Safety tips at home

The end of the year has arrived and it is a time to spend with friends and family, but we also need to ensure that we are safe all the time.

Here are some safety tips at home:

• Do not allow strangers on your premises or in your house without having identified the person properly, especially at night
• Implement proper key control measures
• Identify keys by means of codes instead of indicating in writing on labels to which gate/door access can be gained
• Keys to the safe must be kept on your person
• Never hide any keys in traditional places, such as in pot plants or under doormats
• Keys in the keyhole on the inside of the front or back door should be turned to avoid easy removal
• Never allow strangers to handle keys or look at key numbers
• Change locks when keys are lost
• Insert barring devices in door locks
• Remove keys from doors when leaving.

Details: Cleveland Police Station 011 677 5748.

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