When it comes to business security it’s easy to think about retail theft and burglaries, but what about offices that may not have regular, non-employee visitors? It’s easy to think you’re safe if you keep the blinds closed during off hours, because you don’t have many visitors, but you’d be wrong. Just like retail, even if you run an office that works primarily with out of town clients, you could become the victim of a burglary.
Since most crimes are directed toward individuals or offices that have little or no security planning in place, take stock of your present office security measures and possible weak points. This will give you a good idea of where you are and where you need to be. Below are a few things you need to ask yourself during your office security audit.
- What is your target potential? What do you keep in the office that a would-be-thief might be interested in?
- What is the overall attitude toward security presently?
- How are you enforcing current security procedures, if at all?
- Who is responsible for office security?
- If you currently have security measures in place, when was the plan developed?
- Are you current security measures up to your threat level?
Performing an audit is one thing, making changes is another. Make sure that you take action on your findings and contact a commercial security firm such as Advanced Lock and Security to help with the preparations. Also, be sure to let all employees in on your new security measures, so that they know what to do in case of an emergency and during opening and closing hours.
Here are a few general idea to get you thinking about office security:
- Install key card access control systems on all exterior doors and on departmental doors.
- Upgrade exterior and even interior parameters with closed circuit television.
- Keep important papers locked in secure cabinets.
- Don’t let employees work late alone, always have multiple people working at one time.
- Password protect all computers, don’t leave sensitive info out for people to see.
- Keep blinds closed during off hours.
- Have a security system installed and issue arm/disarm codes, one per employee.
While this post isn’t meant to be a full office security guide it is aimed at being a thought starter. What I mean by that is we want you thinking about security. We want you to be safe and if there is any questions that we can answer, just let us know, we’d be more than happy to answer them.
