Anticipate Safety Hazards in Your Home and Office to Be Better Prepared 

When you begin to think about home safety, first consider what might happen in a home emergency and how you would react if it did happen. This will help you plan a head and prepare for any emergency. What would you do, say, if a fire were to break out? Your first thought would be to extinguish it, leading you to conclude that you must purchase one or more fire extinguishers. You can go through your entire home this waymagining a scenario, and then come up with a solution. This will also force you to think about how you'd prevent that emergency from ever occurring in the first place. There are a lot of different things you can do to keep your home safe. Some of these things are more obvious than others, but they will all help keep you and your family safe at home.

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Fire Safety

A fire can happen anytime, but following a few simple steps can keep your family safe.

Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including the basement and outside of each sleeping area. Test the alarm monthly and replace batteries at least once a year. Replace the alarm after ten years if you have a 10-year permanent power-sealed unit or when the alarm chirps to indicate that it's low on battery power. Keep anything that could burn away from heat sources, such as stoves, ovens, candles, or cigarettes, never leave cooking unattended, and always keep a fire extinguisher readily available. 

Intruder Safety

You can take steps to make your home safer by installing lights, alarms, or a security system. You have several options for home safety systems, from doorbell cameras that you can monitor from your smartphone to integrated systems that call your security monitoring company, which can then alert authorities.

You should also know how to protect yourself from an intruder by staying alert, locking all doors, windows, and gates, and keeping anything that could be used as a weapon close by. 

Outside Your Home

It is essential to keep the outside of your home safe. Ensure no hazards like building materials, garbage, or broken limbs and branches are on the grounds. Too.

Keep trees and bushes trimmed back, so they don't block visibility, and use motion sensor lights to illuminate driveways or pathways at night. Installing a fence is great for keeping unwanted animals out and small children in and is a must if you have an in-ground swimming pool. Always check references and reviews before hiring fence installers or any contractor.

Check outdoor play equipment to ensure there are no jagged pieces or protruding nails and screws and that everything is properly anchored.  

Health Safety

Many people don't know that indoor air pollution is a significant issue and is more dangerous than outdoor air pollution. The pollutants in indoor air can come from dust mites, mold, animal dander, and bacteria.

A few things you can do to make the air in your home healthier are opening windows to allow the air to circulate, changing the filters in your HVAC, bathing your dog regularly, minimizing carpets, and vacuuming the carpets you do often have. And finally, try an air purifier or get a few plants that make good air filters.  

Your Home Business

Cybercrime is a real safety threat in your personal life, but the results can be catastrophic for your business. According to the National Cyber Security Alliance, "One in five small businesses become victims of cybercrime each year. And of those, some 60 percent go out of business within six months after an attack."

The first step you need to take is to back up all data to safe off-site locations. Real-time backup allows your business to continue functioning smoothly, even in the event of theft. Install business standard-level software, ensure secure passwords for each site, and use data encryption.

Using best safety practices like smoke detectors, alarm systems, improved in-home air quality, outdoor safety monitoring, and cyber attack safeguards, you can ensure your home, family, and business are protected and safe.       

By Cody McBride