• Employers should prioritize facility security to keep employees, contractors, visitors, and assets safe.

Companies are accountable for the safety of those on their sites. That means they are accountable for all employees, contractors, and visitors on the property as well as the property itself.

Customers and employees want to know an organization’s commitment to safe and secure facilities. To start, a company should be aware of security risks faced at its facilities. Then employers can take several steps to keep a facility secure such as:

• Control, limit, and restrict access points and perimeters;
• Secure points of entry such as doors and windows;
• Install security cameras;
• Limit and regulate keys;
• Limit access to critical records and files;
• Create clear security policies; and
• Train employees on company policies.

Most companies have certain areas to which access must be controlled, limited, or restricted to protect employees and the contents of those areas.