What should I shred?
Understanding what media to shred is vital to ensure that you comply with the relevant legislation. Despite the changes in digital media, paper is still being printed and used in the majority of South African companies. Ensuring that confidential documents are securely shredded is vital to mitigate against the risk of privacy and security breaches. Mastershred Confidential Document Shredding can help your business shred your paper waste confidentially on-site through our network of mobile shredding vehicles.
Protecting the security and privacy of your printed materials is our number one priority and we are committed to 100% customer satisfaction. Document protection remains at the heart of all major Compliance and Privacy standards here in South Africa. It’s not just common sense now – secure document disposal is a fundamental part of the law.
Mastershred Confidential Document Shredding aims to keep you fully compliant with the Data Protection Acts by keeping your confidential information about customers, contracts and staff secure. We shred it on-site or off-site and give you a Certificate of Destruction for peace of mind.
It is amazing how many employees don’t know what type of waste should be disposed of securely. Auditing your paper waste bins will give you an immediate understanding of how well your company is doing. Company reports, payroll data, invoices and customer data are all familiar examples of the type of waste that is just being thrown out. Often sensitive information is simply thrown in the bin by employees who don’t understand the importance of confidentiality and data protection. Understanding what information to shred is vitally important. Under South African law, businesses of all sizes must handle sensitive data in a responsible way. As part of this law, all unwanted confidential documentation must be destroyed without any risk of data breach. Here’s our list to help you on your way:
What to shred?
Most businesses generate a fair amount of paperwork throughout the course of an average month. The specifics will, of course, depend on the type of business you are in, but in general anything which contains information about an individual or a company may well be of interest to an identity thief. Protect your employees, patients, customers, suppliers and your business by disposing of the following in a safe and secure way:
Procurement
Purchase Orders
Supplier Records
Confidential Information
Corporate Records Supplier Data
R & D
Technical Drawings
Product Plans
Feedback Reports
Formulas and Experiment Testing
Monitoring and Evaluation Reports
Management
Business Plans
Strategic Reports
Contracts
Budget Reports
Printed Emails
Staffing Information
Management Accounts
Business Development Documentation
Company proposals
Product development
Research information
Specification drawings
Strategy documentation
Meeting minutes
Training information
Internal reports and correspondence
Supplier information
Purchase orders
Budget data
Operations
Training Information
Contracts & Sales
Memorandums
Sales and Service information
Health and Safety information
Appraisals and Staff Documentation
Information Technology Audits
Marketing Information
Work Reports
Monitoring Information
HR Information
Appraisals
Payroll Information
Disciplinary Hearings
Tribunal Documentation
Medical records
Financial Audits
Book Keeping Reports
Accountants Logs and Management Accounts
Employee Handbooks and Policies
Sales & Marketing
Contracts
NDAs and Agreements
Advertising Literature
Training Information
Marketing Collateral
Sales Records Sheets
Customer Data
Miscellaneous
Print-outs of emails
Desk memos
Telephone messages
Old diary pages
Meeting notes
What not to shred?
We can only shred paper items. Please do not include any of the following in your secure console:
Metal items
Sharp objects
Batteries
Toner cartridges
Cardboard tubes
Food Pressurised containers
Glassware
All waste paper collected by Mastershred Confidential Document Shredding will be securely shredded and then recycled. Each cabinet you fill saves half a tree, so your contribution can really make a difference. Contact MasterShred today on 082 906 0485 or 082 497 4714 to find out more.