10 Home Safety and Security Guidelines You Need to Follow

Keeping your home’s Safety and Security in check is not a piece of cake, but you need to be extra vigilant to make sure everyone is perfectly safe. While you are taking some great measures, taking some small actions can make a huge difference.  These measures will help every member of your family feel extra protected.

10 Home Safety and Security Guidelines You Need to Follow

  • Keep a close eye on smoke and fire detector as the dust build up can affect the efficiency of these devices
  • It doesn’t matter if you are buying a new one, or remodeling your old hose, you need to make sure that the roof is fire resistant
  • Try to install a locked mailbox in your home. Don’t put anything in it that contains confidential info.
  • Don’t tip off burglar, or at least put a stop to anything that does it. If you are leaving your home for a while, you need to set the phone ringer to lowest volume of all
  • Don’t leave notes for service people when you are not home, this is a clear sign for burglars that the place is open for them
  • Never use indoor extension cord outlets, if you are using them, act with the guidelines of Safety and Security and pick something that is made according to such guidelines
  • Use interconnected smoke alarms and make sure they are lined together. In this case, if one alarm goes off, it will trigger every other
  • Avoid exposing your personal life way too much on social network. Never post pictures of your vacations unless you have returned home.
  • A basic Safety and Security tip, when you are going out. You better tell a trusted neighbor of it and ask them to watch after your house
  • Try to cover your home as much as you can, don’t give up the layout by too much exposure