There are plenty of different uses for CCTV security systems within small and large businesses ranging from the obvious, to the less obvious. Central Southern Security looks at ten different uses for CCTV within your business.
- Deterring thieves
CCTV systems are a great deterrent to potential thieves. Once they realise that your business is protected by a CCTV system they will invariably choose to go somewhere else.
- Creating a safer working environment
CCTV helps to ensure staff stick to health and safety policies and can be invaluable in staff training and can also help if you need to look back at a specific breach of policy.
- Checking records
CCTV is convenient for keeping records, as it can be used as a system to allow you to prove to customers and check yourself that, for example, their shipments were sent out.
- Making convictions easier
The prosecution rates for businesses using CCTV is much higher than those without CCTV. If your business is unfortunate enough to be a victim of crime at least there will be a strong chance of detection and conviction.
- Settling disputes easily and quickly
In some cases, when a customer has a complaint about your service, you may have some doubts about who is in the wrong. For instance, customers claiming that they have been short-changed or purposefully sold bad goods. In addition, they may try to claim that an accident which occurred on your premises happened because of a breach in health and safety regulations. In these cases, sometimes just mentioning that you have a record on CCTV may make the con artists back down.
- Remote monitoring
With remote monitoring, you can keep an eye on your business when you aren’t there. Some CCTV systems can be viewed and controlled remotely over the internet (via an iPhone, laptop etc).
- Reducing the fear of crime
Knowing you and your business is well protected gives a feeling of security that should not be underestimated. Just ask anyone who has been burgled how they felt immediately after it occurred.
- Assessing and improving productivity
Not sure why your team isn’t performing, or why productivity has slowed down? CCTV can be used to watch and assess the way your team works, making it easy to make positive changes.
- Preventing employee theft
CCTV can also help prevent employee theft. Often it’s employees themselves who are stealing. According to statistics gathered by focus groups, most usually the reason for this is not need but rather opportunity. So, if your staff know they are being watched that can make it far less likely.
- Staff protection
In lots of jobs, employees are vulnerable to either physical or verbal attacks from the public. Often, in stressful situations, customers may lash out at a company representative. If the employee knows they are being watched by CCTV camera, he or she will try to minimize these cases and stay calmly deal. Moreover, it is able to protect the employees against false allegations that might be common in some areas of business.
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