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One of the biggest investments you made when you put your business together was all that money you sank into equipment. All those computers, scanners, monitors, printers, and tablets – they need to be protected!
We often talk about keeping employees safe at work. This, of course, is the most important thing. But you do also need to pay close consideration to your equipment. Losing or damaging this equipment can set your business back more than you may think. Even losing one piece of equipment means you’ll be spending money on a replacement. And when you’re in business, you should be looking to save as much money as you can. If this means investing a little more
Of course, not all the measures you take have to cost something. There are plenty of things you can do for free that will help protect your equipment. For many business owners, this means setting up certain rules. Often, those rules involve the forbidding of employees having drinks on their computer desks. This makes sense, in a way. It lessens the chance of spills, thus lessening the potential for spillage damage. But do you really want to be the employer who prevents their employees from enjoying coffee at their desk?
You’re better off with methods that don’t lay implicit blame on employees. Your general safety measures, for example, should be bolstered in order to protect equipment. Let’s look at one of the most talked-about risks of the workplace. A fire breaking out is obviously a scary thing for the living beings inside the office. Priority number one is to get everyone out there safely.
But what about dealing with the fire afterward? What kind of plan do you have in place? Fire, of course, can cause tremendous damage to your equipment while you’re outside. And even if the fire doesn’t reach it, you may find that your sprinklers haven’t been placed in strategic locations. All that water spraying everywhere will most likely harm some of the equipment! This is why you need to be even more detailed with regards to your safety equipment and plans. See www.fireprotectioncanberra.com.au if you need more information.
One of the most important things you can do here is to educate your employees about the importance of the hardware they use. They should be encouraged to report any problems that occur while they’re using office equipment. A slowdown of certain software might not seem like much more than a slight irritation to them. But it could be an early sign that the computer is starting to fail. Get started on upgrades asap if you want to avoid having to buy replacements. Read more at www.techsoup.org.
Of course, if something happens to your equipment, then it’s best to have been covered. It’s not something that every business owner is going to face. But no business owner that it happens to ever sees it coming. If you want to protect your equipment against freak accidents or theft, you may want to look into insurance. If you’re interested, take a look at www.aon.com.au for more info.
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