Security

Offices are normally unlocked during regular business hours and numerous delivery people and visitors are in the building throughout the day.

Outlined below are several measures you can take to prevent loss of items in your office:

• Keep all doors locked after you leave the office.
• Instruct employees to keep valuables, including purses, in locked desks when unattended.
• Keep calculators and expensive items off desktops when not at desk.
• Articles of value, including handbags and coats, should not be left in unguarded reception areas or desks, even for a few minutes.
• Do not leave articles of value in automobiles in the parking areas.
• Lock suite entry door when entry area is unattended.

Security Checklist

The following is a list of general office security suggestions, which are offered to you as an aid in establishing your internal security procedures:

• Restrict office keys to those who actually need them.
• Keep complete, up-to-date records of the distribution of all office keys.
• Establish uniform procedures for collecting keys prior to the termination of employees.
• Establish a rule that keys/access cards must never be left unguarded on desks or cabinets.
• Require that filing cabinet keys be removed from locks and placed in a secure location after opening cabinets.
• Prevent unauthorized personnel from reporting a lost key/access card and receiving a replacement.
• Ensure that a responsible person is in charge of issuing all keys.
• Store keys systematically in a secured wall cabinet of either your own design or one that conforms to a commercial key control system.
• Insist on identification from repairmen who come to work in your office.
• Clear all desks of important papers.
• When working alone in the office at night, lock the front door to prevent anyone else from entering.
• Keep the police, fire department, and building security telephone numbers available.
• Double check to see that all doors are securely locked before you leave.

Suspicious Persons

If you see suspicious or offensive persons in the building, please call Security at (678) 226-0220 immediately. If possible, make note of appearance, clothing, etc. in order to assist building security in locating them.

Please be aware of strangers in your Tenant areas and halls. Quite often a question such as "May I help you locate someone?" will be enough to deter a potential thief. Suspicious encounters of this type should be reported to the Property Management immediately.

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