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Security

Prove Attendance and Verify Patrol Checkpoints

Security officers work nights and weekends, often alone. Sense verifies when they arrive and leave, proves each patrol point they reached, and helps keep them safe.

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Problems Sense Solves

Security firms have to prove every shift to their clients

No proof of attendance

Officers often work at client sites with no supervisor present, and clients want proof that every shift was covered.

Checkpoints getting "gamed"

Stories of security guards printing out QR codes have made clients wary that patrols aren't being completed.

Officers alone at night

Officers work alone, out of hours, often on large or empty sites, with nobody nearby if something goes wrong.

Verify Attendance

Prove your officer was really on site

Officers can prove attendance even on client sites, via the Sense app, the Sense Clock, or the Gateway and Badge. Supervisors can remotely view the real-time locations of multiple officers from one dashboard.

  • Hardware that you control even on client sites
  • Each shift location verified
  • Biometric authentication available
Learn how to verify each hour worked
Stop Checkpoint Fraud

Prove every checkpoint got visited

Clients may have experienced QR codes being printed, or NFC tags prised off of walls. But Sense Gateways know the precise indoor location of each officer, and prove that each checkpoint got visited.

See how Sense Gateways work
  • No QR codes or tags to copy
  • Fingerprint confirms who is wearing the Badge
  • Every checkpoint verified
Prove Every Patrol

Create patrol routes and automate checkpoint verification

Put a Gateway at each checkpoint, and set up a workflow via Sense Automate to automatically confirm when each route got completed, and how long it took. Plus, security officers can push the button on their Badge or Tag to record a time and location stamp at any point, such as to mark a point of interest for review via CCTV.

  1. 1

    Start the shift

    The officer clocks in on site

  2. 2

    Walk the route

    Each Gateway picks up their location

  3. 3

    Checkpoint missed?

    The supervisor gets an alert

  4. 4

    Keep a record

    Each client site gets a patrol record

Protect Lone Workers

Locate and protect officers working alone

The Sense Badge has an SOS button and detects hard falls, sharing the officer's location with your control room, supervisor or the nearest available colleague so that help arrives fast.

Learn more about SOS and man down alarms
  • SOS button on the Badge
  • Hard fall and man down alerts
  • Locate nearest available worker to help
Easy HR Admin

Holidays, absence and shifts on every phone

Officers book holidays, report absence and check their shifts on the Sense app or Badge, wherever they are posted. Managers approve requests on their phone, and see gaps in cover before a site is left unguarded.

See the Sense HR mobile app

Holidays and balances in the app

Report absence and return to work

Shifts and sites on their phone

Compliance

SIA licences, training and right to work

Keep each officer's SIA licence, training and right to work check in their HR record. Sense reminds you before a licence runs out, so nobody is posted without a valid licence.

  • SIA licence numbers and expiry dates
  • Right to work checks through TrustID
  • Contracts signed on the phone before day one
See HR compliance
Accurate Timesheets

Hours by client site, ready for payroll

Every hour is verified and stored against the correct client site, with your rules automatically applied for overtime, nights, and breaks. The hours are prepared so you can run payroll and invoice clients accurately.

See the full time and attendance cycle
  • Hours itemised by client site
  • Overtime and night rules applied
  • Reports for payroll and billing

Real results for our customers

Up to 4%
off the total payroll bill due to more accurate timesheets
Over 50%
time saved by supervisors checking officers attended each site
200% faster
response times to SOS calls from officers working alone

Explore more from Sense HR

Lone worker safetyProtect officers on every shift and patrol. Sense BadgeFingerprint ID, SOS and fall alerts in one. Tasks on siteProve each job was done, where and when.

Discover Sense for your security teams

Book an online demo with one of our UK-based experts, or request a visit to our head office, to see how Sense proves every shift and patrol, and keeps your officers safe.

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FAQ

Security questions

Browse these frequently asked questions about Sense for security

Is this the same as a guard tour system?

It does the same job: it proves each patrol point was visited, and when. It also runs clocking in, HR and lone worker alarms in the same system.

Do officers have to press anything at each point?

No. The Gateway picks up their Badge or Tag as they pass.

Do alerts go to an alarm receiving centre?

No. Alerts go to your own team, such as your control room or a supervisor, with the officer's location.

Can Sense track SIA licence expiry dates?

Yes. Store each officer's SIA licence number and expiry date in their HR record, and Sense reminds you before a licence runs out.

Can we prove to clients that a shift was covered?

Yes. Each clock-in is saved against the client site, so you can show who was on site, when they arrived and when they left.

Do officers need a smartphone?

No. Officers can clock in on the Sense Clock at the gatehouse, or wear a Sense Badge with a fingerprint reader. Officers with a phone can use the free Sense HR app.

Does Sense work with our payroll?

Yes. Sense sends verified hours to Sage, Xero, BrightPay and PayCaptain, and to any other payroll by export, including outsourced payroll. Managers approve the hours first, so payroll only gets hours that have been checked.

Does Sense track officers when they are off duty?

No. Sense is for working time only, and staff are not tracked outside it.