The facilities management contract firm OCS has a new CCTV van in the London Borough of Lambeth.
OCS introduced the van as part of a five-year CCTV contract renewal with the inner London borough council thereby extending a relationship which began in April 2007. OCS provides CCTV control room management of hundreds of cameras on housing estates and in town centre areas such as Brixton, Clapham and Vauxhall. Key objectives of the service include reducing the fear of crime, deterring and detecting crime and providing evidence of offences.
The new van is being deployed to crime hotspots in public areas around the borough and will supplement the CCTV operation in areas where fixed cameras do not provide cover. Times, locations and surveillance targets will change every week depending on the requirements of police and other community safety partners.
The vehicle is fitted with: a roof-mounted infinity pan and tilt camera system; a windscreen mounted camera with lowlight and infra-red capability and 18x optical zoom; a vandal resistant camera fitted to the inside of the vehicle; two 15 inch monitors and a 10 inch LCD touchscreen colour monitor.
Babs Odeneye, Security Business Development Manager at OCS, said: “The deployment of the mobile CCTV vehicleis an exciting innovation which builds on our existing experience in providing CCTV control room management for Lambeth London Borough Council with whom we have developed a long-standing partnership.
“Since 2007, we have built up an in-depth understanding of the service requirements and have made many innovative changes. This latest enhancement shows our commitment to delivering the best service to our client and to the people of Lambeth Borough.”
While 12 OCS staff are employed on the CCTV contract, one Security Industry Authority-trained CCTV operator is required to operate the vehicle. Given the lone worker implications, the vehicle is fitted with an internal camera that can be viewed at the control room, a panic button, a town centre radio providing a link to the control room and GPS tracking.
