The following is a guide on how the members can help to protect themselves, the business, employees and neighbouring businesses from becoming victims of crime.

• Regularly review your procedures to ensure that your property is properly protected.
  
  
• Train your staff.
  
  
• Ensure that visitors to your premises are monitored.
  
  
• Encourage employees to challenge strangers on your premises.
  
  
• Be on the look out for unusual or suspicious activities and contact Knowsley Business Watch. (see further information section for who to contact).
  
  
• Pass on to the Business Watch Manager or the Police accurate details of the suspicious or the unusual (see further information section for who to contact). Please aim to provide full information e.g. number of people, descriptions of people and vehicles involved). Don’t be put off if you think it may be trivial or unimportant. JUST DO IT!
  
  
• Encourage your Neighbourhood Beat Officer to visit your premises regularly.
  
  
• Establish regular contact with your neighbours. They can help protect your premises, just as you can help to protect theirs. Share with them warnings or information relating to crime received from the police.
  
  
• Encourage your employees to be vigilant and aware of what is going on about them. Encourage them to report the unusual. Involve them in aspects of security.
  
  
• Ensure that information on crimes or criminal activities, received from the Policies is effectively used. Have a procedure for sharing this information with those who need to know and who can be your eyes and ears.
  
  
• Take advantage of specialist advice or help available to you. Business Watch will conduct a free survey of your premises and give expert advice on crime prevention (see further information section for who to contact).
  
  
• Encourage your staff to be security minded – both at work and at home.
  
  
• Report damage to street lighting. It makes sense to ensure that prompt repairs are executed. Please visit: http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/contract/ lighting/index.html for details on how to report street light faults/problems.
  
  
• If in doubt contact Knowsley Business Watch on 0151 477 4024.
  
  
• BUT REMEMBER: The Business Watch scheme does not replace the 999 emergency call procedure.