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Pre-Screen

Before you allow anyone into your property, you should always pre-screen them. Not only can this help increase your safety, it can also help you from wasting time showing the property to people who are not qualified to rent or buy it. Pre-screening could be as simple as asking some qualifying questions over the phone. Examples of valid questions to ask over the phone include:

What is your name?
What is the best phone number to contact you?
Why are you moving?
When would you expect to move-in?
How many people will be living in the property?
What is your monthly income?
It is important that you ask every prospect the same qualifying questions and that you do not ask anything that is considered discriminatory under the Fair Housing Act.

You could also have the applicant fill out a pre-screening application form, which would basically include the same types of questions you would ask over the phone. The applicant could email or fax the application back to you. If an applicant seems hesitant or unwilling to answer these simple questions, they are not someone you will want to show the property to.

Daylight Is Your Best Friend

If possible, you should show the property when it is still light out. Granted, many people will only be able to see the property after they get off of work, which is usually after 5 or 6 P.M., which may or may not still be light out depending on the time of the year and the part of the country you live in. You should be OK showing the property at these times because neighbors should be around or also getting home from work.

You should definitely avoid showings at odd hours, such as at 10 P.M. at night. During any showing you should keep all curtains and shades open to help deter any criminal or suspicious behavior.

Don’t Give Your Last Name

You should not give prospective tenants or buyers your full name. They could use it to try and impersonate you or could easily use the internet to find out a lot of personal information about you. Simply using a first name with a buyer or tenants is more than acceptable until you are signing actual contracts with them.

Hide All Mail/Important Documents

When showing property, you should make sure all mail and important documents are out of sight. You do not want to tempt anyone to look through or even steal your documents.

Leave the Flashy Car at Home

Whether you have one dollar in the bank or one million, your personal wealth is no one’s business but your own. When showing property, you want to leave the flashy jewelry and cars at home. People with ill intentions are looking for these signs of wealth. You should also keep the bare minimum in your wallet. Do not carry around every credit card you own or excessive amounts of cash.

Never Leave Them Unattended

When showing property, never leave the prospective buyer or renter in the property unattended. This is especially true if the property is currently occupied because there will be objects and documents that can easily be stolen. You can give the people viewing the property space to walk around so they do not feel like you are smothering them, but you should always have them within eyesight.

Secure the Property After the Viewing

If the individuals open an exterior window or door, make sure you lock it after them. It can be easy to overlook this, but it is a very simple way for the prospective buyer or renter to gain access to the property at a later time if they have intentions of stealing from the property.

Program 911 into Your Cell Phone

You should always make sure your cell phone is fully charged before a showing. Secondly, you should have 911 programmed into your phone. If anything goes wrong, this will help save you valuable seconds.

Trust Your Gut

Finally, if something does not seem right, you should trust your instinct. If five grown men show up to look at a one bedroom apartment wearing gloves in the middle of summer, something is probably a little off.

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Before you allow anyone into your property, you should always pre-screen them. Not only can this help increase your safety, it can also help you from wasting time showing the property to people who are not qualified to rent or buy it. Pre-screening could be as simple as asking some qualifying questions over the phone. Examples of valid questions to ask over the phone include:
What is your name?
What is the best phone number to contact you?
Why are you moving?
When would you expect to move-in?
How many people will be living in the property?
What is your monthly income?
It is important that you ask every prospect the same qualifying questions and that you do not ask anything that is considered discriminatory under the Fair Housing Act.You could also have the applicant fill out a pre-screening application form, which would basically include the same types of questions you would ask over the phone. The applicant could email or fax the application back to you. If an applicant seems hesitant or unwilling to answer these simple questions, they are not someone you will want to show the property to Daylight Is Your Best Friend

If possible, you should show the property when it is still light out. Granted, many people will only be able to see the property after they get off of work, which is usually after 5 or 6 P.M., which may or may not still be light out depending on the time of the year and the part of the country you live in. You should be OK showing the property at these times because neighbors should be around or also getting home from work.You should definitely avoid showings at odd hours, such as at 10 P.M. at night. During any showing you should keep all curtains and shades open to help deter any criminal or suspicious behavior.
Don’t Give Your Last Name

You should not give prospective tenants or buyers your full name. They could use it to try and impersonate you or could easily use the internet to find out a lot of personal information about you. Simply using a first name with a buyer or tenants is more than acceptable until you are signing actual contracts with them.
Hide All Mail/Important Documents

When showing property, you should make sure all mail and important documents are out of sight. You do not want to tempt anyone to look through or even steal your documents.
Leave the Flashy Car at Home

Whether you have one dollar in the bank or one million, your personal wealth is no one’s business but your own. When showing property, you want to leave the flashy jewelry and cars at home. People with ill intentions are looking for these signs of wealth. You should also keep the bare minimum in your wallet. Do not carry around every credit card you own or excessive amounts of cash.
Never Leave Them Unattended

When showing property, never leave the prospective buyer or renter in the property unattended. This is especially true if the property is currently occupied because there will be objects and documents that can easily be stolen. You can give the people viewing the property space to walk around so they do not feel like you are smothering them, but you should always have them within eyesight.
Secure the Property After the Viewing

If the individuals open an exterior window or door, make sure you lock it after them. It can be easy to overlook this, but it is a very simple way for the prospective buyer or renter to gain access to the property at a later time if they have intentions of stealing from the property.
Program 911 into Your Cell Phone

You should always make sure your cell phone is fully charged before a showing. Secondly, you should have 911 programmed into your phone. If anything goes wrong, this will help save you valuable seconds.
Trust Your Gut

Finally, if something does not seem right, you should trust your instinct. If five grown men show up to look at a one bedroom apartment wearing gloves in the middle of summer, something is probably a little off.

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Pre-Screen

Before you allow anyone into your property, you should always pre-screen them. Not only can this help increase your safety, it can also help you from wasting time showing the property to people who are not qualified to rent or buy it. Pre-screening could be as simple as asking some qualifying questions over the phone. Examples of valid questions to ask over the phone include:

What is your name?
What is the best phone number to contact you?
Why are you moving?
When would you expect to move-in?
How many people will be living in the property?
What is your monthly income?
It is important that you ask every prospect the same qualifying questions and that you do not ask anything that is considered discriminatory under the Fair Housing Act.

You could also have the applicant fill out a pre-screening application form, which would basically include the same types of questions you would ask over the phone. The applicant could email or fax the application back to you. If an applicant seems hesitant or unwilling to answer these simple questions, they are not someone you will want to show the property to.

Daylight Is Your Best Friend

If possible, you should show the property when it is still light out. Granted, many people will only be able to see the property after they get off of work, which is usually after 5 or 6 P.M., which may or may not still be light out depending on the time of the year and the part of the country you live in. You should be OK showing the property at these times because neighbors should be around or also getting home from work.

You should definitely avoid showings at odd hours, such as at 10 P.M. at night. During any showing you should keep all curtains and shades open to help deter any criminal or suspicious behavior.

Don’t Give Your Last Name

You should not give prospective tenants or buyers your full name. They could use it to try and impersonate you or could easily use the internet to find out a lot of personal information about you. Simply using a first name with a buyer or tenants is more than acceptable until you are signing actual contracts with them.

Hide All Mail/Important Documents

When showing property, you should make sure all mail and important documents are out of sight. You do not want to tempt anyone to look through or even steal your documents.

Leave the Flashy Car at Home

Whether you have one dollar in the bank or one million, your personal wealth is no one’s business but your own. When showing property, you want to leave the flashy jewelry and cars at home. People with ill intentions are looking for these signs of wealth. You should also keep the bare minimum in your wallet. Do not carry around every credit card you own or excessive amounts of cash.

Never Leave Them Unattended

When showing property, never leave the prospective buyer or renter in the property unattended. This is especially true if the property is currently occupied because there will be objects and documents that can easily be stolen. You can give the people viewing the property space to walk around so they do not feel like you are smothering them, but you should always have them within eyesight.

Secure the Property After the Viewing

If the individuals open an exterior window or door, make sure you lock it after them. It can be easy to overlook this, but it is a very simple way for the prospective buyer or renter to gain access to the property at a later time if they have intentions of stealing from the property.

Program 911 into Your Cell Phone

You should always make sure your cell phone is fully charged before a showing. Secondly, you should have 911 programmed into your phone. If anything goes wrong, this will help save you valuable seconds.

Trust Your Gut

Finally, if something does not seem right, you should trust your instinct. If five grown men show up to look at a one bedroom apartment wearing gloves in the middle of summer, something is probably a little off.

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According to some members of the society, who spoke at a three-day conference in Lagos on the theme: ‘Compliance and intervention for survival’, Nigeria can become one of the world’s leading economies by 2030 with the right reforms and investments.

The President, ASSE Nigeria, Mr. Kamil Abiodun, noted that there was a need to turn the tide of economic development by charting a more creative path towards improving the safety culture of all workers in the country.

“We need to increase advocacy on good safety practice and compliance in ensuring we match up the economic growth by preventing clear, present and potential catastrophic occurrences that may hinder national development,” he said.

He said that the positive report on the country’s growth potential should spur an increase in safety professionals’ marketability and value addition to the economic growth.

The global President-elect of the society, Mr. Michael Belcher, said Nigeria was already a big player in the world and international safety standards must be promoted to stimulate more growth.

He said, “We believe that safety professionals will do a lot by bringing the political class to pick interest in safety standards. We recognise the need to work with safety professionals and there is nowhere else to be right now than in Nigeria considering its growth potential.

“We need to challenge the status quo in our quest to protect people and properties for national growth and development.”

The Secretary and Executive Director, ASSE, Mr. Fred Fortman Jr., said that there must be an increased commitment to safety practice in the country.

“Safety does not happen by accident but when corporate leading, direction and commitment meet. Nigerians are the greatest assets and resources of the country, and this is the right time to make something special happen for the country in terms of safety,” he said.

A past global president of the society, Mr. Rick Pollock, in his paper on ‘Ethics of culture: Understanding human error-dispelling myths’, said human error was a major cause of accidents.

He added that there was a need to eliminate and control human errors and mistakes as well as things that encouraged human errors in work places.

PUNCH.

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Pre-Screen

Before you allow anyone into your property, you should always pre-screen them. Not only can this help increase your safety, it can also help you from wasting time showing the property to people who are not qualified to rent or buy it. Pre-screening could be as simple as asking some qualifying questions over the phone. Examples of valid questions to ask over the phone include:

What is your name?
What is the best phone number to contact you?
Why are you moving?
When would you expect to move-in?
How many people will be living in the property?
What is your monthly income?
It is important that you ask every prospect the same qualifying questions and that you do not ask anything that is considered discriminatory under the Fair Housing Act.

You could also have the applicant fill out a pre-screening application form, which would basically include the same types of questions you would ask over the phone. The applicant could email or fax the application back to you. If an applicant seems hesitant or unwilling to answer these simple questions, they are not someone you will want to show the property to.

Daylight Is Your Best Friend

If possible, you should show the property when it is still light out. Granted, many people will only be able to see the property after they get off of work, which is usually after 5 or 6 P.M., which may or may not still be light out depending on the time of the year and the part of the country you live in. You should be OK showing the property at these times because neighbors should be around or also getting home from work.

You should definitely avoid showings at odd hours, such as at 10 P.M. at night. During any showing you should keep all curtains and shades open to help deter any criminal or suspicious behavior.

Don’t Give Your Last Name

You should not give prospective tenants or buyers your full name. They could use it to try and impersonate you or could easily use the internet to find out a lot of personal information about you. Simply using a first name with a buyer or tenants is more than acceptable until you are signing actual contracts with them.

Hide All Mail/Important Documents

When showing property, you should make sure all mail and important documents are out of sight. You do not want to tempt anyone to look through or even steal your documents.

Leave the Flashy Car at Home

Whether you have one dollar in the bank or one million, your personal wealth is no one’s business but your own. When showing property, you want to leave the flashy jewelry and cars at home. People with ill intentions are looking for these signs of wealth. You should also keep the bare minimum in your wallet. Do not carry around every credit card you own or excessive amounts of cash.

Never Leave Them Unattended

When showing property, never leave the prospective buyer or renter in the property unattended. This is especially true if the property is currently occupied because there will be objects and documents that can easily be stolen. You can give the people viewing the property space to walk around so they do not feel like you are smothering them, but you should always have them within eyesight.

Secure the Property After the Viewing

If the individuals open an exterior window or door, make sure you lock it after them. It can be easy to overlook this, but it is a very simple way for the prospective buyer or renter to gain access to the property at a later time if they have intentions of stealing from the property.

Program 911 into Your Cell Phone

You should always make sure your cell phone is fully charged before a showing. Secondly, you should have 911 programmed into your phone. If anything goes wrong, this will help save you valuable seconds.

Trust Your Gut

Finally, if something does not seem right, you should trust your instinct. If five grown men show up to look at a one bedroom apartment wearing gloves in the middle of summer, something is probably a little off.

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