Basic Building Security Procedures
Basic Building Security Procedures
By Arnold Anderson, eHow Contributor updated: April 30, 2010
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• Making a commercial building secure means protecting the employees that work in the building as well as any visitors. There are some basic building security procedures that should be followed to help keep traffic in and out of the building organized, and to make sure that the building is secure when no one is supposed to be in it. By following security procedures and limiting off-hours access, a building can be made safer and more secure.
Schedule of Hours
• Security is not just locks and security guards, it is also a set of procedures designed to keep the building safe. Develop a schedule for deliveries that is strictly adhered to, and work with delivery companies to develop a schedule that will allow your company to receive shipments. Delivery companies can put your location at a specific point in their daily delivery schedule to make sure that they arrive during your posted hours. Do not accept deliveries outside of the posted hours. Create a schedule of hours for visitors as well, and do not allow visitors outside those scheduled times. Work with the managers in your company to develop an office-hours schedule to cover the times when a majority of the employees will be in and out of the building. Employees working outside of the scheduled office hours will need permission from management.
Secure all Doors and Windows
• Have delivery doors locked when not in use. Only allow certain people to have the key. Install a badge-entry system that only allows employees with a badge to enter the building during office hours. Employees working off hours should only be allowed to enter and leave the building through the security guard station. First-floor windows should be closed and locked. If first-floor
By Arnold Anderson, eHow Contributor updated: April 30, 2010
Read more: Basic Building Security Procedures | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6403429_basic-building-security-procedures.html#ixzz1DEzqjBYl
• Making a commercial building secure means protecting the employees that work in the building as well as any visitors. There are some basic building security procedures that should be followed to help keep traffic in and out of the building organized, and to make sure that the building is secure when no one is supposed to be in it. By following security procedures and limiting off-hours access, a building can be made safer and more secure.
Schedule of Hours
• Security is not just locks and security guards, it is also a set of procedures designed to keep the building safe. Develop a schedule for deliveries that is strictly adhered to, and work with delivery companies to develop a schedule that will allow your company to receive shipments. Delivery companies can put your location at a specific point in their daily delivery schedule to make sure that they arrive during your posted hours. Do not accept deliveries outside of the posted hours. Create a schedule of hours for visitors as well, and do not allow visitors outside those scheduled times. Work with the managers in your company to develop an office-hours schedule to cover the times when a majority of the employees will be in and out of the building. Employees working outside of the scheduled office hours will need permission from management.
Secure all Doors and Windows
• Have delivery doors locked when not in use. Only allow certain people to have the key. Install a badge-entry system that only allows employees with a badge to enter the building during office hours. Employees working off hours should only be allowed to enter and leave the building through the security guard station. First-floor windows should be closed and locked. If first-floor