If you own a business, security should be a top priority. In addition to the threat of a break-in, you have to consider the potential risks that current or former employees could pose. Here are some tips to keep your business, merchandise, money, and data safe.
Use Locks Wisely
Locks are obviously essential to keep your business secure. You should have strong locks on every door to the building, as well as on any storage or maintenance areas or separate buildings on the property.
You should have locks at numerous other locations, including areas where merchandise and supplies are stored. If you keep cash in a safe, put it in a room behind a locked door for an added layer of security. If you have computers or paper files where you store sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, contracts, financial documents, and personnel records, keep them in a locked room. Only give keys to areas with valuable property or sensitive information to people you trust who have a legitimate need to be in those places.
Make sure you choose locks that would be difficult to pick or force open. If someone breaks into your business, your insurance company will check to make sure you had quality locks and were making a concerted effort to keep the building secure.
Rekey Locks
In any business, employees are going to quit or be fired from time to time. If those workers had been given keys to the building, they might have made copies, which creates a security risk. Sometimes employees don’t leave on good terms, and in other cases, employees act like things are fine, then come back to commit a break-in. Some workers even take a job with the intention of gaining the owner’s or manager’s trust, obtaining a key, quitting, and then coming back to commit a robbery. If a person’s employment has ended, you should immediately rekey the locks as a matter of course, regardless of your relationship with the former employee or your opinion of that person.
Consider Keyless Entry
A more modern option is installing keyless locks that can be opened with a key card, fob, or access code. This system makes it easy to control who has access to each part of the building and can provide you with a record of who entered and left an area and when. If theft or vandalism occurs, that record will make it easier to figure out who is responsible. If an employee quits or is fired, you can immediately deactivate that person’s access card or change the code, rather than pay a locksmith to rekey the locks each time someone’s employment ends.
Call a Locksmith
All American Locksmiths is a full-service company serving commercial businesses of all types and sizes. Whether you need to install, replace, or rekey a single lock or want to create a sophisticated security system for a large building, we are up to the task. Call us today.
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