WHAT IS A RISK ASSESSMENT?
A Security risk assessment is a thorough inspection of your work tasks, activities or premises, in order to identify potential weak points, evaluate the risks they present and implement preventative or protective measures.
Security Risk Assessment is also called:
Security Survey
Security Audit
Security inspection
Have a Security Risk Assessment (SRA)
Security risk assessment is the single most important step in the process of securing your property, and is almost always omitted by security companies
When approached with the proposition of having a
security risk assessment conducted, the most frequent
response is; “My business / home already has security”.
In response to this we need to address the following:
Are you in possession of an official Security Risk
Assessment report? If not, how can you be sure that all
your security risks have been identified?
Moreover, how can you be sure that your security
solution has been effectively designed?
Has the crime prevention triangle been explained to you?
Did you know if just one of these elements is missing
you have created an environment where criminal
activities are immeasurably decreased?
Home owners are your driveway hot spots identify and the
driveway security risk explained to you?
Knowledge is security
No property, individual or business is absolutely crime-proof when targeted by professional criminals, but they will be the first to admit that they can be discouraged if you are in control of your security.
There is a lot more to security risk assessment than simply inspecting doors, windows and locks or alarm systems to figure out what security measures are needed.
Objectives of Security Risk Assessment:
- Survey property and neighborhood
- Identify potential security risks
- Make recommendations to reduce the risks
- Understand the balance between security and safety
- Reducing your chances of becoming a victim
This requires a physical site security survey in 5 phases
- The core or inner security
- The shell or the building itself
- The outer security or courtyard, garden or parking area.
- The perimeter or security fence which is the first line of protection
- The surroundings or neighborhood
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