In early June, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency sent a letter to mayors across the U.S. with some startling implications for bank security measures: “Potentially permanent requirements that individuals wear face masks in many or even all public spaces create the very real risk of …
We know not everything will fit through a mail slot. And an open, pass-through window? That’s often not an option. In recent years, as security concerns have multiplied, we’ve become the industry leader in supplying package receivers and passers. Over the course of 20,000 installations, we’ve found that people chronically …
Our VirusGuard™ – Mobile Barrier is a high quality, acrylic sneeze guard that ships directly to you and can be assembled in minutes. It is designed to be a moveable solution that blocks the spray of bodily fluids such as human sneezes and coughs. This non-bulletproof, mobile barrier can move …
Offices and businesses are eager to safely reopen, driving demand for “social distancing barriers“—fixed or mobile countertop “sneeze guards” that prevent virus-laden droplets from passing between visitors and employees. But many of these solutions seem to have been rushed to market. They aren’t much better—or even much better looking—than the …
Retail security barriers are inherently tricky. Jim Richards, CEO of Total Security Solutions, and his team look at a lot of specifications and proposals—mostly prepared by trained designers and architects. It isn’t pretty. “When you look at specifications coming in,” he notes, “I’d say probably 70% of these [proposed systems] …
As stay-at-home orders steadily fall away and states reopen, “occupational violence” is top of mind for most employers. Keeping your staff safe can be tricky. On the one hand, most economically motivated crime is extremely responsive to many forms of deterrence. Armed guards, better lights, conspicuous video cameras—all can send …
Workplace safety has taken on a whole new dimension since early spring. Every day brings new ways to decrease risk and increase (if not assure) worker, client, and customer safety—homemade masks and face shields, UV lights and micro-brewery hand sanitizer and remdesivir. But each new solution seems to come with its …
An increasing number of businesses and organizations are worrying about how they’ll manage their reopening. As we’ve explored in past articles, the “new normal” for workplace security and safety is complicated by the broader pressures straining our economy and country over the last several months. “We’ve always believed in helping …
OSHA is highlighting installing “sneeze guards” as the key to returning to normal business operations in the United States. In their Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration listed “clear plastic sneeze guards” among the key Engineering Controls they believe can aid in curbing workplace …