Is it time to adjust security service hours of coverage? As with the automated control systems in a facility, timers need to be adjusted for security as well. There are a wide variety of security services available, and these services need review annually and seasonably.

Security lighting (energy costs), as most managers and homeowners recently experienced, is a cost that can surge unexpectedly. It is again time to plan on current lighting patterns, and continue to adjust through the daylight savings time change period. Courts have ruled that tenants have the right to expect a reasonably safe work environment. Safety and security lighting is certainly a segment of this responsibility.

Conduct a survey of your property, and not just in the day time: Are walk way, parking area, and entry lighting fixtures clear of obstructions, which would diminish their intended lighting capacities? Are all fixtures satisfactorily working? Have expansion or renovation projects previously not included in your security plan been properly lighted? Do exit doors have proper exit signs as required by code? Should timers be changed to adjust for the rapidly expanding periods of daylight? Very importantly, have reported accident and incident reports been reviewed to ascertain if additional lighting is needed in specific areas, and were the adjustments completed? Was a recent risk index report of crime in your neighborhood been reviewed? Has your current vendor of lighting merchandise informed you of new industry fixtures that are less costly to operate, yet produce a more satisfactory light projection?