Safety at home is something that is paramount for many people, and with many threats facing people in their homes from a range of different angles, it makes sense to look into a diverse range of offerings to ensure you can offer protection at every level.
But what type of threats should you be thinking about? Of course, these can and do differ for each home and everyone’s circumstances, but it can be anything from a child or pet accessing cleaning products and ingesting them to burglaries, harm from unsecured furniture, vehicles on the property, faulted wiring and plumbing, and more.
This post will examine some safety features that can protect you and your family at home and give you added peace of mind.
Locks, Openers, and Entrance Security
Protection of your property from unwelcome visitors or those with nefarious intentions is essential. This means using locks on windows and doors to add extra layers to make it more difficult for everyone to gain entry; it can be adding video doorbells or cameras that enable you to see who is on or approaching your property and check on children and pets playing outside. It can be using products like the Doorking Gate Opener to assist you in the easier opening of the gate to remove the need to get out of a vehicle manually or have someone manually open the gate.
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
How would you know if you had a gas leak or a fire starting in your home? In larger homes, these can be less obvious to spot as you won’t be using all the rooms all the time, the fire will have time to take hold, and carbon monoxide will have more space to infiltrate without you knowing there is a problem.
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms can alert you to anything happening and give you an audible warning that something is wrong and you need to vacate the property. Have smoke alarms placed on every level of the home, outside sleeping areas, and at least 10 feet away from cooking appliances?
Carbon monoxide alarms should also be on every level of the home, outside sleeping areas and inside rooms with fuel-burning appliances.
Appliance and Electrical Inspections
Appliance and electrical inspections periodically can ascertain the health and condition of your appliances and electronics and allow you to be confident nothing is amiss and everything is safe to use.
These can be yearly electrical inspections to ensure nothing is fully, and the home is safe from electrical fires; you can book regular dryer lint removal services to reduce the risk of house fires – lint fires are one of the leading causes of domestic fires in the country, or you can schedule inspections for your HVAC to avoid it breaking down and being a risk to use in the home.
Light It Up
Having external lighting around your home that you can turn on when you’re not there or when it’s dark and someone approaches your home will offer you additional security.
Thieves, especially, like working under cover of darkness and having sensor lighting or lighting you control on a timer, can remove this blanket of secrecy to ensure they are visible.
Paired with an audio-visual alarm or camera system, external lighting around the property can be impactful and not only offer protection from thieves but allow you to monitor your home, keep an eye on family members outside at all times, especially after dark, and have a watchful eye on pets too who might need to go out during the night.
Cabinet Security
Every home can have a range of poisons from different sources. From dogs ingesting chocolate, resulting in high vet bills to purge their bodies of the poison, to children mistaking cleaning products for drinks or food from unsecured cabinets.
If you have pets or young children, you need to make sure that anything harmful to them, whether they eat, drink, or get it on their bodies, e.g., bleach in the eyes, is placed into cabinets that cannot easily be accessed. You might be using cabinets on walls, not at ground level is ideal for you, or you use locks that stop access. But this is an area you need to consider when it comes to protecting your home.
Lock Up Tools Or DIY Equipment
Leaving your DIY equipment on display for everyone to see can increase risks in multiple ways. In the first instance, it could make you a target for theft as people could be tempted to break into your home to steal the tools and equipment you have.
But also, you can be risking your family’s safety if the tools accidentally get turned on or used without supervision or by someone not knowing how to use them properly or safely. Always ensure you use the safety features available on your DIY tools and equipment and that you store everything away safely when it’s not in use so you can reduce the risk of harm, accidents, or theft of your belongings.
