- Consider
the range of physical
measures - locks on windows and doors, CCTV,
alarms, lighting - and install them according to your
circumstances. Ensure they are working and arrange regular
checks.
- Look
at your mail-handling
procedures. Consider setting up a mailroom away
from your main premises, and train staff in emergency
procedures.
- When
recruiting staff or hiring
contractors, ensure that they are who they say they are by
checking documentation. Follow up references. Once employed,
follow good employment practice and in particular ensure that
staff have the opportunity to voice grievances and concerns.
- Look
at how you might protect
your information. Ensure that those
who supply, operate and maintain your IT systems are reputable
and reliable. Possible security measures range from
enhanced IT
security to disposing carefully of any confidential waste.
- Plan
now for Business
Continuity -
how you will continue to function if something happens which
means your premises or IT systems are out of action.
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