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  • Monitored Security Systems

    Monitored Security Systems

    If no one is watching – or monitoring – your security system, it not being used to it’s full potential, and therefore, not as effective. While burglars look for empty, unprotected homes to target, most burglaries take place during the day when most people are at work.

    Security ONE provides 24/7 local ULC listed monitoring, in other words, an extra set of eyes and ears when you’re not home. But there are than just break-ins to be concerned about. Who will react to your smoke alarm if a fire breaks out when you aren’t there? What if your pipes burst in the winter? What if someone has a medical emergency?

    With a monitored security system, you can be protected from floods, water leaks, and smoke or CO detection, as well as medical emergencies.

    What’s more, a monitored security system will save you money on your home owners insurance premium.

    To learn more about Security ONE’s monitoring, visit us online at www.securityonealarm.com or call 1-800-265-5317.

  • Safety Tips For The Work Place

    Safety Tips For The Work Place

    When it comes to protecting your business, there’s more to it than just locking the doors up and turning off the lights at the end of the day. More than securing the premises, a monitored security system, protects your employees, and your investment. Security ONE has been specializing in commercial systems for over 35 years.

    Here are some safety tips for the work place from the National Crime Prevention Council:

    ·         Know your company’s emergency plans. If your company does not have an emergency plan, volunteer to help develop one.

    ·         Support each other. Determine how you will help each other in the event that public transportation is down or thoroughfares are impassable. Are there employees who could temporarily house, transport, or feed other employees?

    ·         Know the exit routes and evacuation plans in your building.

    ·         Know at least two exit routes from each room, if possible. Be able to escape in the dark by knowing how many desks or cubicles are between your workstation and two of the nearest exits.

    ·         Know the location of fire extinguishers and medical kits.

    ·         Make sure there is a designated meeting location and that every employee knows what it is. Make special emergency plans for co-workers who are disabled or may require assistance during an emergency.

    ·         Never lock fire exits or block doorways, halls, or stairways. However, keep fire doors closed to slow the spread of smoke and fire.

    ·         Keep your own personal emergency supplies in a desk drawer. Consider a flashlight, walking shoes, a water bottle, and nonperishable food. Contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency for information on workplace emergency kits.

    ·         Have a printed list of important phone numbers (e.g., your spouse’s number at work, your children’s school numbers) at your desk. Do not rely on electronic lists, such as direct-dial phone numbers and computer organizers.

    To schedule a free, no-obligation security evaluation of your business, visit us online at www.securityonealarm.com or call 800-265-5317.

  • Securing Your Windows

    Securing Your Windows

    One of the easiest methods a burglar uses to get into your house is through the windows. That’s why securing your windows is an integral part of your home security design plan. When designing your security plan, look for all of the possible points of enter into your house. Pay close attention to the main floor windows, and be extra aware of ones that can be seen from a back alley or from the street. Burglars will also target second floor windows that are accessible from a tree, balcony, or other easy means of climbing.

    The easiest thing you can do is block your windows from opening.

    ·         Place a piece of wood in your window frame to prevent the window from sliding open from the outside.

    ·         It’s OK if the wood doesn’t fit exactly. Don’t leave more than a couple of inches that your window can slide open. Test it from the outside to make sure you can’t reach in.

    ·         Don’t use something to block up your window that can’t easily be removed from the inside in case you need an emergency exit in a fire.

    Glass break and window sensors are an essential part of the security system we design. If you would like to add a few window sensors to your system, or would just like to more about them, visit us online at www.securityonealarm.com or call 800-265-5317.