As a business owner, you are required to be in charge of absolutely everything from top to bottom in your business. You should have your eye on every department, on every safety feature and even whether or not the fire alarms have been tested. If you want to keep your business running smoothly, then you need to learn how to protect it and all of the hard work and the energy that you have put into it. 

That means protecting the premises and protecting your employees. The last thing that you want to do is close down for the weekend only to find out that you’ve been robbed. You also don’t want to be bringing people into your business space without proper safety measures in place so that they feel safe while they work. Nobody wants to work for a business owner who doesn’t care about safety. It doesn’t make you look good, and it gives you a poor reputation, which is something that you want to avoid. Being prepared can help you to keep your business safe, so let’s take a look at some tips that will help you to do just that.

1. Be aware of slips, trips and falls. When you have a few hundred employees moving in and out of a warehousing space, you need to make sure that slips and trips are never going to be a problem. Finding a good rubber strip supplier to ensure that anti slip mats are down in every corridor and every workspace is just the beginning. You need to be aware of every hazard available in your business and you have to be on top of it. If you are not on top of these hazards, you’re going to find that your team is not able to stay on top of their work. You’re also going to find that you are subjected to high turnover because nobody’s going to want to work for you because you’re not protecting them.
2. Take a look at your entrances and your exits. Are your doors to your business clean and clear? Are they protected with locks? Do you have sufficient lighting and CCTV? If you are operating your business out of a commercial building, you need to know who has access to your space at all times too. This means that installing a smart lock or a key lock is as important as ever. Although these locks are a financial investment, they are an investment that will give you Peace of Mind. Be positive to your insurance company and they will be ensuring that your team stays safe.
3. Make sure that you have an on site safe. Not every single important document can be kept in your office overnight. You need to make sure that you have an on site safe that is clearly hidden so that you can keep valuable merchandise and cash into it overnight. It should be fire and waterproof, and it should be key locked for your access only. If you have a register in your business and empty it every night and put the cash in the safe, this ensures that burglars will know that there is no cash on your business premises overnight.
4. Step outside and take a look. A good way to protect your business and keep it safe is to put yourself in the shoes of somebody outside. Go outside and stand and look at your business in the daytime and at the night time. Your business still needs to be visible throughout the evening and into the dark hours of the night, so if it’s not well lit then it’s time to invest into some decent outside lighting. Not only is it a good deterrent for potential safety threats, it will keep your employees feeling safe when they are leaving the premises to go to the bus stop or to go to the car park. Your entrances, both front and back, should be well lit.
5. Keep it clean. Hiring professional commercial cleaning services is important. If you consider the amount of accidents that happen in a building, especially in a commercial environment with manufacturing on board, you need to think about keeping the whole space clean. Commercial cleaning companies are there to ensure that every single spill and mess is tidied up at the end of the day. You should also ensure that your team knows how to tidy up behind themselves so that they’re not leaving trip hazards around the building. Safety doesn’t just mean protecting from robbery, but to make sure people don’t hurt themselves on site.

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