CCTV Systems Can Protect Your Business in Many Ways

If your business isn’t using a security system because you think it’s too expensive, it may be time to rethink your objections. While prices on CCTV systems has come down considerably over the past decade, that’s only one of the reasons that it just makes good business sense to install a CCTV security system to protect your business. Here are a few others.

Protect Your Business from Liability

When an accident happens on your business premises, your business could be held liable unless you can prove conclusively that it was not your fault. A CCTV camera trained on your entries, exits, parking lots and other areas where customers or employees might suffer an injury can provide the proof you need to successfully defend yourself in case of a lawsuit or insurance claim.

Protect Your Employees and Business from Unfounded Charges

When a customer accuses one of your employees of wrongdoing, video proof can help absolve him. It’s not unusual for customers in retail stores to claim they were given the wrong change or that a cashier or employee verbally or physically abused them. A surveillance camera at the point of sale can exonerate your employee and prove who was actually at fault or what really happened in a claimed altercation. That’s in addition to providing security footage for the police in case of a burglary or other crime.

Prevent Shoplifting and Other Crimes

Studies show that stores and other establishments with CCTV systems suffer less crime than those with no security systems. A visible security camera can warn would-be burglars and shoplifters off and protect your store from a hefty percentage of inventory due to shrinkage. Given a choice of stealing from a store with a security camera and one without, most thieves will move on to the softer target and leave the stores with CCTV systems alone.

Protect Employees’ Belongings

If your employees park their cars out of sight of the building, those cars are more prone to theft and vandalism than your customers’ cars, if for no other reason than that they’re parked there for hours at a time. A surveillance camera positioned to keep watch over the parking lot can help reduce vandalism and theft from your parking lot. Likewise, a security camera in the employee break room or other room where employees leave their belongings can help reduce employee theft.

CCTV systems are not only effective for deterring crime, such as shoplifting and burglary. They can also protect your business from other losses that are natural consequences of doing business in today’s world.