Home & Commercial Safety Blog
Welcome to the SEi Security safety and security blog. Here, we’ll cover topics that concern both residential and commercial security along with tips to keep your family and business safe and secure.
6 Essential Security Measures Every Business Should Implement
Let’s face it: running a business involves keeping many balls in the air. Business owners are always looking for ways to streamline tasks so they can be more efficient. One area of running a business that is often frustrating, time-consuming, and frequently outside the expertise of many business owners is essential security measures. In the fast-paced and dynamic landscape of today's business...
Protecting Your Home and Health: Essential Measures Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent intruder, an unsafe gas that creeps into our homes undetected, causing harm without warning. Its danger lies in its stealth: it is undetectable to the naked eye and the symptoms it brings on resemble common fatigue or flu symptoms, making it elusive until it's too late. Unlike other smoke or other smelly gasses, CO is odorless, tasteless, and invisible. That all...
6 Popular Business Enhancements to your Current Security System
There are many ways that you can protect your business – from locking doors to video surveillance. But, there may be some blind spots within your business that can be enhanced by adding to your current Security System. Let’s explore six security elements that could easily be overlooked by business owners. 1. Visitor Management When someone comes to visit your business, there are some ways...
5 Ways to Integrate Your Fire Alarm System with Home Automation
When it comes to home safety, few things are as crucial as a reliable fire alarm system. But did you know that you can enhance your fire safety measures by integrating your fire alarm system with home automation? This powerful combination can make a significant difference in protecting your family and your property. In this blog post, we'll explore five ways to seamlessly integrate your fire...
Why Construction Sites Need Video Surveillance
Video surveillance on construction sites and job sites plays a crucial role in ensuring security, safety, compliance, and overall project management. It provides a valuable tool for preventing theft, deterring vandalism, monitoring progress, and protecting the interests of all stakeholders involved in the construction project. Construction sites and job sites often require video surveillance for...
10 Practical Ways Home Automation Can Simplify Your Daily Routine
In today's fast-paced world, time is a precious commodity. Home automation offers a range of solutions to help simplify your daily routine and make your life more efficient. From managing household tasks to enhancing security, the benefits of home automation are numerous. Let’s take a look at 10 ways that home automation with SEi Security can transform the way you go about your day. Light...
7 Ways You Can Protect Your Business as Shoplifting Increases
Shoplifting has become a significant concern for businesses in recent years, leading to substantial financial losses and increased security risks. In fact, according to this article, it is a growing problem for even the most secure and largest retailers. While this may seem daunting as a business owner, there are ways to proactively address this issue, and we at SEi Security would love to work...
5 Ways to Keep Summer Fun by Keeping Summer Safe
It’s summer! School is out and it is time for kids to have fun and make memories. From pool time, vacations, playing with friends & neighbors, and just being able to have some fun and use their imaginations. I don’t know about you – but some of my fondest childhood memories were formed during those short summer months each year. It seems these days that the need to keep our children safe can...
3 Safety Areas to Focus on While Spring Cleaning
As the weather warms up and the flowers start to bloom, it's a good time to think about doing some spring cleaning your home with safety in mind. While you go about decluttering your living space and refreshing your wardrobe for the new season – you will want to keep the safety of your home in mind to ensure that your property and loved ones are protected. There are three main areas we recommend...
4 Ways Banks Can Update Security Protocols
Cyber threats are not the only thing banks and financial institutions should be on the lookout for. What remains are security concerns for brick and mortar bank establishments. It’s imperative that as society changes – especially with everything that has happened the last three years – for banks to regularly review their physical locations’ security measures and make the appropriate updates to...
Additional Posts
4 Ways to Keep Your Restaurant Secure
When it comes to making sure your restaurant is secure, you know how important good locks, a safe, and security cameras are. While those are definitely important – there is more that you need to consider that maybe you haven’t thought of yet. SEi Security can provide...
Securing Safety for Housebound Loved Ones
This day and age, there are so many options for taking care of housebound loved ones who have grown older or whose health requires additional assistance. Securing a spot in an assisted living facility is no longer the only option. With improvements in technology,...
Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Home Safe this Holiday Season
‘Tis the season for love, joy, and celebration! While you are busy making the holiday season a festive and fun occasion for your whole family, the last thing you will want to worry about is the safety of your home and family. With SEi Security, we can take the...
5 Ways to Secure Your Small Business
Running a small business can be stressful and at times overwhelming. Small business owners always have many plates spinning – but what if we told you there is one plate that we can take care of for you? By enlisting SEi for your small business’s security needs, you...
5 Ideal Locations for Home Surveillance Cameras
You never know when you are going to need to see what is happening on the outside of your home. Whether it is when you wake up on the morning and see that your trash has been rummaged through, or there is a delivery notification in your email but suddenly there is no...
Protecting Your Business: Security You Didn’t Know You Needed
When it comes to setting up security for your business, you probably think about access codes and key fobs to enter doors, security cameras, safes, and locks, but you shouldn’t stop there. There are many other places that you may not have considered, and wouldn’t even...
The 123s of Back-to-School School Safety
As summer winds down, it is time to make plans for back to school. Purchase supplies, new clothes, new backpack, and making a safety plan. If you have a latchkey kid at home, it is time to put your back-to-school safety plan in place for the coming school year to...
5 Ways To Avoid Door-to-Door Security Threats
The weather is warm and the foot traffic in your neighborhood is on the uptick. Unfortunately, not everyone taking a neighborhood walk lives in your neighborhood. This time of year is when the dreaded door-to-door sales people approach homeowners to sell their wares...
Garage Door Automation to Protect Your Home
Long gone are the days when you could leave your front door unlocked all day. Unfortunately, in the current state of the world, security is more important than ever to protect you and your loved ones. You worked hard to purchase a home, and provide all your family...
10 Steps to a Safer Garage
Tis the season to clear out the garage and house – invite over neighbors and strangers to purchase items from your home that you no longer use to make a few extra bucks. In the meantime, those neighbors and strangers are getting an intimate look into your private...