off-job safety.pptVIP

Off the Job Safety – Home, Property and Personal Safety Think Safety (know that a danger could exist). Realize that you could become a victim. Have a plan - know what you will do if a dangerous situation comes up. Use good judgement. ALWAYS TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS - If something feels wrong, it probably is. When you are out be aware of your surroundings and avoid potentially dangerous situations. Carry a cellular phone in case of emergency. Choose well-lighted streets when walking at night. Walk with a friend. Install and use a peephole in your front door. Keep drapes or blinds down after dark. Leave lights on in two or more rooms to show people that you are home (a well-lit home keeps unwanted intruders away). Be extremely careful about letting strangers into your home. Be suspicious of visits by people that you didn’t call. Your car doors should ALWAYS be LOCKED, even in your own garage. Make it automatic to lock all your doors. After dark you NEVER park where its dark. If you go there when its daylight, you never park where it WILL BE dark when you come out. If the only available spaces are dark, you sit in your locked car until one opens up in a lighted spot or go to a different place. Even if your car is locked, you should always look underneath it from a safe distance. From 20-feet you can see under your car to the other side without crouching. NOTICE: LOOK INSIDE before you get into your car. Do this even in the daytime. If you see ANYTHING wrong, like shoes on the other side of the car but no head above the roofline, or a lumpy blanket on the back floor, you act like youve forgotten something and return to the building to call the police. DO NOT act like you SAW anything. If you act like you saw something, the predator will run while youre calling the police and may attack someone else in 10 minutes. BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS Lock your car in parking lots and when driving - especially when you are driving in an unfamiliar area. Don’t carry a lar