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Office Paper Shredder
Essential Part Of Any Company's Equipment
An office paper shredder used to be something that you only saw in the movies on television.
You know the scene, the guy trying to dispose of top secret documents by feeding it into a desktop paper shredder or a larger machine.
Well, the fact is that these are now a part of almost any company. The reason for this is that, since June 2005, it has become a legal requirement that companies dispose of any documents that contain employee or customer information securely.
This covers everything from employment records to payment information to patient documents. There is hardly a company or organization that the law does not cover.
In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission, any business or individual who uses a consumer report for a business purpose is subject to the requirements of the Disposal Rule, a part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA), which calls for the proper disposal of information in consumer reports and records to protect against ‘unauthorized access to or use of the information.’
Therefore an office paper shredder has become an essential part of any company’s equipment.
There are many different types of desktop paper shredder which can cope with the demands of a small to medium-sized business. These are designed to be able to shred a fairly large volume of documents and be in almost constant use.
They incorporate heat reduction measures to prevent the machine from overheating and, as such, are more expensive than the smaller models that consumers may buy for their own personal use.
Each office paper shredder has its own integrated bin to collect the shredded documents and many have automatic features to help aid the shredding process. These include automatic feeding when a document is detected and alarms to notify the user when the paper bin needs emptying.
The main difference between the different makes and models of desktop paper shredder, apart from size, is the level of shredding that it employs.
This is known as its shred particle security level. These are specified by the DIN numbers from 1 to 6, 6 being the most secure method of shredding.
If you are considering buying a new office paper shredder it is important to assess the level of shredding that you actually require. The higher the security level or DIN number that a desktop paper shredder has, the more expensive it will be.
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