Office Document Strategies Blog

Anti-Idling Bylaws Create New Document Security And Shredding Risk

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 @ 08:08 AM

So what does anti-idling have to do with document security and shredding? 

It seems that due to municipal anti-idling laws in Burlington, Hamilton and other jurisdictions the mobile shredding services are being restricted from doing on site shredding.  It appears that running their engines for the time it takes to complete shredding projects onsite violates the anti-idling bylaws and they are not permitted to operate in this manner.

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Topics: document storage strategy, document management, Document, Paper shredding, shredders

What is confidential Paper Shredding?

Posted by Linda Painter on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 @ 10:08 AM

Interesting Yahoo Question posed the other day. What is confidential Paper Shredding? The common answer seemed to be -" Once a paper Document was shredded it is nearly impossible to reassemble."
Nearly impossible but doable with a lot of patience and tape-if the document was shredded with a strip cut shredder.   Depending on the width size of the strip cut- just like a jigsaw puzzle-if someone desperately wanted to - unlike Humpty Dumpty the document could be put back together again.
When purchasing a Shredder you need to know what is being shredded and just how confidential the data on the paper (or electronic media) is.  If it contains highly sensitive data- you need to get a Cross Cut Shredder- and the document will be shredded like confetti at a wedding. Cross cut shredders cut in different size "squares"- the smaller the "square" the higher the security value assigned to the shredder. 
You also need to know who is shredding the data. If you are using an in-house shredder- and most offices should have a Shredder- and a policy for what is to be shredded- and what paper can be safely placed in a recycle box.

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Topics: Document, Paper shredding, shredders

Paper Shredding is an Important Part of Privacy Strategy

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 @ 11:04 AM

With the increasing concerns about personal and corporate privacy a properly designed paper shredding plan is necessary for all sizes of offices.  Long gone are the days when any business can afford to throw documents in the waste without being sure they are destroyed in a secure fashion.  

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Topics: privacy, Paper shredding, shredders