6 Safety Elements to Add to Your Apartment
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Unfortunately, in our often hectic lives, we tend to neglect our own safety as a priority. With the constant hustle and bustle of a busy week, all we want to do is kick up our feet and relax within the confines of our own apartment. However, feeling completely at ease requires us to feel safe in our own living space.
We often do not want to add to the clutter of items in our apartment, but when these items can prevent injury or disaster from striking we need to reconsider. If not just to prevent disaster, these helpful safety features can also result in a peace of mind.
In order to fully feel secure, you need the necessary tools in case something unfortunate does occur. The following safety items can be implemented into your apartment to ensure optimum safety and preparedness.
1. Alarms
Every apartment renter should have both a smoke alarm and a burglar alarm. A smoke alarm is essential to have in every apartment and can prove to be very useful. This tool ensures that no fire or the slightest hint of smoke goes unnoticed. The noise of the alarm can be startling at times, but it is far less startling than the thought of a fire going unnoticed.
Owning a security alarm has many benefits as well. For starters, having a burglar alarm ensures your home security both when you are at your apartment and when you leave. According to Apartment Security, those who rent are 85 percent more likely to be a victim of a home invasion than those who own. Therefore security alarms are even more beneficial and necessary for those who rent apartments than for those who own a house.
2. Fire extinguisher
This item is probably the most obvious item that every person should own in their apartment if they don’t already. You never know when a fire can arise suddenly and what better way to handle it than to have a fire extinguisher on hand?
Some apartments have a fire extinguisher and if not you should check to see what kind you think will be the most efficient. Apartments.com concludes that there are different extinguishers for each kind of fire, whether it is a grease fire, an electrical fire, or an ordinary fire. Although bigger extinguishers have more power, make sure you can easily maneuver and carry the extinguisher you choose.
3. First aid kit
Most people have some medical items, but having a whole kit is vital because you never know what kind of injury may take place. It is important to have more than just an array of Band-Aids in your kit; you also want to have things like gauze pads and antiseptic wipes.
By having a variety of treatments, it ensures you are always prepared. Another key part of having a first aid kit is that you make sure it is readily available. If you suddenly cut your finger while making dinner the last thing you want to do is fish through your medicine cabinet looking for a Band-Aid. Instead, you want to keep your first aid kit in the same place at all times, as that way, there is never any confusion or panic.
4. Deadbolts
Deadbolts take your home security one step further and ensure your door is completely locked. Whether you leave or you are at home you always want to be sure that there is no way an intruder can break into your apartment. Having deadbolts gives you that extra security you may want in order to feel completely at ease and secure.
However, you do want to ensure your deadbolts are installed correctly because if not they will be of no use. Apartment Therapy concludes that the locks that work are those that bolt the door in an interlocking way.
5. Non-slip shower mat
Exiting the shower can be very dangerous, especially since it can be very slippery. The wrong kind of shower mat or no mat at all can easily cause a treacherous fall. It does not help the fact that bathroom tiles are not very forgiving when it comes to falling.
This being said, you want to ensure that you have a non-slip shower mat readily on the ground as you exit the shower. According to How Stuff Works Health this eliminates the chance of you falling or getting an injury.
6. Nightlights
You may just think this item is one that you have outgrown, but it can actually be a pretty helpful device especially when it is dark. How Stuff Works Health concludes that the CDC recommends putting them in the hallway to prevent falling or injury.
If the bright light is something that bothers you, you can get motion activated ones. This ensures you can see where you’re going when you need to, but you can also enjoy the dark when you are about to call it a night.
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