During COVID-19 safety and security requirements have changed due to the new government guidelines put in place. Many businesses have required additional on-site security to ensure they are providing a safe place of work for both employees and visitors to their stores. Additional on-site security has offered an excellent solution for many essential businesses during this difficult time.
In this blog we explore how some businesses have adapted to suit their way of working, utilising additional security and the benefits this can have for your business.
Let us begin by exploring what on-site security is. On-site security is using methods to monitor, protect, deter, and manage access control on-site at your store or premises. An organisation can do this with security cameras and the use of placing trained professionals to man the security.
A security camera is a system of cameras used on a premises to cover entry and exit points, providing a way of monitoring the day-to-day happenings for an organisation. The security camera tracks the customers as they come and go offering a form of identification if any crimes or damaged were committed on-site. Security cameras are also an excellent form of deterrence as a criminal knows they are more likely to be caught and prosecuted if they commit a crime.
As well as security cameras, on-site security refers to the manning of premises with trained security professionals. These trained professionals help with the control and operation of a business during working hours. Often a physical presence of a security officer will help calm crowds and organise visitors to the requirements of a business.
On-site security is usually required by a large organisation or a business that has a regular, large number of public visitors each day. Some examples of types of businesses that may require on-site security include:
Stationary guard services can be used at:
Throughout the time on-site security operates, common duties include:
Additional on-site security has provided several benefits during the Coronavirus shutdown. These include:
Throughout lockdown, as mentioned above, essential businesses that have remained open have adapted their everyday operations to ensure their employees and customers are safe. We have looked at some of innovative solutions that businesses have used including additional security services.
During lockdown, many fast food organisations have remained open, altering the way they provide their products and services to the customer. This includes only providing takeaway food and supplying a reduced menu.
Many of these organisations have also used additional on-site security to ensure they ran a smoothly as possible when dealing with the public. Some solutions include:
Food superstores have been essential throughout lockdown making sure that the public can buy food and other everyday needed products. Due to the large number of crowds a superstore attracts maintain an environment to the government guidelines is essential in controlling COVID-19. Solutions used to do this includes:
Many businesses vital for the running of the country during lockdown have remained open to provide essential services. Some of these businesses have required employees to work in the office. Additional on-site security has allowed these large offices to provide a safe, controlled environment for the employees to continue working in. These include: