Late last month, McDonald’s announced that it is requiring customers to wear face masks when entering its 14,000 U.S. restaurants. It follows other major chains such as Starbucks and Panera Bread. State mandatory face mask wearing rules are already in effect for restaurants throughout California and in counties in Arizona. Los Angeles County has the […]
One of the most unsettling issues facing retail stores is how to address customers who refuse to wear masks while shopping—despite prominent signs at entrances saying that they must. Security guards are relieving some of the enforcement pressures that would otherwise rest with store employees. Mask Wearing Compliance Remains A Challenge. A Pew Research study […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced that wearing a face covering is required statewide while residents are indoors (public spaces), outdoors and in the workplace (with some exceptions). Now, with the new round of business closures because of soaring coronavirus cases, businesses that can remain open are under pressure to enforce the face mask-wearing requirement. […]
It’s happening everywhere. Someone walks into a grocery store without a facemask despite posted signs stating all customers must wear a face covering to shop. Store employees don’t say anything to the shopper. They’ve seen the viral videos showing the terrible consequences after employees ask customers to wear a mask. They are fearful that they […]
Security cameras are a valuable tool to stop business break-ins. Recently, two would-be robbers in Cypress, Calif. climbed over a fence to enter a business property. Little did they know that they were being watched by an offsite security guard through real-time security camera monitoring. The police were notified. The police spotted the robbers trying […]
We are in the throes of a public health emergency. The exhausted faces of doctors and nurses that we see in the news say it all. They are waging a war against COVID-19 and putting their lives at risk to treat and help their patients. While roads, parks and gathering places are empty, our hospitals […]
Eight out of 10 deaths in the U.S. due to coronavirus are people older than 65. A quarter of those deaths (nearly 30,000) were residents of nursing homes. Ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States was Kirkland Life Care Center, a nursing home outside of Seattle. At least 37 people connected with […]
We live in unprecedented times. The pandemic created new rules for public safety. Security guards continue being tasked with ensuring those rules are followed. The recent looting and vandalism (continuing, but thankfully, on a smaller scale) means security guards are now stepping into an additional role—this time to protect property during a time of unrest. […]
The current unrest has exposed just how vulnerable retail businesses are to theft. Despite security gates and alarm systems, if criminals are intent on breaking into a store, they will, and then grab merchandise and be gone before police can respond. The only significant deterrent to this type of crime is the physical presence of […]
Stores are reopening. As they do, many states and counties are requiring that patrons wear masks in retail stores. Not every customer wants to follow these rules, however, which can lead to angry words, heated arguments and in some cases physical altercations. That’s why stores, from small outlets to big-box operations, are hiring security guards […]
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