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DEALERSHIP SECURITY & YOU
This Week's Security Tip

Besides actual signs, retailers should employ other “signs” to indicate to visitors their level of security/ safety preparedness. These can include locks, bars, and security cameras.

In addition to actual signs placed around the outlet, retailers should consider what kind of other “signs” can communicate to visitors that their facility is doing everything it can to promote dealership security. Some of the more common “signs” that a retail outlet is secure would include very visible locks on all anhydrous ammonia/crop protection tank valves, well illuminated security cameras pointed at key building entrances, and security entry pads on doorways that require a special code to allow entry.

“We have several security keypads located around our main storage buildings,” says Bill Garver, plant manager for Brandt Consolidated in Ashland, IL. “These are always active during off-hours so that no one can get into our warehouses without someone in our main office knowing about it.”

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