Why you should use a professional Keyholding Services in London
Who holds the key to your office?
Most business owners give serious thought to who they give their keys to and having someone who is trustworthy and responsible are among their top considerations. If your alarm was activated, it would be this staff member’s duty to attend your premises and assess the situation. But did you know that you could actually be opening yourself up to serious criminal proceedings under the Corporate Manslaughter Act by having a member of staff respond to your alarm going off?
Most business owners give serious thought to who they give their keys to and having someone who is trustworthy and responsible are among their top considerations. If your alarm was activated, it would be this staff member’s duty to attend your premises and assess the situation. But did you know that you could actually be opening yourself up to serious criminal proceedings under the Corporate Manslaughter Act by having a member of staff respond to your alarm going off?
Since 2007 when the Act came into force, organisations and companies can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter. Under the Act - and various guidelines from the Health and Safety Executive and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) - companies and organisations have a duty of care towards their staff.
If you have a member of staff who holds the keys to your business and is responsible for attending when the alarm goes off, you could be placing them in a potentially dangerous situation - which could result in a gross breach of your duty of care. There could be someone trying to break into your business who is still on the premises when your member of staff arrives or there could even be a fire - or one of many other equally dangerous situations which puts your staff member at risk of injury or death.
As a business owner, if it is found that you have breached your duty of care under the Act, you could be subject to large fines and even imprisonment.
How can Keyholding & Alarm Response protect you and your staff?
Having a professional security company responding to incidents that set off your alarm means that you are no longer putting your member of staff at risk of injury whilst attending (and travelling to) an alarm activation.
Using an ACS Security company like Shreeve Protection Services Keyholding and Alarm Response, who operate across the South East of England including London, Kent and Essex, takes away the worry of who will have the responsibility of responding to alarm activations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
By instructing a security company with specially trained security professionals, you can be sure that the person who attends your alarm activation will be well-equipped to deal with potentially dangerous situations.
Trusting a professional security company with your keyholding and alarm response takes the worry away - not only from the staff member having to attend the alarm activation, but also from the business owner having to comply with lone working procedures and employee duty of care.
To discuss about our Keyholding and Alarm Response Services London, Kent and Essex prices, call us on 0203 599 81 55
If you have a member of staff who holds the keys to your business and is responsible for attending when the alarm goes off, you could be placing them in a potentially dangerous situation - which could result in a gross breach of your duty of care. There could be someone trying to break into your business who is still on the premises when your member of staff arrives or there could even be a fire - or one of many other equally dangerous situations which puts your staff member at risk of injury or death.
As a business owner, if it is found that you have breached your duty of care under the Act, you could be subject to large fines and even imprisonment.
How can Keyholding & Alarm Response protect you and your staff?
Having a professional security company responding to incidents that set off your alarm means that you are no longer putting your member of staff at risk of injury whilst attending (and travelling to) an alarm activation.
Using an ACS Security company like Shreeve Protection Services Keyholding and Alarm Response, who operate across the South East of England including London, Kent and Essex, takes away the worry of who will have the responsibility of responding to alarm activations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
By instructing a security company with specially trained security professionals, you can be sure that the person who attends your alarm activation will be well-equipped to deal with potentially dangerous situations.
Trusting a professional security company with your keyholding and alarm response takes the worry away - not only from the staff member having to attend the alarm activation, but also from the business owner having to comply with lone working procedures and employee duty of care.
To discuss about our Keyholding and Alarm Response Services London, Kent and Essex prices, call us on 0203 599 81 55
