By the SightShield team · · 3 min read
Clusters with shared risks
Bangalore’s manufacturing happens in clusters: Peenya, one of the largest industrial areas in the country, Bommasandra and Jigani on Hosur Road, Bidadi on Mysore Road, Electronic City, Whitefield’s EPIP zone, and KIADB areas in Doddaballapur, Hoskote and Narasapura. Units sit wall to wall, share roads and often face the same problems: night-time theft of raw material and scrap, copper cable theft, poorly lit roads, heavy truck movement and large contract workforces.
Common risks in industrial areas
| Risk | Typical pattern |
|---|---|
| Night theft of raw material and finished goods | Through rear walls and adjoining plots |
| Copper cable and scrap theft | From yards, transformer areas and scrap bays |
| Dispatch leakage | Extra material loaded onto outgoing trucks |
| Gate pass misuse | Material leaving without proper documents |
| Contract labour turnover | Many people with access, short tenure |
| Fire | Shared walls mean a neighbour’s fire can spread |
Perimeter first
- Cameras along compound walls, especially rear and side walls shared with plots or other units.
- Line-crossing alerts at night with human detection.
- Lighting along the inside of the wall.
- Concertina wire or wall spikes where permitted and safe.
- Thermal or panoramic cameras for long boundaries.
Gate and vehicle control
- Cameras capturing every vehicle’s number plate, driver and load at the gate.
- Weighbridge cameras linked to weighment slips where there is a weighbridge.
- Boom barriers and a gate pass system for materials.
- Visitor and contractor registration with photo.
People and attendance
Large contract workforces make attendance and access important for both security and compliance. Face attendance at the gate, linked to contractor records, shows who is on site at any time and supports wage and labour code records. Restricted areas — stores, tool rooms, finished goods — should need separate access.
Contract labour attendance →Working with neighbours and police
- Share information on incidents with neighbouring units and industry associations.
- Point at least one camera at the road outside your gate; police rely on private cameras in investigations.
- Know your jurisdictional police station and beat officers.
- Coordinate lighting and patrols on shared roads where associations organise them.
Compliance
Units with large workforces may fall under the Karnataka Public Safety Act, which requires CCTV at entries, exits, common areas and parking with 30-day recording. The labour codes, in force since November 2025, cover safety, attendance and wage records. Fire safety approvals depend on the building and process.
Karnataka Public Safety Act CCTV rules →An example
A sheet-metal unit in Peenya lost copper scrap from its rear yard several times. The rear wall backed onto a vacant plot with no lighting. Two cameras with line-crossing alerts, a siren and floodlights on the rear wall, plus a camera at the gate recording every truck, stopped the night losses. The footage also helped a neighbouring unit identify a vehicle used in a separate theft.
Local experience
We work across Bangalore’s industrial areas and can survey your unit, plan perimeter, gate, attendance and fire systems together, and install with minimal disruption to production.
Security for factories →Quick answers
What are the main security risks in Peenya and similar areas?+
Night theft through rear walls, copper and scrap theft, dispatch leakage and gate pass misuse.
Where should factory cameras be placed first?+
Perimeter walls, the gate and weighbridge, loading bays and stores.
Do factories need CCTV under Karnataka law?+
Units where 100 or more people gather at a time fall under the Karnataka Public Safety Act.
How can neighbouring units help each other?+
Share incident information, coordinate lighting and patrols, and point a camera at the shared road.
Do industrial units need thermal cameras?+
For long boundaries, scrap yards and fire-prone storage, thermal cameras add early detection; most units start with standard AI cameras.
How long should factory footage be kept?+
At least 30 days where the Karnataka Public Safety Act applies; longer for dispatch areas where disputes surface late.
Can attendance help security?+
Yes. Face attendance at the gate shows who is on site and supports labour records.