International Business Travel Information Security

One of the effects of the growth of international trade has been increased numbers of executives travelling the globe to attend meetings and exhibitions, buyers travelling to investigate potential suppliers and salespeople journeying to present their offerings to prospective clients. These travellers themselves are often blissfully unaware of the potential threats they face, both to their physical wellbeing, but increasingly also to their personal and private business information.Theft of trade secrets was traditionally the work of company insiders, disgruntled former employees or criminals who had infiltrated a company to steal its intellectual property, however in the Digital Age it has become easier to steal information remotely, especially given many these international business travellers tend to carry their personal smartphone and laptop on every trip.Hackers policy is to break in to employees portable devices and leapfrog into employers networks to access critical private business information. It is difficult to assess just how widespread the problem is, given the reluctance of victims to come forward and the fact that some victims are simply not aware they have been hacked until sometime in the future, however a recent Interpol report stated that cyber crime is a growing problem and cyber criminals have stolen intellectual property from businesses worldwide worth up to one trillion US dollars.The level of the threat varies dependent on the destination country, with travel to China and Russia generally considered by the security industry to present the greatest risk, but realistically the problem is truly worldwide, as security steps are ramped up in the high threat destinations the hackers move to other safer countries, where security is more lax in their quest to gain access to private corporate intellectual property.International business travellers can take steps to increase their information security, starting with planning for the trip and choosing what to take, and more importantly what to leave behind.If at all possible leave your cellphone and laptop at home and take a clean device with you. Sanitize the devices of all information before you travel, and wipe them clean when you return. If you really must take your regular devices with you, although if travelling to a high risk destination you should not even consider it, back up as much information on to a separate hard drive and clean it from your device before you travel. If travelling to a high risk destination you need to take extra precautions with your communications, such as only connecting to the internet through an encrypted, password protected channel, copying and pasting your password rather than typing it directly.Disable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi at your departure airport to discourage tracking when you arrive at your destination and turn off your cellphone and remove the battery when conducting private business meetings to prevent the device being turned on remotely and being used to eavesdrop.Of course you should never use any shared devices, such as computers in a cyber cafe or hotel business centres, even devices belonging to colleagues or friends may have been compromised.Do not advertise your travel plans via social media.Western Governments are beginning to address the problems of cyber crime and the US State Department for example briefs employees annually on security with specific advice on how to secure their devices in Russia and China and most major international corporations are aware of the importance of international business travel information security. It is the smaller and medium-sized corporations that lack internal security departments that are at most risk, with business travel security being something they may not have budgeted for. For employees of these organisations the responsibility for information security will increasingly fall on the traveller themselves.

3 Important Reasons For Social Bookmarking

In today’s online world, only important thing is to make popular websites because popular websites means more traffic, more fans, more options to monetize your website and more money. No matter what is your reason for creating a website of your own, either your hobby or business idea, you want to make your website popular – you want people to like your website and come back to your website often to see if there is something new and interesting.First thing you want to achieve with your website is to get some visitors, and I would bet your first wish is to get a lot of visitors to your website. How you can achieve that? OK, today there is a lot of different ways to drive targeted traffic to your website, but one of the most popular ways is through social bookmarking (SB). That is a relatively new way to promote your website but apparently people love it since there are hundreds of different social bookmarking websites that people love, visit often and participate in creation and popularity of content on such a websites.Therefore, if you own a website or a blog, even if it is a free hosted blog, or even if you have a fan page on some social networking website, you would want to promote it through bookmarking (SB) websites. Before I give you a list of the three top important reasons for doing social bookmarking, let me give you one quick example of how important and profitable SB can be.I suppose you didn’t hear it before, but I’m a proud owner of one of the most profitable website on the internet, when it comes to simple websites promoting affiliate programs and ads. One great way of driving traffic to that website is through bookmarking (SB) because it seems people love the way I’m promoting my website, in a not pushy and interesting way. Also, recently I’ve started one blog on a free blog platform. Nothing fancy and nothing special, but I’ve made it interesting in a particular way. On that blog, or to be exact one blog post, I was promoting ten products from one affiliate program. With bookmarking to SB websites I was able to drive more than 100,000 visitors in just a three or four days. That earned me more than 3,000 bucks in an easy way. From that example you can see how important, useful and profitable social bookmarking can be, and I’m sure you can find social bookmarking important for your website promotion too. Now, let’s go to the top three important reasons for social bookmarking.Drive free targeted traffic to your website
Since there are hundreds of social bookmarking websites on the internet, with only one smart social bookmarking campaign you can drive thousands of people to your website. Even better, a majority of that traffic will be highly targeted to your website subject and your niche. That means those people who come to your website will be very interested in what you are talking about, what you are offering or what you are selling through your website. That can make a big difference to your website popularity and profitability.Improve your Pagerank and number of links from authority websites
Social bookmarking website are not just “some” websites on the internet. A majority of them have a great value in the eyes of search engines. You can notice that by just looking at Pagerage of most of the social bookmarking websites. The most popular ones have Pagerank of 4 and more, up to 8. Links from such a popular and well ranked websites are great source for links to your websites which will give you a high ranking on search engines, beside the highly targeted traffic.Boost your website popularity
Social bookmarking websites are “edited” by real people who browse those website, check their content and rank it up or down as they like it. That means your link, post or content can become highly popular on such a websites, and your link or content can get viral – people will rank it well, probably share on their blogs or social networking websites. Without much effort done from your side, your link, post or content can be published on hundreds or even thousands of other web properties which will send you additional traffic. That is the main reason why social bookmarking is so powerful and interesting.I will give you one quick example. My blog post, the one I was talking about earlier, was taken from number of social bookmarking websites and it was posted to hundreds of other blogs and social networking websites. I didn’t do anything special to achieve that, it was all done by other people on their own, just because they liked my post on various bookmarking websites. Therefore, if you are not doing any social bookmarking yet, it is time to start submitting your websites to various bookmarking websites and start receiving highly targeted and quality traffic from these very popular websites.

Top 10 Ways to Make Money Blogging Countdown

A couple of years back, I set out on a quest. A quest to make money blogging and make hundreds of thousands of dollars every single month; enough to retire from my job and live the life of my dreams. But alas, that didn’t happen after my first blog post.C’mon man! What? People didn’t just rush to my blog after the first post. They didn’t even come and give me their money after my 9th, 10th, 11th, and so on… What the heck?Did I have my hopes too high? You bet I did. No one is going to be the next Tymothy Sykes or Cute Girls Hairstyles guru overnight.This career field is relatively new with the advent of the Internet (and No, I will not give Al Gore props on his claimed invention). Thousands of people have jumped on the so called band wagon. According to DazInfo.com, a technology blog, there were over 111 million bloggers online by the end of 2011 (Old data, for sure, but I didn’t want to waste time from writing this article to do more research, so I will stick with the outdated data).You see my point here. I’m not even going to try and speculate how many bloggers are out there in 2013. You get it – too many to count. Nonetheless, there are thousands of bloggers that are making a nice living online.So what do these bloggers do to make money? The answers are pretty simple. So simple, in fact, that you’ll say to yourself, “Darn-it, self, why didn’t I think of that?”Admit it, we all do this when an invention is put out into the market place that we thought of years ago, or one that is so effortless we should have thought of it, like the Tricycle Lawnmower (that would be the best gift ever).But I digress, I better get back to my countdown of the Top 10 Ways to Make Money Blogging, before my mind-numbing introduction puts you to sleep.10 Ways to Make Money Blogging CountdownHere we go…The Number 10 Way to Make Money Blogging- Dress Like Your Favorite Superhero and Act Like a Moron in Front of the CameraThere are a lot of creative individuals on the web that are dressing up like their favorite super hero and then throwing away any self-dignity they act to act silly in front of the camera.The Pros:
Some of these individuals have over 1,000,000 views on YouTube, enough said.
The Cons:
If your not comfortable running around your house in your PJ’s and totally acting like and overgrown ADHD child who had 100 Pixie Stix’s for lunch, then I don’t suggest you use this strategy.
Don’t get me wrong, I think some of these videos are hilarious. And they are probably making a nice passive income each month from YouTube. It’s just not my style. But if it’s yours, go for it.
The Number 9 Method to Make Money Blogging – Placing Ads on Your Blog with Google AdSenseGoogle AdSense is a program in which you can place ads on your blog through Google. You get paid when visitors click on an ad on your site.The Pros:
You make a little bit of money.
The Cons:
You make a little bit of money.
Google AdSense is a nice way to earn pocket change, but you will never earn a full-time income off of AdSense if this is the only way to generate income on your site.
Moreover, AdSense ads on your site takes the traffic that you worked so hard to attract and points them to another seller.
The Number 8 Practice to Make Money Blogging – Become an Associate of Amazon and Sell Their ProductsThis program works much like AdSense, only you are selling products for Amazon. I use this program to promote my books and others that I feel will be of use to my visitors. But again, there are some pitfalls with just depending upon Amazon’s Associates Program.The Pros:
You can create your own Amazon store on your website and sell every single one of Amazon’s products.
You get paid monthly.
The Cons:
You only earn 4% commissions on the purchase price.
Consequently, you will need to sell an unheard of amount of Amazon products from your site.
Also, visitors, once again, are taken from your website.
Isn’t the point of having a blog to keep your visitors there?
The Number 7 Strategy to Make Money Blogging – Sell Your Own Ad SpaceA creative way to make money blogging is to sell your own advertising space on your website. I’ve seen this done on many blogs with success. Just remember that the ad space you sell should be related to the niche your blog falls into. I wouldn’t recommend selling ad space to a candle collector blogger if your blog is about new and upcoming technology.The Pros:
Selling ad space on your blog can generate a nice monthly income.
You can also build your search engine rankings by stipulating that the bloggers who buy ad space on your blog link back to your blog somehow.
The Cons:
If you are a brand new blogger, I wouldn’t advise that you try to sell ad space. If you’re only getting 50 to 500 visitors per day, bloggers won’t be enticed to buy space from you because you aren’t getting enough traffic to your website. I suggest that you start considering to sell advertising space on your blog when it is averaging around 1,000 visitors per day. That way potential customers will be motivated to buy from you because the return on their investment is worth the risk.
The Number 6 Way to Make Money Blogging – Write Reviews for MoneyThis is a pretty straight forward way to make money blogging. It is also an excellent way to create content, which is a must for all bloggers… Content. Content. Content. You will have to do your research, however, to find companies that will pay you to write reviews, such as PayPerPost and ReviewMe.The Pros:
Like I stated before, reviewing products is a great way to generate content ideas for your blog.
Customers, when faced with purchasing decisions, are using the internet to find reviews on the products they are looking to buy.
Some companies even pay you a nice fee for a product review.
The Cons:
Some of the companies that pay bloggers for reviews have stringent requirements. You will need to do your research to find out which ones will best meet your needs and skill-set.
Also, they don’t pay very much per post. I have seen, however, some that will offer up to $200 per post, but they will limit you to how many you can write each month.
The Number 5 Strategy to Make Money Blogging – Ask for DonationsNow, I don’t personally ask for donations on my blogs, but I have seen it on others. I usually see donation buttons on personal blogs where the blogger isn’t trying to sell their visitors products. This is perfectly suitable for these kinds of blogs. But, in my opinion, if you are trying to sell products on your blog and you are still asking for donations, you look a little needy. Moreover, this tells your visitors that no one is buying from you because you’re asking for money.The Pros:
Free Money. That’s about all I can think of.
The Cons:
Not very many people donate to blogs unless their is a cause attached to it. For example, if your blog is about helping find a cure for child’s cancer, then – by all means – slap a donation button on your blog. If that doesn’t fall into your blog niche, don’t do it.
The Number 4 Method to Make Money Blogging – Sell Other Peoples’ Products as an AffiliateI have already mentioned one way to become an affiliate in number 8. To make money blogging as an affiliate, you essentially sign up to sell another company’s products for a commission. In fact, most of the major retailers now offer affiliate services to help them sell their products.The Pros:
You don’t need to create your own products, which save a lot of time.
You can earn a steady income each month.
The Cons:
To make money blogging just as an affiliate, you will need to sell a lot of products just to produce the kind of income you want. For instance, you only earn 4% with Amazon.
I have seen other companies on the web, however, that do offer up to 25%, even up to 75% in commissions. There is only one company that I know of on the internet that offers 100% commissions on sales from their products.
The Number 3 Strategy to Make Money Blogging – Offer a Membership to Your Website with a Monthly Fee to Access Exclusive ContentMany writers are now offering memberships to exclusive content on their blogs in order to make money blogging. These memberships range anywhere from a small monthly fee to a large one time fee. For example, ESPN offers a monthly access fee to their premium content on ESPN Insider.The Pros:
You can charge as much as you like for access to your exclusive content, just be sure it is reasonable.
This will also create a nice monthly income for your blog.
The Cons:
In order to offer memberships to your site, you will need to write or create content that is somehow different from your free content on your blog.
This premium content must also offer some kind of value that your visitor cannot find anywhere else for free. In addition, I suggest that you only offer memberships for exclusive content when you are receiving an average of 1,000 visitors per day.
The Number 2 Method to Make Money Blogging – Create and Sell Your Own ProductsNow, I would normally put this way to make money blogging at number 1 because it is by far the best way to make money from your blog. Plus, your own products also give you authority in your own niche and make you look like an expert.The Pros:
Visitors see you as an expert in your niche.
Allows for full creativity of what you want to sell.
You control the price of your products.
The Cons:
Creating your own products takes a tremendous amount of time; time that should be spent attracting a following for your blog.
Overhead and cost, if you are mailing products.
The Number 1 Way to Make Money Blogging – Find a Company that Will Give You the Resell Rights to All of Their Products at 100% Commissions.While the above 9 ways to make money blogging are all effective in their own way, the number 1 way I have found to make money blogging on the internet is to find a proven company that has already created the products and gives you the resell rights at 100% commissions.This may sound too good to be true. But there is one company out there that practices this.The Pros:
Everything
The Cons:
Not doing anything will earn you $0
All in all, all of these are good ways to make money blogging. In fact, you can employ every single one of them as multiple streams of income. The point is to be diligent, persevere, and be creative. It will take a lot of blog posts to drive traffic to your blog and gain a loyal readership. It won’t happen after just 10, so keep going and good luck to you.Until Next Time – Keep Blogging and Making Money,Shaun Messick

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A New Health Care Insurance Policy

Some health care insurance companies, are nowadays grateful for their employee’s idea of dropping the client’s policies and cancel the payment for their health care medical expenses, admit recent investigations in health care insurance domain. Since this new policy, many other investigations started targeting all other health insurance companies.Moreover, another important change in health insurance policy is that, as many Americans accept the idea that, smokers should pay a larger sum of money for their health care insurance. Why? Simple: it is already known the fact that a smoker is more prone to danger than a person who has never smoked in his/her life.And the danger refers to health care medical issues, of course.This is also a way of determining as many people as possible to quit smocking.Health care insurance programs and medical health care issues have been concerning USA presidential candidates since always. Even Barack Obama the actual president of USA, has in plan to face the health care medical system, and improve it, by taking out all problems that are harming it. His perfect health care program would be the one covering all medical care expenses by the health insurance company. The estimated number of uninsured in USA, points out to 45 million, people who need to face the actual medical care insurance system. A first idea would be that, by raising health care insurance taxes for smokers, then the uninsured would have to pay less, since the smoker’s number is bigger than medical uninsured.The need for a reformation of health care system is obvious and it is one of the president’s main objectives, because after the economy, medical health care system, and insurance health care policy come second.Barack Obama is fighting to convince employers to determine Americans to share his new health care policy plan. His plan will require larger companies providing insurance to entire nation, and in return they will receive small tax credits for the medical care expenses.
Unfortunately many workers are still depending on their employers regarding health benefits, and the entire system is facing difficulties already. The numbers are concerning: 62.9% of Americans under the age 65 had “employer-based” coverage during 2007, falling from 68.3% during 2000. This indicates that instead of an improved situation in health care system, the evolution was tragical, meaning that thing have been getting worse and worse for the past 7 years.Experts and qualified persons, do not sympathise much the idea of eliminating the fee advantage for “employer-based” coverage which would only oblige younger workers to abandon their office plans. In this case, medical costs for the remaining employers would surely skyrocket. So it seems that MCCain’s idea could do more damage than good to the entire health care system.
On the other hand Barack Obama’s approach is extremely different. As said previously, the president wants to establish larger companies to provide “meaningful coverage” for their clients. In case they do not provide health care insurance, they would have no other option but to subsidize the entire cost of a national plan.

Online Training Options for Health Care Careers

The amount of medical services needed in the United States opens many possible career choices for students. The health care field requires numerous professionals to carry out specific duties within a community or inside a hospital. Students are able to enter a career in health care by choosing to complete education through an online school.There are many avenues that can be taken when students decide to enter a distance learning school for the health care profession. Career training can be pursued in areas like health education, health information technology, public health, and more. Students should research the health care field to decide on the right educational program that will facilitate the best learning for their career goals. Some degree and career options available through online study may include:*Health EducationWorking to inform others how to gain a healthy lifestyle can be pursued from an associate to doctoral level of education. Training prepares students to understand diseases, health issues, and wellness practices thoroughly so they can help others reach good health. Tobacco use, teenage pregnancy, nutrition, physical fitness, and community health are subjects explored inside an online program. Becoming a health educator on these issues and much more is possible upon graduation of a concentrated program.*Health Information TechnologyThe medical history of patients is extremely important. When completing education students learn how to ensure all information is accurate by understanding the field and its technology. Online schools provide degree opportunities at the associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degree level. Students can expect to study medical terminology, data analysis, anatomy, information management, health insurance information, billing, and coding. The examinations of these different topics prepare students to step into the workplace as health information technicians.*Physician AssistantProfessionals work to conduct a variety of tasks from recording patient histories to casting broken bones. The standard educational requirement is having a bachelor’s degree before entering a training program. Most online colleges provide a graduate training at the master’s degree level. Students should expect to take online classes in pharmacology, biochemistry, pathology, and internal medicine. Programs require a hands-on experience course where students visit a hospital located in their hometown and work with physicians and their patients. Some colleges offer associates and bachelors degree programs.*Public HealthMany career options are available to students that seek education in public health. Administrative duties and procedures for health related practices are studied inside a degree program. This can include working with homeless and foster care children. Students learn about community health, environmental health, promoting wellness, and more. Online colleges provide training through undergraduate study and graduate-level degrees.Health care is a broad field that allows students to follow their passion into a satisfying career. Accredited online colleges provide several educational options to train students to become health educators and health care workers. Full accreditation is provided to quality educational programs by agencies like the Distance Education and Training Council ( http://www.detc.org ). Students can begin education when they’re ready by exploring the different available options.DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERIC OUTLINE and may or may not depict precise methods, courses and/or focuses related to ANY ONE specific school(s) that may or may not be advertised at PETAP.org.Copyright 2010 – All rights reserved by PETAP.org.

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An Inside Look at the Importance of a Smile in Sales

If you’re in sales, then you’ve probably heard all sorts of advice, from “don’t oversell” to “focus on solving problems.” However, one of the best pieces of advice that many forget is to smile! After all, your smile is one of the first features people notice about you, and it plays an essential role in the first impression you make. Keep reading to learn all about the importance of a smile in sales (as well as how cosmetic dentistry can help!).

Smile: Your Sale Depends on It!

Knowing your product and knowing your audience are key in sales. However, you don’t get far if your client doesn’t trust you or believe you. That’s why it’s so important to make a good first impression! Here are a few ways a smile can help:

• Smiling is more powerful than you might think – One study found that smiling has the same effect on our brain as $25,000 in cash!

• Smiling communicates your state of mind – Smiling is a non-verbal cue that you are happy to be where you are, that you are confident in your product, and that you are ready and willing to help.

• Smiling creates a ripple effect of positivity – Have you ever seen a friend yawn and done the same? Or seen someone take a sip of water and immediately realized you’re thirsty? Thanks to the mirroring neurons in our brains, we naturally mimic the behavior of those around us.

But What If You Don’t Like Your Smile?

If you don’t like your smile, don’t worry – that’s where cosmetic dentistry comes in. Whether you’re struggling with misaligned, misshapen, cracked, or otherwise imperfect teeth, your smile goals aren’t out of reach. The first step? Scheduling an appointment with a skilled cosmetic dentist. For both my father and myself, providing high-quality, personalized, and judgment-free dentistry is a passion. There’s truly nothing better than seeing someone walk out of our office with a dazzling, confident smile! So, don’t wait to make your dream smile a reality – it could make all of the difference when it comes to your personal and professional life!

Where to buy beautiful rugs, floor mats and more.

Where to buy beautiful rugs, floor mats and more. Including unique t-shirts, dresses, bags and artworks. All in one website with free shipping worldwide!

QueenNoble.com is the exclusive online art gallery and home décor online store where items were designed by artist QueenNoble Dr. Elle Ramirez. You can get all your home decorating needs in one place without worrying the shipping fee. You can collect all her original art pieces and open editions from your comfort zone in just few clicks. All original artworks will be shipped straight from the country of exhibition with free shipping worldwide. Home décor on QueenNoble is not your usual home decoration items. Every items were designed by QueenNoble Dr. Elle Ramirez exclusively made from handmade paintings turned to manipulated photos to make stunning designs for every home décor items such as the rugs, lamps, wall decors and more. Of course the original artworks of QueenNoble are all available to every collectors who collect only original artworks. The prints are premium quality, framed and ready to hang for everyone’s convenience. Rugs, lamps, pillows and others are designed by QueenNoble, and then manufactured by partnered companies in Europe and in The United States.

The artist And Designer QueenNoble

Dr. Elle Ramirez also known as QueenNoble is an American international fine arts artist, designer, sculptor, photographer and an author. Dr. Ramirez creates rare textured and embossed abstract artworks from wall sculptures to embossed paintings. Her career began from year 2006 up to this present day. (See Wikipedia.)

QueenNoble is known for her textured and embossed abstract artworks mimicking planets, natural stones and rocks, abstract engraved portraits, several monochromatic and vivid concepts.

“Live Minimal” is one of QueenNoble’s art books released year 2021. (See Google Scholar Books)

QueenNoble is also an author of several mental health books like “Quarantine: The Challenges During Quarantine and How to Keep Our Sanity”. QueenNoble is also the author of the Novel called, “The Cart Season 1”. (See more on Amazon)

One Of A Kind Products You Can Buy On QueenNoble

One of a kind luxury collectibles with certificate. Unique items designed and curated by QueenNoble Dr. Elle Ramirez are now available on the official website. One collectible is to one collector or owner. Collectibles can be a wallet, bag, a piece of art, a furniture, a dress or a shirt and more. A first come first served basis. Handmade with love and attention. Own something that no one has in the entire world. Only on QueenNoble. What will you get on the top of that? You will receive a certificate of authenticity upon receiving your item. Free shipping worldwide. Free repair and replacement in case of a major manufacture error. Most items are handmade and are genuine leather so slight imperfections are visible which are the signs of most genuine leathers in the market. Varieties of items and vast selections although items are very quick to be sold.

Who does not want a one of a kind item? It is really disliked to run to someone with the same exact dress in an occasion or a business meeting! Now on QueenNoble not only original hand-painted artworks are available now you get to wear an art yourself anywhere and anytime. Display a furniture or a décor and be asked by a friend or a colleague, “Where can I buy one?” and of course the answer is “You can’t buy that in the market.” Because It is only one!

What happens after you buy a one of a kind on QueenNoble? The price increases yearly for 10 years. What an investment for yourself or a luxurious lifetime gift for a special someone!

From the author’s words:

If you are a collector and a shopper, QueenNoble is definitely where to go specially if you are looking for unique designer’s décor such as rugs, comforters, bags, wall art etc. A lot of selections to choose from. The designs are contemporary and modern. In one look you know where the products are from since you can only find them on queennoble.com. The processes are also very convenient and shipping is fast worldwide.

I bought a one of a kind bag. When I received it it came with an envelope consisting the certificate. The leather bag is stunning. Fast shipping and free delivery. They also offer free repair in case there is a manufacturer error for free.

Note also that if you are a merchant you can sign up on their trading program. There is a 15-30% commission. Less work for you all you do is share the url of the product and your designated coupon code which you’ll receive when you sign up and you get paid everytime someone uses your coupon code. Sound interesting right? Copy code, share url and code on your social media and earn as you go.

QueenNoble is also on Saatchiart, Artmajeur, Singulart Galleries. On QueenNoble’s original artworks, all artworks with certificate of authenticity will be shipped straight to the collector from the current exhibited country and also free shipping worldwide.

What are anti-ligature blinds?

Anti-ligature blinds are becoming increasingly popular in a range of different settings. The way these blinds differ from traditional blinds is that they are designed to prevent suicide by hanging.

Initially, uptake for this type of blind was largely restricted to high-risk environments such as psychiatric hospitals and prisons, where suicide is common. In mental health environments and detention centres, suicide via hanging is common and preventative measures must be implemented. A huge range of objects could be used to create a ligature point, meaning anti-ligature systems are highly important.

Over the years, anti-ligature blinds have been supplied to hospitals, schools, student accommodation and even hotels.

How do they work?

There are a range of different systems on the market, but the most reliable could well be the magnetic anti-ligature system. YewdaleKestrel® products utilise load release magnets which separate when a downward force is exerted on the product. This means that the product falls to the ground safely and prevents suicide via hanging.

The magnetic systems used in Yewdale’s products are highly reliable because magnets don’t lose their strength for hundreds of years, guaranteeing a lifetime of lifesaving functionality.

Anti-ligature blinds usually have a magnetic connection point above the blind’s barrel. The blind is easy to reconnect to the magnetic bracket after it has fallen to the floor.

If you are considering an anti-ligature blind, Yewdale is a highly recommended company. Based in the UK, Yewdale produce a wide range of anti-ligature products, commercial blinds, and healthcare products including hospital cubicle tracks and medical curtains.

Yewdale produce other anti-ligature products too including a soft, lightweight en-suite door and other accessories such as soap dispensers, toilet roll holder, shelves and artwork. You can see the full range on the website using the link below.