Top 5 Benefits of Installing an Access Control System
As many businesses are returning to the office, companies are looking at ways to improve their office space while also getting the best return on investment (ROI) . One sector many owners and CEOs may not think to address? Security, or access control. Between lowering rates of unwanted personal in your building, lower rates of theft, the reduced need to replace locks nearly as frequently and more, the introduction of these systems can prove to be a great money saver for your business.
Oftentimes, some of the problems that a business will face can be simplified or completely eliminated through the introduction of an access control system in your office. With security becoming a bigger focus in the workplace overall, make sure you remember access control as well.
5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs an Access Control Security System
Here are five of the most common reasons why you may be interested in an Access Control System for your business.
You Want to Limit the People Entering Your Building and When They Are
Although this may seem obvious with an access control system, many do not realize the scope of control that can be achieved through the introduction of an access control system. Any employer does not like the thought of unknown people entering your space without your knowledge, a problem that can apply to both outsiders not known to your organization as well as employees entering after hours.
An access control system lets you know exactly who enters the building and when they do, while also not allowing outsiders to walk in without any notice. This relates directly with our second reason.
2. Lower Rates of Employee Theft
While we like to think all of our employees are stand-up individuals who would not steal from our organizations, anywhere between 25 and 40% employees steal from their workplace. No access control system will completely eliminate theft, but the system can be used to hinder employees from accessing the office after working hours, a common time when theft occurs.
When employee theft levels fall, trust between your employees and you rise, helping foster a healthier work environment that often contributes to higher productivity.
3. Forgetting to lock door and getting locked out of building
We are all ashamed to admit it, but we are often negligent and forget to lock up after a long day at work occasionally. This is an obvious issue, but one that is difficult to eliminate due to human error without an access control system. With an unlocked door, the security of your building is clearly compromised and can leave you in a messy situation.
The opposite can also be an issue, with employees being locked out a common occurrence. While this is much more of a nuisance than a security threat, it is still a great benefit to employees to not have to deal with various reasons for being locked out (wanting to work early with no key, forgetting their own key etc).
4. Constantly Rekeying Doors is Quite Costly
If someone loses a key to the building, gets fired and does not return their key or any other reason why a key is out in the world that you are not comfortable having, you have to rekey the doors. This keeps your business safe but has mounting costs as keys fall into the wrong hands quite commonly. This also involves the process of redistributing new keys to staff members with each rekeying, a time-consuming process that is quite the hassle.
With an access control system, you can simply revoke access to certain people when leaving the organization all while not disrupting others and maintaining the current system in place. This saves you both time and money, especially if you have particularly forgetful employees.
5. Data Mining and Better Tracking
Adding an access control system to your building gives you access to a pool of data that was not available before. By being able to look over the access logs, some of the data you can interoperate is
- What employees are typically late? Is there an employee that always scans in late each day habitually? The data can help you show to employees the proof that they may need to make a change
- Who is in the building when things go wrong? If there is a marked time of the week where you are dealing with employee theft, you can narrow down the employees you need to question drastically if there is a set list of who was in the office.
These are just two examples of ways to mine the data around your access logs with many other potential uses (automatic anomaly detection, etc.) available to you that can help productivity and security in different ways.
What’s The Next Step?
Interested in what access control would look like in your business? Our experts can help you decide what system you may need as well as aide you in any questions you may have about overall security. Contact our experts at 1-800-675-4025 toll free or by hitting the button below.