How can you keep your venues safe?

All any of us want for our businesses is to keep them safe and secure. To make sure we can continue to operate efficiently, and remain as profitable and productive as possible. As we see it, there are three key areas when it comes to venue security.

First,?health and safety. After all, it’s a business’ main responsibility to keep both its staff and customers safe and secure. Secondly,?location security, because there can be massive financial and reputation risks associated with out-of-hours break-ins and mistreatment of your sites. And, finally, in an increasingly online world,?data protection?is critical. With so much of your business existing and stored online, protecting your digital footprint is a key consideration to make.??

Let’s jump right in with our top advice for keeping your venues safe in these three departments.

Keep on top of your checks

One of the best ways to keep your business’ sites safe and secure is to stay organised and on top of all checks. The more regularly you perform necessary checks, the more they’ll become a routine part of your business, and the fewer risks and vulnerabilities your business will be exposed to.

When it comes to health and safety, these checks might include smaller audits to check day-to-day safety – such as line checking a stockroom or reviewing the expiry dates of food – or bigger, annual checks like fire risk assessments. Similarly, with location security, on-site security checks should be a non-negotiable step of opening and closing each day.

Make sure you have the tools necessary to know when these tasks need completing and what stage of completion they’re in. You’ll find it much easier to slot these important checks into your daily operations.

Clearly assign responsibilities

Knowing who is responsible for what within your workforce is integral. Otherwise, you run the risk of critical tasks or deadlines being missed and exposing your business to unnecessary dangers.?

86% of corporate executives and employees?cite ineffective communication and poor collaboration as reasons for failures in the workplace. So whether it’s identifying who’s responsible for performing opening checks on each shift, knowing your keyholders, or easily?monitoring who’s first aid trained, make sure all roles and responsibilities are crystal clear. Even more so when people leave jobs or you need cover for holiday or sickness.?

Perform ongoing training?

Routine training is how you arm your workforce with the insight needed to uphold stringent safety and security standards. This might include basic health and safety training for all, more in-depth first aid training for those interested, and mental health awareness training for management. It might also include data security or safe use of screens seminars and financial safety training for anyone whose role requires it.

After all, the more informed your staff are, the better they’re able to do their part to protect your people, sites, and customers.?

Err on the side of caution

When it comes to your digital security and data protection, there’s no such thing as being too prepared. In a lot of ways, it’s better to prepare for the worst than waiting to see if your minimum protections will ever be tested. Just because you can’t always see the risks doesn’t mean they aren’t there.

To better protect your data, collect information about your people securely. Stick to using active accounts only, keeping on top of deleting any old or unused accounts and data regularly. Also, make sure any information is accessible only through a strict permission structure, and that it’s stored in the cloud,?rather than on paper, which can easily be misplaced or viewed incorrectly.

Your organisation’s safety and security aren’t something you want to take for granted. You also don’t want to be putting measures in place?after?a breach. The more you can prioritise these tasks now, the more streamlined, safe, and productive your day-to-day operations will be.

Inform People?provides a way to streamline your multi-site organisation. From functionality to scheduling audits, complete with reminders and real time reporting, to robust, secure information sharing, we make work simpler. To find out more, get in touch with us on 0161 713 4104 or email [email protected]