- Secure perimeter of the
house/office.
- Trim bushes and trees around
as these could block the view towards outside.
- As far as possible,use only
one door and lock the rest from inside. however always
provide for an escape door.
- Keep important telephone
numbers of the nearest police stations, police control room,
known police officer's and helpful neighbours handy near
the telephone.
- Visitors in the office must
always be escorted by the security staff who should remain
present until greetings have been exchanged.
- Encourage your friends to
telephone prior to an intended visit. this reduces the number
of unexpected callers to the minimum.
- Keep a watch dog at the
residence.
- Open the front door only
after checking the identity of the visitor through a peeping
eye.
- Check all the doors and
windows every night before retiring to ensure that they
are properly locked/bolted from inside.
- keep a light burning in
the front door area during the jhours of darkness.
- Keep a strict check on the
house/office keys.
- If the key is lost, have
a new lock fitted.
- Inform the police
of the presence of suspicious vehicles or persons near the
house or office.
- Know your neighbours well
enough so that normal you can watch each others
houses.
- Do not accept invitations
on telephone to visit a place/person unless the identity
of the caller is fully established.
- Do not encourage servants
bring their friends, relatives into the premises.
- Ask the members of the household
including servants / office staff not to disclose the whereabouts
of the protected person and his future appointments to unidentified
callers.
- Treat late callers with
suspicion and refuse admittance unless he/she is known to
you.
Inform police at once in the event of any visitor attempting
forcible entry.
- Be on the allert for signs
of any surveillance since terrorists generally keeps a watch
on potential victims for some time before striking.
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travelling |
- Always be alert while leaving
the gate of your house or returning to the house this applies
to entry and exit from the office complex as well Keep your
car doors locked while travelling/when parked in the garage.
- If no garage is available,
leave your car at a Place where it can be seen by everyone
- Vary your time of departure
and change your route frequently Use alternative routes
occasionally though this may involve increase in commuting
time If you have a choice of vehicles, do not make full
use of them
- Occasionally, sit beside
the driver in the front seat
- Travel in a group to the
extent possible.
- If you think you are being
followed, take a known detour and if you are still suspicious,
head for the nearest police station.
- Avoid narrow lonely dark
streets and keep to the well -lit main routes especially
those that pass by police posts.
- Beware of accident scenes
or broken down vehicles they may be a decoy.
- If something untowards appears
to be taking place on the road ahead, stop and turn before
it is too late.
Give details of your intended movements to only those who
need to know.
- Ensure that someone in your
family knows your whereabouts.
- While moving in a car, open
the windows only enough for ventilation.
- Have your driver thoroughly
briefed to be security conscious. Let him get training in
offensive and defensive driving.
- See that your car is not
very showy.
- While traveling by train,
enter into a compartment which is already occupied.
- Extend all cooperation to
personal security officers in carrying out their legitimate
duties.
- Always take along security
personnel including PSOs wherever provided during all journeys
morning/evening walks.
- On occasions, make reservations
in the name of another person when dining out or when traveling.
Observe carefully what is happening outside the house/office
any unusual happening should be viewed with suspicion.
- Observe people around you
whichever you are and try to remember their features. Sometimes
reflects if these very people had me you or were near you
sometimes somewhere.
- In case a taxi has to be
engaged , avoid hiring the first one in the line or the
one which seems to be waiting. Do not give any specific
instruction to the driver about the route/destination before
commencement of the journey.
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Safety
begins at home
The
door step code |
- Install an outside light
above the front door 50 that you can see callers clearly
after dark.
- Use a door viewer and ask
the caller's name every time you answer the door, do not
open the door until you are sure who is there and that you
to see him or her.
- if the caller if a stranger,
always use a door chain or limiter when you open the door.
- If the caller claims to
be an official public service employee, postman. Are even
the police open the door with the chain in place and ask
for proof of identity. Take your time examining any document
and satisfy yourself that it is genuine.
- If you are in any doubt,
ask the person either to wait or to come back later so
that you can ring the company he or she claims to represent
for verification.
- If the caller is abusive
or in any way suspect ring 100 or 299/999 immediately and
inform the police. Give the most detailed description of
the caller that you can.
- If a stranger asks to use
your telephone in an emergency, offer to make the call yourself
wile he waits out side.
- If you think that some one
is tying to break into your home at any time, ring the police.
Do not place advertisements in the newspaper or local shop
window that would result in people calling at your, home
when you might be there alone.
- If your are trying to sell
or rent your home, do not show prospective buyers or tenants
around on your own.
- Insist that an estate agents
representative accompanies them or ask a friend or neighbor
to join you.
- Have your door keys out
and ready to use.Have a light on outside when you return
home after dark.
- Keep garden plants trimmed
so that they can not conceal an intruder.
As you approach your door have a good look in all directions
before putting your key in the lock. Let yourself in promptly
and lock the door behind you.
- If there are signs of intrusion,
do not go in.
- Never hide keys outside.
- Avoid lending keys to workmen.
- Do not leave spare keys
with the building porter unless you want to, you are not
obligated to do so.
- Replace the locks immediately
if the keys to your home are lost or stolen.
- If you habitually lock yourself
out,keep a spare, unmarked set of keys in a safe place at
work with a trusted neighbor.
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