Dealing with constant security threats is not only exhausting, it’s demoralizing. It diverts invaluable time and resources and drains energy from staff who should be focusing on their job.
Laborers Training School provides construction-based labor training to union workers in multiple locations across nine campuses in California and Arizona.
Let’s look at a clear example of this contrast by highlighting a real-life business that faced persistent vandalism and decided to do something about it.
Business: Laborers Training School
What They Do
Laborers Training School is a network of educational campuses that offer classroom and hands-on training to those interested in a career in the construction industry.
Where They Do It
Locations across 9 different campuses in Southern California.
Challenges: Multi-campus security costs
Protecting valuable supplies and equipment across multiple locations was increasingly difficult and costly.
Security issues included:
Resources gone missing
Catalytic converters, generators, and fuel were some of the main items that were disappearing regularly.
Trespassing
Incidents involving trespassing and issues with local unhoused populations were on the rise.
Theft of $100k worth of welding equipment
Large and valuable pieces of equipment were being stolen at a huge cost to the school.
Beleaguered safety manager
The security point person was consistently responding to incidents, both real and false.
The previous security partner was providing the wrong kind of support:
- Inefficient – False alarms were common and misused the safety manager’s time.
- Uninspired – Lack of creative solutions to nagging problems.
- Reactive – Security strategy was to react to incidents rather than prevent them.
Solutions: Custom campus security
Laborers Training School partnered with Bay Alarm to create a customized live video monitoring system. Bay Alarm’s LVM system addressed the persistent security challenges head-on at a cost similar to the previous vendor’s traditional video system.
Solutions for missing resources
To stop catalytic converters, generators, and fuel from disappearing, Bay Alarm deployed LVM (live video monitoring) on the exterior perimeter combined with motion sensors as part of the burg system. This pairing meant any movement near equipment storage or fuel areas after hours triggered real-time monitoring, allowing security personnel to intervene before items left the property rather than discovering the loss after the fact.
Solutions for trespassing
Trespassing incidents and issues with the local unhoused population were addressed through a combination of LVM exterior coverage, access control, and security patrol. Live video monitoring gave operators visibility into unauthorized entry points as they happened, access control restricted who could get into sensitive areas in the first place, and scheduled security patrols added a physical deterrent and response presence across the property.
Solutions for theft
The $100k welding equipment theft called for a layered approach: CCTV interior coverage to monitor the equipment storage areas, burg motion sensors and tamper alarms to flag unauthorized access or attempts to disable the system, and access control to limit entry to authorized personnel only. Together, these solutions created multiple checkpoints designed to catch and deter theft of high-value equipment before it could be moved off-site.
Solutions for management
To relieve the beleaguered safety manager from constantly responding to real and false alarms, Bay Alarm centralized monitoring through LVM, intercom, and security patrol. Intercom systems allowed for remote verification of incidents before dispatching anyone, while live video monitoring and patrol services absorbed the day-to-day response burden, freeing the safety manager to focus on strategic oversight rather than reactive firefighting. Fire alarm systems were also integrated into this centralized approach, ensuring life-safety incidents were handled with the same streamlined response.
Live Video Monitoring vs Traditional Video Systems
Let’s examine some differences between the video security that was in place and a live video monitoring option.
| Traditional Security Services | Live Video Monitoring | |
| 24/7 Monitoring |  |
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| Flexible Cloud Storage | |
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| Protects hard-to-reach spaces and large outdoor perimeter |  |
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| Reduces false alarms with AI | |
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| Proactively deters crime | |
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Results: Zero theft in year 1
It didn’t take long for Laborers Training School to see dramatic results in 5 major areas.
- Zero theft in year 1.
- $100k in prevented losses.
- 12+ intrusions prevented.
- ROI in less than a year.
- 98% of incidents were deterred with no call to the safety manager.
Live Video Monitoring in Action
Seeing is often better than believing, and that’s true with live video monitoring. You can imagine how a virtual fence works, what impact an automated loudspeaker has, or why cameras featuring AI are useful. Or you can simply see them in action.
Redemption of the safety manager
Transitioning to a complete live video monitoring system made one person especially happy: Mark Solano, the oft-referenced safety manager for the Laborers Training School. Here’s what he had to say:
“I feel extraordinarily in good hands with the Bay Alarm system. I watch the [live video monitoring] videos, and thieves don’t step 20 feet on the property before they turn around and leave. They go to a different place where they know people aren’t watching them. I can’t even remember the last time I was woken up after switching to Bay Alarm. What I love about Bay is that there’s always a solution and never an excuse. As long as I can, I will continue to use Bay Alarm at all our sites.”
No business needs to go it alone. Reach out to one of the security experts at Bay Alarm today to discuss your alarm response strategy and optimize it for your unique needs, like Labor Training School has experienced.
Updated on: June 30th, 2026
