Safety First: Steps to Reviewing Your New Security Team’s Efficiency

In today's business landscape, workplace safety and security are paramount. With threats ranging from cyber-attacks to physical intrusions, having an efficient security team is non-negotiable. But how can you ensure your newly hired security team performs optimally?

This blog post explores a few essential steps to help you review the efficiency of your new business security team. You'll learn more about how to best evaluate your new team and ensure the best practices for a safe and secure workplace.

Conduct Regular, Random Security Checks

A new team has a lot to learn about the security protocols and procedures in place at your business. Security checks can help ensure your team is up to speed on the latest safety practices and policies. But these checks only work if you conduct them regularly and randomly. This helps keep your team on their toes and ensures they're always prepared and vigilant.

Regular, random security checks can help you identify any weak points in your team's performance. For example, if your staff seems to forget to close the back door at night, it could be a sign that they need more training or stricter enforcement of security protocols.

While they're trained to defend against external threats, you need to ensure they're also prepared for internal ones. This approach is crucial if you run a high-stakes business that can't afford gaps in your security team's performance.

The checks basically involve testing the team on how they handle security incidents and other challenges through in-house drills or simulated attacks. For example, you could have the team run through a drill that involves responding to an intruder alert or simulating how they would handle a fire or other emergency.

During some of these drills, you can observe and evaluate your team's behavior in executing security protocols. This could include checking the communication between team members, how they handle alarms, and testing their response time in the simulated emergency.

You also need to vary the locations of these checks. Moving them around helps keep your team more alert and accountable. You could start doing weekly security checks in the front office, then move to the back alley one week.

It also helps if you switch up the times when you perform these checks, so your team isn't just expecting them at the same time and place every week. This helps keep them on their toes and ensures they're always vigilant no matter where they are.

Use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Key performance indicators (KPIs) aren't just reserved for the boardroom. They can also be an invaluable tool to help you evaluate and track your security team's performance. KPIs are helpful because they allow you to measure and track progress over time. They're also great for assessing your team's efficiency against established benchmarks.

These metrics may vary depending on the role and responsibilities of your security team members. For example, KPIs for a security officer may include the frequency of patrols, response times, and the number of safety violations observed. This allows you to track the performance of each security team member over time and identify any areas where they may need additional training or coaching.

KPIs for a security manager may include the number of incidents reported, the average time to resolve issues, and feedback from employees and other stakeholders.

The manager's KPIs can also assess the team's overall performance, such as their adherence to safety protocols or ability to handle complex security incidents. After all, the team has to work together—not just individually—to ensure a safe workplace.

Now that you know the essential steps to review the efficiency of your new business security team, it's time to put them into action. But if you need to enforce or adjust your current safety protocols, contact us at All State Security 1, Inc. We can help you review your current security measures and recommend the necessary changes to ensure your workplace is safe and secure.