Safer Places Inc., a firm providing pre-employment screening, tenant screening and security consulting, announced the relocation of its Massachusetts office to 10 Main Street in Lakeville, Massachusetts. Safer Places had been based Middleborough, Massachusetts since its inception. The company also has an office in Sebago, Maine.
While the address has changed, everything else for Safer Places, Inc. will remain the same, including the phone number, 508-947-0600. The website is still www.saferplacesinc.com.
“We’re thrilled with our new location. It’s about a mile and a half from our previous office and the new space will enable us to accommodate a new service we’ll be offering soon,” said David Sawyer, president of Safer Places, Inc.
Safer Places is a full service screening, testing, and consulting organization whose mission is to provide companies with the specific tests that best their needs for background screening, drug testing, and security consulting.
Additionally, Safer Places offers social media monitoring services so employers can better protect themselves from employees with questionable social media practices.s
According to a survey by CareerBuilder, 70 percent of all employers use social media to screen their candidates. Additionally, of those employers, more than 50 percent said they found something that made the employer not hire the candidate (other studies on this topic put this percentage closer to 69 percent).
Safer Places, Inc. has also undertaken a number of educational initiatives for the public, including a monthly videocast called SAFERupdates. SAFERupdates provides ongoing information for those looking to learn more about background verifications, drug testing and other related topics in a series of short, live videocasts, recordings of which can be found on Safer Places, Inc.’s YouTube channel.
For more information on Safer Places, Inc. and its services, visit https://www.saferplacesinc.com/ or call 508-947-0600.
About Safer Places, Inc.:
Safer Places, Inc. is a full-service firm that provides pre-employment screening, security consulting, tenant screening, and additional verification services for schools, private and public companies, property managers, property owners and anyone seeking to research an individual’s background.
Since the events of September 11, 2001, the importance of background checks has taken on increased prominence, and Safer Places, Inc. has undertaken a number of educational initiatives for the public, including a monthly videocast and SAFERupdates. SAFER provides ongoing information for those looking to learn more about background verifications, drug testing and other related topics in a series of short, live videocasts, recordings of which can be found on Safer Places, Inc.’s YouTube channel.
Elements of a background check can include Social Security trace, criminal history search, education verification, checking with sex offender registries, drug testing, driving record/license verification, employment verification/references, terrorist watch lists, and credentials verification/history. Increasingly, companies are using background checks as a condition of continued employment, particularly when an individual is being considered for a new position or promotion.
Safer Places, Inc. maintains offices at 10 Main Street, Lakeville, MA 02347. Its principals are board certified in security management, holding the CPP (Certified Protection Professionals) designation from ASIS International and they maintain memberships in a number of organizations including the Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA) and ASIS International. For additional information, please visit https://www.saferplacesinc.com/ or call (508) 947-0600.
