GuardChecker’s Guard Patrol service permits you to easily confirm not only When, but also Who, What and Where consistently for each reported action.

General

The starting point for the GuardChecker data collection process is the “tag”. A tag can be a barcode label, an iButton, or a RFID tag.

Tags can be created to represent a location, a person, an action, an observation, an item, a number, or even a count.

The GuardChecker hardware not only reads a specific tag and attaches a specific date and time, but our software ALSO has the capability to associate multiple tag reads. This creates a more meaningful report or activity log.

• For example when the guard “signs in”, the GC software will associate that specific guard and collection device to all subsequent reads made by that guard until he signs out or a finite time expires.

• When the Message Pad is used, the GuardChecker software can attribute any observation, action, item, number or count to that guard and also the last location that was read. Again this produces a much more complete activity log that can be easily recovered.

Location Tags

The location iButtons are physically secured to a specific site, i.e., a door, a piece of equipment, a lamp post, etc.

Barcode label near door

iButton fixed to a post

iButton adhered to a utility box

People Tags

The person iButton is unique to a particular individual and normally given to them in a key fob.

iButtons come attached to key fobs and already entered in your database

Tom successfully completes all of Steel Security’s hiring requirements and is issued his “personal identifier”.

Above shows the personal iButton configuration, but GuardChecker can also use barcodes for recording people, even it created by a third party. For example we can use the bar code labels that have already printed on ID Badges.

All Other Tags – The Message Pad

The Message Pad is an excellent way to take full advantage of the human security guard. In addition to checking all the locations, you expect the guard to be watching for or performing other important activities. Sometimes these are spelled out in their General instructions and sometimes they are unexpected events that needed to be reported and recorded.

Sometimes these important events get entered into the Log with the correct date and time; sometimes they don’t. Sometimes those logs reach the right person in time to take necessary action; sometimes they do not. Additionally these attributes can be easily added or changed as necessary.

The client chooses the various activities and classifies each as Critical, Important, or Normal. An email will be sent to your designated users as soon as Critical activity data is transferred to your data base.

The specific observations, actions, and items are defined by each client. The client identifies those activities that they would like the guard to report on if encountered during their tour of duty. For example:

There is no realistic limit to the number of Observations, Actions, or Items a client can choose. The client chooses them during setup and classifies them as critical, important or normal. For those activities classified as critical, an email alert can be sent to designated users as soon as the collected information is transferred to the data base.

The creation of a number or count also uses the same Message Pad and is the same for all clients. Using the MP the person may create a specific number, e.g. an address, the ID number on a specific piece of equipment. On the other hand, if there is a need to record the count of something, e.g., number of broken windows, number of expired fire extinguishers, etc., the person uses the same MP.

This permits your security guard to create a report with the following characteristics:

• Criticality
• Dates and times are exact and actual
• Legible
• Doesn’t get lost in “in boxes”
• Always retrievable

Properly planned and used the Message Pad can be a very useful, cost effective tool to create a web accessible activity log.

Tom is always alert for other reportable events. When spotted, he records them using the “reader” and the “message pad” prepared specifically for Mercy Hospital. Here Tom reports a water leak and a broken window.