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Safety Tips<br />
PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM BREAK-INS WITH<br />
THESE SAFETY TIPS<br />
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ake it difficult for someone to conceal<br />
themselves while breaking in. Avoid tall/<br />
thick shrubs around your windows and<br />
doors.<br />
Having good exterior lighting helps. If you own your<br />
home and can afford a motion sensor floodlight, please<br />
install one. When a motion light kicks on, you know<br />
someone is out there.<br />
You know your neighbourhood more than anyone.<br />
If you stay in a middle class area, avoid having stuff<br />
in plain sight that shows affluence. If you have an<br />
expensive car, keep it in a garage. If you have nice stuff<br />
in your house, keep your blinds closed. Never show off<br />
wealth in the midst of little.<br />
Burglars usually case a neighbourhood before they<br />
rob it. They know when you leave for work. They know<br />
when your neighbours leave for work. If you have<br />
neighbours that are home during the day, it will make<br />
your house a riskier break-in. Or better still, stay in a<br />
gated estate with adequate security.<br />
If you have a security system, don’t put one<br />
of those “Protected by XYZ” stickers on your door.<br />
Knowing which brand of security system can provide<br />
enough info on how to disable it. Get a generic sticker.<br />
Or, simply ignore.<br />
Get a dog. They say a dog is man’s best friend, this<br />
is very true. You don’t need to break the bank getting<br />
one; a healthy average sized dog can do the job. After<br />
all, its job is to raise alarm whenever anything unusual<br />
is happening around your home.<br />
Ensure your locks are foolproof. If you rented an<br />
apartment and the locks do not look strong enough<br />
for you, please change them and get the type of locks<br />
you want.<br />
Remember, the goal isn’t to make your house<br />
completely break-in proof. It is simply to make your<br />
house a less attractive target than the other houses in<br />
your neighborhood. Look at the surrounding houses and<br />
adjust accordingly.<br />
However, no matter how hard you try, getting a<br />
Burglary Policy from FBN General Insurance gives you<br />
peace of mind over your property even when you are<br />
far from home.<br />
Call 01-9054810<br />
FBNI&YOU • www.fbninsurance.com • 9
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