Minimising Business Risk

Security Solutions designed to make life and business easier 

Security can quite often be seen as a grudge purchase – one of those necessary costs of doing business in today’s world. Signature Security Group aims to be more than just a security provider – we look at ways security solutions can not only help as a Loss and Prevention tool but how a customised security solution can also aid a business owner operate his or her business more effectively.  

Why is an effective Loss & Prevention solution so important for businesses? - Don’t wait until your business becomes a crime statistic. An effective total security solution can help deter would be intruders from attacking your store. It is not only the immediate effects of a burglary in terms of loss of goods, cash or operating hours that affect business operations, there is a potential for longer term effects such as customers and staff no longer feeling safe in your store or even the threat of the same thieves reoffending. Security stickers, CCTV and DVR technologies, and Access Control system to control access into high risk areas – these solutions can all help in deterring intruders and prevent a crime being committed in the first place. Incidences don’t need to be crime related, documenting the movements and well being of staff and customers can greatly help with Occupation, Health and Safety issues. Business owners need to protect themselves against legal claims by making sure they are proving Duty of Care and a safe working environment. The recording of accidents or incidences allows business owners to not only capture footage of crime related incidents but can also protect business owners against any fraudulent or inappropriate claims. 

Should an incident occur, businesses owners need to not only protect their assets from theft by having the correct intruder detection equipment in place, they also have a Duty of Care to protect their staff and customers. Work Cover Australia specifies that businesses must ask the question – “what is the potential risk for harm?” Risk to staff needs to be minimised. This may involve needing to install panic alarm buttons and have CCTV coverage to document any incidences where there is a threat to not only expensive merchandise and property but to people. Recently, a major supermarket chain was fined $95,000 for failing to provide adequate Duty of Care to their staff during an armed hold-up as panic alarm buttons had not been installed. 

It is also vital that for insurance purposes businesses have adequate security solutions and back to base monitoring. Robust monitoring solutions are vital inclusions in a security solution for any business. With basic monitoring solutions, if a phone line is cut during a break in, connection to the monitoring station is lost. Superior forms of monitoring such as Securitel, GSM or GPRS technologies provide superior monitoring technology that retain communication with the monitoring station if a phone line is severed.  

Compliant security solutions mean 1) Businesses have the right to be insured and 2) their insurances may attract a premium discount. Standards Australia also states that for insurance purposes, security solutions must be maintained at least once a year. Most businesses do not know this so they may be at risk once a claim needs to be made. Preventative Maintenance is an important part of Signature Security Group’s suite of product and service offerings. Back to Base Monitoring also allows a Monitoring station to gather reports such as Open and Closed times of Businesses or alert a Business Owner if their alarm hasn’t been activated by a certain time. This data, all helps a business owner run a business more effectively 24 hours a day, even when they are not on site.  

Applying a wise and well-informed strategic approach to end-to-end security needs can result in an overall cost effective solution to maximise the protection of assets as well as the safety of employees and customers. Partnering with a security provider who can audit and recognise the appropriate solution for your business can mean a more efficient and secure business overall. Signature Security Group offers a comprehensive, no obligation security assessment to help thoroughly analyse all aspects of security that should be addressed. 

To organise a no-obligation security assessment for your business please call Signature Security Group on 1300 655 944 (Aus) or 0800 186 086 (NZ) or request a security assessment online.