Nibletz Staff
To be robbed is a stressful and traumatic experience. While it is especially upsetting when someone breaks into your home, seeing your company’s security threatened by criminals is no easy sight either. When you’ve first been robbed, you might think you’ve had your share of bad luck and can rest assured they won’t come back.
Unfortunately, it is more likely that the criminals target you again and return for a bigger prize; keep your employees and assets safe with these vital steps and boost your security once and for all.
Never work alone
The first step to employee safety at work is to make sure there is always more than one person present to open and close the business. This is usually when you’re at the most risk and someone shady might creep up on you the moment you’re ready to close. Remember to keep the back door locked at all times, at least when you’re not using it, and consider installing an industrial swing gate for extra security.
To never work alone also means that you should install a loud alarm system and CCTV cameras on the outside and inside of your business. Remember to cover the areas where a person could easily hide and where they might not expect to be monitored by a camera.
It works as a prevention as much as a way to keep you safe in case they should decide to make a move; as we know, prevention is much preferred to repairing the damage that has been done.
Train your employees
Although you don’t feel particularly lucky when you’ve been robbed, you can still feel relieved if it happened while the business was closed and none of your employees were around. They are the ones who are at the most risk if someone should break in during the day time, and it’s important that they’ve received vigorous training in handling potentially dangerous situations.
Train them to spot questionable behavior inside or around the premises, to comply with a robber’s instructions if anything goes down, and to safeguard the area until the police arrive. It will give them a sense of security as well, knowing that their manager is serious about keeping her employees safe – and they’ll pay you back with love and respect.
Never walk alone
You know very well that you should keep a low cash balance in your register and deposit excess money as much as you can – but it doesn’t help if someone has been watching your routine. As mentioned above, the robber may target specific industries and will often come back for more; they are calculating and may observe you for a while before they decide to make a move.
Don’t make deposits late at night, first of all, vary your times and routes, and make sure there is always more than one person who goes to the bank to make the deposit.
Safeguarding your business is as much about training your employees to spot crime and tackle a potentially dangerous situation as sensibly as possible. Make their days at work a lot brighter and happier by taking care of their safety, first of all – and then you may worry about your other business assets.
