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Harris Crime Prevention Services
Specialist security consultants for the Health, Aged Care and School Sectors
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    Security Consultants and Crime Prevention Specialists
for the Health, Aged-Care and School Sectors
 
       
hospitals
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We assist organisations Australia-wide to meet their duties and responsibilities relating to security aspects of duty of care. It is becoming increasingly important for management of Health, Aged Care and School operators to ensure there is appropriate protection of

Patients/residents/students Property
Staff Drugs
Visitors Information

Our security consultants have the experience and capabilities to ensure this concern is addressed.

Our consulting areas include:

Crime prevention strategies, including Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) – Safer By Design – Security By Design and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Management (CPTEM)
Security risk management, in particular relating to patients/residents/students, staff, visitors and assets
Security and Safety Workshops for staff
Design of security systems, including CCTV, access control and intruder detection

Criminals know that security patrols, police response and security hardware by themselves, are not a substantial threat to them. Criminals target premises they have assessed as having inadequate security. Often criminals know which locations, patients/residents/students and staff are vulnerable. Frequently it is proven that poorly designed security technology, architecture and ineffective security patrols are no match for criminals.

It is also proven that ill conceived and ad hoc and reactive security is expensive and likely to fail. Only a well conceived, appropriately resourced security approach with integrated technology, human services and building design will provide the best possible results in the protection of people, assets, reputation and insurance increases.

A well developed crime prevention strategy will reduce criminal activity and the fear thereof and thus, improve quality of life and reduce costs. Our strategies treat your site as a living precinct and not a fortress. It will encourage legitimate users to be active in maintaining a safe environment.

A fear of crime can negatively impact on staff. It can also be a factor on the decision where to place their relative, or school their child.

Our Security Review will assist you in meeting relevant Australian Standards for Health, Aged Care or School sectors. This will also significantly contribute to any accreditation and certification requirements.

Our commitment to the Health, Aged Care and School sectors has already assisted many operators in achieving higher and sustainable levels of site security and safety. A professional Security Review improves the safety for all people, property and records. The Review and implementation of its recommendations will substantially aid in limiting potential claims for 'duty of care' negligence, resulting from violence.

 

 
Security Providers Association of Australia Ltd
Internation CPTED Association
Independent Schools Council of Australia
ACAA
Aged Care Queensland
Victorian Association of Health & Extended Care
RVA
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Harris Crime Prevention Services

Master Security Licence No. 407778164
PO Box 1550, Macquarie Centre
North Ryde, Sydney NSW 2113
Australia
1300 88 88 78
mail@harriscrimeprevention.com.au

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