Four Ways to Improve Facility Security

Facility security isn’t easy, as most facility managers know. But are there new things they can do today to improve facility security? A new article says there is.

In the new article for Material Handling Management magazine, Lisa M. Kempfer says a “well-managed security program includes the right policies and procedures as well as sophisticated information technology controls and access-control systems.”

Kempfer offers four strategies and tools facility managers can put to “better secure their factories and distribution centers from intruders, thieves and spies.” They include network security, distributing new streaming video cameras, improving access control systems and secure containers that use RFID tags.

For example, Kempfer says companies can place the latest technology cameras in warehouses and DCs at points of high sensitivity, near valuable equipment or where employees may be injured. Companies can use them for more than just asset tracking, she adds.  For example, they may be used for slip-and-fall protection or to protect employers from false workers’ compensation claims.

To read the full article, click here: http://www.mhmonline.com/viewStory.asp?nID=5418&iID=20963&pNum=1