Criminal activity is on the rise. It’s an unfortunate consequence of the economic downturn. Business owners need to take appropriate measures to ensure their sites and offices are completely secure.
Any business holds valuable stock and equipment on site at any given time. Not only does it have a high financial value, but it’s essential to the smooth running of the business. If stock is stolen, customer orders cannot be fulfilled. If computers go missing, valuable data and information is lost. Which can be disastrous. Insurance alone cannot repair the damage done, because the impact of a robbery goes way beyond finance alone. Maybe it’s time to step up security measures.
CCTV systems are a great starting point. They are highly visible making them a great deterrent. Enough to make thieves think twice about entering a site. With security cameras in place any incidents are monitored and tapes passed to the police. If anything should happen, the cameras mean it’s much easier to track down the culprits. If it comes to that.
CCTV systems should be just one part of an overall approach to security that features strong policies and procedures to keep a site secure. Staff awareness training is vital too to ensure things like doors and windows are locked and alarms set at the end of each day.
With CCTV cameras set up and warning signs in place, this will intimidate would be thieves. It’s a statement to show that the site is not a soft target and is protected in multiple ways from break in. There’s no room for complacency in the current climate. Every business should review it’s current security arrangements and policies and start filling in the gaps immediately. Cameras are a great place to start and other security arrangements can be built in around them.