With Christmas approaching, your business has probably already set its closing dates. But have you thought about the safety of your premises while you and your staff are away?
From keeping your site secure to enabling safe access to authorised staff, to managing alarm systems properly, it’s important that your building is well-managed over the Christmas period. Here’s a quick checklist of what you need to have considered and how you can get them sorted easily.
What to Consider?
- Site Access – is there anyone who needs to access your site or building during your Christmas closure? How can you grant access while preventing entry for unauthorised personnel?
- Alarm Systems – do you have a security alarm system in place to detect break-ins? Is it working?
- Alarm Response – even if your alarm triggers falsely, did you know that you need someone to be onsite within 20 minutes?
- Valuables – Are any valuable items such as computers or expensive machinery visible from the outside?
- Physical Security – Does your business appear vulnerable? What is your physical security like? Would a criminal perceive it as easy to evade your current security measures?
How to Address These Concerns
- Secure access points – Strengthen your access points to deter unauthorized entry. Use locks, cameras, and physical security guards or patrols.
- Safe Access – Make sure you can provide access safely to those who need it, such as maintenance staff and management. Whether access is with keys or smart lock systems, ensure that only the right people have access to them.
- Alarm Testing – Have your alarm systems tested before you close to make sure they’re working properly
- Alarm Response Plan – Clarify who can respond to alarms before closing. They should be able to reach your site within 20 minutes of an alarm triggering.
- Protecting Valuables – Keep valuables out of sight and create more visual deterrents in the form of security measures. CCTV cameras, patrols, locks, and sufficient lighting are all effective visual deterrents.
Contact Aegis
If you’re not sure whether your site is safe and secure, or need help with bolstering your security, creating more visual deterrence, and managing site access and alarm response, get in touch with Aegis as soon as possible. We can arrange to have additional measures in place that help your business remain safe and secure throughout the Christmas holidays.
