The 4 Jobs That NEED To Pay Attention To Personal Safety

Jen Bauer
Jen Bauer
Jul 20, 2017 · 4 min read

Each day comes with a certain amount of risk for all of us — but some jobs are particularly vulnerable to dangerous situations. If you’re a realtor, social worker, or late night worker, it’s essential to take extra precautions to keep yourself safe.

  1. Realtor

Realtor safety is crucial for the hundreds of thousands of realtors entering homes with strangers every day. Although the vast majority of encounters are perfectly fine, realtors have been targeted by criminals in the past. Being alone in an empty house can be an unnerving experience — even if you are perfectly safe.

Here are some tips for staying safe as a realtor:

#1. Show properties during the day. If you must show a property at night, make sure to notify one of your coworkers, and make sure all the blinds are up and lights are on.

#2. Have new clients come by the office to fill out paperwork. This gives you an opportunity to assess the individual at the realtor office and makes them less of a stranger when you do meet at a property.

#3. Download a personal safety app like MySafetyNetworks. This will keep you connected to police, friends, and family by sharing your GPS location and dialing 911 at the push of a button.

2. Social Work

Many social workers enter situations with their clients where they might feel unsafe. This is especially true for those in social work who do home visits. Though incidents are rare, it’s important to take precautions to make sure an incident doesn’t happen to you. Being prepared can also work wonders on reducing stress associated with the job.

Here are some tips for staying safe if you do social work:

#1. Keep a professional distance between yourself and your clients. It’s essential to maintain firm boundaries.

#2. Stay in touch with coworkers. Make sure someone knows where you are at all times, and let them know if you are off schedule.

#3. Stay alert and calm. Presence of mind is essential when working with unstable clients. An app like MySafetyNetworks can help dramatically — knowing you are connected and safe at the push of a button keeps you grounded.

3. Late Night Work

walking home late

Crime is far more likely to happen after the sun sets, when there are less people around and it’s dark. Millions of people in the U.S. are walking home or walking to their cars after a late night shift. This can be a frightening experience, and carries inherent risks — especially if you’re tired after a long day, and less aware than you might otherwise be.

Here are some tips for late night safety:

#1. Don’t be afraid to take an alternate route towards your destination. If an area is making you feel unsafe, avoid it.

#2. Make sure your family or roomates know your schedule. Let them know if you’re coming home later than usual.

#3. Walk with a personal safety app. Being connected to police, friends, and family is a powerful crime deterrent.

4. Frequent Work Travelers

Traveling frequently for work can put you in a lot of unfamiliar situations at odd hours. Taking taxis, finding your hotel, or even looking for a restaurant are all innocuous activities when the sun is up and you know the area. At night, however, in a new city, things can feel a lot less safe.

Follow these tips to stay safe when traveling for work:

#1. Always be alert. You may not notice something going awry if you’re completely focused on your phone, or are just too tired to pay attention.

#2. Research the area. Try to find places to eat, or get familiar with the surrounding streets, before you arrive. This can prevent you from wandering into an unsafe area by accident.

#3. Travel with a travel safe app. MySafetyNetworks will send your GPS location to emergency contacts, as well as display it on screen so you can give precise information to authorities. This is a huge benefit if you don’t know the area you’re in that well.

What Is MySafetyNetworks?

As mentioned a few times in this article, MySafetyNetworks is a personal safety app for iPhone specifically designed to help people in jobs like these stay connected and stay safe. MySafetyNetworks allows you to dial 911, send an SOS text to emergency contacts, email, and post to social media — all with your GPS location, simultaneously. It’s the perfect tool for any job where you might feel vulnerable or unsafe.

The ability to reach police, family, and friends, with an SOS message and GPS location can be the difference between life and death in a dangerous situation — and can reinforce a feeling of safety when everything is fine. Feeling safe is an essential element of a healthy, happy life, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Check out MySafetyNetworks on the App Store — feel safe and be connected in case of emergency. Download the app for free to make sure you and your family are protected when you need it.

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Jen Bauer

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Jen Bauer

Staff writer for MySafetyNetworks — check out our personal safety app at http://www.mysafetynetworks.com

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