Experiencing violent incidents, even as a witness, can be particularly dangerous and traumatic and consequently staff do need specialist training about how to cope with such incidents. For their own safety, staff must be advised to never put themselves at risk and to try to move away from aggressive customers, whilst never allowing themselves to become isolated. When necessary, staff must call 999 as soon as possible and write down as many of the details of the event as possible. If staff work in a particularly high-risk sector, it may be wise to arrange conflict management training for them. [Read more...]
Business Security
February 21, 2011 By
Businesses are prime targets for criminal activity at all levels. From small local cornershops, to huge multinational corporations, all businesses need to take the issue of security seriously, but as with home or personal security, these steps do not need to be hugely expensive, or complicated to implement. [Read more...]
What is Physical Security?
January 10, 2011 By
Physical security describes both measures that stop or deter assailants from getting access to a facility, resource, or info stored on physical media, and steering regarding how to design structures to oppose assorted antagonistic acts. It can be as straightforward as a locked door or as complicated as multiple layers of armed security guards and guardhouse placement. Physical security is not a modern phenomenon. Physical security exists to deter people from entering a physical facility. Historic examples of physical security include town walls, moats, for example. [Read more...]