Construction Site Security for General Contractors
Build a new site security program, audit the one you have, and train the people who run it.
Build it, check it, train it
Build a new program
A site security plan that meets the owner's requirements: badging, gates, laydown yards, lighting and guard post orders.
Audit your existing program
A field review of how your site security actually works, with scored findings and a short corrective plan.
Train your teams
Practical sessions for supervisors, gate staff and subcontractors on access, theft prevention and incident reporting.
See your site the way a thief would
- Gates, badging and visitor control
- Laydown yards, fencing, lighting and cameras
- Key, tool and high-value equipment control
- Guard post orders and patrols
- Incident reporting and follow-up
- Fit with the owner's security requirements
One security standard for every jobsite you run
Every superintendent shouldn't invent site security from scratch. A written standard sets the minimums, scales by site risk and makes audits fair.
- Who owns security at the corporate, region and site level
- Site risk tiers, so a tenant fit-out and a data center campus get the right controls
- Perimeter, gate, badging and visitor minimums
- After-hours coverage: lighting, cameras, patrols and response
- Laydown yard, copper, tool and key controls
- Rules subcontractors agree to before they mobilize
- Incident reporting and follow-up
- Training for superintendents, gate staff and new hires
If you control site security, you can be held responsible for it
In Degala v. John Stewart Co. (California Court of Appeal, 2023), a subcontractor's foreman was attacked by trespassers on a jobsite. The court let his lawsuit against the GC and owner go forward because they controlled security, had cut guard coverage and left one section unfenced.
A written standard, trained teams and regular audits show that security was managed, not improvised.
Source: Degala v. John Stewart Co., Cal. Ct. App., 1st Dist., No. A163130 (Feb. 9, 2023)Audit, standardize, train, then keep it running
What GCs ask us
Short answers to the questions we hear most from superintendents, safety directors and operations leaders.
We already have a safety program. Isn't security part of it?
Safety programs protect workers from the job. Security protects the job from people: theft, trespass, vandalism and violence. Most GCs have strong safety and no written security standard.
How many sites do you need to see for an audit?
Usually two to four representative jobsites. That's enough to see patterns across your company.
Can you train our superintendents on site?
Yes. Training is practical and short, built around your standard and the sites your teams actually run.
Do you sell guards or cameras?
No. We're independent, so our advice isn't tied to a product or a guard contract.