Security Tips:

NYAS, would like to remind its valued customers that proper planning and common sense can significantly reduce the risk of an intrusion. Don’t let your family, business and valuables become vulnerable. With today’s hectic schedules we don’t always take the time to stop and look at how to change our habits to improve our security.

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Here are some helpful safety tips that can provide you, your family and your business with additional peace of mind while enjoying this Season.

Vacation Time:

 ·         Do not discuss travel arrangements in a public place where strangers can overhear.

·          Leave a car in your driveway and arrange for a friend or family member to move the vehicle periodically. ·         Arrange for someone to retrieve mail or newspapers to avoid a build-up. You can also request the post office to hold your mail until you return.

·         An overgrown lawn usually implies that the homeowner is away; hire a student or ask a neighbor to mow your lawn if you will be away for a long period of time.

Daily Safety

 ·         Remember to lock all doors and windows and set your alarm system when leaving work or home.

·         Display your decals and lawn signs in a visible area. These are proven effective deterrents.

·         Avoid leaving notes on your front door for deliveries or friends if you are suddenly called away in an emergency.

·         Keep your garage doors locked at all times, particularly if your home can be entered via the garage. Also, don't forget to secure sliding doors, windows and pet entries.

·         Never leave your vehicle unlocked, with garage door opener inside or with valuables in view; this is a personal invitation for the intruder.

·         Overgrown shrubs and trees provide a perfect hiding place for an intruder; be sure to trim on a regular basis.

·         Do not leave spare keys under a doormat or in a mailbox; instead leave them with a trusted relative, friend or neighbor.

·         Re-set your light timers to accommodate lengthening daylight hours. Schedule duct cleaning and maintenance of air conditioning systems as heat will be shutting down and air conditioning will be running soon.

·         Keep emergency numbers visibly posted by the telephone and programmed into your cellular phone.

·         Create a buddy system at work; let someone know when you will be away, walk together to a parked vehicle or public transit.

·         Keep purses, wallets, keys and other valuables with you at all times or place in a locked drawer or closet.

·         Never leave a message on your answering machine telling people that you will be away for a specified length of time.

·         Report any crimes or suspicious activities or vehicles in your neighborhood to the police.

·         Update your inventory and valuables on a regular basis.

·         Always supervise a barbecue grill, keep children and pets away from danger.

·         Don't let yourself become dehydrated. Drink lots of drinking water on those hot and muggy days.

·         Don't forget your pets; make sure they have lots of water to drink.

Keeping our Children Safe

·         In today's society the frequency and seriousness of crimes committed against our children prompts additional safety measures and precautions.

·         Teach your children their full name, address, and phone number with area code and remind them how to make a long distance or local call from a pay phone in case they need to contact you in an emergency.

·         Ensure your children are familiar with the stores and malls that you frequent so that if they are separated they can go the nearest counter and ask store personnel for help.

·         Remind your children to never leave the store or mall to search for you in a parking lot; instead they should always remain with store personnel, security guards or police officers and wait for your arrival.

·         If your child is being followed, they should go to a store or neighbor for help.

·         Don't let your child be lured into a vehicle by a stranger stating that their parents sent them to pick them up. Create, learn and practice a pre-determined password that you and your children have selected.

·         When someone calls, your children should never say that they are home alone. Instead they should the caller know that the person they are looking for is in the washroom and will call them back.

·         911 should only be used in the event of an emergency and is a good thing to learn, but make sure that your children have a neighbor that they can call if they feel that someone is trying to enter your home.

·         Secrets should never be kept between parents and children. Help you children understand that when someone tells them to keep a secret, they should always feel secure in telling you the truth.

·         Ensure your children understand that no one has the right to touch them.

·         Be sure your children are prepared for road safety while playing outdoors.

·         Create a buddy system with parents in your neighborhood.

Computers

·         Giving out personal information on the internet can lead individuals directly to your home or business. Ensure your family and employees understand the cautions that should be taken while on the computer.

·         Protect your family and business; purchase protective software to block access from internet sites that you deem inappropriate.

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 Fire Safety: Be Aware

·         It's always a good time to have a refresher fire escape plan. Organize a fire drill during daylight hours.

·         Increase your level of protection: add a monitored smoke alarm to your home or business security system. Contact our sales department today to find out more at sales@nyas.ca

·         Authorities state that when a fire strikes, you have as little as one or two minutes to escape.

·         You will not awaken from the smell of smoke, in fact, poisonous gases can actually place you into a deep sleep.

·         Ensure that you regularly rehearse your escape plan including all members of your family. Remember that in a fire every second counts and with the smoke, heat, darkness and confusion, a well-orchestrated escape route can mean the difference between life and death.

·         Immediately after escaping the fire, your family should meet at the pre-arranged meeting place that is safely away from the structure.

·         Everyone should then be immediately accounted for, allowing the fire department to perform their duties.

·         Carbon monoxide is a silent, invisible killer. It cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled. Sadly, most at risk are babies, pregnant women, and the elderly.

·         Carbon monoxide, CO, is a toxic gas produced when carbon-based fuels such as gas, wood, coal, kerosene, oil, and other petroleum products don't burn completely, or when products that burn these fuels are used improperly. If a furnace vent leaks, a chimney clogs, or a car idles in an attached garage, CO builds up in the home, dormitory, office, or other space with deadly consequences.

·         A properly installed CO detector can alert you to the presence of carbon monoxide. If the alarm sounds, GET OUT OF THE HOME QUICKLY. Call the fire department from another location and ask them to check your home for the presence of carbon monoxide.

New Homes at Risk

·         "Carbon Monoxide has become a very prevalent danger," states M.J. Mitchell, Fire Inspector, Nassau County, New York, Fire Marshall's Office, "and it's not just a danger in older homes. Tightly insulated, energy-efficient new homes not only keep the cold out, but, in cases where carbon monoxide is released, keep the toxic gas in."

·         Deaths once attributed to smoke inhalation are now known to be caused by carbon monoxide. "Carbon monoxide is an oxygen depleter and a major element of combustion, " Mitchell says. "People don't die from inhaling smoke in fires; they die because their body has been depleted of oxygen by inhaling high levels of carbon monoxide."

·         When inhaled, carbon monoxide replaces the oxygen in the body's red blood cells.

·         It quickly accumulates in your bloodstream, forming a toxic compound called carboxy hemoglobin (car-box-see-HEE-muh-glow-bin).

·         Even in small quantities it can cause headaches, nausea, dizziness, irregular breathing, sleepiness, and confusion. In larger concentrations it leads to unconsciousness and death.

Sources of CO

Wherever there is incomplete combustion, there will be carbon monoxide. Some causes of carbon monoxide poisoning in the home include:

 ·         a defective chimney

·         improperly installed gas appliances (for example, a stove, cook top, or clothes dryer)

·         car running in an attached garage

·         barbeque used in an enclosed area

·         gas or wood-burning fireplace

·         corroded or disconnected vent pipe

·         blocked vent

·         cracked heat exchanger

·        portable heater