How to Make Your Business Safer and More Secure

October 16, 2018

Is your business as secure and as safe as it could be? That’s a question you should certainly be asking yourself right now because the threats facing businesses are changing at a faster rate than many people could even imagine. If you are not in able to keep your business safe and secure, it will only be a matter of time before the business gets exposed. That’s not what you want, so here are some thing that you might want to consider.
Install Clearly Visible CCTV
First of all, you should think about your approach to surveillance. This is not just about having cameras in place so that suspicious activity can be recorded, although that is helpful, but it’s also about making the cameras visible because they can then act as a deterrent against anyone who might be tempted to break in or steal from your business. That’s why it’s worth putting CCTV in place.
Tackle Cyber Threats Head On
Cyber threats are bigger and happen on a wider scale than ever before. It’s one of those things that you can’t ignore any longer because pretty much every business is now a target for criminals who want to commit fraud and access sensitive information. It’s your customers as well as your business they will be at risk, so tackle this matter head on.
Declutter the Workplace
One of the main reasons why accidents happen in the workplace is because the space is far too cluttered and people are not able to use it without being exposed to tripping hazards and all sorts of other physical dangers. That’s never how it should be, so try to declutter as soon as you possibly can. Something so simple could actually have a really big impact on your workplace, so don’t hesitate to get things done.
Ensure Everything Has its Own Storage Area
Everything that your business has or stores needs to have its own place that’s both safe and suitable. For your car fleet, you need safely store AdBlue in a secure tank because it could be dangerous otherwise. And the same applies to other dangerous materials you might have. Even small and innocuous things need be stored properly, so take time to organise your workplace around this principle. It’ll pay off in the end.
Increase Training Opportunities
Training opportunities can come in all shapes and sizes, and they’re often about expanding the skills of a workforce so that they can go about their jobs day to day in a way that’s safe and as free from risk as possible. When you train people properly, you limit dangers and ensure that employees are able to work without anyone getting injured as a result.
The safety and security of your business should be near the top of your list if priorities right now. Nothing is more important than your business's ability to endure and keep maintaining success. That will only be possible if you do whatever you can to make your business safer and more secure going forward.

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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