Crime Prevention policies for Mobile Workers

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This page talks about crime prevention policies for mobile workers.

Unfortunately, crime can hit anyone including mobile workers, managers, employees and travel business owners who own mobile equipment.

When it comes to your data,(especially your client's personal information)awareness is very important.

Every employee in a company that has a mobile work program, has to take care of their own responsibility.

Mobile workers responsibility

1. "Record all serial and model numbers of all equipment."

2. "Engrave with a special number."

3. "Keep list of this information off site."

4. "Ensure correct insurance is in place."

5. "Consider a security system or burglar alarm for your home office."

6. "Do not advertise your work at home and what type of work you do."

7. "Keep your schedule private. Do not let people know when you are in or out."

8. "Do not let equipment be visible through doors or windows."

9. "Have secure storage for work related papers,disks and files."

10.Do not leave work out when company is over, if you have shareoffice space."

11. "For separate room home offices-lock the door when company is over."

12. "Keep your vehicle locked when you have to leave mobile gear in it."

Your Employer's responsibility

1. " They have to keep records of any company owned equipment that mobile workers have in their home offices and keep in their possessions."

2. "Provide crime prevention training for all mobile workers."

3. "Work with security firms to arrange group discounts for alarm systems for all employees. This applies to more than just mobile workers."

4. "Stress the importance of not broadcasting who is a mobile worker and what kind of equipment and information mobile workers may have. This covers their home offices and anything in their possession."

Other Employee's Responsibility

1. " Do not give out personal information about who is a mobile worker."

2. " Inform management if it appears that there is unusual interest in who may be a mobile worker. This could be from clients or other members of the public."

3.Mobile work is important. If employees wish to work remotely at a later point, they must learn to be responsible and understand how important the security issues are.

In order for safety procedures to be effective, "loose lips sink ships." Your business could be a casualty of this lack of awareness because of your lack of following the crime prevention policies.

*Quotes taken from About.com www.about.com

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