Crime Prevention : Safety Tips

At your office

• Keep your purse, wallet, keys, cellphone or other valuable items with you at all times or lock them in a drawer or closet.
   
• Always let someone know where you will be - whether it is coming in late, working late, going to the photocopier or mail room. Going out to lunch or a meeting.
   
• If you bring personal items such as a coffee, pot, radio or calculator to work, mark them with your name or initials and an identification number and lock your office whenever you leave it.
   
• Report any broken or flickering lights, dimly lit corridors, door that do not lock properly, or broken windows. Do not wait for someone else to do it.
   
• Be discreet. Do not advertise your social life or vacation plans or those of your colleagues to people visiting or calling your place of work.
   
• Check the identity of any strangers who are at your offices - ask whom they are visiting and if you can help them find that person. If this makes your uncomfortable, inform security or management about your suspicions.
   

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