust or external foam supply not possible to foam pourers due to design constraint of fixed foam pour system or non availability of water. I have decided to go with calculated risk to extinguish the tank 5 rim seal fire. It was time to use my vast working experience in petrochemical and oil and gas industry. I have briefed my EStIL & IOCL fire team about personnel safety action plan, important safety tips for working on tank roof, consequence of flash fire, heat radiation, how to control the rim seal fire at tank no. 5 (inventory 7800 KL Petrol) and safe method of foam application inside rim seal foam dam. After ensuring ground level backup with high range water monitor and uninterrupted water and foam supply & relay system at ground level command centre with RIL, ONGC, SMC & other fire services. The foam application was started with foam making branch at floating roof into rim seal area. All communication while fire fighting was carried out with fire service signals between ground level and at tank roof fire team. The most critical and audacious operation started
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on floating roof tank number 5.The flames were moving in circumference of rim seal area as the finished foam application into foam dam continued approx 30 minute till the rim seal flammable vapor fully sealed & fire was put off. If this fire fighting operation has been not carried out, it would have been a terrible disaster, because IOC Bottling Plant, HPCL depot and other highly flammable storage tanks & gas pipe line feeding to local consumers were adjacent to IOCL oil terminal. This was the most commendable job done by entire EStIL team under the able guidance of senior management leadership in coordination with HSE department seniors and other fire service under the guidance of District Authority, Director Industrial Safety and Health, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority. Myself along with one colleague Mr. Narendra.S.Doot have been honored for valiant commendable job in fire fighting operation and incident command and contribution to control and extinguished major fire incident at IOCL oil terminal on the Republic Day 26 JAN 2013 parade at surat, Police parade ground by Gujarat state cabinet minister. The root cause of devastating fire incident “is under investigation whether the fire was caused by human error or system gaps or both by the district administration. In my opinion & experience some probable Factor which might lead to major fire incident were mentioned below • Unplanned job and improper fire risk assessment before attending pontoon leakage job at floating roof tank • Non compliance work permit system • Lack of supervision • Uncontrolled sources of ignition • Use of mobile while working on tank roof
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• Synthetic cloths worn by contract worker might generate static spark lead to explosion in leaking pontoon • Use of normal torch light • Use of normal tools for maintenance which might generate spark • Other unknown reason might reflect in incident investigation report
The stumbling block in fire emergency management :-
• Risk assessment and emergency mitigation plan was not available for oil storage tanks explosion & full surface fire • Plan layout was not available • Inventory transfer system not implemented due to one tank was under maintenance • Oil storage tank dyke wall was half filled due to operation of all water long range monitors • Due to heat radiation dyke wall drainage system valve not approachable to release stagnant water inside dyke wall area, which might escalate the fire situation due to overflow flammable hydrocarbon in surrounding area. • Delay in establishing Unified Incident command and control system • Ground incident command centre not established • Non availability of common channel for wireless communication system with emergency fire services to update situation or to help each other • Insufficient fire trained staff to respond the fire emergency in early stage • Manually operated Fixed fire protection system • Non availability of High range foam cum water monitor, foam www.ind-safety.com
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concentrate & water supply to handle full surface tank fire The north side approach road blocked due to half part of floating roof lying on approach road. Tank number-4 fixed foam pourer systems collapses due to explosion. Tank number 5 was not approachable directly exposing to heat radiation No alternative approach route in plant design in case of north side approach road was blocked Insufficient storage of fire water and foam concentrate at site Fire water reservoir water inflow and outflow makeup arrangement not established or not sufficient to handle full surface tank fire No provision for Interconnection water supply facilities with nearby industry Rail wagon loaded with flammable liquid were parked on nearby railway track evacuated from nearby industry Non availability Heavy earthmover like hydra/JCB at site Maintenance team and cutting & welding equipments were not available at site Emergency lighting arrangement was not available No alternative emergency escape route for offsite emergency safe escape to nearby industries.
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• Proper risk assessment & emergency mitigation plan worst case scenarios like tanks explosion & full surface fire • Emergency action plan shall made available at site & need to be communicated nearby industries • Display of Plan layout at entrance • Strict compliance of work to permit system • Control of ignition sources like
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mobile/match boxes/use of intrinsic safe tool/flame and explosion proof torches & use of 100% Cotton clothes at work place Close monitoring & supervision of maintenance work by skill engineer or technician Tool box talk before starting any job shall be documented Tanks inventory transfer system shall be in operation before any maintenance activity Provision of Standby oil storage tanks to transfer maximum inventory Tank dyke wall drainage system valve shall be automatically operated with selector switch mechanism to drain the accumulated water. Fixed fire protection system shall be automatically with remote operated Modification in Fixed foam pourer system need to be done to supply external foam like semi fixed foam pourer in case of fire water or foam storage tank foam exhausted Action plan incase tank roof blown off and fixed fire protection system out of use. Fire fighting workshop and rehearsals incase of foam pourer system failure Preparedness for full surface at site or annual contract with fire technical experts Alternative approach routes to all tanks with sufficient width in design stage Availability of sufficient quantity of water & foam concentrate to fight two major fire Senior official shall be deployed at site 24x7 for site incident commander charge System for Unified incident command system Identified Ground incident
command centre • Provision of universal wireless communication for all outside fire services • Available of Heavy earthmover / hydra & JCB • Fire water reservoir and pump house shall sufficient capacity to makeup inflow and out flow as per the emergency demand • Provision of fire water interconnection with nearby industries • Availability of mechanical maintenance team with cutting and welding tools. • Safe Evacuation route for OFF site emergency shall be available & identified for such offsite emergency • Frequent meeting with all chief fire officer as well fire staff for better understanding of strength and scope of improvement & technology updation We were able to manage major fire emergency in a well organized manner within 24 hours. it is marvelous achievement for all fire services under the guidance & support of district authorities, Gujarat disaster management authority, Director Industrial Safety Health. My special thanks to EStIL & IOCL team fire showed exemplary courage to control the devasting fire and save national property without any fear for their lives thereby setting an inspiring example for others. I salute to all agencies for their meticulous work. The above article is written only for knowledge sharing expression of personnel views any part of this article shall not be taken as documentary evidence or to highlight or vilify any organization or system gaps purely for learning’s & strengthening our systems. www.ind-safety.com
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77
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3
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41
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73
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