Keselamatan Hospital Tengku Ampuan

My friends visited the hospital on Saturday at about 3 pm on 6 Oct 2012. Since I am directly involved in security, I took the opportunity to join the visit.

Unfortunately or very carelessly, somebody with authority has directed the hospital to swallow his decision over the security of the hospital. This include provision of security guards and CCTV.
"Any improvement after you have this CCTV?" Very confidently, "We have no case after that, it is zero case", answered the security company rep who was on duty in his Control Room.

My team later had a chat with the hospital Security Officer who was seconded from the National Security Office, whose HQ is at JPM. He mentioned he can't make any comment but enough by showing us the newspaper clip where HTAR was used by a syndicate to park stolen cars. There were 5 cars all together. The incident happened after the hospital was forced to sign a contract with present security company, who is also responsible to instal CCTV. There were many cases even after the CCTV was installed. BUT he said, the hospital already has its own CCTV system. As per normal, there is no allocation for him to repair the current one. Some 40 cameras are not operational.

We had a long talk with the security company officers who were on duty, but answers given made us  dissappointed. They dont use motion sensor CCTV system. They cant identify car plate numbers. Very confidently they said, individuals assets are not their responsibilities. We stop there. We dare not ask whether public safety are their responsibilities.

I can't expose more, but JPM must used its power to correct the mistake for the whole country. CCTV is not a system where you can privatise per se. Security Officers employed by the govt have knowledge and experience, and were trained by JPM, yet a contractor was given a power to over ruled him.

Arahan Keselamatan kerajaan Malaysia is very clear in the above matter. Very clear.

Making Your Home Secure

Making Your Home Secure

I am just sharing these very important guide for you to read and apply accordingly. Reference of original write up is at bottom of this article.

1. Hold a household meeting

Make home security a habit, with every member of the household—including kids—agreeing to a routine that should include such simple rules as:

• Use door and window locks. It costs nothing and takes little energy. Make it a habit to lock every door and window when leaving, after entering, and before bedtime. BUT mind you, if 'they' manage to break into the house, all doors will be broken. Perhaps you need to reconsider locking 'every' door.
• Do not open the door to uninvited or unwelcome visitors.
• Close and lock the garage door.
• Secure your home even if you’re doing work around the house and yard.
• Use your alarm system all the time, even when you take a quick trip to the store or visit next-door neighbors. (Learn about important alarm contract clauses.)

2. Call on the police

Many municipal police departments offer complimentary home inspections. An officer walks through your home and recommends simple, cost-effective changes to tighten security. BUT in Malaysia, keep this number handy in your handphone 03 2266 2222. This is the Police hotline number. You can call from anypart of the country and they will direct your message to the nearest police station. Put this no in the your speed dial. 

3. Organize a burglary

This is a fun, useful exercise to do with a trusted neighbor or friend or your children friends: Allow them to roam through your house for three minutes, find as many small valuables as possible, and remove them from your house. Let the ersatz burglar demonstrate how easy it is to find valuables. Then hide them from real burglars. That might mean buying a small safe that bolts to the floor, renting an off-premises safe-deposit box, or stashing jewelry and cash in unorthodox places. You can return the favor for your neighbor.

Be smart with your keys.

4. Remove the 'hidden' house key

The key under the mat, inside the mailbox, beneath a rock—everybody hides a house key. Problem is, burglars know your hiding places. Instead, give it to a trusted neighbor.

5. Place keys and garage-door remotes in a smart spot

Don’t leave car and house keys and remotes near the door or otherwise visible inside your house. Secure them inside a cabinet or a drawer to keep them hidden.

6. Add foreboding signs

Post security-company signs or window stickers near all entryways—whether you have a security system or not. Maybe you have signs/stickers on hand from a previous contract with a security firm, or maybe you can get some from a friend. In addition, post a few “Beware of Dog” signs in visible spots, say at the front of the house or on a gate to the backyard.

7. Lock up the ladder

Don’t store a ladder outside. A burglar, perhaps posing as a handyman or contractor, could use it to gain access to a second-floor window or balcony.

Check our buying guides for entry doors, door locks, and windows. And find the best homeowners insurance policy.

8. Light up the outdoors

If you don’t have them already, buy and install outdoor lighting with infrared motion sensors and install one near each point of entry. Replace any burned-out lightbulbs and put your porch lights on timers. Find the best bulbs for outdoor uses.

9. Install timers

When you leave for work or appointments or go on vacation, you can create a “someone’s at home” look using timers on lights and TVs. No surprise, there are lots of gadgets available.Fake TV, for instance, simulates the flickering lights of a television, and from outside, it appears that someone is watching TV.

10. Secure air conditioning units

Unsecured window air conditioners could provide an easy entry point for a crook. Use an air conditioner bracket, sliding window lock, or corner braces.

11. Eliminate hiding spots

If your shrubbery is too tall, bushy, or not well spaced, you’re providing a nice hiding spot for a potential burglar. Trim and prune plantings.

12. Check windows

Are the window locks operable? If not, get them fixed or replace them. Also consider installing aftermarket window locks, which let you open the window a few inches while still keeping it secure. Another alternative is to use inexpensive window-break alarms. Check our home window buying guide.

13. Assess doors

Okay, so you’re probably not going to be able to install new doors by yourself over a weekend. But you can inspect your front, side, and back doors. Replace hollow (read: low-quality and easy-to-breach) doors with solid-core (made of wood or metal) or metal-clad doors. Check our buying guide for entry doors.

Sliding-glass doors have a latch to close them but are often an easy point of entry for burglars. To make one more secure, place a wood dowel cut to size or an adjustable safety bar in the interior floor track, or consider adding a floor bolt.

Electric garage doors are not a common point of entry—as long as they are closed. “I can drive you down almost any street in America and find a garage door that is open and the inner door is unlocked,” McGoey says. “Homeowners have to treat all the doors like the front door and close it.”

14. Replace weak locks

Locks are the weakest point on a door. Make sure you have a grade 1 or grade 2 dead-bolt lock that penetrates the door frame. It’s not necessary to get one at a specialty locksmith; these can be purchased at a big-box home store. The strike plate—the stationary piece that the bolt enters—must be heavy duty, made of solid metal or brass, with six three-inch-long screws that penetrate the door jamb and the door frame. Check out our door lock buying guide and read about the $10 part that will make your door lock safer.

—Susan Feinstein

Improving your home security reduces the chance of you becoming the victim of a burglar. 

How To Improve Your Home Security

Do:

• If your budget is limited, focus on doors, locks, windows and perhaps a small safe for your valuables. you can make your own safe too. Almost all safe are heavy because in the thick wall is just a cement. Try make your own. The best place is in the floor, or at bottom past of your cupboards.
• Always identify 2 or 3 companies that provide the security you need to compare quality and price. Cant think in Malaysia.
• Choose a supplier/contractors by:
• Looking for products with the Secured by Design Police Preferred Specification logo, as these meet our high standards
• Recommendation from friends
• Those you personally know
• Check ID before allowing visitors into your home
• Suggest areas of home security you would like to improve to your potential suppliers and ask for a written quote detailing the work and the cost. Compare prices with competitors before agreeing
• Save money by using your DIY skills to fit approved products

Don’t:

• Never discuss your security needs with doorstep or telephone callers
• Do not agree to work without a written quote detailing the work and cost
• You should not disclose personal information like health problems or high risk items including jewellery until you have decided on your supplier and believe it’s essential for their work
• Under no circumstances go to your bank or cash machine with an installer or salesman.
• Only pay for the work once the job is completed to your satisfaction. You can ask a friend or family member for a second opinion

Ref: http://www.securedbydesign.com/crime-prevention-advice/secure-your-home/

NOW OUR OWN VERSION

• use CCTV. can use dummy too. Click this for more info. http://securityandsafety.blogspot.my/2011/06/cctv-problems.html
• if your house has compound, make sure it is clean and clear. Search for CPTED in google to understand more.
• keys. put a tag. write on the tag the address which you do not know. if fallen to wrong hands, its OK
• spare keys. try not to have. if so, tucked together with car keys
• NEVER keep keys in shoes, under door mat etc
• grills. make sure it is locked from inside. for emergency [escape], have keys hang close, but hidden.
• avoid things to show this is a Malay Chinese or Indian house
• dont hang bra and panties in the open and easy for people to see
• keep clean and tidy
• tell neighbours, during emergency, you will blow whistle. keep whistle handy. all neighbours must have whistle too
• any strange car in neighbourhood, ask friends, info police
• have whatsap group, share info

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