1. Home Safety and Security
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Home Safety and Security

2. Fire Safety: Smoke Detectors
Sends a loud warning signal if a fire starts
Easy to install
______________________________________________________________________
Usually battery operated, should be checked every ___________to one year

3. Fire Extinguisher
_____________________________________________________________________, should be placed in kitchens, garages, basements, on___________________________________.
Class A: paper, wood, fabric, other “ordinary combustibles”, made from WATER
Class B: liquids (cooking oil/grease), gases, paints, solvents, made from FOAM, CHEMICAL, DRY-POWDER
Class C: electrical fires, made from CARBON DIOXIDE

4. Home Security: LOCKS Deadbolts: lock bolt that ___________
__________________________without the action of a spring. For safety, use a lock that requires that a key be used to open from inside and outside.
Bolt should extend into the doorjamb a minimum of 1 inch.
Doors with this type lock____________
______________________________________

5. Locks (con’t)
Spring locks: commonly found on_______________. Usually a lock on the door knob that turns to lock from one side. Can be opened from opposite side
Window locks: usually the thumb-turn lock found on double-hung windows
__________________________. Add keyed locks to windows on lower floors, but avoid these locks on bedroom windows because they can slow escaping from a fire

6. ALARMS Electronic system that can be________
__________________________. Can be very simple (barking dog sound, loud siren) or complex (motion detector, electric eyes, intercom system). Can be set by family with a particular code. If alarm is activated, company monitoring the system will contact police/fire.

7. BIMETRICS
______________________________________________________________________(fingerprints, pattern of eye iris, vein patterns in hand)

8. TOUCH PADS Used to __________________________
_________________such as garage or activate an alarm system inside the home

9. DOOR VIEWER Piece of hardware installed ________
___________________________________Best to place 2 heights so children can see as well as adults.

10. Lighting for Safety: Motion Sensors
Lighting that is ________________________
_______________________________________Can be set off by any movement and will stay on for specified amount of time (usually 5 minutes).
Generally placed______________________
________, over garage door, near storage buildings,etc.

11. Timers Used to_____________________________
____________________________________.
Each timer can be set differently in each room to give the appearance of movement inside the home.

12. UL SEAL (Underwriters Laboratories)__________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________.