Security Checklist

The following is a list of general office security suggestions, which are offered to you as an aid in establishing your internal security procedures:

• Restrict office keys to those who actually need them.
• Keep complete, up-to-date records of the distribution of all office keys.
• Establish uniform procedures for collecting keys prior to the termination of employees.
• Establish a rule that keys must never be left unguarded on desks or cabinets.
• Require that filing cabinet keys be removed from locks and placed in a secure location after opening cabinets.
• Prevent unauthorized personnel from reporting a lost key and receiving a replacement.
• Ensure that a responsible person is in charge of issuing all keys.
• Store keys systematically in a secured wall cabinet of either your own design or one that conforms to a commercial key control system.
• Insist on identification from repairmen who come to work in your office.
• Clear all desks of important papers.
• When working alone in the office at night, lock the front door to prevent anyone else from entering.
• Keep the police, fire department, and building security telephone numbers posted.
• Double check to see that all doors are securely locked before you leave.