Quality Isn't Expensive...It's Priceless

"This case clearly illustrates that the threat of terrorism in New York is persistent," Governor Paterson of New York said in a statement. Four men were arrested yesterday after being investigated for over a year. Their attempt to bomb a New York synagogues and a New York military base failed thank goodness. The scary part from my perspective is that 3 of the four men were American citizens (the other was of Haitian decent). These were people who were raised in American and whatever path their life took, they turned against the freedoms afforded to Americans and decided that America and certain people in our society were bad people. The First Amendment gives us the right to think and express ourselves freely so we don’t all have to get along necessarily – we don’t all have to get along. However, these four men not only wanted to express their disagreement with people of the Jewish faith, they wanted to kill them and cause mayhem.

I have to say that I am grateful that I work for a company that helps businesses, organizations and government buildings secure. Now is the time if your business doesn’t have any protections beyond a door lock and key to have a security consultation. I recently sat in on a webinar that listed the #1 reason why business owners do not have a video surveillance system is because they perceive them to be too expensive. First, this is not always the case and there are many solutions that are not exceptionally expensive. Is there a cost? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Now I’ve heard quite a few cliques - one says, “Quality isn’t cheap and cheap isn’t quality” and another “Quality isn’t expensive, it’s priceless.” It’s like that first aid kit I have in my trunk. It cost me $30 for the first aid kit in my trunk. When I bought it I remember thinking about how $30 seemed like a lot of money for just some band-aids and rubber gloves. I know, though, that even if I only use it once – the idea that I have this consortium of supplies like tweezers, an ice pack and antiseptic wipes – is going to be comforting and helpful to someone in a time of need – maybe even crisis. Apply that to having a security system. A business owner doesn’t need to go above and beyond what is needed but if it is at all affordable, I would strongly recommend doing it and doing it now before something happens and, after the fact, you find yourself saying, “if I had a camera or something, maybe I would have seen something or maybe we could have caught the guy.”

Second, if you are going to invest some of your budget dollars or make a capital investment into securing your facility, it’s worth doing it right. If you were diagnosed with a heart condition you wouldn’t get advice on your health from the waitress at the diner because her ex-husband’s father was a cardiologist, right? Of course not. You’d find the best cardiologist that you could afford and do what he/she tells you in order to prevent a heart attack. Just like if I wanted to secure my facility, I would want a quality system that I knew was reliable and I’d want to work with a company who could service my system when I needed it and was factory trained on the equipment they installed. I wouldn’t do it myself with only an 800 number to call for technical support. Let’s face it, my first aid kit and all the gauze in it isn’t going to be of any help to someone who is on the bottom of a massive car accident. I’m going to call professionals who know what they are doing and have been trained with the latest equipment to save that person’s life. So just because I can buy a 4 camera surveillance system from a big box store for $500 doesn’t mean it’s worth my money. You’ve got $500 for security? Great! Call an expert from Triad and talk to them about a plan for getting a quality security system installed. Maybe leasing a system would be a good option for you, maybe you can use better technology and not use 4 cameras – maybe two. The point is you don’t know until you talk to someone who knows the industry and has experience with your application and is familiar with all of the latest technology on the market.

Understand I’m not trying to scare you into buying a security system. I’m inviting you to use this news about these domestic terrorist as an opportunity to make a plan for securing your business, your assets and, most importantly, your employees. Sometimes it’s not equipment you’re trying to keep people from stealing or desks you’re trying to prevent from being vandalized – it’s people. You’re protecting and keeping safe the animal lover that sits on the other side of the cube wall who told you this morning about the neighbor’s new puppy she played with the night before or the manager whose wedding you attended last weekend or the account manager who’s desk is plastered with pictures of his family and who is looking forward to spending the weekend with his children down the shore. Thank God that no one was hurt in these attempts to bomb the synagogue. I’m sure there would be millions of dollars worth of damage and the community would come together and rebuild itself. Just consider that you may not need 150 cameras watching every square inch of your property and you don’t need to have your employees swipe their access card every time they walk into the restroom but maybe it would be helpful to put up a few cameras in the parking lot and a couple to monitor the entrances and exits of the office. Maybe being able to permit access to certain areas at certain times would be a good way of keeping everyone safe. What is peace of mind worth to you?

News Article: Four terror attack plotters nabbed

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