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Store Your Jewellery at Home with These Tips

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Your home is more than just a place to sleep, it’s a sanctuary, a restaurant, and a place to display and keep some of your most precious belongings.

It is difficult to think that someone could break in to your home, often while you are at work or on holidays, and steal the valuables you have worked hard for or been gifted.

So what can you do to keep your jewellery safe in your home?

One way is by using a safe to store your jewellery – we’ll touch on this more in point five below. You can pick up used jewellery safes at Askwith Safe Company, Australia’s trusted provider of secure home safes.

Security Cameras & Alarm Systems

Investing in security cameras for your home works as both a deterrent to would-be thieves and a means of catching them if they are brazen enough to break in.

There are a number of security camera systems on the market these days that are affordable and even connect directly to your smartphone, so you can check on your home while you are on holidays or just out at the shops.

These security cameras can also be hooked up to a security alarm system to give you greater protection, as a security system can alert you to a break in or movement within your home when you’re not there, while the camera system gives you footage than can be used as evidence against the perpetrator.

Don’t Flaunt Your Valuables on Social Media

If you’ve recently had a birthday, received a beautiful piece of jewellery or you own a considerable collection of valuables, it is important to avoid flaunting them on social media to the masses.

Unfortunately, social media is a great way for thieves to find out what valuables you may have in your home, when you might be home or at work and when you might be on holiday; giving them the perfect time to pay your home a visit and a list of valuables to look for. (Related Article: 12 Ways to Improve Security While on a Holiday)

Tip: We also suggest that if you receive jewellery or valuables at Christmas or around Valentine’s day, that you avoid putting any bags or boxes from the jewellery in your bins outside your home. Opportunistic thieves can also use these boxes to find out what you may have received and subsequently, what may be inside your home.

Take Out Insurance

Unfortunately, theft does happen, as does accidental damage and loss as a result of fire and other tragedies. If the worst happens, you want to know that you are covered financially for the loss.
Taking out an insurance policy to cover your jewellery and other valuables in your home won’t stop theft from happening, but it will give you peace of mind that from a financial sense, you are covered for any loss.

Hide Jewellery

This one is a bit of a no-brainer really. If you have expensive and precious jewellery, we understand you may want to have it on show so you can appreciate it, but we urge you to consider hiding your jewellery in creative places or buying a used jewellery safe.

Hiding jewellery out of sight often isn’t enough – thieves tend to find the easy hiding spots. Consider hiding jewellery and other precious items in creative spots such as in a fake bottom of a potted indoor plant, inside an old coffee mug at the back on your cupboard or even in an old sock at the back of your underwear drawer.

Just don’t forget where you’ve hidden them!

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How To Ensure Security of Your Retail Store When an Employee Leaves

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When an employee leaves your company or store, either on good or bad terms, there are a number of processes you need to follow to make it a smooth transition for both you, the ex-employee and the other employees still working.

One of the most important parts of this process is ensuring the security of the store is not compromised.

As an employee of yours, retail store employees become privy to some pretty important information, such as security codes, the location of the retail store safe and the codes associated with it.

In order to maintain the security of your store, it is important to follow these three simple steps each time an employee leaves your store.

1. Make Sure They Give Their Key Back

While some retail stores may simply have security codes to access the store, others rely on a lock and key system for access. If this is the case, each employee is generally given their own copy of the access key to the store.

However, you should ensure that these keys are “no copy” keys so that they cannot be replicated and so you are aware of exactly who has access to the store.

When an employee leaves, make them aware that is a requirement that their key is returned before they finish their final shift. In the case that an employee claims to have ‘lost’ their key, you should contact a locksmith immediately to change the locks on the store.

2. Change or Remove Security Codes & Logins

As painful as it may be to change your stores security codes and logins with each employee who leaves, it is an important step to take. These codes give an employee, and anyone they share the codes with, access to your store, to money and to priceless information within your retail store.

Some important codes to change include:

  • codes to the alarm system
  • codes to the door (if it is a coded door)
  • any other systems you use, or logins to your systems – such as computers, POS systems etc.

These codes should be changed as soon as the employee has completed their last shift with your store to ensure they cannot gain any further access.

3. Change the Retail Store Safe Code

If the employee had a role that handled cash and required access to the safe, it is vital to change or remove the retail store safe code they were given. It is also important to find out whether they had created a separate code to the retail store safe.

To be sure that access to the retail store safe remains secure, it may be worthwhile changing the master store code each time someone with access leaves your store.

Contact Askwith for Retail Store Safes You Can Count On

When an employee leaves, there is much more to do than to just provide a reference or to ask them to hand back a uniform; the security of your store and the safety of your employees should be a paramount concern.

At Askwith Safe Company, we are committed to keeping your store’s valuables safe with a range of retail store safes to suite your needs. As part of our service, we also undertake safe relocations, delivery & installation, maintenance, repairs and servicing.

If you’re looking to upgrade your retail store safe, contact Askwith today for a range of commercial safes that are designed with security at the front of mind.

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How to Choose a Good Quality Retail Store Safe

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If just once in your lifetime a secure retail store safe proved the difference between peaceful sleep and months of nightmares, you’d be forever grateful. Well get ready to sleep a whole lot easier by following Askwith Safe’s golden rules for buying a good quality safe in Perth.

Functionality

Rule 1: Define what your store safe’s purpose is.

What are you protecting and from what? Commercial property deeds? Cash? Every safe is built differently to protect against various threats, so know what’s going inside it and whether you’re protecting it from burglary, fire or internal threats.

Next, where is the safe is to be located, and we don’t mean on a shelf or freely sitting under a table! If it’s not bolted down, it’s not a proper functioning safe. It could be best under the floor, in a cupboard or in a wall if it’s a drop box.

Functionality also means room to grow. Look at the amount of items you want to store in your safe and then shift up to the next size. You’ll thank us in 10 years’ time!

(See Also: Chubbsafes vs IronGuard Safes vs ProtectAll Safes)

Security of your Retail Store Safe

Rule 2: The security level of your safe must match the importance and value of your items.

Paper burns. Cash and jewellery generate more intent to steal. The security of the items within your safe could be compromised if you don’t choose the strongest safe now.

Some cheap hardware store safes have lasted just minutes in successful cash robberies, so to secure tens of thousands of dollars, you’ll need a quality built safe. If you’re about locking away the keys to the forklift and petty cash, spending less may be an option.

When opening your safe, there are a number of secure options. Time delay locks, like the ones used in banks, are a perfect solution when storing large amounts of cash. Other locking combinations can be digital, mechanical dial and dual key and combo locks.

(See Also: How Safe Are Your Valuables)

Accessibility

Rule 3: Make the safe easy to operate and access.

How easy is it to get to your safe? A safe in the floor may restrict you when reconfiguring an office. Think about height restrictions, safety in accessing and privacy. You don’t want unwanted attention if you’re openly visiting a safe a number of times a day.

Maintenance

Rule 4: Make maintenance simple and cost effective.

Everything with moving parts needs a service. Maintain your safe and chances are you’ll bequeath it to your grandchildren.

A safe needs a check-up every five years or so. If something is not working as it should, promise you’ll call us straight away. Promise! If you struggle with a faulty safe, history tells us that we’ll be struggling to break into your faulty, beautifully locked safe instead of servicing an open door. Promise?

Find Quality Retail Store Safes in Perth

So you have some valuables. You know where they’re to be locked up and who’ll have access to them. Now let us get cracking on the security. At Askwith Safes, you can choose between five leading safe manufacturers, all with ultimate protection for documents, precious jewellery, cash and anything else you hold valuable.

Quite simply, we have the strongest safes in Perth for the most secure of jobs. A call today will make a safer tomorrow.

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How Commercial Safe Can Help Your Business

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How Commercial Safe Can Help Your Business

What do you know about commercial safes? Your livelihood depends on your business, so you need to ensure you are taking every reasonable step to keep not only the premises of your business secure but also your valuables, data and records safe. A commercial safe is a valuable and important investment for you and your business. It provides a secure place to keep your valuables and safes do not only guard against theft, but also fire. However, as different types of safes boast different features and specifications, it’s important to pick the best commercial safe for your needs and to do this you will need to consider what you will keep in your safe.

Fire and thief protected

Safes in Perth need to come equipped with various features, and because of this they will need to be built differently. Some safes will be protected against fire and others protected against thieves. A fire-resistant safe is designed to stop the fire from affecting the contents inside the safe, however they generally have little theft resistance.

Whereas theft resistant safes are designed to protect the contents of the safe from being stolen. There are also safes which have both features to protect your business’ valuables from thieves and the elements. (Also Read: What You Need to Know About Fire-Resistant Safes)

Cash Rating

When researching which safe will be most suited to your business, you will come across a rating called a cash rating. This rating tells you the safe’s level of security and how much cash an insurer will cover, when it’s kept in the safe.

Types of commercial safes

There are three main types of commercial safes. These are cash-handling safes, media/data safes and storage safes.

Cash-handling safe

Cash-handling safes are made for cash-handling purposes. Askwith Safe Company offers a wide range of cash-handling safes, some which are small enough to sit on a table (Deposit Container) and others which can stand alone and boast combined fire and theft protection with a $100,000 Cash Rating (Europa GIII).

Related Article: How to Choose a Good Quality Retail Store Safe

Media/data safe

Media/ data safes are used to protect computer files, film and photos. However, as these types of files and valuables are now often kept in an offsite facility, this type of commercial safe is not as common as it used to be, however media/data safes are still available from the trusted Askwith Safe Company. (Also Read: Achieve Data Security Today with a Reliable Data Protection Safe)

Storage safe

Storage safes are deigned from basic steel construction and will have varying fire and theft deterrent ratings, depending on what you want to store in your commercial safe. However, most safes would have a fire rating of up to two hours.

Get in contact with Askwith Safe!

With over 20 years in the industry, Askwith Safe Company provides safes Australia wide. Their team will help you choose the most suitable safe for your business to make sure your valuables are kept secure from potential thieves and fire. You are in safe hands when you buy from Askwith Safe Company.

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Proper Gun Storage is the Key to Being a Responsible Gun Owner

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How to be a responsible gun owner

As a gun owner in Australia, you need to understand what laws and regulations apply to your gun/s. Under the Firearms Regulations 1974 firearms and ammunition must be stored in a locked cabinet or container that is made of mild steel that is 2 mm thick and extremely secure so as to ensure no firearm or ammunition can be removed while the cabinet/container is locked. The door on the cabinet/container must be internally supported and the hinging mechanisms must be designed in a way that even if a hinge was removed, the cabinet/container would stay locked. This cabinet/container must also be securely anchored from the inside to two separate surfaces. It is suggested that the gun in the safe is kept unloaded.

If you are considering applying for a Firearms Licence, you should know an applicant is required to submit a statement detailing their proposed storage keeping facilities to the WA Police and this statement is to be included as part of the application. Included with the statement must be supporting evidence that the cabinet/container has been installed such as a receipt or a photograph of the cabinet, showing the anchoring points.

It is also suggested that the position of the cabinets/container holding the firearm is kept in a discrete location. In Australia, the specifications for the cabinet/container where your gun/s are stored are extremely specific. To see these specifications, refer to Schedule 4 of the Firearms Regulations 1974 ActNon-compliance with these laws and regulations can lead to the police seizing your firearms. Therefore, it is important you do your research before buying a safe to make sure you are buying a top-rated gun safe which complies with the laws.

Why is proper gun storage important?

Proper gun storage is important as children should not be able to access your guns. Children are extremely curious and do not understand how dangerous guns are, so not storing your gun properly could lead to a very dangerous situation. It is also important to have secure gun storage to stop anyone accessing your gun/s as someone in a poor mental state can behave unpredictably and use your gun on themselves or others.  Keeping it in a safe also stops thieves from accessing your gun to either use it or sell it.  Gun safes are also useful for protecting against natural disasters. Not to mention, these types of safes can also be used for other valuable possessions such as birth certificates, jewellery and money. (Also Read: Get A Gun Safe)

Where to buy gun safes in Perth

Askwith Safe Company is the most trusted safe company in Perth. They provide a large variety of safes nationwide and two types of top-rated gun safes: The Pistol Safe and the Protect-All Gun Safe. The Pistol Safe is small enough to be stored in a discrete place such as wardrobe. The Protect-All Gun Safe is a large safe which stands alone. It can resist hand and mechanical attack and features an electronic lock. These two top gun safes are strong and secure and will keep you, your family and your guns safe.

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How to Buy a Home or Office Safe According to Experts

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Much like how you would keep your home under lock and key, your prized valuables are no exception. As such, having a durable safe in your home or office can be the best protective measure to ensure all your belongings remain in the right place you left them.

For those who aren’t convinced, read on!

Why do I need a safe for home or office use?

It can often be easy to overlook the need to own a safe until the unfortunate happens. That’s why we believe prevention is the best cure.

Some of the functional advantages of a home or office safe Perth include:

  • Preventing Theft – In the event of a break-in, the immediate sight of a sturdy safe can ward off burglars. Plus, the impenetrable structure of a safe is sure to deter anyone who dares to pry.
  • Storing Important Documents – From passports and birth certificates to deeds, your most vital documents deserve a safe home. Rest assured knowing that they’re being kept in the security of a safe. You never know when you might face a situation or emergency which requires you to supply original paperwork.
  • Keeping Cash and Jewellery – Enjoy finer things in life? To make sure that you can continue holding on to possessions of high value, it’s wise to do everything in your power to keep them in a safe place. That’s where a home and office safes come in handy.
  • Keeping Medication Away – By storing your medication away properly, you can ensure that they don’t land in the wrong hands. This way, children, pets or adults who may have dementia (or some form of mental impairment) will be unable to access them.
  • Safeguarding Sentimental Items – Have a set of archival photographs or perhaps a family heirloom you’re saving to hand down to the next generation? Your very own safe will guarantee its precious storage for the years to come.
  • Protection from Natural Disasters – On top of protecting your valuables from being stolen, home and office safes offer the ultimate protection from natural disasters.. In the event of a natural disaster, you’ll be relieved to know your safe will brave the elements with its fire or water resistance.

How do I decide what kind of safe to buy for home or office use?

Now that you’re keen to invest in a safe, it’s crucial for you to look at the various factors that determine what type of safe you should buy.

When looking for office safes or home safes for sale, you may want to consider the following:

  • The level of protection required – While the straightforward purpose of a safe is to safeguard your belongings, it’s essential for you to evaluate the type of items you intend to store. This will give you a better idea of the best safe to buy to protect your belongings. For example, you might want to opt for a fire resistant safe as opposed to theft-resistant safe to specifically protect your paper documents.
  • The ideal size for your safe – Always keep in mind that the dimensions of your safe can vary both outside and inside. With that said, it may be wise to allow for extra capacity – say, up to 50% more room for valuables you might wish to store in the future. Once you purchase your first safe, you’ll come to realise how handy they are for home and office use!
  • Your overall budget – The good news is that Askwith Safe Company stocks an affordable range of home and office safes for sale at all price points. You can rest assured knowing that you’re getting great value for money with the safe of your choice.

Still left wondering what the ideal safe is for you? For real expert advice, speak to our team by dialling (08) 9451 7848 or emailing us on reception@askwithcompany.com.au!

Who is a reliable supplier of home and office safes in Perth?

Ready to take the step towards purchasing your next home or office safe? As Perth’s trusted safe specialists, Askwith Safe Company knows best!

With a wide range of home and office safes for sale, we can effortlessly supply you with a safe that is tailored to your needs. Get in touch with us to speak to a member of our team.

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How To Properly Store Medicine in Accordance with Regulations in WA

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What is medication safety?

Medication safety is a key government health initiative to support clinicians safely prescribe, dispense and administer appropriate medicines and empower patients to take control of their medication management. This is undertaken to ensure patients are being given the correct medicines and to improve the safety and quality of medication use in Australia. Medication safety also includes ensuring drugs are being properly handled and stored.

Askwith Safe Company is your go to safe company in Perth. Need medical safes speak to our team.

Why invest in a drug safe?

The National Safety and Quality Health Service has provided guidelines to make sure patients receive a high level of care from health service organisations (such as hospitals and pharmacies). To do this, these health services must ensure they are storing and handling medicine, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The NSQHS requires health services to establish appropriate oversight and storage systems and keep medicines safe and inaccessible from the public.

Safes are one of the most secure ways to improve medication safety in hospitals, pharmacies and doctor’s surgeries. Installing a safe is your best way at decreasing the likelihood of stock going missing and practising medication safety. A drug and pharmaceutical safe is an ideal way to ensure only people with access to the safe can access the medicines. It also minimises theft of medicine by an employee and by the public.

Drugs used in anaesthesia have been recognised by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists as a target for diversion or abuse. This means it is vital for medication safety that these drugs are kept in a drug safe to ensure secure storage. The ANZCA also states that any drugs with “abuse potential” should be stored in a locked environment.

Other drugs which have been recognised by Australian laws as having higher potential for abuse can be found in Schedule 8, under the Department of Health’s Therapeutic Goods Administration. These include morphine and pethidine. These drugs must be securely stored at all times and when not in immediate use, locked away in a compliant drug safe.

Where to buy drug safes in Perth?

Askwith Safe Company have four drug safes: The Drug Cabinet, the IronGuard Drug Safe, the GEMHS Vault and the Rhino MKIII Safe. The Drug Cabinet is suitable for hospitals, doctor’s surgeries and pharmacies to store prescription drugs. This cabinet sits on the wall and can come with three, four or five shelves, depending on the size you require. The IronGuard Drug Safe meets regulatory requirements for storage of Schedule 8 drugs. The GEMHS Vault safe is fire resistant for 60 minutes and features adjustable shelves. The Rhino MK11 Safe is secured against thieves and protected against fire. Drug safes Perth company Askwith, has the highest quality safes and with over 20 years in the industry, you know you can rely on their safes to meet regulatory standards for your medicines.

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How to Keep Your Valuables Safe and Secure at Home

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Behind every door of every home, precious possessions and valuables sit on shelves, in handbags and sometimes, yes, even under pillows! So we thought it’s time to make it harder for thieves to steal our treasured belongings with some solid advice on home security.

Security Doors and Windows

Security screens for windows and doors are wonderfully strong protection. They also serve as a visual deterrent. Just be sure to have them made out of strong aluminium or steel and installed into a sturdy door frame.

Steel bars are also a great anti-theft solution. Invest in quality steel. The cheaper the steel, the thinner the metal and the more susceptible it is to impact. Also, don’t leave easy-to-pilfer valuables within arm’s reach of the opening!

Invest in a Safe

First thing to note is that no home safe in Perth, even the high calibre safes from Askwith Safes, can guarantee 100% protection but when safes are installed professionally, they can be the last reliable line of defence after locks and alarms have been breached.

To protect paper documents like wills, property deeds and certificates, a fire-proof home safe is the most secure safe. Every fire-proof home safe has a rating based on how long it takes for the paper inside to combust. Ratings start at about one hour and go up from there.

If it’s cash, jewellery and paper that need protecting, we strongly recommend you step up from a fire-proof home safe to a combined cash/fire-rated safe. This will protect from fires as well as theft with a variety of wall thicknesses and lock combinations.

Picking the Right Safe

To make sure you’re buying the most secure safe in Perth:

  1. Know the fire-rating. This will depend on the documents you’re securing, where you live and the value of the documents you’re trying to protect.
  2. Know the safe’s cash rating. Remember, this is all about the thickness of the walls and door, the types of locks installed and how hard it is to remove your safe from its hidey hole.
  3. Storage for today and the future. Look at the safe that can store the items you have now and then shift up to the next size. You’ll thank us in 10 years’ time!
  4. Permanently fixed or portable? Permanent safes are bolted down. Portables are to be carried but make sure it can be carried in an emergency.
  5. Key or combination lock? Some people love keys for their simplicity. Others love a set of numbers. You decide what will be easiest to use in an emergency.
  6. It’s budget vs need. It’s possibly better to make the list of stored items smaller to get the most secure safe you can afford.

Find Fireproof Home Safes in Perth

So there you have it –Askwith Safes’ very own security tick list. We stock the best range of fire-proof home safes in Perth. We cover the entire security process from sales to safe installation, repairs and relocation too.

You make the choice, we’ll make it safe, so please call Askwith Safes today for more information.