Health & Safety Protocols For Your Home

The pandemic has forced people to reassess their day to day habits and the need to have strong health & safety protocols in their homes. If there’s one place you should always feel safe, it’s in your own home. Your home is a place of refuge, privacy, and security for your family. Simple steps such as treating prescription medications with caution, being careful about what you share online, and locking your doors and windows are vital safety precautions. Everyone knows it’s not safe to smoke in bed or fall asleep with candles still burning. Unfortunately, many people don’t think about if their home is safe and how to properly react if a safety hazard does arise. It good practice to replace batteries in smoke alarms once per year. Know where to shut off the gas and water valve coming into your home and at the street. As well how to shut off your electrical panel too.

Porch Pirates

Online sales are up, and so is the number of boxes delivered to homes. A thief  may lookout for unattended packages sitting at your front porch or may even follow delivery trucks in hopes of capturing goods. These kinds of stories are perhaps fueling an uptick in the sale of parcel drops, large metal boxes or lockers designed to safely hold packages until the recipients get home.

Security Systems

Innovations in home security systems provide consumers access to DIY-friendly, wireless and modular options at affordable prices. Second, based on our research, we know that the rise of smart security technology expands consumer motivations for getting home security beyond just safety alone, to the ability to monitor the home and loved ones remotely.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

The principles are simple to incorporate in your landscape. Increase visibility throughout your yard, limit access to your property, eliminate hiding spots. Plants should be short enough to see over, trees tall enough to deter someone climbing up one and you want to make sure the exterior of your home is well-lit at night.

Home Built Prior to 1978

If your home or apartment was constructed before 1978, there is a possibility it contains lead — and the older your home is, the more likely it is there is some lead in it. The surest way to know is to hire a certified inspection, risk assessment and abatement pro. During a paint inspection, the pro will test all surfaces inside and outside your home for lead.

Childproof Your Home

Did you know that a child is statistically far more likely to experience an accident or a fatality inside his or her own home? Fortunately, these injuries are easily avoided with a little education and prevention.
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