How security can be a part of productivity and profitability?

“A company, an organization, a firm flourishes in the clime of positivism and girth of security”.

Understanding security

Since last few years, security has enlarged its meaning, importance and implication as the world is changing its appearance from being rigorously progressive to distinctively productive and profit oriented. In the scene of competitions wherein the performance of a company has become quantitative, security too has turned out as a contributor to the figures. Taking a preventive action to extenuate the probabilities of results that are unlikely may be treated as one of the motives of security. A standard perception is that industrial security is about access control and safety of personal and personnel in terms of their property and being. Though this perspective is the basic tool behind every security management, it is the cumulative factor that determines the well being of any industry.

Importance in oil and gas sector

Since the winds of change are blowing everywhere, we keep on updating our technology and same needs to be incorporated in the security sector to match up with the new versions of crime. Through different sensitization and awareness programs security can be imparted as a self germinated attitude to fight against frauds. Especially in the field of oil and gas where business and fields are spread across vast distances in different climate and contour condition, an ease of access for data control and high bandwidth is required for a well head monitoring in remote locations. With the help of robust CCTVs and SCADA, business in gas networking and transmission has become quite easy and thus the scope of spreading the business moves parallel with the well efficient security system. Among nearly 1894 MAH units spread across 286 districts, 26 states including union territories in India if GAIL,Pata is one of them then it is a question of self realization that how crucial security is in keeping the company safe from any tragedy.

Security relation to productivity

Many times in the industrial lingua security and safety are considered to be complementing each other since both the fields stand at the same end of the rope that leads to the excellence in the organizational performance.

Profit of a company carries a direct proportion with its productivity which at the same time depends on few primary factors like employee satisfaction, operational control and a strategic work plan. All these parameters are the image builders for any company and put an obvious reflection on its market reputation.

Employee Share in security

By investing efforts to create a secured network around workplace, residence and public areas, we germinate a tinge of satisfaction and reliability among the workers and employees that their lives and assets are being taken best care of in return of their devotion to the company. However apart from employee security being totally physical, there is a requirement to create a balance between the needs of security and culture of the organization. This security gap may sweep in the potential data leakage from various points of use. Therefore at the same time the valuable information being shared among the employees on the network and the freedom allotted to them should in no case put security from threats, data thefts, frauds etc and hence the reputation of the company on stake.

A strict and gingerly worked out control over the operations that invite foreign involvement is needed to prevent any unwanted fluke. For illustration while importing materials or dealing with visitors or clientele, we keep one of our sides open to outsiders that may create opportunities for the firebrands to fulfill their intentions that might not be in the intrest of the company. A properly trained, committed and responsible security system stands with an acute plan to combat such incidents and put a check over the probable impediments in the smooth operation of any process.

Work plan

For an organization rich in manpower it becomes more necessary to recognize and throw away miscreants through a full proof work plan and ensure that the perimeter is secured. The strategic loop for the security network may involve following nodal elements.

Case studies and analysis

Planning and strengthening

Action

Evaluation and reassessment

This work plan may vary with the organizational structure but should have the power to confront the vulnerabilities that impede the productivity and profitability of the organization by any means.

Security being a part of productivity may be understood by getting apprised by the fact that at every level of organizational set up we need it to justify our objective. Be it receipt of materials or dispatch of products, be it different means of communication within the organization or it may be the movement of documents and files physically or electronically. By using latest and updated tools of security it becomes easy to control the gaps and intimate the message to the ill doers to get alert.

Incidents happen regardless of all the preparation that we make to halt the causations but a strong security puts in the confidence that the system is ready to face the unprecedented calls.