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Security Waste Audit
Assessing the Risk to Your Business
- Have you assessed the risk to your business if your confidential material falls into the wrong hands?
- Do you dispose of your paper records separately from your general waste?
- Identity theft is on the increase. Do you know what happens to your confidential material prior to collection?
- Are you aware of the responsibilities you have as a data controller under the Data Protection Act 1998?
- Has your business any confidential destruction procedures in place and are you satisfied they are being carried out?
- Do you employ the Destruction Service of an ISO 9001 company to destroy your confidential information?
- Does your present contractor work to an approved standard and are they members of a recognised shredding association?
- Can your contractor provide a full audit trail from collection to point-of-destruction. Do you receive a Certificate of Destruction for all work carried out?
- Do you have a secure service currently in place within your company?
If you have answered ‘No’ to one or more of the above questions, you should consider reviewing your procedures for the disposal of confidential material.
A responsible approach to data processing should include a clear statement on disposal policies. Using a reputable security shredding company will assure organisations that confidential material has been collected, destroyed and disposed of under secure, controlled conditions - reducing the risk of prosecution under the Data Protection Act and keeping reputations intact.
Contact HWP Destruction Service for a free 'no obligation' site visit to assess your company's needs or telephone our Commercial Department on 0161 330 4971.
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