{"id":32489,"date":"2018-08-09T12:59:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T16:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=32489"},"modified":"2018-08-09T16:52:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T20:52:52","slug":"business-owners-have-to-plan-for-todays-security-issues-not-imaginable-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/08\/business-owners-have-to-plan-for-todays-security-issues-not-imaginable-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Owners Have To Plan For Today\u2019s Security Issues Not Imaginable Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Keimer, outside sales engineer, Shepherd Communication & Security. Courtesy Shepherd Communication & Security<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By John Keimer<\/p>\n

The world we live in today is vastly different from the world I grew up in as a kid in the 1960s and 1970s. We\u2019d like to think that today the human species is more civilized than just two generations ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I grew up in Detroit in the \u201860s and I remember the assassination of JFK, then Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. In my home town, there were riots and fire bombings in the streets. The police response, at best, was an exercise in futility. The city burned.<\/p>\n

We, as peaceful people, don\u2019t want to live in that realm again. We\u2019ve created many new laws and specialty tactical units to address these issues from a law enforcement perspective. But, in our day-to-day lives in upstate New York, we feel very sheltered from what happens in other cities and towns. We think, it can\u2019t happen here. Oh, are we kidding ourselves.<\/p>\n

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Besides my day job at Shepherd, I\u2019m a volunteer firefighter in the town of Guilderland. I was one of many who joined the fire service after 9\/11. Firefighters take lots of training. In 2015, we had a class on active shooter training. Like many of us that day, we figured nothing will happen here, but not a bad idea to be prepared and have a pre-plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2016, I was asked by my chiefs be the public information officer (PIO) for the Westmere Fire District. I accepted the duty. That same afternoon, we had a shooting incident at Crossgates Mall. The dispatcher announced, multiple 911 calls, shots fired at Crossgates. I was praying that my agency didn\u2019t have to be involved, but we did.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I manned the communications booth at the firehouse for hours. Multiple agencies responded according to the pre-plan. They used our apparatus to block all traffic in and out of the mall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My point is, that we live in a time where you, as a business owner, have to have a pre-plan for incidents for which you may have never imagined. You need to think about the safety of yourself, your employees, your customers and your community. Without you, the company may not exist Without your employees, they can\u2019t care for your customers, and if your customers don\u2019t feel secure and safe transacting business with you, they go elsewhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If your operations pose a risk to your neighbor\u2019s business, you won\u2019t be perceived as a good neighbor contributing to the community.<\/p>\n

Financial risk assessment is what you, as a business person, make decisions upon daily. Do I buy more stock? Do I hire a new person? Do I change credit processing services? Each of these things happen daily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When is the last time you looked the risk to your property and buildings, ingress and egress, protection from people and protection from fire and water damage, or even cyber threats? These are risks to your business that can be mitigated, but cannot be totally prevented.<\/p>\n

In the security world, we look at ways to keep risk manageable. Whether it\u2019s monitoring your business for fire, carbon monoxide, intrusion and burglary, the security industry is poised to send help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Help is available at your request, or your alarm system\u2019s request. Cameras are everywhere these days, and one manufacturer\u2019s rep told me his company produces 177,000 cameras per day. Why? That\u2019s the demand. We want to see if someone\u2019s hand is in the till, who robbed the clerk, who drove off from the gas pump, or if that person really did slip and fall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The reasons are so many, because some people commit crimes that most of us don\u2019t think of, but if we have some video, maybe we can have justice.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of moving parts in this assessment, and it should be done in part by a professional. Your insurance company is a good start They want to minimize their exposure on the policy you purchased. You can also call a licensed security professional. It\u2019s typically free and an expert can point out, and collaborate with you on ways to mitigate some of the risks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They understand today\u2019s technologies to keep you as safe as possible, within the confines of your budget. Make sure you work with a licensed professional. New York state requires those who install, maintain and monitor fire, security and CCTV systems to be licensed. Look to the licensed trade members of the New York State Electronic Security Association to assess your needs.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s all stay safe out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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