Advantage Security Document Destruction & Disposal

Security Document Destruction & Disposal

We offer a high level of service and security and have been recognised and accepted throughout the region. All our vehicles and premises are approved for the collection and disposal of all types of documentation and electronic media files. All service staff are competent, qualified, suitably uniformed and have undergone a full security check. We operate a strict security and confidential policy.

Service You Can Rely On.
Customer Confidentiality & Satisfaction Is Our No.1 Priority.

All our pick-up, transport and disposal methods comply to statutory authorities. We set very high standards and have a total commitment to achieve second to none service and customer satisfaction. We are a market leaders in our field and continue to be the most innovative document disposal / destruction company in Australia.

The importance of document destruction:

1. Privacy Act Compliance:
   Section 12 of the Privacy and Personal Information Act 1998 states that a public sector agency must dispose of sensitive personal information securely to ensure the information is safeguarded against loss, unauthorised access, use or disclosure.
   
   Protect your business from a breach of the Privacy Act by using Advantage Document Destruction Program.

2. Identity Fraud:
   Available evidence suggests that identity fraud is significant and growing. In Australia identity fraud is described as growing at an alarming rate, with losses estimated by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department in 2001 to cost Australians in excess of $4 billion per annum, although authoritative statistics are not yet available on the crime’s incidence or impact.
   
   Protect your business and your clients from Identity Fraud by using Advantage Document Destruction Program.

3. Corporate Espionage:
   Be it by acts of Corporate espionage or by your own business’ oversights the risk of confidential or sensitive printed and / or electronic information being obtained by unauthorised persons present a threat to business.
   
   Protect your companies future by using Advantage Document Destruction Program to dispose of Unwanted Confidential Information.

Methods of Operation

1. Receptacles:
   We offer a wide range of bags, boxes, office bins and lockable ‘wheelie’ bins.
   
   Advantage Document Destruction Services has a large range for sale or lease.

2. Collection:
   Suitably uniformed personal collect your waste with minimal disruption to your operations.
   
   Advantage Document Destruction Services offers a Reliable Pick-Up Service.

3. Transportation:
   Sensitive records are transported in totally enclosed and lockable vehicles (to prevent records falling off the back of trucks!)
   
   Advantage Document Destruction Services uses fully enclosed and lockable vehicles.

4. Storage:
   Documentation is stored in a secure room prior to destruction. Access is restricted and destruction takes place as soon as practical by authorised personnel.
   
   Advantage Document Destruction premises are approved for collection and disposal of security documentation and electronic media.

5. Destruction:
   Destruction of records are irreversible. This means that there is no reasonable risk of the information being recovered again.
   
   Advantage Document Destruction Services Cross Shreds all documentation it is then Chemically Treated so no information can possibly be recovered. This process is unique to Advantage.

6. Environment:
   Records are destroyed in an environmentally friendly manner. Subject to clients approval both paper and electronic media are, where possible, pulped for recycling.
   
   Advantage Document Destruction Services donates all proceeds of recycled material to local charity organisations.

7. Documentation:
   The destruction of all records must be documented, so that your organisation is able to ascertain whether a record has been destroyed. Proof of destruction may be required in legal proceedings or in response to FOI requests.
   
   Advantage Document Destruction Services provides a Certificate of Destruction.

Helpful Hints

• Extra care should be given to records containing sensitive information.

• Records should always be disposed of with the same level of security that was maintained during the life of the records. Wherever possible, destruction of records should be supervised by an officer of the organisation or by an authorised agent to ensure destruction has been contracted out.

• Lockable bins should be used for particularly sensitive records.

• Failure to ensure the total destruction of records may lead to the unauthorised release of sensitive information.

• The destruction of all records must be documented, so that your organisation is able to ascertain whether a record has been destroyed. Proof of destruction may be required in legal proceedings or in response to FOI requests.

• The certificate of destruction should be placed on a file together with any other destruction documentation.

• Records should be destroyed in an environmentally manner.

Please contact us for all your Security Document Destruction & Disposal