Posted on Friday, May 27th, 2022 | 1,505 views
If you own a business storefront or even an office, there’s no reason not to have a hold-up alarm installed on the premises. Here are the benefits to doing so.
How Does a Hold-up Alarm Work?
Hold-up alarms are discreetly installed in areas where would-be robbers and people that are a danger to the public cannot readily see. If an employees encounters a robbery, they can discreetly trigger the button to send a distress signal and have the police immediately dispatched.
Benefits of Installing a Hold-up Alarm Button
Immediate Access to Authorities
Authorities are immediately dispatched once the alarm is triggered which could be life saving and could have any potential criminals found and caught immediately. Once the police are notified they must come to the scene and offer assistance.
Guaranteed Police Response
Once the hold-up alarm is tripped, it’s guaranteed that the police will arrive on the scene and offer assistance. This is pretty much a no-brainer when it comes to deciding whether to have this level of security installed. If something goes terribly wrong at your business, with the press of a button, assistance is guaranteed to be on the way.
Safety in Cases of Hostage Taking
In the horrible case that an employee may be taken hostage, if they have already tripped the silent hold-up alarm, they’ll be rescued when the police arrives. This is one of the major benefits of installing this type of security measure.
Remove Unruly Customers
No business owner likes to deal with unruly and threatening customers. With a silent alarm, authorities can be quietly dispatched and arrive to remove the person that’s causing a disturbance. Although it’s a rare occurrence for businesses, in the case of a customer that refuses to leave, it’s good to know you can have them removed with one trip of the switch.
Insurance Rebates
Your business insurance rates could decrease. This will depend on the region you live in but a lot of insurance companies give their customers certain rebates depending on the level security an owner has in their store.
Personal Safely Equals Peace of Mind
3. As a business owner you will have less stress knowing the police are a simply button-press away. Your employees will experience relief too because no one feels comfortable getting robbed but when hold-up alarms installed, there is a bit of relaxation in the work place.
Robbery Prevention
If word gets out that you have an alarm system and hold up button installed on your premises, potential robbers and criminals may be less inclined to rob your business. Knowing you have a hold up button that immediately dispatches the police could lead them to believe you have a full security system installed too.
Loss Prevention
Loss prevention and mitigation is another benefit. In the same manner as robbery prevention, knowledge of a hold up alarm will hinder would-be thieves and vandalizers because they’ll generally believe you have a whole security system installed. The idea with prevention is to make would-be criminals think twice about attacking your business establishment.
Hold-up Alarms Can Be Wired or Wireless
This is a benefit to many businesses because some existing alarm and monitoring systems are wired while others are wireless. This means that a panic or hold-up alarm could be integrated into both types of systems.
Businesses Where Hold-up Alarms Should be Installed
The following are a list of business types and establishments that would greatly benefit with a hold-up button installed:
- Libraries
- Convenience stores
- Laundromats
- Retail stores
- Restaurants
- Fast food businesses
- Any business that deals with the public
What About False Alarms?
With a truly smart panic key/hold-up alarm installed, there are features that can substantially reduce the occurrences of false alarm. Most modern models come with a 1 or two second delay that will reduce false alarms but still keep your employees and customers safe.
Think About a Full Security System for Your Business
Installing hold-up alarms at your business is definitely a good idea—there are so many benefits, but why stop there? A full suite of newly installed security measures will be much better for business, helps reduce theft, keeps your customers and employees safe and is better for the overall prosperity of the business.
Think about it and call your local security installation company today to find out how they can help you.