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Swedish rail company enhances
visibility with body worn cameras
Harm Radstaak new president for Acre International
Chicago, Il (USA) and Stockholm, Sweden
Wiesbaden, Germany and Las Vegas, Nv (USA)
With 1,500 departures across
400 stations each day, including
international trips to Norway and
Denmark, SJ AB requires visibility
of what is happening across its
entire operations at all times.
"We have a responsibility as a
transport operator to do eve-
rything possible to ensure our
employees and passengers travel
safely by train", said Birgitta An-
gard, head of onboard personnel
at SJ AB.
"Train workers manage a mul-
titude of circumstances through-
out the work day - ranging from
the everyday events of busy
commuter trains to increasing
safety measures when platforms
are quiet, to addressing critical in-
cidents such as passengers in need
of medical attention. Motorola
Solutions' body-worn cameras de-
liver an extra layer of operational
visibility, enhancing transparency
and protection for everyone travel-
ling with us."
"Safety is front of mind for
the entire public transport sec-
tor, which has been particularly
heightened during the pandemic,"
said Pedro Simoes, vice president,
international sales, Video Security
& Access Control at Motorola
Solutions. "SJ AB is deploying
body-worn cameras to make rail
journeys safer and ultimately more
comfortable for all of its passen-
gers and employees."
The rugged VB400 body-worn
cameras provide an intuitive re-
cording function and an extended
battery life that lasts beyond the
typical work shift with up to 12
hours of operation. The device
can be securely assigned using an
employee's ID badge at the start
of the shift and is easily activated
by the wearer. Swedish Rail is
deploying the body-worn cameras
with Motorola Solutions' Vide-
omanager evidence management
software to seamlessly upload and
manage the recorded video as part
of SJ AB's everyday workflows.
Motorola Solutions will also
be providing SJ AB with 24/7
technical and maintenance sup-
port, including software updates
to introduce new features and
advancements to the body-worn
cameras as they become available.
As of 1 October, Harm Rad-
staak has taken over the role of
President of Acre International,
a global leader in the delivery of
integrated, intelligent technolo-
gies and services.
Founded in 2012, Acre has
played an instrumental role in
development and implementation
of security technology
initiatives on a global
scale. Its Comnet, Open
Options, RS2 Tech-
nologies and Vanderbilt
brands deliver advanced
solutions to thousands
of customers around the
world.
Before joining
Acre, Harm worked
for 16 years at HID
Global, which is part
of Assa Abloy.
Harm will operate
from the Netherlands
and is looking forward
to growing and struc-
turing Vanderbilt and Comnet
International to their new level
following the Triton acquistion
earlier in the year.
David Sullivan has returned
to the US where he will take on
the role of Acre North America
President.
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As citizens start travel-
ling again, SJ AB has
equipped its train staff
with VB400 body-worn
cameras from Motorola
Solutions to enhance
safety and security
across the Swedish rail
network.
The device can be securely assigned using
an employee's ID badge at the start of
the shift and is easily activated by the
wearer..
Harm Radstaak is the
new President at Acre
and will be based in the
Netherlands
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