Safety Tips For Businesses
Prevention is Key
- Provide training for employees so they are familiar with security procedures
- Use high security locks and alarm systems
- Keep up-to-date records on inventory
- Permanently mark equipment
Burglary Prevention
- Make sure all outside doors have deadbolt locks
- Windows should have secure locks – consider installing metal grates over glass windows
- Light the inside and outside of your business
- Make sure the parking area has good lighting
Robbery Prevention
- Greet every person that comes in – personal contact can discourage a criminal
- Invest in quality security cameras
- Keep windows clear and make sure the building is well lit
- Avoid tinting windows
- Cash registers should be place in the front of the store
- Make bank deposits during business hours and avoid patterns of when making deposits
- Keep small amounts of cash in the register to reduce loss
- Cooperate with a thief, if confronted - Your safety is first and foremost
Preventing Shoplifters
- Keep the store neat and orderly
- Use mirrors to eliminate blind spots
- Keep displays full and neat
- Keep expensive merchandise and, if applicable, liquor away from exits
- Cash registers should be inaccessible to customers, locked and watched by employees
- Keep dressing rooms locked and limit the number of items taken in