What happens when your CCTV surveillance system captures an employee with his hand in the wrong cookie jar? Will you be able to prosecute him making use of the video footage or will you end up being sued for breaching his privacy?
What happens when your installer is installing a CCTV camera and someone drops a camera casing on a passer-by? Who does she sue for damages, the installer or the company, or both? Who is liable? How do you ensure it is not you?
Hi-Tech Security Solutions in association with Dr Craig Donald will be hosting the third annual iLegal conference covering the effective and legal use of CCTV on 12 October 2010. iLegal brings together the best local and international experience dealing with the legal operation of CCTV in a variety of environments.
This year will see the keynote delivered by Graeme Gerrard, deputy chief constable at the Cheshire Constabulary in the UK. Gerrard is a respected international speaker on CCTV and also makes representation to the UK Government as part of his responsibilities. He has also played a leading role in formulating the National Strategy for CCTV on behalf of the UK Government and he will be sharing the experience and the potential issues to be overcome with attendees.
Veteran security consultant, Rob Anderson will be discussing the ins and outs of maintenance contracts and how to ensure yours accomplishes what it needs to. He will also speak on an often ignored aspect of security implementations, the legal implications of having contractors on site in light of South Africa's health and safety legislation. What do you need to do to ensure your company is not responsible for any accidents that occur on site to your contractors' staff or to bystanders? It is not simply having a contract that says you are not responsible, every company needs its Occupational Health and Safety file at the ready.
On the local government front, Afrisec's Gary Johnson will be offering a case study highlighting the challenges in reconciling different government, municipal, and commercial organisations in an integrated metro surveillance solution and some of the legal obligations and responsibilities that have to be addressed.
Johnson will explain that technology is the final component of an effective surveillance solution. Before you can start looking at technology, you need to gain the cooperation and buy-in of all the parties involved, clearly define the roles of each and ensure the final solution is designed to add value to all the players involved. Determining what each organisation considers value-add will end up being a substantial component of the design phase of the project.
Afrisec is in the process of implementing an integrated, cross-department surveillance solution in Port Elizabeth and East London. Johnson can speak from experience about the intricacies of cooperation between government departments and the integration of diverse technology solutions.
iLegal 2010 will take place at the Southern Sun OR Tambo International in Johannesburg.
Organisations that make use of or are planning to use video surveillance to protect their assets and people will benefit from the practical discussions on implementing CCTV solutions that deliver results. Ilegal is endorsed by the Consumer Goods Council of SA as well as the Retail Risk Institute, led by Michael Broughton.
For more information or to register, go to www.ilegal.co.za
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