Home Safety Tips : Measures To Protect Your Family

Leaving children and elderly people alone at home can be a dangerous situation. There should be one adult who should always stay with them at the house to ensure their safety. 

The aim of making a safe and sound home takes lots of effort not just by one person but the whole family. 

It takes a lot of smart work along with hard work to ensure the protection of your household. There are numerous factors that need to be taken care of to make sure that everyone's safe. 

Some basic and generic safety features involve installing smoke alarms, lockable cupboards for firearm safety, and following all the necessary safety rules so that you always keep danger out of your way.

All the above-mentioned factors along with several other steps are exceptionally imperative. 

Another thing that needs to be on everyone’s checklist is food safety.
Foodborne illnesses will have adverse effects on your family if you will not take enough measures to ensure that every single thing in your kitchen is clean and sanitized.

Generally, every single home makes its own safety rules which may differ from one home to another. However, these rules are somewhat similar to one other.

As a result, each member of a family should identify the safety rules that are needed to be followed in order so that each individual can make their home the most guarded place. 

Safeguarding your children loved ones in your household does not mean that you restrict them to do things that are normal.

Apart from this, I have mentioned several significant steps on how you can protect your home from all dangerous intruders as well as hazards. 

Three pertinent safety data affiliated with Home Safety:

BURGLARIES

Statistics have shown that 60% of the sentenced burglars guarantee that households having an ideal home automation system determine their decision to target another home. Though, there are burglars out there who have a conscious intention to avoid homes with security systems.

Most home burglaries occur during daylight hours rather than at night. The reason is that the majority of people are not present in their respective households which makes it convenient for the burglars to steal, that too with a lot lesser chance to get noticed. Another major factor that has come under the radar is that approximately 30% of burglars enter households through an unlocked entrance, i.e. via door or window. First-floor windows and doors are convenient and hassle-free for burglars to commit theft, especially when thieves can hide behind shrubs and trees.

CHILDREN INJURED OR KILLED IN HOMES 

Children are naive and do not understand the difference between good and bad happening in the world until adults take care of that department. 
Data has shown that Injuries are a vital source of childhood emergency cases and admission to hospital. 

The most recent accident statistics recorded were from the National Safety Council.

Every year, almost 2,000 children 14 years and under die due to injuries caused by accidents at home. 

Home injuries caused unintentionally are generated via fire and burns and unintentional home injury death of children are caused by fire/burns, choking,  firearms, drowning, falls, and chemical poisoning.

HOME FIRES 

Numbers show that house fires are responsible for an average of 2,620 civilian deaths per year.

How?

To know more, read the below-mentioned points:
 
- Every year 500 children of approximately 14 yrs and younger become victims of such disastrous accidents.

- Most of the deaths are due to smoke inhalation which is caused by household fires.
- More than 50% of children of 5yrs and younger die while they are asleep during a fire hazard. 

Hence, it is vital to take essential fire prevention measures at home to ensure the safety of the household. 

1. Insert a smart doorbell 

Demand for a wide range of options for home security has increased ever since they started experiencing safety threats in their household surroundings. 

You can install a wireless video doorbell as it has played a significant and efficient role in protecting your home and your loved ones.

2. Install locks on windows

Windows are the second most important thing that needs to be taken care of with regards to your family's and home's safety.

Most of the windows come with inbuilt locks, but if in case, yours is lacking a lock or your original locks have broken, buy and install aftermarket locks to secure your home.

3. Install a deadbolt on your doors.

A wide range of deadbolts is available that come with an inbuilt technology.  Do not expect protection from a simple and traditional door knob lock to prevent intruders from attacking your home.

What to do?

There are several kinds of creative locks that have entered the market and are playing an important role in safeguarding your home. Be ready to spend some additional money as there is nothing more important than protecting your household. 

4. Buy a delivery box protection system

Several cases of millions of packages getting stolen each year from porches have been witnessed. 

A doorbell security camera will identify the person who stole it or when someone comes at your place, you will recognize whether they are known to you or not. 

5. Install motion sensor lights on the exterior of your home.

Motion sensor lights are one of the most effective technologies present in the market to enhance the chances of offering a much more innovative and protective shield to your household. 

You can even choose from different kinds of motion-activated light products that are available in the market nowadays. 

These lights will warn someone, scare off burglars from coming onto your property, and even alert you when someone tries to break in and enter your house.

6. Install a security system or security cameras

It is crucial to station an ideal security system and perfectly working security cameras in your home to guarantee safety. 

There are well-reputed companies who deal with authentic instruments to install the security system at your place. 

7. Get to know your neighbors.

Knowing and getting along with your neighbors is a great thing. You will be lucky enough if you have genuine neighbors as they will be on the lookout for any unusual activity happening at your place or surroundings. They can even empty your letterbox when you’re away.

Hence, trust is the only thing that is required between you and your neighbors as eventually, only this is going to help you in such cases. 

8. Install a smoke alarm.
 
This is another major step that should be taken with respect to your home and loved ones' safety. People who have installed smoke alarms at their residences have way better chances of safeguarding their families from fire hazards.

It is a necessary and significant home safety rule, though there are still some families out there who do not have a fully functioning fire alarm installed at their residences. 

The NFPA has stated in their reports that homes without fire alarms had twice as many home fire victims. 

Hence, one should realize the importance of fire alarms.

9. Install a carbon monoxide alarm.

Not many people know about this but Carbon monoxide is a silent and slow killer.

 Hence, the installation of a carbon monoxide alarm is a crucial step that eventually plays a huge role in saving your life when the concern is about the carbon monoxide leak.

10. Remove Brush and Flammable Material from Around Your House

Dry brush, leaves, and flammable litter all play an important role in adding up to the risk of making your home a victim of a fire hazard. 

How?

Dry leaves in your gutters escalate the probability of your house burning if there is a wildfire or forest fire nearby. 

It is extremely vital to control dry overgrowth around your home and properly throw away all other flammable materials like paper and charcoal that are used for grilling. 

Every year, fires cause the biggest insurance losses, and the density of wildfires is worsening this problem. Hence, it is recommended to use other types of mulch that won’t burn. 

1. Guide your children not to open the entrance door. 

It is crucial to give proper training to your child including properly teaching your kid not to open the door for unknown people. It is important to let them know that they have to open the doors for their parents or grandparents. 

I love my friend Kate’s suggestion: “We’ve taught our kids to smile and wave (in their case, they can be seen) and then come and get us.” Explain to your child that anyone who is a friend will not mind waiting.

2. Pet a dog. 

Dogs serve the purpose of being the biggest source of stress relievers and the most loyal living being on the entire planet.
For instance, burglars who commit the crime of burglary were caught by the dog of the house.  

Data has shown houses who has a dog have not been burglarized and even the police have agreed with the fact that it doesn't matter what is the breed of the dog, but every household should have one. 

3. Shop for secure glass insets

It is mandatory to install secure glass insets in external doors or in windows that are built around the front entry/main entrance. Such doors are strengthened with security window film to prevent encroachers from breaking the glass and causing any kind of harm to you.
These doors are way better than normal doors as they are long-lasting and are free from any kind of discoloration with time along with being cost-effective. 

4. Never hide your spare keys under the welcome mat

People assume that while they are going out somewhere, hiding a spare key under the mat is the best option. 

Don't you think that this is a very obvious place that the intruder will look for?

Indeed it is the most common place anyone will go for and it is important for you to be extremely smart about where you put the spare key. 
There are several unique wayside keys where you can properly hide a key as well as numerous products which will eventually guide you in sharp-witted ways regarding hiding your key rather than hiding your key under the doormat.

5. Remove any signs that reveal personal information. 

People should pull down any kind of personal information that will be available to random people walking on the road, for instance, in the form of family stickers that people generally place on their cars.

 This lets encroachers know the personalized information on your family such as how many people are there in your home as well as their names. They can misuse this personal information to burglarize your home.

6. Lock up guns properly.

Leaving guns randomly in your closet especially when you have kids at your place is extremely risky. 

Keeping a gun at house is both safe and risky. If you do have a gun at your house, gun safes are a mandatory thing to have so that you can lock up your guns. 

Another option is to have a trigger lock option in case you do not have a gun safe in the house. 

7. Keep all chemicals in a safe place

It is important to make sure that all sorts of cleaners and chemicals are kept away in a storage locker, in a shed, or under the sink. Cabinet locks are the easiest way to secure all the chemicals.

Lots of children have been victims of such dreadful tragedies as they consume these harmful chemicals. 
As a result, It is important to keep all the valuables away from the site of your children so that they do not have any kind of access. 

8. Hide all valuables.

Whether you are at your home or not, you should always secure your valuables in a safe place. If you do not have the habit of keeping your valuables at some secure people, you can either be a victim of theft or you can easily lose them even by yourself. 
It is always recommended never to leave valuables in plain sight at any point of time. 

9. Limit your personal information on social media.

Social media is both boon and a bane for all of us. People should understand that exposing your everyday activities on any of the social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and many more can put you at a lot more risk than you can imagine. 

Posting pictures of your vacation while you are at it and letting people know about it might seem quite normal and harmless but it can cause a potential burglar to implement his plan of action of committing the burglary at home. 

10. Never ever allow anyone to make spare keys of your home.

You need to be very careful with whom you are leaving your key as leaving a spare key for a maintenance worker or someone who you do not know can be risky. 

It’s always best to leave the key with a neighbor who you trust and with whom you have a good bond. 

11. Install window guards on windows, not on the first floor.

Installing window guards on your windows is a mandatory step to follow as screens alone are not meant to hold children back. 

Why?

Children can easily fall out of windows because of pressing the screens. 

The other thing that needs to be taken care of is to ensure that in the case of a fire hazard, those guards can be easily removed. 

12. Always keep an emergency kit at your house. 

Emergency kits have numerous constituents and it is important that you have an emergency kit ready in case of any mishappening. 
An ideal emergency kit should comprise two liters of water per person, canned food, energy bars, dried foods (it should be replaced every year) and a battery-powered flashlight with extra batteries should be ready in a bag. 

13. Invest in a good quality generator 

Generators, nowadays are underrated but it is literally a lifesaver when the power goes out for a long time as when the power cuts for an extended period, can invite burglars to your house. 

Hence, you should consult a professional to understand the type of generator you might be needing which will be best suited for your house.

14. Install a fire extinguisher at your house. 

Fire is something that is one of the most unpredictable menace which means that it can happen anywhere or anytime.

 Make sure that you have a 5lb ABC extinguisher, if not then you should at least have a 2.5lb ABC fire extinguisher. 

15. Add fake safety signage, stickers, or even fake cameras around your home.

Some people do not want to invest in a real security camera or other security instruments. If you are one of them then at least buy fake stickers and signs conveying the message to everybody that you have a security camera. 

There are several cheap options for fake cameras in the market.

In this way, you will be limiting the intruders by passing them this message- "stay away from your property". There are even many inexpensive options for fake cameras on the market today.

16. At no time, you should leave your garage door open.

The garage door is another way through which intruders can plan to make an entry. 

It will be easy for thieves to see all the things available in the garage as well as make it quick for them to slip in and out of your house. 

17. Always have your water tested.

It is vital to check the source of the water that is being supplied at your house. For instance, If it is well water, when was the last time you got the water tested? and if city water is your source, then do you know where to find the test result information for the water that is being consumed by you?

18. It is wise not to leave empty boxes of expensive products outside your premises. 

This point is very crucial because if you are leaving the boxes of expensive products outside of your house at the plain site, then it is definitely an open invitation and motivation for intruders to enter your house. It will give tips to thieves on what can be found in the house.

All the key actions have been listed above in the form of pointers that will ensure your family's safety. Being said that there are a few other things that can be taken care of from your end that will test your knowledge and will lend you skills to be prepared in such unfortunate situations. 

Below mentioned are the eight key personal preparedness tips :

1. Form a connection with your local neighborhood watch group

The role of watch groups is to volunteer in watching the neighborhood activities, for instance, assembling together in a group to monitor their neighborhood. These groups have a huge success rate in protecting the community.
 
As a result, if you have more individuals willing to contribute their support, then every household in that particular community will feel safe and secure.

2. Report all suspicious activities.

It is mandatory that you speak up and take a stand when you see something that just does not add up.
 
You should talk with your neighbors or the police when you suspect something is not a normal sight to see around your neighborhood.

3. Be alert regarding recent trends

You should be very active with the recent trends regarding home and personal safety. With modifications in technology, several new things have come up on the internet that are being applied by people to keep their homes and loved ones safe. 
You should keep up with these trends. 

4. Join first aid and CPR class. 

"Health is Wealth", this statement is the ultimate reality and we should always be ready with some significant steps that are required to be taken in some unfortunate cases. There is no certain time for emergencies to happen so it is a wise thing to be prepared. 

There is nothing worse than the fact that someone you love needs help and you do not know how to help them. 

As a result, you should start taking classes to help people in emergency situations. 
For such incidents, organizations like Red Cross have excellent training sessions all across the country that will help you prepare for some of the most obvious emergencies.

5. Be ready with a foolproof plan. 

You should set an ideal plan and accordingly train your family in any kind of emergency situation. You and your family should know how to react in such tragic situations.

Different emergencies require a different plan of action, for instance, tornadoes, hurricanes, fire, break-ins, etc, these are some of the most tragic situations for which you should prepare yourself with a proper and ready plan on how to respond to such circumstances. 

6. Recognize your town’s emergency plan of action.

Every town and city has its own plan of action to respond in any case of emergency. 
You can contact the police authorities or give your town’s website a thorough read so that you can learn properly more about what plans are ready and onboard for emergency events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, or snowstorms.

 7. Educate your child on safety information.

Children are naive and elders are the only ones who are responsible to enlighten them on the right course of action to be taken when the time will arrive.It is important that you properly teach your children on all the above-mentioned points. 

Keeping such information out as much as possible is the sagacious thing to do as it allows your children to have an understanding of why and how to do certain things in a way better manner.

8. Guide your neighbors on such information.

Enlightening your neighbors on necessary information and warning them not to make poor choices is mandatory. It is also mandatory to teach them not to act on the basis of incomplete knowledge because it eventually comes down to safety. 

Safety and security is something that can not be compromised by any means.

By creating awareness, you are serving two purposes such as: 

If you have not still interacted with your neighbors, striking this topic can build a bond of trust between you both By spreading awareness, you are helping your neighbors. 
 

Some additional precautionary measures at home are mentioned below:

1. Entrance doors should remain closed and locked. 
It is mandatory to shut your main/entrance doors. Keeping doors closed while you are at home alone or with your family is the right thing to do and always locking the door properly when you go out is crucial. 

Even if your area is one of the safest areas, it doesn't matter how safe is the area you are living in, being careful is the wisest and smartest choice you can make. 

Always ensure that your kids go out and play after seeking your permission. Another major thing to be taken care of is to make sure that if you have children below 5 years, they are not opening the door themselves when the bell rings. 
You should teach your children to always permit an adult person to answer the door.

2. Safeguard your home from theft and burglaries

Keeping your home guarded doesn't need you to do something very fancy. On the contrary, safety just needs some simple and basic steps to be followed. 
You should always stay cautioned and remember when it comes to locking the doors while going out even if it is for a short period of time and always double check the door. 

You should never leave a spare key or any key under the mat or at any other place that can be easily accessible by people. 
The easiest way via which burglars enter your home is by getting a hold of your keys. 

Another cautionary step is to never label your house keys with your name or address. This is one of the easiest ways to pass on your personal information to random people. 

2. Stay cautioned while using power tools and equipment

According to Consumer Product Safety Commission, people get hurt badly while dealing with hand and power tools every year. Such injuries have adverse effects on people in the context to their financial situations. 

For proper safety you should follow below mentioned instructions: 

• Keep cords and pipes away from heat, oil, and razor-sharp edges.
• Be careful by holding the equipment tightly and free both hands from any unnecessary items so that you can easily operate the tool.
• You should maintain tools with utmost care and keep them sharp and clean for the best performance.
• Follow the guidelines carefully given in the user's manual for polishing and changing accessories.

3. Set aside all hazardous materials safely
Generally, there are various household products that contain chemicals that can result in severe injuries or even death if not handled with care, i.e. stored or used properly. 
Some of these products contain high-risk and hazardous chemicals such as floor cleaners, oven cleaners, toilet cleaners, liquid drain openers, antifreeze, chrome-wheel cleaners, rust removers, gasoline, motor oil, lead paint, turpentine, lacquer thinner, and muriatic acid. 
Before using any chemical product, read the entire ingredients of that product and the label consists of all the instructions which will guide on certain significant things such as: 

• Ideal and proper usage of protective equipment, 
• How to operate the chemicals
• Way to encounter the case of emergencies
• It will also tell you whether or not the substance is flammable, eroding, or might be the root cause of cancer. 
• It will reveal whether one should use eye protection, gloves, or other appliances.
• Buy high-quality personal protective equipment, for instance, gloves or goggles and ensure that you clean them properly. 
• Always stay cautioned against all the hazardous materials that might come in contact with you. To stay safe, you should learn about the features and risk dangers involved in using them. 
• Reading the ingredients of chemicals, in brief, is not enough as not knowing about the ingredient in detail can be extremely dangerous. Read the entire list of ingredients very carefully before you start using any product.  
• Handle, store, and get rid of hazardous materials safely and according to approved procedures. Never pour them down sewers or drains.
•  Never blend perilous materials unless you are fully aware that you are doing it safely. There are numerous products that can lead to brutal reactions or release poisonous smoke after getting mixed together.
•  There are a few chemicals like acids that should be stored separately from each other.

4. Learn about fire safety and smoke detectors

Smoke alarms play a significant role in everyone's lives as it has saved millions of lives if installed appropriately. 

How does it work?

If by chance, your house caught fire, the smoke will spread at a speedy rate but if you have a smoke alarm installed, you will have time to get out of the house. 

A closed door might slow the speed at which smoke, heat, and fire spread. You should also install smoke alarms in every sleeping room along with every other room of your household and install alarms on every level of the home. 

Smoke alarms should be interconnected and large households need additional smoke alarms.

Always test your smoke alarms at least once a month to ensure that it is working properly. For instance, to ensure its working condition, you have to press the test button.

5. Prevent electrical hazards by using appliances safely

Electric shock is another crucial electrical hazard at home that can lead to death through heart failure. 

What to do?

• Always keep your appliances dry 

It is extremely important to keep your electrical appliances dry as electricity and water together is the worst combination and result in electrocution. 

If the electrical device fell off your hand into the water while you were using it, immediately shut off the power supply at your home’s electrical panel before you unplug the device or you began to retrieve it.

It is advisable to get your appliance checked properly by a genuine appliance technician and ensure that it is still safe to use once it is dry. 

•  Make sure your electrical outlets are safe

Electrical safety outlet aims at protecting your family as it reduces electrical hazards at home especially when you have young children.
These kinds of devices prevent the risk of getting an electric shock as it protects your kids from sticking their fingers or small items like pins or paper clips into the outlets. The best option is to replace your normal outlets with Tamper Resistant Receptacles (TRR). They are so much more than normal receptacles. It offers a permanent solution with regards to prevention from childhood shock when children tamper with electrical outlets. Following are some additional and mandatory guidelines on safety rules at home for that needs to be implemented to ensure safety: 

Rule 1: Always Keep The Doors Locked

If you are at your home, you should be shutting your door properly from the inside and if you are going somewhere out, you should lock it from the outside. You might be living in one of the safest environments and have the most secure neighborhood,  but you have to be very careful when it comes to your household. Along with eliminating the cases of theft, it also makes note of your children's day-to-day activities and makes sure that they do not go out without supervision. A home is a place where you are supposed to get the ultimate serenity and peace at the end of the day. 
This rule should make sure that kids should not go out without permission from their parents or guardians and they should not bring random people unannounced to their house.

Rule 2: Store medicine kit in a safe cabinet

Medicine kits or first aid kits should be kept in a safe place as it is something that needs to be handled with care by the elders. 
Keeping this at a secure place means keeping it out of the reach of children so that they do not consume it by mistake. 
This is something that should not be ignored by anyone. Also, the risk is not restricted to kids but also to some adults.

There are people who suffer from some major mental health problems and it is the job of other family members to keep the medicine box out of the site of people who are suffering.  

It is always good to guarantee that all the items with which they can cause harm to themselves should always be out of their site reach.

Another major case is elderly people who use drugs for several illnesses. Moreover, there is a crucial need to ensure that they are taking the correct amount of prescription. It is highly recommended in their case that they are given a prescription at the time advised by the physician and take back the remainder for safekeeping.

Rule 3: Keep your floor dry 

Keeping your floor dry for all time is important as wet floor can cause harm and critical injuries. Most accidents at house happen on wet floors. You should also give your children proper guidance to make sure they mop the floor properly in case they spill water or other drinks while eating. Make sure they do until it soaks the entire water and let the floor dry before they go ahead and walk. Spilling things are quite common in the home but it is mandatory to let every family member know the importance of managing the spilling

Rule 4: Always have a ready emergency exit plan

Exit plans should always be ready with you as unexpected and unpredictable situations can happen anytime and lead to accidents.
Exit plans are crucial as it ensures your family's safety. 

Have you seen the emergency exit plans prepared by private enterprises? 

If you have, then you should understand the need of getting a plan ready for your household too so that you can protect your house and loved ones in case of such emergencies. 

Designing an emergency plan should be a common and essential part of your home safety regime because it makes you ready for a safe and secure evacuation. Safety equipment including a first aid kit, a flashlight, a fire extinguisher, and a whistle are great in such emergency situations. Along with a proper plan, it is equally necessary to teach every family member inclusive of your kids on what to do in case of an emergency and how to move out of the house. 
For instance, the first and foremost thing to do in case of an emergency is to react fast while avoiding panic. 

Rule 6: Ensure proper functionality of alarm systems 

Installing an alarm system and ensuring that it is in proper working condition is important as it warns you in case of some unusual activity going on around you. Due to modification in technology, there is a wide range of alarm systems present in the market to guarantee you and your loved ones safety and security. These alarms are particularly designed in a way that meets your safety standards. For instance, a smoke alarm warns you as it beeps after it detects anomalous levels of smoke. 

Another example is motion sensors that observe and detects any unusual movement around your house and alerts you in such disturbing scenarios. Another creative device is a carbon monoxide alarm as the excessive release of this gas can be dangerous and life-threatening if it gets mixed with fire or heat. It alerts you the moment the level of carbon monoxide in the house surpasses the suggested percentage. With innovation entering the market, you can easily link home alarms with your smartphone so that you can easily reach your home on time and save your loved ones if there is any hazard. 
(However, this can prove to be disastrous, especially due to the fact that carbon monoxide gas cannot be detected by smell. It is, therefore, imperative to ensure that the alarm is installed and constantly checked to determine that it is working.)

Rule 6: Turn on security lights every night 

Invaders tend to break into the house when you are having a sound sleep. You should make a habit to turn on the security lights at night so that you have clear visibility of your surroundings for the security cameras installed.

It is important that security lights installed in your colony or society are working properly so that even if some unusual activity is happening, you can witness it even from some distance. 

Rule 7: Keep certain rooms Locked 

There is a lot more emphasis on keeping the front door locked to keep intruders away from entering the house. 
There are certain rooms in the house that needs to be taken care of much more than other rooms of the house as they are an open invitation for burglars. The laundry room is one of those rooms that should always be locked with precaution. Children are naive, full of curiosity, and always active. For parents, it sometimes becomes difficult to follow them everywhere so it is the smartest choice to ensure that they should stay at a particular place that is extremely safe for them. 

The laundry room is just one of the rooms that need to be guarded with utmost safety and precautions but apart from this kitchen is another room that needs to be taken care of, the reason being that it consists of crucial items that are within the reach of children.
Electrical appliances, sharp objects, and other sensitive items are found in the kitchen so it is the responsibility of parents to take care of such things. Such sensitive objects should be kept very carefully inside the locked cabinets which should only be accessed by elders. 
Apart from this fact, one should be on the lookout that it doesn't fall into the hands of the wrong people. 

Rule 8: Never give out personal information to people on the internet

Today, social media has become a firm bridge between two or more people and has made it so easy to know about each other’s daily activities in detail. For instance, the place you are visiting at present, your daily routine, your family member's personal information, and much more. As spectacular as this sounds, it has allowed intruders to invade your privacy.  
Infinite types of dangers are lurking over the Internet and everyone at home should have the mandatory information so that they can save themselves from becoming the next victim. Yes, the Internet is playing a huge role in our life and it may be a bit challenging to have safety rules for each and everything. However, understanding and spreading awareness of several dangers that people can encounter with regard to the internet is mandatory. This will make people to know what not to do to protect themselves from such intruders. 

Hence, people should always be telling the hazardous consequences of sharing any kind of personal information via the Internet as it will mean inviting someone to their home. 
 

Home safety is something that has various aspects that need to be taken care of. There are a lot of things that need to be taken care of apart from the above-mentioned precautions.  

I hope I have given a clear and detailed description of how to keep your home safe and secure. Some additional key points that you should make a note of are mentioned below: 
- Shifting flammable liquids like gasoline, from one vessel to another one can make steady electricity that could erupt the smoke.

- Always carry chemicals in sanctioned containers. 
- Wash your hands each time after usage of any dangerous material.
- Proper storage of materials is mandatory as directed in its description. Burnable chemicals should always be kept in a cool and dry place away from high temperature and sunlight. 

INTERNET

Now, when it comes to social media, survival without a cell phone and internet connectivity has become extremely difficult as everything is available online. Time and technology have become so advanced and strong that the internet has taken over almost everything.  However, it is difficult for elderly people to understand the functioning but despite it being difficult, once they know they can be more aware of the fraud happening and the way in which people can take advantage of your personal information.