Technician Seal Of Safety
What Is The Technician Seal of Safety™
This mark, when displayed by a contractor, indicates that company’s dedication to protecting the safety and well-being of you and your family. While it is rare that employees of home service contractors are involved in crimes against homeowners, it can and does happen.
How often have you opened your door to a service repairman only to feel extremely uncomfortable once he’s inside your house?
It’s not something many people think about until it’s too late, but anyone who might feel uncomfortable at home alone with a service technician deserves to be safe from harm, including:
- women at home alone or with small children during the day
- elderly homeowners
- disabled individuals
- anyone else who is concerned about their personal safety and the security of their home and their belongings
Why Look For The Technician Seal of Safety™
You can minimize your risk when hiring a home services contractor by going with a contractor who displays the Technician Seal of Safety™. You owe it to yourself and your family to make sure that you are inviting individuals into your home who have been screened by a pre-employment background check and who are tested for illegal drug use as permitted by law.
That’s why the Technician Seal of Safety™ symbol was established: to let you, the homeowner, know at a glance which contractors stand out from the crowd when it comes to protecting the safety of you and your family. Behind the Technician Seal of Safety™ stands a group of home service contractors specializing in:
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Each of these companies bearing the Technician Seal of Safety™ is a member of a professional contractor organization that advocates the use of pre-employment background checks and drug testing as allowed by law. Now, many contractors in the home services business do not bother to practice such stringent policies. But that’s what distinguishes these elite contractors from the rest. When you see the Technician Seal of Safety™ you know you’re dealing with a professional who cares about your personal safety, the safety of your family, and the well-being and security of your home.
Important Enough To Make Background Checks The Law
Based on the unfortunate incident in Florida, five women legislators from the State of Georgia have sponsored a bill that would require employers to conduct criminal background checks on workers before they would be allowed to enter the home. The sponsors wrote the bill with women in mind, since women are more likely than men to be home alone for service calls. For more information on this law, Click Here.
Don’t Take Chances…Only Hire A Contractor Who Bears The Technician Seal of Safety™
While it is not our intent to scare anyone, we feel obligated to mention that on occasion employees of home service contractors do commit criminal acts against homeowners. For example:
- A Florida woman was killed by a registered sex offender who was performing duct cleaning in her home. If only the company hiring him would have performed a background check.
- In another instance, a service technician in the Minneapolis area was convicted on several counts for stealing from customers’ homes. Not the type of guy you want to let out of your sight in your house.
- An unsuspecting housewife in Missouri hired a “Cheap Charlie” electrician only to have him call back two weeks later and make lewd remarks over the telephone. What if this guy had done more than just make telephone calls?
