Planning and design
Careful planning and design, in consultation with suitably experienced and qualified people, is essential in making sure work is done safely.
Building designers
Cash in transit clients (CIT)
Employers and self-employed people
Building designers
When designing buildings, architects and designers should think about the possibility of armed robbery. Building design features could include:
- safe access to and from the building
- dedicated vehicle parking
- vehicle loading docks
- security equipment in noticeable locations
- strong exterior and interior lighting
- open glass fronts
- automatic teller machines (ATMs) placed in safe areas
Cash in transit clients (CIT)
Clients of the CIT industry should think about the placement of ATMs and the way cash is collected and delivered on their property. The possibility of armed robbery could be reduced by:
- identifying the most secure access to and from the property and ATMs
- identifying vehicle parking and pedestrian access
- installing security equipment; for example closed circuit television (CCTV), security guards and alarms
- installing adequate lighting near ATMs
- installing duress alarms near ATMs and cash collection and delivery points
- installing ATMs in a secure enclosure or bunker
Clients should check with the CIT operator for suitable ways to do this safely.
Employers and self-employed people
Businesses and employers who contract out CIT work need to make sure that any self-employed person carries out the work in a safe way. Employers and self-employed people should prepare a health and safety management plan which describes how the work will be done safely.
The following safety issues should be considered:
- undertaking a risk assessment of the work being done
- providing standard operating procedures
- providing safe access to and from cash collection and delivery points
- providing appropriate training and instruction to people who carry out the work
- assessing the manual tasks which could cause back strain or other injuries for example weight of cash to handled
- providing personal protective equipment
- maintaining vehicles in good mechanical condition
- fitting softskin vehicles with a vehicle safe
- fitting alarms
- securing weapons when not in use
- maintaining weapons in good mechanical condition
For detailed information on how to implement a risk management process in the cash in transit industry, check Section 3 of the Cash in Transit Industry Code of Practice 2001.
Further information on the risk assessment process is provided in Risk management.
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