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5 Ways to Improve Your Underground Car Park Security

Have you ever thought about the security of your underground car park? The parking lot is vulnerable to thefts, vandalism, assaults, and property destruction, among other things. A high percentage of issues and liabilities arise in parking lots, particularly in underground parking lots. So, how can you prevent numerous crimes and issues in the parking lot? Here are some simple underground parking security precautions you may implement.

1. Access Control System

Area access control systems ensure two things: the safe and efficient movement of cars and the tallying of visitor records. Controlling vehicular access to the underground parking space is highly advantageous to the cars’ safety and security. Security cameras or guards are constantly present at underground parking spaces’ entry and exit points when access control systems are implemented. This verifies that the access control system is operational and that no one is attempting to break the security.

2. Employ Guard Patrols

Having security guards monitor your parking lots is a common way to improve the safety of individuals who use your facilities. An authoritative presence may be an effective deterrent to criminal activity. Adding on-site or mobile security patrols to parking facilities may improve security substantially. Ensure that your security agents are well-trained and supported for them to be more effective in their jobs.

3. Use Ample, Strategic Lighting

Is your parking lot illumination adequate? Your facility should have intense lighting for driving and pedestrian areas, but it should also have minimal shadows outside of these areas, where attackers may hide. Stairwells, elevators, refuge spaces, and the outside of parking garages are all high-risk zones.

Consider using lights to improve motorist safety in the daylight as well. The contrast between bright daylight and a darkened garage might lead vehicles entering to become temporarily blind. You may reduce the danger of this transition by illuminating entrances to parking garages.

4. Video Surveillance and Security Cameras

CCTV security cameras monitor and record the arriving and outgoing movements of cars in real-time. These cameras can capture a wide range of angles in the underground parking lot, even those that are difficult for security officers to monitor. The presence of cameras may cause criminals to reconsider committing any crime within the parking lot. Visitors are also sent a message through camera surveillance that their safety is a top concern for the building administration.

5. Try Roller Shutters

Steel roller shutters are one of the most frequent means of protecting an underground parking space. Roller shutters are very beneficial for safeguarding your underground parking facility after hours and function as an excellent deterrent to thieves.

However, roller shutters, like most other security solutions, have disadvantages. They are only helpful in this scenario when the car park is closed, which might be an issue if your underground parking facility is open 24 hours a day.

Conclusion

In an ideal world, all parking facilities would be built with safety as a primary concept. While the old measures of human guards and CCTVs are non-negotiable, putting parking gates is also the most straightforward solution to discouraging unwanted entry.

Capable One Door & Gate Services can provide you with some of the best underground parking gates available in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley to keep your parking area safe. Contact us today to ask more about our garage doors and gates!

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