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Secure your home and office

Secure your home and office

From the course: Traveling for Business

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Secure your home and office

In the excitement of travel, it's easy to forget about the things you leave behind, both at home and in the office, possibly to disastrous results. This video provides a checklist of common matters to consider, and recommends techniques to minimize risk and worry. In both home and office, the key to safety is sometimes not about locking things up, but about leaving them accessible, to the right people that is. Of course you'll lock your doors and that stops burglars, but if you don't also give a trusted person the keys, you're at risk for many other dangers. Flooding from a burst pipe at home for example, or the inability to access important information at the office. So let's talk about what this trusted person will do in your home. If you have pets, then obviously the first order of business is to care for them, with food, water, attention, cleaning, and exercise. Plants get watered, and dying parts get removed. You might have other systems that need attention or repair people…

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