How Commercial Security Systems Can Keep You and Your Employees Safe
You can’t own a business without the fear of theft. Some may worry about teenagers stealing candy while others may fear boxes of electronics being driven away by trucks. Either way, most companies will install some sort of commercial security system as a precaution.
Most alarms are simple signals sent out after a locked door is opened or a window is broken through. The problem with these systems is that most do not alert the monitoring service or law enforcement for a few minutes after the alarm is triggered, to allow for the owner to shut it off if it’s accidentally set off. However, these false alarms happen far too often.
Over an entire year, police end up investigating up to 38 million triggered commercial security system alarms per year. The vast majority of these instances — 94-98% — end up being false alarms.
To make matters worse, not only must officers go out of their way to drive to the location, but legally two officers are required to investigate any false alarm for a minimum of 20 minutes. The copious amount of time they spend inspecting these scenes is taking time away from actual crimes where people are getting hurt; not to mention the officers will be much less motivated to thoroughly check false alarms after they’ve seen so many.
New business security systems that offer video surveillance and immediate reaction services are working to cut down on false alarms. When an alarm is triggered, experienced professionals use an access control system to get a visual on the situation. If the security company finds that it was a false alarm, they can stop it before the authorities are contacted. If it does turn out to be a case of legitimate robbery, then they can immediately contact law enforcement to help ensure that the culprits do no escape.
Advanced commercial security systems are working to keep your inventory safe and to create a safer work environment for employees.