Fighting Chance Solutions’ Commercial Building Security
Why You Need Professional-Grade Door Security for Office Buildings and Corporate Campuses
More than 2 million Americans experience workplace violence annually. Active shooter events unfold in less than 5 minutes, leaving no time for law enforcement response. Protecting your employees is essential.
Lawyers, accountants, consultants, and more face increasing threats from disgruntled clients. Employee terminations can escalation to violence. Businesses can be liable for medical expenses, workers’ compensation, legal fees, property damage, and security upgrades and investigations.
Workplace violence costs U.S. businesses $130 billion annually, with the average incident costing $250,000+ and the average workplace homicide costing $3+ million in direct and indirect costs (medical expenses, legal fees, property damage, lost productivity, reputation damage, client loss, OSHA fines and penalties).
458 workplace murders occurred in 2023
(9 workers killed every week)
Workplaces are the #1 location for mass shootings since 1966, representing 30% of all incidents
Domestic violence spills into the workplace (22% of incidents)
Unknown individuals can blend in easily
The Rampart
For inward-swinging doors
Ideal for individual office doors, executive suites, HR offices, private meeting rooms, and storage rooms
Secure Your Workplace in 2 Seconds
Don’t wait for tragedy to expose your vulnerabilities. Every day without protection is an unnecessary risk to your most valuable asset: your employees.
The Sleeve
For outward-swinging doors
Entrance doors to office suites, corridor doors, conference rooms, and doors with hydraulic closers
Critical Challenges in Commercial Building Security
Anyone Can Walk Through the Door
Modern office design prioritizes openness and accessibility, but that same openness creates serious security vulnerabilities. Visitors can often access office floors without thorough screening, and former employees may retain knowledge of building layouts and access points.
High employee turnover creates additional gaps. New faces blend in easily, and it’s difficult to know who belongs in the building at any given time. Co-working spaces amplify this problem significantly, with multiple companies sharing common areas and unknown individuals moving freely throughout the facility.
Delivery personnel and contractors create additional entry opportunities that are nearly impossible to monitor comprehensively. Domestic violence spilling into the workplace accounts for 22% of incidents, meaning threats often arrive with someone who appears to belong. The reality is sobering: workplaces are the #1 location for mass shootings since 1966, representing over 30% of all incidents. Your security system must account for threats that emerge without warning, bypassing traditional access controls entirely.
Standard Locks Fail When It Matters Most
Most people assume a locked door provides meaningful protection. It doesn’t. Standard deadbolts fail at just 200-300 pounds of force, and interior door locks resist only 75-150 pounds of pressure.
Hollow-core doors, which are standard in most commercial buildings, offer virtually no protection against a determined attacker. A motivated intruder can kick down most locked office doors within seconds, leaving employees with nothing but a false sense of security.
Active shooter events can unfold in under 5 minutes, long before law enforcement arrives. The average police response time is 5-10 minutes in urban areas and significantly longer in rural locations. Employees hiding behind standard locks are not protected. They’re just delayed. Real protection requires door security capable of withstanding 500+ pounds of external force, buying critical time until help arrives.
Retrofitting Existing Buildings Is Expensive
Comprehensive security upgrades for commercial buildings carry staggering costs that most businesses simply can’t justify. Electronic card access systems run $500,000 in equipment costs alone for a 100-door building, with installation adding another $150,000 and annual maintenance costing $25,000 per year.
Bullet-resistant barriers require 12-18 months of permits and construction before a single employee is protected. Automatic door lock systems cost $465,000 over five years for a 100-door building, plus ongoing maintenance contracts. Every renovation requires fire marshal approval, ADA compliance verification, and building code reviews, adding months of delays before protection is in place.
Meanwhile, your employees remain vulnerable throughout the entire process. For a 500-employee commercial building, traditional electronic access control costs $1,550 per employee compared to just $16 per employee with Fighting Chance Solutions. The financial burden of retrofitting isn’t just expensive. It’s a barrier that leaves businesses unprotected for far too long.
Workplace Violence Is Unpredictable and Escalating
Workplace violence doesn’t announce itself. It erupts without warning from sources that are often familiar and trusted. Employee terminations, disciplinary actions, and collections disputes can escalate instantly, while disgruntled former employees may return weeks or months after leaving. 458 workplace murders occurred in 2023 alone, averaging 9 workers killed every week, and over 2 million Americans experience workplace violence annually.
Professional services firms face unique risks. Lawyers handling contentious divorces, financial advisors navigating client losses, and real estate professionals showing properties alone are all exposed in ways that are difficult to predict or prevent.
The financial consequences extend far beyond the immediate incident, with the average workplace violence event costing $250,000+ and the average workplace homicide exceeding $3 million in direct and indirect costs. Workplace violence costs U.S. businesses $130 billion annually in medical expenses, legal fees, lost productivity, and increased insurance premiums.
No industry is immune, no building is automatically safe, and no employee is beyond risk. The only responsible answer is having a plan, and the equipment to execute it, before the unthinkable happens.
How Fighting Chance Solutions Can Help You Secure Your Workplace
When you choose Fighting Chance Solutions’ commercial building security systems, you’ll benefit from:
- Fire code and ADA compliant as emergency-use-only devices with no permanent modifications
- OSHA General Duty Clause compliant by providing engineering controls to prevent violence and enable rapid lockdown during active threats
- Building code compliant with no permanent modifications
- California SB 553 compliance support by physical engineering controls, training materials, recordkeeping forms, and implementation guidance
- Proven performance under pressure
- Proudly manufactured in the USA
Fighting Chance Solutions’ Commercial Building Security Systems
Buying Time When Time Is Not For Sale
Deploy This Week, Not Next Year
Traditional security upgrades take 6-18 months for design, bidding, permits, and installation, leaving your employees unprotected while the process drags on.
Fighting Chance Solutions ships within 2-4 business days, installs during normal business hours without disrupting operations, and requires zero permanent modifications to your property. There’s no dust, no noise, no construction crews, and no downtime. When threats emerge, you need protection now, not after a lengthy renovation project.
One Price. No Surprises. Ever.
The Rampart and Sleeve are one-time purchases with no recurring fees, no maintenance contracts, no annual inspections, and no replacement parts to budget for. Unlike electronic security systems that require ongoing licensing, servicing, and upgrades, our products simply work, year after year.
For a 100-door commercial building, total protection costs just $8,000 compared to $375,000-$775,000 for traditional solutions over five years. Preventing just one workplace violence incident (average cost $250,000+) delivers an ROI of over 3,000%.
Protect Your Business as Well as Your People
Implementing documented security measures demonstrates reasonable care for employee safety, a critical factor in defending against negligent security lawsuits and OSHA citations.
Having Fighting Chance Solutions products in place shows good-faith effort to prevent workplace violence, supports your legal defense if an incident occurs, and may reduce general liability and workers’ compensation insurance premiums.
With workplace violence costing U.S. businesses $130 billion annually and the average incident exceeding $250,000 in direct costs, a $16-per-employee investment is the most straightforward risk management decision you’ll make.
Simple Enough for Everyone, Flexible Enough for Anything
Most employees master deployment in under 60 seconds, giving your entire workforce a tangible tool that builds confidence and reduces workplace anxiety.
Start with your highest-risk areas and expand as your budget allows, adding protection to new locations or renovated spaces without replacing what you already have. If your floor plan changes or you move locations entirely, your devices move with you.
When every employee can protect themselves and their colleagues in 2 seconds, security stops being a burden and becomes a genuine competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining great people.
From Order to Installation: Your Complete Implementation Guide
Simple steps to secure your spaces quickly
Select the Right Door Security Device
Most doors swing outward, making The Sleeve the ideal choice for securing your space. For administrative offices and rooms with inward-swinging doors, the Rampart offers an effective alternative solution.
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Pricing Information
The Sleeve is available at $89.99 per unit (shipping calculated separately). Contact us today for volume pricing on bulk orders and organization-wide implementation packages.