Small or Large, business owners know the importance of safety and security in the workplace. Keeping your workplace safe is much easier and cost effective than most people think. Hidden cameras and wireless security camera systems usually pay for themselves and end up making money for the business in the long run, while many other safety prevention steps can be done at no cost at all.
Here is a quick list of ways to improve your overall business and office safety.
1. Designate one responsible person to open and close (lock and unlock) the office each day. If you use a biometric finger print lock, try to allow one person other than yourself to have administrative access.
2. Do not open your store or business during non business hours
3. Maintain a well lit interior and exterior in your workplace
4. Maintain a record of decoy or bait currency to be handed to a thief or robber.
5. Try not to block windows with advertising of merchandise (as much as possible)
6. Vary your routine for things like bank deposits
7. Consider using a drop safe if there is to be a lot of cash on the premises.
8. Keep cash exposure low to all staff and/or clients/customers and word tends to get out.
9. Do not keep checks and cash together.
10. Do not go to the bank alone, and try not to go during non day light hours.
11. Make sure any alarm system, chimes, or auto dialers are fully powered in working order
12. Instruct all employees in use of the alarm system
13. Assign each employee a different task in a robbery
one to call the police
one to make observations about the robber
one to protect the evidence at the scene of the crime
one to detain witnesses
- 14. Instruct Employees that when a robbery occurs to:
- Remain calm and not agitate robbers who may be under the influence of drugs
- Not take any action that would endanger themselves or other employees
- Obey the robber’s instructions
- Note any feature or details of the robber’s appearance that may be useful to police
- Call the police immediately after the robber leaves
- Protect the scene of the crime and prevent others from disturbing the scene
- Not touch anything the robbers touched or left behind
- Ask all witnesses to remain until the police arrive
- Lock the doors and not allow anyone in except the police
- Write down all information immediately
15. Try using a tape measure and masking tape to make height markers on the door frame as a way to help identify a potential robbers height.
16. Be sure your video monitoring equipment is operating and that memory cards in dvrs and self recording units are not full.
By implementing these various tips, the overall security of your business and employees will greatly improve.
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