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"Due to the need to reduce costs and
drive productivity, analyzing the live
and recorded information-and transforming it into actionable intelligence
to reduce spending-is becoming a
mission-critical management tool,"
adds Aronson. "RVA enables processors to continually collect, audit and
review the data; incorporate improvements; and ensure that employees are
rewarded. RVA auditors point to its
ability to capture and retain accurate
records of critical control points or
'Hot Zones,' which include statistics
on everything from the humane handling of livestock and plant sanitation
to detailed data regarding ingredient
preparation and meatpacking."
Mark Moshier, president of Arrowsight's food and beverage division
adds, "In the same manner that the
telescope increased the knowledge
of space and the microscope opened
developments in medicine, Remote
Video Auditing will safeguard agribusiness manufacturing, distribution
and retail segments. Everyone in the
supply chain, including the consumer,
stands to benefit from technology that
exposes threats and opportunities in
their operations. Greater knowledge
of these will drive the innovative spirit
to protect and evolve company brands,
products and services and in the end
offer a safer result to all."
The future is now
"No question, this is the wave of
the future," says Dr. Temple Grandin,
an RVA certification agent and owner
of Grandin Livestock Handling Systems, Fort Collins, Colo. A respected
animal welfare advocate and a pioneer
in animal handling practices, Grandin
believes RVA is crucial to maintaining
safety and credibility in an industry
that can is always vulnerable to bioterrorism and recalls.
"RVA is a big step forward in animal
welfare and animal handling practices,
empowering us to manage the areas we
measure," Grandin says. "If you don't
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measure something, it tends to slide
back bad-with bad becoming normal.
And that can happen, and you don't
even realize it's happening."
"RVA gives us a continuing, realtime record of the process in motion,
and not just a single, isolated snapshot," Grandin says. "RVA means
managers can watch the process as it
happens and in the context of the other
processes that exist down the line in
either direction."
One of the more recent meat processors to embrace video technology is
FPL Food, Augusta, Ga. FPL is currently installing the RVA and Hot
Zones system to enhance its cattle
handling and improve overall plant
operations.
"We are pleased to be working
closely with Dr. Temple Grandin on
a Remote Video Auditing system that
represents the latest advance in the science of animal handling," says Francois
Leger, president of the company. "FPL
Food believes that this technology is
key to ensuring the highest standard for
the humane treatment of animals."
Grandin says Leger's company is positioning itself to lead the industry into
the future by using video technology as
a tool to enhance and protect its business. "FPL Food has taken a big step
forward by installing technology that I
believe is the wave of the future. Using
Remote Video Auditing we will now be
able to monitor a plant the way it's really
working every day, not just the one day
a year when an auditor is present. The

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benefits for suppliers and consumers
will be enormous," Grandin says.
As RVA and Hot Zones are added
in more processing facilities, farms
and slaughter facilities, managers and
executives are finding that the old
safety and security benchmarks are
being replaced with new, higher standards that impact the bottom line. RVA
is rapidly proving that security can be
improved, processes can be streamlined, food quality can get better, and
ROI can be increased.
Both services-RVA and Hot Zones-
are available through ADT Security
Services and marketed under the ADT
Select Vision powered by Arrowsight
brand. ADT Security Services is a business unit of Tyco Fire & Security, the
largest provider of electronic security
services to nearly 6 million commercial,
government and residential customers
throughout the United States.
Arrowsight, a Web-based Application Services Provider, is the leading
developer of remote viewing services
and software. Arrowsight has helped
improve practices, compliance and
employee morale in safety-sensitive
industries, such as food processing,
food services and manufacturing. Arrowsight technology is also being used
at leading companies including Plumrose USA, Limited Brands and leading
McDonald's franchisees.
For more information, please
visit: www.ADTSelectVision.com or
www.Arrowsight.com
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