Whether it’s for the entrance of a neighborhood or outside of a warehouse facility, customizing a security booth is one of the simplest ways to increase safety and make everyone feel secure.
1. Security Booths Serve a Variety of Purposes
Having a security booth on your premises is not a one-size-fits-all proposition between different enterprises. While one firm may need the guard force stationed at the entrance parking area in order to only admit certain vehicles, other firms may have specialized uses and reasons for the placement of a guard booth. A few of the most common use cases include the following:
- Controlling access to the parking area
- Having the best vantage points from which to observe and control the facility’s perimeter
- Monitoring a range of CCTV cameras
- Checking for IDs or badges within the building
- Checking for tickets or venue badges
2. Customize Window and Wall Placement
It is obvious that a guard booth will need windows for observation. It will also likely need a walled area where guards can privately share information or even possibly hold or question an intruder or looter. The size and type of each window depend upon the purpose. Some windows will be fixed, but you will likely need sliding and lockable windows as well. Will the parking lot booth have a sliding window only at the side with oncoming traffic, will it need a window on the exit side as well?
3. Better Site Ergonomics Lead to Less Injuries
Security booths need to be also customized, so their placement within buildings or on the outdoor grounds has the ergonomics of your guard force in mind. The goal is to prevent repetitive motions from uncomfortable positions that can lead to injury and disability claims.
4. Modular, Customized Solutions Can Grow Over Time
Working with a security booth vendor, customized solutions that are modular can grow over time, just like your enterprise has.
5. Customize to Meet Building Codes in Your County
Every structure on your premises must meet your county’s code, so the guard booth must be customized in order to pass building code inspection.
6. Customize for Temperature Control for Your Region and Specific Site
Of course, an obvious need for an outdoor security booth is that it is customized for your unique climate as well as the site-specific demands. Is there snow and ice in the winter? Will you need to store snow shovels and deicing supplies at one end of the guard booth? Will the booth need a means of being kept warmer in the winter when the guards are at the window or door directing and vetting visitors? Does the best location for an outdoor guard booth have strong sun exposure in the afternoon? Maybe the guard booth will need tinted windows or a shade structure, so your force has a good view of who is approaching at all times of the day.
7. Build for Security Needs of the Future
It is not out of the realm of possibility that you may need to consider bulletproof windows, large concrete barriers around the guard booth and perimeter as well as even materials that keep your security force and employees safe. We are already beginning to see certain retailers in the country designing their storefronts with concrete barriers that block the entrances to keep out speeding vehicles. Thinking of your specific use case, what do you envision your needs might be over the next few years?
A customized guard booth will provide the perfect, temperate, ergonomic, code-compliant place that allows your security force to smoothly and easily do their work to keep your premises safe.