• You should not be visible in the bedroom from the outside when you are asleep.
• Always keep a torch nearby at night and when you use it, ensure that you do not give away your position.
• If you are unsure about the security status of your home after returning from work/a visit, eg your dogs do not come to the gate, do not enter your home.
• Contact your neighbour to assist you in securing your home.
• Identify relatively safe places of refuge, ie: bathroom, toilet or storeroom.
• The fewer windows and doors these rooms have, the better.
• Involve employees as they are part of the family/team.
• Employees must be involved in maintaining security on an equal footing.

Report suspicious behaviour and information to the South African Police Service.

• Clear the areas around the gates of bushes and other hiding places.
• Take photographs of all employees.
• It could be to your advantage to identify them, if required.
• Remunerate your employees when useful information is provided that contribute to the prevention of crime.
• Do not employ casual workers without a reference.

Keep copies of all your employees – Identity Documents (ID’s).

• Ensure that you have a good relationship with your neighbours so that you will be in a good position to support and help each other.