DISPOSAL

Disposing of records not a moment too soon...and not a moment too late

Too often, records disposal is the “forgotten child” of records management. Many organizations are careful not to destroy records prematurely. But they overlook the fact that retaining records longer than required, or destroying them in a haphazard manner, may violate privacy regulations, create significant legal risks and incur unnecessary costs for records storage and management.

In a 2007 survey conducted by Iron Mountain, 43 percent of respondents said they had no program for the destruction of confidential information, and 31 percent said paper records are systematically destroyed by some business units but not by all.

Finish the job

Iron Mountain can help you reduce these risks and costs by “finishing the job” of records retention. With your team, we’ll develop a comprehensive and consistently applied program for records retirement and disposal, including secure shredding.  Policies and procedures will address all your records, whether active or inactive, stored onsite or offsite, or in hardcopy or electronic form.