Our Services
With over three decades of experience and training, ADVANTAGE Safety & Security Consulting will provide you with the professional expertise and services that you deserve. We are ready to give you the ‘Advantage’.
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING ASSESSMENTS
‘Owners or Operators of Multi-Family Residential Properties which substantially implements the following security measures on that property has a PRESUMPTION AGAINST LIABILITY in connection with criminal acts that occur on the premises which are committed by third parties…’
The ADVANTAGE CPTED Practitioners utilize some of the latest technology to conduct your CPTED Assessment to include; Digital photography, Drone video/photography, calibrated Lighting Meters, Digital Measuring Devices and more.
School Campus Assessments
Houses of Worship Assessments
CPTED ASSESSMENTS
The ADVANTAGE CPTED Practitioners will work with you to complete a professional and thorough Assessment of your property. We will provide documentation of the safety & security aspects that your property already has in place and then offer our recommendations for improvements. We will help to connect you to area specialists that provide products and servicing for any of the recommendations that we describe in the CPTED Assessment.
The overall goal is to improve the safety & security of your property, for you and those that utilize your property, by reducing the opportunities for any criminal activity to occur.
*If you are able to provide your insurance carrier with certification of your compliance with ‘Safety & Security Best Practices’, and that you have a Certified CPTED Assessment completed for your property, this MAY help you to obtain discounts or reduced rates for your liability insurance policies.
(*Check with your insurance carrier agent to determine if these discounts exist with their company.)
Single Family Home Assessments
HB 837 (FSS 768.0706)
Multi-Family Residential Property owners or operators should first ensure that they have complied with the following standards that are specifically listed in the Florida Statute. (1,3,4,5,6,7)
1 - Security Camera at points of entry and exit.*
2 - (We will assist you with a thorough Parking Lot Lighting Assessment to document your compliance.)
3 - Lighting in walkways, laundry rooms, common areas and porches.
4 - 1 inch deadbolt on dwelling unit doors.
5 - Locking device on all windows, exterior sliding doors, etc.*
6 - Locked gates with KEY or FOB access along pool fences.
7 - Peephole or Door Viewer on each dwelling unit door.*
You will be provided with recommendations for improving the Safety & Security of your property in our comprehensive CPTED Assessment documentation.
Once you have received your HB 837 - FSS 768.0706 Compliance Certification and the CPTED Assessment from our qualified Practitioner, ADVANTAGE will also provide you with the “Crime Deterrence & Safety Training” Materials and Training Certification Forms for you to utilize with your employees. Complying with the final requirement under FSS 768.0706(c)(1)
Our CPTED Practitioner will then be able to inspect each dwelling unit and the overall property with you to include FSS 768.0706(2)(a) 2 ‘Parking Lot Lighting’. We will complete a thorough lighting assessment.
Our Practitioner will then complete our HB 837 / FSS 768.0706 (2)(a) Certification Form attesting to your properties compliance with the Florida State Statute.
Our CPTED Practitioner will complete a professional CPTED Assessment for your property to include all areas of your parcel, covering:
Natural Access Control
Natural Surveillance
Territoriality
Activity Support
Maintenance
Business Property Assessments
Active Assailant / Critical Incident Response
Nothing is more crucial than protecting our children from harm. Advantage Safety & Security Consulting provides Response Training for the faculty and staff of any size school and every grade level. Training is available for Houses of Worship as well.
Additionally, a “Student Training Program’ (STP), for teachers to present to their students is available.
SCHOOL CAMPUS ASSESSMENT:
We provide you with a professional CPTED Practitioner, to conduct a Safety & Securtiy Assessment of your Campus. We will offer to you Best Practices recommendations for improving your campus.
CHURCH CAMPUS ASSESSMENTS:
Church Campuses have increasingly become Targets for mentally ill assailants wanting to attack those that they believe won’t fight back. We will provide a CPTED Assessment of your Church Campus and work with you to increase the Safety & Security of your facilities. We can additionally provide Training Programs for your Church Staff on Response to a Critical Incident.
TRAINING PROGRAMS:
Sergeant Matthew Walters (Ret.) has instructed hundreds of faculty and staff members at schools of all grade levels, with an interactive training program. His training program empowers the faculty and staff members with knowledge of how to be prepared, how to provide response training to all ages of students, what to expect should an incident occur and a choice of options for responding to the situation. Additionally, Sgt. Walters discusses what to expect in the aftermath of an incident.
FIREARMS TRAINING
Sgt. Matthew Walters (Ret.) has trained well over a thousand law enforcement officers, over three decades and in multiple jurisdictions. He provides training programs from first time basic shooter courses to intermediate multi-weapon courses to advanced weapons & tactics courses. He has instructed courses for civilians, basic law enforcement recruits and seasoned veterans. Sgt. Walters has received instructor certifications from some of the nations best providers such as NRA, SigArms Academy, H&K, Sure-Fire Institute and others.