[CAUT] Keys and Security issues

[Ken Zahringer]

I think David Love makes a good point.  You have to ensure that you are
handling your client's keys in a responsible manner (e.g. items 2 & 3 on
your list).  Anything more than that puts you in the role of security
consultant, and you need to make a conscious decision as to whether you want
to be in that role, with all the attendant responsibilities and liabilities.
If key control was an issue in the theft you refer to, I would think that
loss would be a pretty clear wake-up call to the college in question.
Personally, if a college or large church came to me for security and key
control advice, I would have to question their judgment.  That said, I think
pushing for items 4 & 5 would definitely be in your interest.  They're in
the "keep my life simple" category.


On 1/4/05 9:22 AM, "David Vanderhoofven" <david@vanderpiano.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> Does anyone have a security policy I could look at for ideas?  I have keys
> to several churches and college buildings containing many hundreds of
> thousands of dollars of equipment, and I was thinking about putting
> something in writing covering the handling of keys and other related
> security issues.  At one college where I tune, several thousand dollars of
> stereo and other equipment has been stolen in the past.    A written policy
> could give my customers peace of mind.
> 
> Here are some ideas:
> 1.  All keys should be locked in a safe when they are not in use, to
> prevent unauthorized use.
> 2.  Keys are not loaned out to anyone.
> 3.  Doors that are unlocked when I arrive remain unlocked, doors that I
> have to unlock get relocked.
> 4.  The security office should have my photograph and pertinent information
> about my vehicle, so that they know why I am there and what I am doing.
> 5.  At a location where there is no security office, I check in with
> someone at the facility when I arrive and when I leave.
> 
> 
> Does anyone else have any good ideas?
> 
> Happy New Year!
> David Vanderhoofven
> Joplin, MO
> 
> 
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Ken Zahringer, RPT
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