Keep Employees Safe with These Workplace Safety Tips & Tools

Regardless of what kind of business you run, you probably have employees. Keeping your employees satisfied with their jobs is the priority of any good business owner or leader. But for employees, workplace safety is now one of the most important traits a job seeker looks for. Most employees view workplace violence threats as their greatest concern for starting a new job, including:

• Business Interruption/Disaster Recovery

• Terrorism (global and domestic)

• Internet/Intranet Security

• Employee Selection/Screening Concerns

• Fraud/White-Collar Crime

• Unethical Business Conduct

• General Employee Theft

• Property Crime (external theft, vandalism)

• Drugs/Alcohol in the Workplace

To assure your employees that their safety is a top priority for you and follow through on your word, you need the best tools and procedures the world has to offer. SONITROL has the best verified security solutions for you to help make your workplace as safe as possible. 

Property Crime 

The most common property crimes are usually external thefts and vandalism. While usually smaller in scale, any amount of damage to your property or assets stolen is too much. You can deter such petty crimes with a secure video surveillance system. Oftentimes, criminals won’t even attempt anything if they see you have a good system set in place. And if something does happen, like a false slip-and-fall claim, you now have proof that will help you catch the perpetrators.

SONITROL has excellent video surveillance system solutions that strengthens your workplace safety and keeps an eye on your people, products, and property. You also have our Monitoring Center professionals at your back. They use video information to help catch criminals and minimize damage to your facility. They’ll use the footage to assist law enforcement and disaster response personnel if needed. And the system lets you connect to your property visually at any time. All you have to do is access the live video online. You can also receive video clips in reports from your SONITROL system.

False Alarms 

Even if you already have a security system in place, not all alarms are verified. Simpler alarm systems often use motion detectors as the basis for the alarm, but if they pick up on an employee and not an intruder, it could trigger a false alarm. This may not seem like such a big deal for workplace safety, but false alarms can be costly to you, your business, and your community. 

Businesses can pay hefty fines for false alarms, ones that could be financially problematic or impossible for small businesses’ security. False alarms also divert the police’s time and resources from other, more important emergencies. Many cities now require a form of security verification to dispatch police and emergency services, which simple or outdated systems may not have.

Fortunately, SONITROL’s verified audio and video intrusion alarm system is immune to these issues. This patented technology uses sound, not motion, to detect intruders. Its expansive protection covers every wall, floor, and ceiling so nothing slips by.

When a sound triggers the alarm, our Monitoring Center professionals will use the audio and video from the system to determine whether a break-in is in progress. If so, they will dispatch law enforcement while giving you real-time updates about the emergency. If it’s a false alarm, they’ll simply reset the system without calling the police or disrupting your day. With a sound-based alarm system, the threat of false alarms and hefty fees will quickly diminish, along with many other threats your alarm system can help prevent.

Employee Theft 

Sometimes, the greatest threats to our workplace safety are from within. Internal theft is perhaps the hardest threat to tackle because these are supposed to be people you trust. They have access to your facility and know the systems.

The best safety tip for workplace security we can offer you about internal theft is to track and control access within your property. This will help eliminate employee theft of physical property but can also protect virtual or intellectual property too. Specifically, you need an access control system like SONITROL’s. That way you can easily track who has access to what, and find out if anything has been compromised before any theft can take place.

This cost-effective security solution limits your business’ exposure to both internal and external threats. It replaces mechanical locks and keys with electronic locks, badges or cards, and readers. You can choose between Managed Access Control or Cloud Access Control for your system.

SONITROL Managed Access control is best if you want to access control to a system that already has SONITROL’s verified audio and video intrusion detection. This program integrates managed access into your already existing system, saving you money and extra features. 

If you’re looking for small business security options, with a small, 1-2 door access control system only, SONITROL Cloud Access Control is the best solution. It’s both cost-efficient and easy to install by our professionals. 

Stopping Workplace Violence

Finally, workplace violence is one of the highest threats to employees everywhere. It can take on a variety of forms, from intruders to thieves to even disgruntled workers. Either way, the best form of protection is prevention—by stopping these accidents before they can happen. All of the above tips and systems are good options, but the best tool to keep your workplace safe is by using Access Control. SONITROL’s signature all-in-one solution can help  solve all of the above problems and more when it comes to workplace safety.

Access Control is a cost-effective security solution that limits your exposure to both internal and external threats. It replaces any physical locks with electronic locks, badges, cards, and readers. You can manage it in two ways: Cloud Access Control or Managed Access Control.

Managed Access is a signature offering from SONITROL—we were the first security company to offer an intrusion and central station control system. This system offers features like:

• mySonitrol and Mobile App integration

• Integrated Audio Intrusion

• Integrated Fire Communicator

• SonaVision® Video Integration

• Elevator Control

• Doors Status via Keypad

• Lockdown/Unlock from the Central Station

• And more

Cloud Access is cloud-based, so it delivers broad access control capabilities within a simple, intuitive, browser-based interface. This makes it easy to conveniently secure and manage user location(s). This solution makes access control practical and affordable for any user, regardless of technical experience or business size. You can easily view, monitor and report on any or all events and alarms, define multiple security roles and access privileges for individual users.

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There’s nothing more important than protecting the livelihood of your employees and your business. With these workplace safety tips and tools from SONITROL, your workers will not only feel safe but will truly be as safe as possible. Get in touch with us today for your free assessment from a local SONITROL expert.