The Executive Director of the Dubai Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA), Khalifa Ibrahim Al-Salis, revealed the revocation of temporary licenses for escort companies in the emirate, starting from this year, imposing on these companies a new commitment, pointing out that "Sira" represents a major nerve in an exhibition «Intersec» for the security and safety sectors, as it is an opportunity to communicate with the company, and inform them about new decisions and procedures.
Al-Salais told «Emirates Today», on the sidelines of the exhibition, that «Sera» has accomplished 95% of its work in the “Expo”, whether in terms of setting standards or supervising eight consultants for the security and safety sector, and that almost 15,000 cameras have been installed, Only the audit remains after the completion of the implementation.
In detail, Al-Slais said that there is a new mechanism to bring in security guards from outside the state, which allows companies to follow the standards electronically, to ensure that the requirements are met and thus avoid losses.
He added that the inauguration of the Center for Security Systems Accreditation, and the establishment of the institution's laboratory to examine security systems and ensure their conformity with specifications, will significantly reduce the expenses of using incompatible systems, pointing out that the laboratory examines cameras and recording devices and for the first time is to check the money transfer bags, This greatly reduces theft.
Regarding the delay of some establishments in implementing security systems that conform to the standards of the institution, Al-Salais said that some establishments were given time to switch their systems in consideration of their economic situation, so that they benefit from the systems they already have for a period of time, and then replace them with the approved systems.
On his part, Eng. Aref Al-Janahi, Director of Operations and Security Services at the Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA), stated that on the sidelines of the exhibition, the Foundation worked with its partners in the “Expo” since the first day to announce the hosting of the huge event in Dubai, and supervised the consultants involved in the sector Security and safety, pointing out that the total number of cameras that will cover the buildings of the "Expo", with the exception of the wings of international participants, is 15,000, most of which have been completed.
He added that working according to clear and methodical criteria and clear from the first day contributed directly to reducing costs, in addition to the quality of work, as the establishment initially faced a challenge related to the diversity of security and safety consultants in (Expo), each of them has its own policy and method of work, but they They all joined in the end under the banner of the Foundation, and for the first time there is consistency and cooperation between competitors in one field, which is reflected in the results of the work and the completion of 95% of it with great accuracy. He pointed out that the remaining percentage of the work entrusted to the institution is to check the cameras and security systems after they are completely completed, pointing to the simulation method in the cameras, as it determined the scope of each camera before installing it, so it is expected that the full mark will be achieved in the accuracy of implementation. On the rate of adherence to the standards of the new law for surveillance systems, he explained that there are more than 45 thousand buildings targeted to implement these systems, which requires an appropriate period to accomplish this, indicating that there is a continuous amendment in the points of fixing the cameras, linked to an issue or situation, previously it was mandatory In the entrances and corridors, and now they are in elevators, stairs and garbage collections, because harassment issues usually occur on the stairs, and fires are located in garbage collection areas, stressing that all modern buildings adhere to the standards.
While the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Professional Security Association of the Security Industry Regulatory Association, the first association of professionals working in the field of security in the Middle East, Khaled Al Hammadi, said that the security field is evolving with the development of modern technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, that will be used as part of the security protocols in "Expo 2020", and that will certainly provide a set of job opportunities for individuals specialized in the security sector, and the Association of Security Professionals for the Security Industry Regulatory Agency will serve as a platform that bridges the gap between security professionals and regulatory bodies, as well as strengthening a platform for exchanging Knowledge and development.
45 thousand security guards
Engineer Aref Al-Janahi said that «the establishment is keen to implement its procedures with a degree of flexibility on guard companies, because there are more than 45 thousand security guards in the emirate, and if the requirements are applied directly, many services will be terminated, so they are subjected to tests when renewing the license, until it is fully committed Requirements ».
Million transfers of funds annually in Dubai
The manager of Operations and Security Services Department at the Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA), Eng. Aref Al-Janahi, said that the institution's laboratory is examining for the first time money transfer cases, after applying new standards to them, pointing out that there are more than a million transfers of funds annually annually in Dubai , Transporting approximately 10 trillion dirhams.