Case Study: How Video Security Prevented Break-Ins at a Local Business

Dealing with constant security threats is not only exhausting, it’s demoralizing. It diverts invaluable time and resources and drains energy from staff who should be focusing on their job. On the flip side, a business free from wasteful security distractions can  create, collaborate, and perform at the highest level.

Let’s look at a clear example of this contrast by highlighting a real-life business that faced persistent vandalism and decided to do something about it.

The Business: Laborers Training School

	What They Do Laborers Training School is a network of educational campuses that offer classroom and hands-on training to those interested in a career in the construction industry.
	Where They Do It Locations across 12 different counties in Southern California.

The Security Challenges

Protecting valuable supplies and equipment across multiple locations was increasingly difficult and costly. Security issues included:

	Resources Gone Missing Catalytic converters, generators, and fuel were some of the main items that were disappearing regularly.
	Trespassing Incidents involving trespassing and issues with local homeless populations were on the rise.
	Theft of $100k worth of welding equipment Large and valuable pieces of equipment were being stolen at a huge cost to the school.
	Beleaguered safety manager The security point person was consistently responding to incidents, both real and false.

A Stale Approach

The previous security partner was providing the wrong kind of support:

	Inefficient False alarms were common and misused the safety manager’s time.
	Uninspired Lack of creative solutions to nagging problems.
	Reactive Security strategy was to react to incidents rather than prevent them.

Live Video Monitoring vs Traditional Video Systems

Let’s examine some differences between the video security that was in place and a live video monitoring option.

	Traditional Security Services	Live Video Monitoring
24/7 Monitoring
Flexible Cloud Storage
Protects hard-to-reach spaces and large outdoor perimeter
Reduces false alarms with AI
Proactively deters crime

A New Solution

Laborers Training School partnered with Bay Alarm to create a customized live video monitoring system. Bay Alarm’s LVM system addressed the persistent security challenges head-on at a cost similar to the previous vendor’s traditional video system.

	New technology was added in the form of AI-enhanced cameras and virtual fence sensors.
	Protocol was improved to reduce false alarms and reduce unnecessary calls to the safety manager.
	Prevention became a priority stopping trespassing and theft incidents instead of responding to them.

Immediate Results

It didn’t take long for Laborers Training School to see dramatic results in 5 major areas.

1. Zero theft in year 1.
2. $100k in prevented losses.
3. 12+ intrusions prevented.
4. ROI in less than a year.
5. 98% of incidents were deterred with no call to the safety manager.

Live Video Monitoring in Action

Seeing is often better than believing, and that’s true with live video monitoring. You can imagine how a virtual fence works, what impact an automated loudspeaker has, or why cameras featuring AI are useful. Or you can simply see them in action.

Redemption of the Safety Manager

Transitioning to a complete live video monitoring system made one person especially happy: Mark Solano, the oft-referenced safety manager for the Laborers Training School. Here’s what he had to say:

I watch the [Bay Alarm] videos, and thieves don’t step 20 feet on the property before they turn around and leave. They go to a different place where they know people aren’t watching them. I can’t even remember the last time I was woken up after switching to Bay Alarm. What I love about Bay is that there’s always a solution and never an excuse.

No business needs to go it alone. Reach out to one of the security experts at Bay Alarm today to discuss your alarm response strategy and optimize it for your unique needs.