American businesses and institutions have never been more concerned about security and safety as they are now, so Security Distributing & Marketing set out to measure the industry’s progress in providing that security. In a series of articles, SDM reports the results of the first-ever research that asks Americans about electronic security measures used at work. To achieve simplicity and consistency, SDM’s survey asked which of six different security measures were used at work: burglar alarms, fire alarms, video surveillance, door locks, card access/keypads, and ID badges. These results were cross-referenced by demographic segments, such as major metropolitan areas, to provide a gauge of the present and a benchmark for the future.
This article in the series, SDM’s Consumer Study, Workplace & Home Security, focuses on the results of the survey question, “Which of the following security measures are used in your workplace?†and the response to the fire alarm choice. Across the nation, 66 percent – or two-thirds – of employed people in the United States indicate that a fire alarm system is present in their workplace. SDM also viewed the results to this question on a city-by-city basis and found that the answer varied widely.