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  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Trade counter name & address

External Areas

  • Is the store on a shared site.

  • Take photos of the site

  • Is the site secured by lockable gates/ barriers

  • Who is responsible for locking up at night

  • Take photos of any gates or barriers

  • Are they always locked at night and at weekends

  • How many occupiers are on the same site

  • Do any of them work later than Screwfix , EG overnight.

  • Do they have CCTV cameras on their building

  • Take photos of these cameras for reference.

  • Does anybody use the car park at night , EG overnight lorries , burger van etc

  • Are there any unoccupied units adjoining our store.

  • If so please take photos of all elevations if possible.

  • Does anyone occupy space above our unit.

  • Are there any low level roofs , single storey.

  • If stand alone , how close is the nearest building

  • Take a photo of these buildings

  • How close is the nearest residential property.

  • Take photos of the residential property’s

  • Is there wasteland surrounding the unit

  • Take photos of the wasteland.

  • How quiet is the access road at night

  • Are there any buildings on the access road that have CCTV cameras

  • Take photos of these cameras if applicable.

  • How close is the nearest main road.

Building Structure and Fabric

  • How easy is it to access our roof at high level, EG stairs, walls , trees , etc.

  • What is the construction of the roof

  • Is there a warehouse mezzanine floor

  • Is the cladding full height with no wall behind

  • Take photos of the walls construction.

  • State location of the areas of glazing , high or low level.

  • Take photos of these glazed areas.

  • How is it protected internally, wall mesh, racking, etc.

  • Does the store occupy more than one unit.

  • Is there a dividing wall between.

  • Take photos of the dividing walls

External Exit doors

  • Location- elevation on the building

  • Single or double leaf

  • Construction- timber, steel, steel faced, glazed, etc.

  • Method of opening, push bar,turn knob,etc

  • Do they have lockable night drop bars

  • Take photos of the drop bars and locking mechanism

  • How secure are they

  • Do any of them lead to a neighbouring unit

  • Are any of them used as a goods in door.

  • Take photos of all of the above doors internal and external.

Roller Shutters and sectional Doors

  • How many external roller shutters are there , locations

  • How many sectional overhead doors are there, locations

  • How many are in use

  • Do those in use have bollards inside and out

  • Are the internal bollards secured to the roller shutter/ SOD

  • How many redundant shutters / SODs are there.

  • How are they secured

  • What structure do they have behind them

  • Take photos of the above areas

  • Do the SODs have vision panels

  • Is there a wicker door within the roller shutter

  • Take photos of the roller shutter components

  • Does the last man out (LMO) door have a shutter, internal or externally

  • What is the location

  • Does the TC entrance have a shutter internal or external

  • Take a photo of the shutter

  • Is there a bollard externally

  • Take a photo of the bollards

Lighting

  • Is the car park well illuminated

  • What building lighting is there

  • Take photos of the building lighting on all elevations

  • How is this lighting controlled Eg , time clock, sensor , etc

  • Are there any other units illuminated at night.

  • Take photos of these units and lighting positions

  • Are the rear escape routes lit

  • Are there any areas around the building that do not have enough illumination

  • Take photos of these areas

  • Is the warehouse lighting on a last man out contactor

  • Does the LMO door have sufficient illumination externally.

  • Take photos around this area.

Security

  • State how many CCTV cameras are there externally and there positions

  • Take photos of the cameras and reference points to the building

  • Is there enough illumination around the CCTV cameras

  • Are walls or areas behind unused shutters protected

  • Take photos of these areas

  • What intruder protection is there inside used shutters / SODs, vibration, PIRs

  • Are smoke cannons installed

  • Final recommendations on your site survey .

  • Who completed the survey

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