Keyholding

Not only is it potentially dangerous, it is also inconvenient and unreasonable for staff to be called outside of working hours to attend site for any alarm activation. It also affects the businesses as a whole in regards to productivity for the next day. It is usual that businesses key holders are key members of staff and, as such, the cost to the business in both financial and human terms can be vast when relying on these staff to respond to intruder alarm activations.

As from 1st November 2013 Merseyside Fire Service will now no longer respond to unconfirmed fire alarms signals. From this date premises with monitored unconfirmed fire alarm systems must first dispatch a key holder to the site to investigate if the fire alarm activation is genuine prior to ringing Merseyside Fire Service to request response.

It is also important to note the revisions to the Corporate Manslaughter Legislation 2007 which now affect Line Managers as well as Directors. This act places a duty of care with them to ensure the safety of their staff and to ensure they are not placed in potentially dangerous situations.

By choosing Atlas Security Patrol as your keyholding company means one of our team of mobile response officers will attend your premises and deal with any alarm issues, taking the steps required to re-secure your premises in the event of a break-in or criminal damage. Our officers will also liaise with Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire Service and keep you up dated at all times. All of our mobile response officers are police checked and SIA licensed and are Mersey Fire and Rescue certified Fire Marshals.

In addition to keyholding for alarm response, Atlas Security Patrol offers a range of other keyholding services. These include:

• Loan Worker support – We can arrange welfare visits of your staff, provide regular check-up phone calls, be their emergency point of contact 24/7 or escort your staff or contractors whilst opening or closing the premises.

• Need to let someone in? – We can arrange access for your authorised contractors or relatives.

• Locked out or keys lost/stolen? – We can let you back in and provide a new set of keys, or arrange for the locks to be changed.

• Left an appliance on? – Don’t worry, we can sort this for you.

• Security presence – We can arrange both external and internal checks to be carried out on your premises or property at specific times or random intervals.

• Vacant property checks – Whether it is random or timed checks or pre arranged access to read meters we can tailor a package to suit your requirements.