Criminals understand the value of a warehouse, or more accurately, its contents.
If thieves are looking for a source of high-value items to resell, an unsecured warehouse is an open invitation. If you don’t have professionals providing warehouse security, you’re putting your inventory and staff at risk.
If you want to protect your business, hiring professional security services is an important step to take. These professionals will guard your warehouse with regular patrols and respond to emergencies at all hours.
Warehouse Security Guards Offer Employee Protection
While keeping your inventory safe is important, goods are ultimately replaceable; ensuring your employees’ safety is of utmost importance. If there’s a burglary at your property, having professional security will both keep any staff safe as well as lower your liability. Security services are an investment that pays off.
Having security on site will also help give your employees the peace of mind they need to be able to effectively perform their job duties. If they have to take extra steps to ensure their safety, they will not be able to work comfortably.
Help your employees perform at their best by ensuring they aren’t vulnerable while working in your warehouse. Uniformed security guards will both protect your staff in the event of an attempted robbery and help them feel secure every day.
Security Prevents Employee Theft
While theft from outside your company is certainly a concern, it’s also wise to be aware that employees can also be a risk. If you don’t have sufficient monitoring in place, employees with ill intentions may have the opportunity to steal either inventory or other supplies or equipment.
If you have a larger operation, you’ll know that it’s impossible to watch all your employees during all the shifts in your warehouse facility. You can protect your bottom line by keeping employee theft down, and the best way to do that is by hiring professional security. Guards can take action immediately if they witness any theft or other misconduct.
Security guards can also monitor camera feeds and other surveillance and security equipment from throughout the building. This is an efficient way to monitor a large area without hiring a large team of people or making your staff feel like they always have someone looking over their shoulders.
With professional security on the premises, you’ll know that you have solid preventative measures in place that will reduce any losses due to internal theft. That peace of mind will free you up to focus on the other aspects of running and building your business.
Warehouse Security Guards as Company Ambassadors
Another benefit of having security at your warehouse is that they are often the first people a visitor or new staff member will encounter on the premises, at their point of entry.
They give an immediate impression of safety and security to anyone visiting, and that impression will also affect how visitors interact with you, the company owner. Security guards can give directions and even escort visitors when necessary, ensuring that your guests or new staff get to their appropriate destination without issue.
Because of this aspect of a security team, it’s important that the professionals you hire are not only competent to protect you, your employees, and your inventory and premises—they also must be able to interact in a friendly and confident manner with the public.
As many people’s first impressions of your business, they need to reflect well on you, which means presenting in a professional manner while doing their jobs.
Not only will this give your visitors and staff a good impression of your operations, it will also deter would-be burglars, who will see guards who know their way around the premises better than most, and that there’s no way to avoid encountering them at some point if they try to break into your warehouse.
Emergency Response
Another critical reason to employ a professional security team at your warehouse is that they are trained to handle emergencies. Hopefully, you’ll never have to deal with one, but there are no guarantees, and so you need to be prepared in case disaster strikes.
Having a security team doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t ensure your staff is trained in responding appropriately to various emergencies. However, you can’t prepare for all the possibilities.
Having trained security guards who can deal with more intense situations such as hostile individuals threatening to harm others, will help keep everyone safer.
They can also be very helpful in the case that an evacuation is necessary, such as in the case of a fire, gas leak, or water issue. Many security professionals also have first-aid and CPR training, which enables them to help out in a medical emergency.
Finally, security guards can help you avoid an emergency in the first place by monitoring the condition of the building and checking IDs for everyone coming in and out.
You likely have a significant amount of traffic, including staff, delivery people, vendor representatives, and other visitors. Ensuring that anyone without permission to enter is turned away by security will reduce the danger that unauthorized visitors pose, whether intentional or accidental.
Overall, there are many reasons to employ a professional security team at your warehouse. Keeping your employees safe, your inventory protected, and proactively preparing for any emergency will give you the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your business is well-secured.
You’ll also present a professional and serious face to anyone who approaches your premises. It’s one of the best investments you can make in your business.
Joseph Ferdinando
Joseph Ferdinando is the visionary founder of Building Security Services, a leading security company renowned for its comprehensive security services. With an illustrious career spanning over 40 years in the security industry, Joseph has been instrumental in elevating the standards of security guard services for a broad spectrum of businesses and organizations. As an influential member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) in both New York and New Jersey chapters, Joseph has played a pivotal role in shaping industry standards and practices.