Henkel – Eine WinGuard Erfolgsgeschichte

The System Concept – WinGuard is the comprehensive solution

In addition to the classic risk of a fire, there are lots of other challenges in chemical industry that require high security precautions, such as e.g. unauthorized access to specific areas, but also failure of technical infrastructure such as building automation. As an independent and vendor-neutral Physical Security Information Management System, WinGuard offers an integration platform for processing of all events that are registered by the connected security, building management as well as information systems.

Event messages issued by the fire and intrusion detection as well as access control systems, video cameras, but e.g. also temperature surveillance of the server room are displayed in a well-visible user interface so that all linked systems can be managed in a uniform way. Guided workflows help the user to initiate the appropriate measures in order to prevent potential failures, for switching to fallback levels or to schedule preventive maintenance at technical systems. In case of an incoming event message, both the local control center as well as responsible personnel on site in the plant is informed by telephone. In addition, WinGuard enables forwarding of automatic actions to other systems, e.g. video systems, including surveillance and complete storage of all performed actions. At the Henkel site Düsseldorf, there is a perimeter protection over a length of 7 km, combined with video surveillance. In case of an event, the alarm can be evaluated in WinGuard and, if required, be escalated to an emergency response. Due to the connection of WinGuard to incident management systems, this process is very user-friendly so that emergency forces and resources can be provided immediately. By outsourcing of building automation, light and door control, public address announcements and intercom calls, it is ensured that the security control center only focuses on the relevant events.

In addition to Düsseldorf, it is easily possible to connect further Henkel locations to WinGuard in the future, so that, according to the requirements, control of all systems can be taken over either by the local or superordinated control center. With WinGuard, maintenance of the connected systems can be efficiently organized, for example using the “Control Operations” module, offering a reliable control management, e.g. for disablement and reactivation of fire detectors during welding works.

High redundancy is realized by a backup and interface server. Each system is connected redundantly so that, even in case of a failure in IT infrastructure, monitoring by the control center is still possible.