You’ve invested not only your money but your time and energy into your business—which is why a theft or act of vandalism is both financially and emotionally harmful. To protect what you’ve built, owners should invest in surveillance, security guards, and other measures meant to discourage and prevent crime in and around your facility. The guide below looks at some best practices.

How to Make Your Company More Secure

1. Building Security

Install alarms that alert staff to emergencies such as intruders and fires. Place motion-detecting lights around the area to deter criminals who are trying to approach your building at nighttime. Also, place surveillance cameras near entrances and in parking lots.

2. Audits

Have a security company inspect your property. Their trained eye can identify areas where you do not have enough fencing around the property or where there are blindspots hidden from the view of the cameras. They can suggest technology upgrades, such as a better alarm system. Security may also observe processes for receiving guests and deliveries, and suggest alterations. For example, they may recommend that someone writes down the name of every visitor, using an ID for reference.

3. Security Guards

Security guards provide peace of mind that there is well-trained personnel on hand to patrol limited-entry areas, escort employees and clients where they should go, and observe surveillance for trouble. In addition to serving as a deterrent for criminals, they can also take action should anyone attempt to cause trouble. 

4. Staff Training

Employees should be trained in safety protocols. If they are opening and closing the building, they should have a checklist of which doors to unlock and how to secure each area, such as by arming alarms on turning on certain lights. 

Some businesses have confidential information or wings that are not accessible to everyone. It is important for managers, security staff, and reception personnel to be aware of who can access these areas so others can be kept out.

Furthermore, all personnel should have a list of names and numbers of who to contact if a problem arises and what steps to take to ensure everyone in the building is safe if there is a fire, break-in, or other emergencies.

5. Campus Maintenance

Keep landscaping in good shape by trimming hedges and large trees, and ensure that all exterior lights work. Removing shadows reduces available hiding places for thieves, vandals, and other intruders. It also ensures nothing is blocking your surveillance’s view.

Make sure all windows and doors are in working order and choose to upgrade to better quality materials to make gaining access more difficult during a break-in.

If you’re looking for professional security guards for your Colorado business, call Evergreen Security & Patrol. Located in Jefferson County for more than 25 years, this security company offers a variety of protection services including armed escorts, event security, investigations, and in-depth background checks. For questions, call (303) 674-2288. Visit them online for their full list of offerings.