Top Ten Safety Tips for Business

1.   Never store large amounts of cash on the property and only use a drop and/or burglary safe

      where a safe is warranted.

 

2.   Make sure the sightlines around your doors and windows are not blocked by landscaping or

      fencing. Remove weapons of opportunity that can be used as a means of

      attack from around your property in the event of a break-in.  These include: baseball sized

      stones, small flower pots, ashtrays or anything that can be picked up or

      thrown.

 

3.   Make sure your property is well maintained and free from graffiti.

 

4.   Utilize motion sensors to control your business’s interior lights.

 

5.   Limit the movement of strangers within your business by developing a proper reception area or

      lobby with a controlled access.  Be aware of probes (criminal’s who

      use an excuse to enter the building during working hours for the purpose of having a look

      around).

 

6.   Take the vulnerability of your business into account.  Consider extra security precautions if

      your roof is accessible, you have shipping/receiving doors or your

      business can be entered by breaking through the adjoining unit. 

 

7.   Turn off your computer monitors at night and secure any laptops. (In a large business or

      business with intellectual property, consider installing one hard drive in a

      safe room and have all desktops work on a network.)

 

8.   Mark your valuable property.  Participate in Operation Provident.

 

9.   Remind your staff to keep their cars locked and never leave valuables such as purses or

      wallets in a visible location or unattended at your desk.

 

10.   Require all future employees to undergo a criminal background check as a condition of being

        hired.

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