SECURITY
MAKE SURE FIREWORKS DON’T PUT A ROCKET UP YOUR BUSINESS
Arson is a year-round threat, but with nights drawing in and the concentration of events associated with fireworks – including Halloween, Bonfire Night, Diwali and New Year’s Eve – the danger can be more prevalent during the autumn and early winter. Neil Ricketts, Technical Director (Electronic Security) at Trigion Security explains the steps businesses should take to reduce the risk of being a target for arsonists.
Arson is the single biggest cause of serious fires in businesses, every year there are reportedly over 3,100 arson attacks on shops, cafes and small businesses. It is estimated that up to 80% of businesses never fully recover following a serious fire, so there is a lot at stake when securing your business against arsonists.
As the largest single cause of major fires in the UK, arson costs billions of pounds annually. It is a serious crime causing deaths, injuries and damage to property and anyone found guilty of it faces a maximum punishment of a life sentence.
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There is no single reason that people commit arson, but research has found the following common motives:
• anti-social behaviour • as a means of revenge
• to conceal the evidence of crimi- nal activity
• to illegally dispose of property, especially cars
• to defraud insurance companies
• mental health or psychological problems
According to UK fire statistics over 40% of fires in business premises
are the result of arson, that’s nearly double the number in residential properties. For the year from July 2014 to June 2015 the police record- ed 513,545 incidents of arson and criminal damage.
ASSESSING THE RISKS Businesses may feel they are non-
threatening and unlikely targets, but like many crimes arson is opportunistic and therefore any property can be at risk; including vehicles. Those managing schools, unoccupied buildings, places of worship and animal research
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