{"id":56065,"date":"2014-04-02T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/56065\/building-and-renovation-sites-vulnerable-to-theft\/"},"modified":"2014-04-02T10:50:14","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T08:50:14","slug":"building-and-renovation-sites-vulnerable-to-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/04\/02\/building-and-renovation-sites-vulnerable-to-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"How to keep construction sites safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Builder owners and contractors are cautioned about the security on their sites, as theft can occur quickly and go unnoticed amid all the activity.<\/p>\n<p>Clive Humphrey, managing director of the ADT Central Region, said one method criminals do use is to blend in with employees on busy construction sites.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>He had this advice for contractors or homeowners to avoid this kind of trouble:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0assign one person to keep track of temporary employees, or those who are hired just for the day, so that outsiders can immediately be identified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Keep a record of the full identity details of each person working on the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If the building work will span longer than a few months, consider a fence and installing security lights around the property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Encourage employees to keep the site neat, so that anything out of place or missing will be noticed immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Plan the delivery of building materials close to the time of their use, so that they do not stand on-site for too long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Valuable or high cost items must be delivered only if they can be installed on the same day and secured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Advise your security service provider or neighbourhood watch that there will be building activity at your property, and make sure site managers have emergency contact numbers on hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In closing, Humphrey suggested that if a security guard is to be employed to keep watch at the site overnight, it is a good idea to introduce them to the local neighbourhood watch and for them to exchange contact details.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='d4f4cb3c88b97ca678c95e58261c2169'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building and renovation sites vulnerable to 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