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Protecting premises at Christmas

19 December 2011
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Whilst Christmas is the season of goodwill and offers a welcome break for many workers, it can also present a major headache for lots of workplaces as they shut down their premises for the Festive Season.

In recent years workplace equipment provider Slingsby, which supplies more than 35,000 products across all industries, has seen a surge of orders around Christmas time from workplaces either falling victim to crime or returning to work to find damage has occurred over the holiday season.

Lee Wright, Marketing Director of Slingsby, explains: “Workplaces often experience a crime surge at Christmas due to there being increased stock levels and cash on a lot of premises and the fact that many buildings are empty for long periods of time.

“The run up to Christmas is often a busy period so it can be easy to overlook the impending shutdown but taking time to plan ahead can save lots of time and money in January.”

Slingsby has compiled a checklist to help workplaces enjoy a peaceful and hassle free break:-

• Cancel any deliveries that may turn up during the holiday period.

• Don’t leave any rubbish outside your premises that could be used to start fires.

• Remove anything outside that might help a criminal to break in.

• Make a list of everyone who will need access to the premises over the Christmas period and decide whether they need keys.

• Who will check the alarms and respond to them over Christmas?

• If incidents occur how will they be reported and to whom?

• If you use external security companies find out what checks they will carry out over Christmas.

• Back up all your computer systems and store a copy of your data off premises.

• Remove vehicle keys from the premises or lock them away securely.

• Consider what stock or equipment could be at risk and look at ways of securing it.

• Make sure relevant staff have emergency phone numbers in case there is a problem.

• Decide who will carry out a thorough check of the premises on the last day to make sure all windows and doors are secure.

• You should also switch off all gas and electrical appliances wherever possible.

• Unless you drain your pipes and heating system it makes sense to leave the heating on at a low temperature to prevent pipes from freezing. The heating bill is quickly offset by the cost of flood damage and repairing burst pipes.
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