Bay Alarm -Safety Tips

Intrusion:

1. Secure the perimeters of your business site. Make sure walls and gates are maintained and secure.
2. Install a monitored alarm system.
3. Make sure all doors and windows are locked before leaving each day.
4. Keep building and parking area well lit at night to deter intruders and ensure employee safety. Additionally, consider
    installing motion sensor lighting.
5. Deter intruders from roof access by strategically placed anti-climb paints or other anti-scale barriers.
6. If you are a retailer, design floor layout to provide adequate surveillance of stock. The use of convex mirrors, video
    surveillance and alarmed goods are excellent deterrents.
7. Consider internal doors fitted with “keyless” lock systems. Studies find that 30% of business thefts and burglaries are
    accomplished using a duplicate key. (Unauthorized key duplicates can be made at most retail stores.)
8. Security mark all computer equipment, consider bolting valuable items to desks.
9. All telephone lines should enter the building underground to protect the integrity of the monitored alarm system.
10. Join or start a business watch group with neighboring businesses. This is a great way to stay informed on risks in your
    local area and prevent crime through awareness.

Fire:

1. Install smoke detectors that are monitored by a UL Listed Central Monitoring Station on every floor of your business.
2. Fire extinguishers should be kept at readily available locations near potential fire sources (furnaces and stoves) and also
near employee work areas.
3. Post escape routes in every area of the building and clearly mark all fire exits.
4. Make sure that each area has an alternative escape route in case the first is inaccessible.
5. Hold practice drills regularly in order to familiarize staff with procedures for safely exiting the building.
6. Do not overload electrical sockets. Unplug items when they are not in use.
7. In case of an actual fire situation, it is imperative that your address is easily seen by emergency vehicles.
8. Install commercial fire sprinklers.
9. Designate a smoking area OUTSIDE your building and supply the proper smoking material disposal containers.
10. For more information regarding fire safety, please visit the National Fire Protection Agency’s website at www.nfpa.org

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