In order for the maximum amount of work to take place in your office or other workspace, a certain level of safety and security has to be present. If your employees don’t feel that they are safe at work, not only will the quality of work they perform be hindered, but the entire culture of your company can be adversely affected. To help your workplace be more secure, here are three types of office upgrades that will help you create a safer work environment.
Securing Your Building
Having a secure office building or work environment is vital to having an efficient company. However, deciding just how to best secure your building can be difficult, especially if you have property or merchandise you need to ensure stays safe.
To help you have a more secure office space, the USDA Office of Procurement and Property Management suggests some steps business owners can take to make their buildings safer. Some of the upgrades they recommend are key-card access to the premises, installing closed circuit monitoring devices around the inside and outside of the property and many more. The point of these upgrades is to keep out any unauthorized access to the building. The choice you make for adding greater security to your physical building should reflect the threats you anticipate as possibilities in your area.
Securing Your Information
Many companies now have information that is worth a lot more than any of their physical property. For this reason, securely housing, storing and protecting your information should be a top priority. There are many precautions you can take to keep your sensitive information away from prying eyes, but what should you do to physically protect your information storage systems from damage?
Because of the amount of electricity, wires and cables needed to keep your technology up and running, many IT storage facilities are huge fire hazards. To ensure that you don’t have a disaster with the physical housing of your information, you may want to consider installing fire suppression systems in the areas in which you have your IT equipment. These systems can ensure that fire danger is eradicated quickly if the need ever arises, saving both your information from damage and your building from disaster.
Securing Your Employees
According to Scott Ball of CFODailyNews.com, the Society for Human Resource Management recently found that 78 percent of employees are satisfied with the level of safety they feel at their current job. While this is a relatively high number, there is still room for improvement.
To help your employees feel safer while in the workplace, assess the current safety precautions you have at your place of business. If access to your employees is easy for outsiders, consider implementing more security measures like access codes or security badges in order for your employees to feel an added amount of personal physical safety while at work.
Creating a safer and more secure work environment doesn’t have to require a lot of time or money. By simply taking the time to see where improvements can be made for securing your building, information and employees, you can easily and effectively install added safety measures that will prove to be beneficial for both your employees and your bottom line.
Originally posted on October 27, 2015 @ 8:30 pm