Business Security Tips

• Provide adequate interior and exterior lighting. Make sure to illuminate outdoor areas around building and parking lots.
• Install an obvious video surveillance system to serve as a prevention tactic.
• Use a safe with a mechanism to make periodic drops during the day to minimize the amount of cash in registers. Immediately drop large bills into the safe.
• Use background checks to screen all employees before hiring.
• Train new hires about security and safety practices.
• Install silent alarms in case of hold-ups.
• Instruct employees to be the first line of defense in loss prevention by greeting or acknowledging every customer that enters the store.
• Install window locks designed and positioned so they cannot be reached and unlocked after breaking the glass.
• Install safety glass (glazing). It is highly effective at deterring break-ins.
• Install a deadbolt lock/latch in each exterior door.
• Lock overhead and receiving doors with high-quality padlocks.

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