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Protect Your Belongings While On-The-Job with these Personal Safety Tips

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MasterLockFrom business trips to staff meetings, more than 122 million people are full-time employees, and spend an average of 47 hours a week or more at their workplace.** Adjusting to the work environment; securing valuables; and balancing responsibilities, assignments and deadlines are all important aspects of being in the workforce. Master Lock offers helpful advice and easy-to-use products for securing belongings while in work mode.

1. Secure Spare Keys: With 73 percent of U.S. and Canadian residents working outside of their home,* hiding a spare house key under a mat or rock makes consumers susceptible to possible break-ins and thefts. Provide secure access to cleaning services, maintenance workers, babysitters or a family member with a trusted key lock box, such as the Master Lock 5422D Portable Key Safe, which offers keyless convenience and secure storage of keys and access cards to provide peace of mind when at the office. Be selective when giving out the code, and only provide access to trusted friends, family and workers.

2. Protect Personal Valuables: Approximately 50 percent of people who bring valuables to work do not have a secure place to store them.* Whether in the office or traveling, securing smartphones, wallets, electronic devices and other small valuables in a personal safe, such as the Master Lock 5900D SafeSpace, helps prevent theft. Designed with a durable cable, the Master Lock 5900D SafeSpace can be wrapped around a fixed object at the office or in a hotel room when traveling for work– providing lightweight and portable convenience. Larger items of value, such as a purse or backpack, should be secured in a cabinet or drawer.

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3. Stay Safe and Organized Online: Most offices are equipped with computers, software programs and the Internet for employees to use to complete their work efficiently. Keeping track of numerous logins and documents as well as ensuring this information is stored in a safe place can be a daunting task. To stay digitally organized, use the Master Lock Vault – a free, digital safe deposit box, to store passwords and digital copies of important documents in a secure, reliable location for easy access from any smart phone or computer. And, employees should always log-off or place their computers in sleep mode when stepping away from workstations.

4. Protect Important Documents: Organization is key when starting and settling into any job. Contracts, employee tax forms and other important paperwork can quickly pile up if you do not have a secure place to keep these documents. Using a Sentry Safe FHW40120 Large Lock File will help protect your sensitive information from theft, flood and fire threats as well as provide easy office organization with the ability to store hanging file folders. Be sure to shred any sensitive documents when they are no longer needed to keep them from falling into the wrong hands.

Luggage Lock from Master Lock

5. Lock Up Before Leaving: Whether working remotely at a coffee shop, taking a business trip or hitting the gym after work, locking luggage, briefcases and laptop or gym bags will help protect valuables in transit. A TSA-Accepted Luggage Lock, such as the Master Lock 4680DBLK, will help keep belongings safe on-the-go. The Master Lock 4680DBLK and 4680DNKL Luggage Locks offer resistance to cutting, and are TSA approved so screeners can inspect and relock your baggage without damaging the lock. It’s also important to keep small personal items in front pockets. Leaving valuables in back pockets makes them easy targets for pickpockets.

I work from home but both my husband and I do a lot of traveling for our jobs. Recently I received the 4680DNKL Luggage Lock from Master Lock to review for all of you. This luggage lock is TSA Accepted and Travel Sentry Approved.  The TSA screeners can open, inspect and relock bags locked with the TSA-Accepted lock. What does this mean to you? Well, it means that you can lock your checked baggage with this luggage lock and those screeners won’t cut it off.

Luggage Lock from Master Lock

What is really cool about this luggage lock is that you can easily re-set the combination for every trip that you take while the TSA screeners use an universal code that only they know to open up your luggage during screening. Furthermore, I really like the compact size of this luggage lock because other’s that we’ve owned in the past were large, heavy and just too bulky to use. You can also use this on your carry-on bags, backpacks, etc.

We used our luggage lock while on a recent 3-day business trip down to Florida and it worked perfectly. Our bag was protected and the TSA had easy access to our belongings inside during the screening process. Matter of fact, one of the screeners told us that he wished all travelers would use something like this! We give it a big 2-thumbs up!

Luggage Lock from Master Lock

 

Disclaimer: Shelly H. has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. Thanks!

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  1. Brian E. says

    Thank You for the giveaway…we like this bike lock: Model No. 8195DLW – 6-5/8in (17cm) Wide Hardened Steel U-Lock with 11-1/4in (29cm) Shackle Clearance

  3. Hesper Fry says

    I like the (2.5oz) Pepper Spray Wall Mount Canister with Glow in the Dark Button for my personal security.

  7. michelle r says

    Model No. 4689Q

    1in (25mm) Wide TSA-Accepted Luggage Lock with Shrouded Shackle; Assorted Colors; 4 Pack

  13. Anita E says

    I would love to have the 20 Gauge Steel Dual Function Adjustable Door Security Bar. We used one on a cross-country trip several years ago and I’d love to have one for my home.

  15. Rosanne Morrison says

    I would also use the 14in (35cm) Long x .22in Diameter (5.6mm) Braided Steel Cable Gun Lock with 1-1/8in (29 mm) Wide Laminated Steel Padlock; Keyed Different

  23. Sharon Kaminski says

    I would use the Model No. 1523D 2-1/2in (64mm) Wide Set Your Own Combination Padlock with Colored Dials to keep my belongings safe.

  25. Robert Tschinkel says

    I would love the Model No. 1500eXD 2-1/16in (52mm) Wide dialSpeed™ Set Your Own Combination Digital Padlock; Black or White, this would be perfect for the gym

  26. Layne Austin says

    The luggage lock is probably the most important to me! Im tired of worrying about people breaking into my luggage!

  27. Robin O says

    MasterLock is great. I would also love to have the 8300D – Set Your Own Directional Combination Cable Lock.

  32. Ann Fantom says

    I would like to get Masterlock’s 500iDPNK combination lock for my daughter’s locker.

  34. heather says

    I went to the sponsor’s site and we could really use this item around the house Model No. 120Q

    3/4in (19mm) Wide Solid Brass Body Padlock, 4 Pack.

  35. Sherry Compton says

    I could use the 6ft (1.8m) Long x 3/8in (10mm) Diameter Python™ Adjustable Locking Cable; Silver and Black.

  40. mycraftingworld says

    I would like the Set Your Own Combination Portable Personal Safe; Gray for my computer

  41. Sandy Cain says

    MasterLock is great, they have every type of lock (and safe!) you could want! I’d love to try out their Model number 1500eXD Wide Speedial digital padlock; perfect for the gym locker!