Here’s how to ensure that your smoke detector is in working order:

·	Check the manufacturing date on the casing. If your smoke detector is over 10 years old, ask your landlord for a new one. That’s his responsibility! But you are the one responsible for ensuring that it is kept in working order.
·	Always buy high quality batteries.
·	If there is no smoke detector, ask your landlord to provide one a.s.a.p..

Here are other safety precautions that should not be taken only on moving day:

·	Prepare an evacuation plan. Do it with the whole family and have regular drills. Turn it into a game for your kids. This will help prevent panic and bold behaviour should a fire break out.
·	Familiarize yourself with the evacuation procedure established by the building’s owner.
·	Do not accumulate useless boxes or objects in your dwelling, on the balcony or alongside the building. This could attract pyromaniacs or prevent you from safely evacuating the building.
·	Remember to store dangerous products such as propane gas or paint in a safe place outside the building.
·	Buy a portable extinguisher, put it in an easily accessible place and, most importantly, learn how to use it.
·	If you own a barbecue, leave it outside, far enough from the windows and outside walls.