Wire mesh

SafetyCoil wire-mesh fabric is a flexible round weave used as divider guards, securing restricted work areas, and as a barrier against unwanted objects. The material’s flow-through design allows observation of moving parts and workspaces. The panels protect objects from impeding the scissoring motion of a lift while an operator in the basket is rising and descending. The mesh is available in stainless, galvanized, and aluminized steel; steel spray; and nylon-coated galvanized steel.

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Take an Integrated Approach to Building Security

Tie together security and energy-management systems to protect real estate, reduce risk, and improve compliance with codes and regulations.

A crucial goal for every building decision-maker is to create a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for employees and visitors. Protecting people, property, and assets are fundamental needs. There are many approaches to achieving this goal, but managers first need to assess their current security strategy, then evaluate and prioritize security needs, and finally identify opportunities for improvement.

A visitor-management system monitors and controls the daily 20,000 occupants and 1,500 visitors who go in and out of Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower).

There are four pillars of security to be managed: Events, Identity, Building, and Compliance. Integrating each into building systems needs to be top-of-mind for all key decision-makers, not just security executives. Each pillar raises its own set of questions.

Event management

Building owners and managers must ask: What is the policy for management of alarms and events? How effective is the identification, assessment, and response to alarms and events? What is the cost of managing and responding to alarms and events? Can improvements be made?

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