Pitfalls of Selecting the Wrong Security Guard Company
With growing security concerns, selecting the wrong security company could risk the safety of your staff, customers, visitors, property and profits while exposing you to serious insurance liabilities, expensive lawsuits and damage to your company’s image for years. WARNING, contracting the wrong security company would be detrimental rather than beneficial.
[ Bloggers note: Establish, using a scale of 1 to 10, how important security is to you and your business. If the safety of yourself, staff, comapny and / or family is important to you, it's always best NOT to hire the cheapest security service provider. Remember that the security company has to pay the security guard tasks with your safety. Also take into consideration that a poorly paid worker, has little incentive to perform their duties. So the next time a security company quaotes you a price that's too good to be true, remember that it probably is..... An underpaid, desperate individual is going to be tasked with the safety of yourself, family, business, clients, and assets. These underpaid staff may easily give in to professional crime sindicates, who may pay off your security officer " to look the other way".
Remember that cheap, is not always good. Rather base your decision of the service provider's ability, and desire to provide you with QUALITY SERVICE, at a REASONABLE PRICE.]
Challenges
Thorough Security Analysis
A good security company will provide a free security consultation by an experienced security consultant, who will observe the client’s business in an effort to expose potential risk factors. He will take the time to ask management questions that will enable him to understand the way business is conducted at the facility. Based on the findings he will make recommendations for a security plan. Once the security plan is approved, the plan will consummate in the form of post orders and appropriate people will be trained and deployed.
Properly Managed
Select a management group that has proven thought leadership that goes beyond industry standards. In addition, select a company with a successful combination of innovative administration structure and ethical business practices. When selecting a security guard company confirm that they are not just trying to staff a person in uniform at your organization. Proper security goes way beyond the guard alone. It is the entire organization and training behind the guard that counts.
Supervisors will frequently visit your site to ensure that security services are provided according to the security plan and post orders. The security consultant will return after a couple weeks to check and make necessary adjustment to the plan after seeking input from management, employees, security guards and security supervisors.
Guard Screening and Training
You as the potential client take it for granted that the security company has actually tested or confirmed the performance ability of all their security guards. Most never conduct performance checks in any form, and the others that do, don’t check actual security skills- they assess the guard based on how many shifts they do for the company and whether they complain about the security company.
Just because some guards have been in the industry for years doesn’t mean that they know how to provide security in your business.
Compliance
It’s very important that the company you select is properly licensed and bonded in the state you require security as well as being in full compliance with all federal and state labor laws. Time and time again you see a reduced services rate to the client that is based on short cuts. This places quality and future services at risk while leaving you to question what corners will be cut with you.
Data Security and Safeguarding
An increasing concern for today’s public and private sector is the protection of proprietary data sent to our vendors. Keep in mind the security guard company you select will have all your confidential information regarding your location, access and vulnerable security areas. Make certain the storage and protection of your sensitive data is best of breed.
In Conclusion
Simply putting a security guard at the entrance or exit will not address the actual problem and will not prevent theft from happening again. That is why putting the wrong security company in charge will do more harm than good, because it will provide a false sense of security. A good security company will work professionally by conducting research and by presenting a plan. To protect your investments and personnel, choose a solid security guard company without the above pitfalls.
