Here are some general suggestions that may increase your security

• Install key-card access systems at main entrances and on other appropriate doors.
• Issue access control badges, with recent photographs, to all employees and authorized contractors.
• Upgrade perimeter control systems with intercoms and closed circuit monitoring devices.
• Keep master and extra keys locked in a security office.
• Develop crisis communication among key personnel and security office involving intercoms, telephones, duress alarms or other concealed communications.
• Have a back up communication system, like two-way radio, in case of phone failure.
• Locate executive offices near the inner core of the building to afford maximum protection and avoid surveillance from the outside.
• Arrange office space so unescorted visitors can be easily noticed.
• Have staff follow strict access control procedures, don' t allow exceptions.
• Keep important papers locked in secure cabinets.
• Keep offices neat and orderly to identify strange objects or unauthorized people more easily.
• Empty trash receptacles often.
• Open packages and large envelopes in executive offices only if the source or sender is positively identified.
• Keep closets, service openings, telephone and electrical closets locked at all times. Protect crucial communications equipment and utility areas with an alarm system.
• Avoid stairwells and other isolated areas. Try not to ride the elevator alone with a suspicious person.
• Don't work late alone or on a routine basis.
• Keep publicly accessible restroom doors locked and set up a key control system. If there is a combination lock, only office personnel should open the lock for visitors.

Keep an Executive Information File - Your security office should maintain an emergency contact file for immediate access for key personnel containing personal information to be used in case of emergency. This confidential file should contain:

• Home address and telephone number
• Family members; names, ages, descriptions
• School schedules, addresses, phone numbers
• Close relatives in the area; names, address, phone numbers
• Medical history and physicians name, address, phone number
• Local emergency services; ambulance and hospital phone numbers
• Any code words or passwords agreed upon.

Consider Setting Up Secure Areas in the Building - You may wish to consider maintaining one or more "secure rooms" on your work premises. This area can serve as a retreat in case of intrusion or other danger. The room should be equipped with:

• Steel doors and protected ventilation system
• First aid equipment
• Phone and backup communication equipment
• Fire extinguishers
• Bomb blankets and hardened walls
• Sand bags
• Emergency tool kit
• Extra food and clothing
• Large flashlight and batteries
• Firearms (if permitted under established policy)