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Security in the workplace

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Personal Safety in the Workplace

The Victorian Police website has some useful tips to help you remove the element of opportunity for crime within the workplace for both employers and employees.

Find out more about personal safety from the VIC Police website

Online tool to benchmark your organisation's security

A new on-line toolkit allows companies to assess how secure they and their employees are. Developed by Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International Ltd, a spin-off company from the University of Leicester, the on-line benchmarking tool enables organisations to benchmark their security. The tool - hosted on the Perpetuity website - is completely free of charge and easy to use. It enables organisations to benchmark their organisation against others in the industry.

Go to: http://www.perpetuityconsultancy.com/benchmarking.html

Surveillance There is a range of State and Federal legislation relating to workplace surveillance. Including: Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 Surveillance Devices Act 2007

Other legislation relating to surveillance includes:

Privacy Act 1988

Privacy Amendment Act 2004

NSW Privacy And Personal Information Protection Act 1998

There is also the Workplace Surveillance Regulation 2005 attached to the Workplace Surveillance Act 2005

In relation to surveillance of employees, you should read the whole Workplace Surveillance Act 2005, and in particular:

Part 2 – Notification of workplace surveillance of employees

Part 3 – Prohibited surveillance

Part 4 – Covert surveillance of employees at work

Note that the Workplace Surveillance Regulation 2005 contains a list of forms which should be used when applying for authority to perform covert surveillance.

In relation to the use of audio devices,the Surveillance Devices Act 2007, Part 7 Prohibition on installation, use and maintenance of listening devices, says 1. A person must not knowingly install, use or cause to be used or maintain a listening device: (a) To overhear, record, monitor or listen to a private conversation to which the person is not a party, or (b) To record a private conversation to which the person is a party.

For more information on the legislation and regulations applicable to the security industry go to the Centre for Compliance

Crime Prevention

The NSW Police website has some useful information about crime prevention for business, including information about fraud, shoplifting and a business security assessment form.Find out more