Today we have an ever increasing number of technology tools
to choose from to employ in our businesses.
The workforce has become more mobile with computing power held in our
hands that was barely imaginable 30 years ago.
Productivity gains have been incredible and we can do more with less
people. That trend seems to be
increasing as well with automation top of mind of many business leaders around
the world.
There’s an old saying in business… “Employees don’t do what
we expect, they do what we inspect.” Well today we can inspect in better and different
ways. One such way is through video
surveillance. Security cameras can be
utilized in many different aspects in business.
A business owner can place them on the manufacturing floor, in the
warehouse and on the construction jobsite to name a few examples. At our business we are considering placing
cameras in the common areas of our building for added security for our
professional staff and to better safeguard equipment.
You can see just in the examples above that cameras can be
used for different purposes. On the
manufacturing floor, management can monitor equipment and people making sure
processes are operating smoothly and all equipment is up and running effectively. In a warehouse, cameras can be used to
monitor inventory and serve as a deterrent to theft. Additionally, any unsafe practices with
forklifts, ladders or any other shortcut that an employee may take can be
mitigated by the presence of surveillance cameras. On a jobsite, you can again monitor the
efficiency of processes as well as equipment usage practices, etc. Safety can be increased as laborers will be
less likely to take poor risks in the execution of the work. What would it mean to your workers comp
insurance premiums if your experience modification was improved in part due to
this monitoring as well as keeping your employees safe and on the job?
In all of the above scenarios, having “eyes in the sky” can
serve as essentially having another foreman on the site, in the warehouse or on
the production floor. Today’s cameras
are high resolution and with certain makes/models, you can zoom in without
losing any resolution providing clear pictures in the area of interest within
the frame. One can access these cameras
anytime, day or night, from any device including your cellphone, tablet or
desktop computer. If you haven’t
already added video capabilities to your business, now is the time to consider doing so. If you are unsure where
to find a technology provider, ask one of your business partners (banker, attorney, CPA, insurance/surety provider, friend in your industry). This is an investment that should pay for
itself in short order.
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