Corporate Security Survey

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Corporate Security

• Have you met or are you acquainted with the majority of your neighbouring businesses and/or residents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you discussed neighbourhood and/or personal safety with your employees and/or nearby residents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you tell post office when building will be unoccupied for an extended period of time?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you belong to a Business Watch Program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there effective street lighting in and around your premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Building Exterior

• Is your building address number easily visible from the street, with numbers at least 4" high?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there a street curb in front of your building, are your address numbers painted on the curb in black letters four (4) to six (6) inches high on a white background?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If your building has a mailbox near the street, are your address numbers on the mailbox at least three (3) inches high?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If your building is located along an alley, are the address numbers plainly visible from the alley?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are shrubs, bushes and other plant growth within (6) feet of any building sidewalks, driveway, doors or gates maintained at a height of not more than (2) feet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are shrubs, bushes, and other plant growth between six (6) and twelve (12) feet from any building sidewalks, driveways, doors, or gates maintained at a height of not more than (3) feet?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are trees trimmed so that lower branches are at least six (6) feet off the ground?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are trees located or trimmed so that they cannot be used to gain access to an upper level of the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spiny (thorny) plants used as ground cover along fences and under windows of the home?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has decorative stone or rock been used as ground cover near the business so that it makes noise when someone walks on it?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has fencing, paving, landscaping or some other comparable means been used to identify when a person transcends from public or private property

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there is a fence around the home or property, are the gates routinely locked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do family members routinely secure items of value such as bicycles, lawn mowers, ladders, etc. at night or when the home is not occupied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all the entryways, porches and walkways to the residence well lighted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all sides of the residence protected by security lighting that is located high out or reach (under the eaves of the house preferably) and is vandal resistant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exterior lights controlled by photocell (versus interior switches)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is motion detection lighting used on the exterior of the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are telephone lines entering the home high enough that they cannot be easily reached and cut?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there are detached buildings on the property (garage, storage building, barn, etc.), are the doors and windows security locked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Parking Structures/Lots

• Is the garage/parking structure controlled access (e.g. attendant, ticket station)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the garage/parking structure locked when not being occupied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a valet option for parking?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate lighting in parking areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an emergency phone or safe walk option?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any waste or recycle containers in a secure structure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Locks

• Are deadbolt locks with at least 1" throw installed on all exterior or entrance doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the building re-keyed the last time a new occupant moved in?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Doors

• Are exterior or entrance doors either solid core or steel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are door locks that can be opened from the inside at least 40" from glass?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For exterior doors with glazing within 40" of the door lock, is break resistant polycarbonate glazing material used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do exterior or entrance doors fit tightly within the door jam?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do exterior doors have wide angle (180') door viewers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are exterior door strike plates secured with screws at least 3" long?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If exterior doors swing outward and have exposed hinge pins, have removable pins been replaced with non-removable pins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have screws been installed in the tracks of sliding glass doors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are locking bars (or "Charlie Bars") used to secure glass windows?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the door locks in a good state of repair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do occupants of the building hide keys outside the vicinity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Windows

• Have double hung windows been pinned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have crank handles been removed from basement windows?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do basement windows have security bars, grills or auxiliary locks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are window air conditioners anchored and protected by steel grillwork to prevent removal from the outside?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Security Alarm System

• Does the home have an electronic intrusion alarm system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the alarm installed by an experienced, reputable, and reliable alarm installation company?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the building security alarm monitored by a professional alarm monitoring company?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the alarm system is more than five (5) years old, has the equipment been evaluated for upgrading or updating?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all responsible members of the building been trained how to properly arm and disarm the alarm system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the alarm system have a back-up power source (battery)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Miscellaneous Building Security Measures

• Does the building have an Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) burglary resistant safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have valuable papers such as stock and bond certificates, mortgages, property titles and deeds, birth, marriage and death certificates, passports, income tax records, etc. been placed in a rented safe deposit box?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all exterior doors locked at night or when the building is unoccupied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are interior lights visible from the outside left on when the building is unoccupied at night?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a cellular phone in the building in the event telephone lines are cut or inoperative?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are accessible openings to the building such as skylights, crawl spaces, vents, etc. protected by a strong, well fitting cover and high quality lock?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any type of business or personal identification information on key rings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Closure Checklist

• Are home deliveries stopped and arrangements made for a trusted neighbour or a family member to pick up mail, newspaper, and packages?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are trusted neighbours asked to watch the residence when the occupants are away on vacation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are arrangements made to have the lawn mowed or snow removed during closures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are lights and a radio or television connected to timers that turn them on and off at appropriate times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are arrangements made to have garbage cans placed on the curb for normal pickup days and returned to their proper location after the pickup is made?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are window shades and blinds left in their normal position when the location is vacant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the bell or ringer on the telephone turned down low when no one is on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the message on the telephone answering machine indicate the premises is vacant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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