KEY CONTROL FOR YOUR BUSINESS – JUST HOW IMPORTANT IS IT?

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KEY CONTROL FOR YOUR BUSINESS JUST HOW
IMPORTANT IS IT?
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• While its of course essential that you have a
  good locking system at your business premises, it
  is worthless without a responsible, well-devised
  key control policy in place. Helping to protect
  employee lives, valuable property and the overall
  security of the entire premises, such a policy is
  very important, and should not be overlooked by
  any business owner.
• How can your business ensure key control at all
  times?
• Ideally, each business should have a written
  policy in place to ensure that all keys for the
  premises cannot be duplicated without proper
  authorization, and a patented key control system
  must be implemented. With a patented system, the
  key blanks are available only to the locksmith,
  who gets them directly from the manufacturer
  this way, the locksmith has total accountability.

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• Its important that you only work with a
  reputable locksmith though, since its not good
  enough for a key to simply have do not
  duplicate stamped on it, it must meet the
  standards of a true patented key control system.
• The benefits of working closely with a locksmith
• Its always of benefit to liaise with a
  locksmith, whether youre looking to secure your
  home, or your business, and with their years of
  experience and specific security knowledge and
  training, they are best placed to give you
  up-to-the-minute and trustworthy safety tips.

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• Trained to do so much more than simply copy your
  keys, locksmiths can help you design a keying
  system for your business that can be successfully
  enforced, and you can work with them to create
  keys for the owner, employees and any night staff
  who might have varying levels of access to
  certain parts of the building.
• If you answer yes to any of the following, then
  you might need a locksmiths help with setting up
  and enforcing a key control policy
• Do your employees have keys to your business?
• Can your employees make copies of these keys
  without your permission?
• Have you put a policy in place for issuing and
  reclaiming keys?

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• How can you begin creating your own key control
  plan?
• Begin with a patented keying system, as mentioned
  above, and make sure the product you go with has
  a Utility Patent. Then, only those personnel
  authorized to make copies of keys, can do so, and
  only through the originating locksmith.
• Once you have the key control system in place,
  you should closely monitor who has copies of each
  key, and how many copies there are in total,
  helping to prevent your keys from being copied at
  a local store by anyone with the blank.

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• You can easily track keys and their copies with a
  key management software designed to be compatible
  with your existing system, should you so wish.
• For more help devising a comprehensive key
  control system, remember that your local
  locksmith is a fantastic resource, so be sure to
  seek their advice to help make your business as
  secure as it can possibly be.

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• Golden Locks Inc is a licensed residential and
  commercial locksmith in Anaheim and Huntington
  Beach with years of experience and trained staff
  skilled in locksmith services for both
  residential and commercial clients and having
  online store for high security locks and safes.
  We also specialize in automotive lock repair
  services for cars, bikes and trucks and
  installation, servicing and repair of high
  quality access control systems, CCTV systems and
  security systems in Anaheim and Huntington Beach.
  If you are looking for a residential or
  commercial locksmith service in huntington beach,
  call us at [phone].