Re: For those of you with alarm storefronts

["Bill" <billnomailnospamx@xxxxxxxxx>]

In years past it was common for banks to NOT have any alarm system in the
office portion of their building, but just on the vault. And the office area
of a bank would be similar to a security company office. Desks, filing
cabinets, office equipment, etc.

And it was not common for someone to break into a bank office and take
anything from there.

What they were looking for was something they could sell at a pawn shop or
whatever.

However something like a beer distribution warehouse or jewelry store would
have tip top security. Much more likely someone would break in there!

With that said, what is your liability should someone break in and take
someone's code, then clean that customer out? Could you be sued and be held
responsible? Or could you put some language in your contracts which would
protect you from being held liable?

Then could you remove the codes from the files and place them all in a VERY
HEAVY safe which is chained and bolted to the ground?

Or perhaps get very heavy filing cabinets which would take a long time to
break into and would be too heavy to lift and remove from the building?

Of most concern would be fire. What if there was a fire and all these files
were destroyed? Perhaps fireproof filing cabinets as well or everything
important copied and a backup stored offsite - computer scan and disk in
bank safe deposit box?