Control Room and Security Systems
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The control room is the brain of the site. Alarms, cameras, door systems and radios all come together there. If it is run badly, alarms are ignored, doors stay open and nobody notices. As a supervisor, you make sure the control room works on every shift.
Focus: every alarm gets an answer, every camera has a job, every login belongs to one person, and every key and card can be traced.
Learning objectives
- Set up a simple way of handling every alarm, including false ones.
- Plan operator breaks and rotation so that people stay alert.
- Check that each camera has a clear purpose and a useful view.
- Control logins, passwords and vendor access to security systems.
- Run card and key records, and handle electric locks safely.
- Apply the two-person rule for cash, vaults and other high-value areas.
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