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4.Workplace design4.5 Security and accessEffective building security requires:• securing perimeters, including doors and windows• appropriately controlling access to the facility• safe access and exit, especially after hours and during emergencies• controlling access to vulnerable areas• clear signage, and• systems that allow staff members to be identified.Furthermore, the operating system needs to be:• secure enough to resist attempts to breach it• able to effectively differentiate between those who have authorisedaccess and those who don’t• able to prevent unauthorised entry but not prevent exit• reliable, regularly maintained and tested, and• designed to include a back-up system or process for providing accessin the event of failure.18 Handbook / Prevention and management of aggression in health services WorkSafe Victoria