If you’re looking for a document destruction service, then you already know how important document security is to the well being of your business or household. Perhaps you have financial records that need to be disposed of confidentially. Maybe you need to deal with paperwork that’s associated with your legal or medical practice. You know that putting these records out where they can be stolen is a risk. Theft of financial details, identity theft and liability are all very real threats, and you may have legal or contractual obligations, as well.
It’s obvious why sensitive documents can’t simply be thrown out with the rubbish or recycling, but have you thought about other details of document security? Are you aware that most document shredding services do their work off-site? Here are some of the reasons why you should be using Shred On Site instead.
On-Site Shredding For Added Security
If you’re shredding documents, then it’s fair to say that the paperwork or media in question is of a sensitive nature and may be valuable to criminals. You know better than to leave confidential documents in ordinary rubbish or recycling bins. If they somehow fall into the wrong hands, they could hurt you, your clients or your customers or reveal private information that’s sensitive and may be protected by law.
You’re understandably nervous about criminals or opportunists finding these documents in a bin where they’ve been placed along with everyday rubbish and recycling, even though a dumpster diver would need to sort through the common garbage in order to find the confidential information. If your ordinary bins are targets for identity thieves and blackmailers, then think about the holding bins, trucks and industrial operations that off-site shredders use. They may be locked, but they’re also very tempting to criminals; they’re full of exactly the kind of information they would love to get their hands on.
The final result — document destruction — is what you need done, but look at all the new opportunities for theft that the off-site shredding process introduces. Before they’re destroyed, are your documents really safer offsite than they are out back? If you don’t want to run the risk of leaving your confidential documents vulnerable, then the answer is obvious: you need to Shred On Site.
On Site Shredding For Compliant Document Destruction
On site document destruction is more secure than shredding offsite, and that’s why it is a requirement under some circumstances. If you’re working in a regulated profession or you’re under contract and the rules require confidential document destruction, then you’d better take a close look. Your contract or regulatory framework may require truly secure document shredding, and that may mean on site shredding and pulping. We can provide a Certificate of Destruction to verify both the action and the method employed.
Get It Done Right By Shredding On Site
Maybe you’re doing an office clean-out before restructuring or before moving to a new location. Maybe you’re wrapping up a big project. Maybe you’re just doing a scheduled purge of your records. Perhaps your business or organisation deals with sensitive information every day and needs regularly scheduled destruction of all its paper rubbish. If sending your confidential documents off site to be shredded and pulped bothers you, then you should listen to your instincts. Get it done right; get it done on site. Call or e-mail Shred on Site for a quote.
