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Safety
& Security Resources for Business Owners
 Through
our interactions with businesses in the area, it has come
to WIRE-Net's attention that a large area of concern is
the protection of their property and personnel. We
have compiled various resources that business owners can
utilize to make their facilities more safe and secure,
learn about employee safety programs, personal safety
tips, and information on what to do during severe weather
events.
Cleveland
Police Department
The highest
priority of the Division of Police is providing basic
police services to the community. The Division is
organized into three main functional programs in order to
deliver these services in the most efficient and
cost-effective manner possible.
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Crime
Prevention
 Burglary
Prevention - Burglars
go through neighborhoods looking for uncut lawns,
overgrown shrubs, which obscure windows or doorways.
In the evening, they look for darkened facilities
or poorly lit parking lots/driveways.
Office
Security Check List - Theft of unattended property, both personal and that owned by the
businesses is a common crime experienced at all
businesses. A few minutes reviewing the Office Security
Procedural Checklist and taking prevention tips to heart can
help prevent thefts. [More...]
Business
Watch
- Businesses have a
unique set of crime issues ranging from shoplifting and
robberies, to fraud. Business
owners can take precautionary steps to reduce the
possibility of their establishments becoming targeted for
crime.
Click here to access tips for businesses. Cleveland Police prepared this brochure
for area businesses.
Natural Disasters
FEMA - When, Not If: Preparing Your Business For Disasters When the next flood
or other disaster strikes, getting your company back to
business quickly may depend on emergency planning done
today. "Planning for disasters, natural or manmade,
will help protect your business investment and [More…]
 Tornado
- Tornadoes
are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful
thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado [More…]
National Weather Service
- This page contains links to
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration web sites that
contain information about local weather forecasts,
warnings and observations.
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Workplace Safety
Workplace safety is about preventing
injury and illness to employees and volunteers in the
workplace. Many people spend a good portion of their time
at work. This means it’s just as important to use crime
prevention skills in the workplace as it is at home and in
the neighborhood. Whether the place of business is
corporate headquarters, a restaurant, a store, an auto
repair shop, or a person’s home, common-sense prevention
skills can make the workday safer for everyone.
[More...]
 Workplace
Violence
- Violence
in the workplace is a serious safety and health issue. Its
most extreme form, homicide, is the fourth-leading cause
of fatal occupational injury in the
United States
. According
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries (CFOI), there were 564 workplace
homicides in 2005 in the
United States
, out of a total of 5,702 fatal work injuries. [More...]
 Personal
Safety -
Personal
safety tips
The
Citizens
Police Academy
is
an important component of the Cleveland community policing
plan. They invite you to learn more about the
academy and how you can participate. Child
Safety - Information
on a variety of crime prevention issues directed at
children. - Kids need to know how to keep
themselves safe and knowing this will build the
self-confidence they need to handle emergencies
effectively. [More...] Teens
and Juvenile Crime – Follow this link for crime prevention
messages for teenagers on many different topics [More...]
Purse
Snatchers & Pickpockets are looking
for the easiest targets. Taking these tips will help you
become much more difficult a target.
[More...]
Carjacking
is the violent form of motor vehicle theft. It is
a serious threat to our personal safety because the thief
uses force and fear to rob our car from us. Sometimes the
car owner or [More...]
National
Crime Prevention Council
- Find out about the tools you can use to learn about
crime prevention strategies for your family or business.
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