Install a home safety alarm system to secure your home against intruders and keep the door from your garage to your home locked at all times. It is just like any other entryway. Never answer your door to an unexpected visitor. Call out to them through the doorway and ask for identification to be slipped under your door.

When you get identification from all unknown callers and service people who may come to your door call the company to confirm their identity. Security doors must be installed, particularly if you live on your own. A good site that manufactures security doors is pagedoors.com who is specialist manufacturers and suppliers of steel security doors and related products.

If the stranger at your door has no identification, take down the name of the company where they are from and call them immediately to substantiate their identity. If the person won’t give you any information and still insists on your opening the door to them, call 000 without hesitation. OzFreeOnline.com has hundreds of classifieds and among these are security doors and screens, which can be fitted by experts.

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Don’t go home under any circumstances. This will only help the person know exactly where you live. It is unwise to label your keys with your name, address and telephone number. Not only could the person enter your home, but they would also be able to start a campaign of ‘crank calls’ and phone you at any time, day, or night.

If you do lose your keys, have a spare set at home and leave another set with a family member or someone you can trust. Change the locks on all your doors if you feel uncomfortable. OzFreeOnline.com has a great classified section where to search all you need to do is join, log in and begin to browse all the categories. At an online site called spec-net.com.au you can find all types of security locks for your home. They have been making security door locks in Australia for over twenty years.

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by Barbara Thorp, article contributor for OZ Free Classifieds

It is a sad fact that personal safety is of the greatest importance these days. Unfortunately, help is not always to be found, so taking charge of your own personal safety is the first step to keeping yourself out of danger. There are a number of personal devices that can be found in various stores who supply security cameras, alarms and appliances, that help increase your personal safety, but simple common sense behaviour is the best place to start.

Hang your purse over your shoulder and across your body and hold it to your chest so it cannot be snatched. If you cannot do that, be prepared to let go of your purse immediately if someone grabs it, so that you will not be pushed to the ground and injured. Personal safety alarms can be purchased from most outlets, but I bought one from Avon, at avon.com.au, which I have been carrying with me for the last four years. Thankfully, I have never had to use it, and it gives me security when I am out at night.

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