# Door to door safety tips before the next knock

Door to door safety tips are the checks for heat, dogs, weather, and personal safety, including leaving a hostile door. You can hand the same rows out as canvassing safety tips before the shift. Knockdesk is field sales software. It logs the visit and the route. It does not ship a safety device. Print from this browser. Checks stay in this browser. There is no separate PDF file.

## How to use these door to door safety tips

Mark the rows before the crew is alone on the turf. Canvassing safety tips that live only in a morning speech will not be there when a dog is loose or a person wants you gone.

1. Print from this browser. Checks stay in this browser.
2. Shorten the pack for heat. Water and shade are the plan. The desk does not score the temperature.
3. Hold the route when the weather makes the doors unsafe.
4. Name the turf the rep will hold, and the field prospecting mode that applies.
5. Leave a hostile door, a loose dog, and any door that feels unsafe.
6. Log the visit you made. Mark Do Not Contact when that pin should stay off the list.

## Heat, dogs, weather, and the door you leave

Each row is a practice on the shift. The desk logs the visit after you act. It does not add a safety device for any of these.

| Check | What you do | What Knockdesk does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Heat | Water, shade, and a shorter pack of unfinished stops. | No heat index. Shorten the route in the picker. |
| Weather | Do not start a route that is unsafe. Take Break if you are already clocked in and not on a route. | No weather feed. The shift can stay Clocked In. |
| Dogs | If a dog is loose, do not open the gate. Leave that address. | No dog alert. Log only the door you reached. |
| Hostile door | Leave. Do not stay to argue. | Mark Do Not Contact. The pin leaves the knock list and coverage. |
| Personal safety | Stay on assigned turf. Leave a door that feels unsafe. | No safety device. Clocked In vs Knocking is the shift a manager can see. |

## The knock log is the door you actually left

The knock rows on this page are a fixture. Canvassing safety tips still end as an outcome on an address. A knock not at the door is unverified, and a hostile door you left can be Do Not Contact.

**The hostile door.** Leave. Mark Do Not Contact so the pin is off the knock list and out of coverage.

**The loose dog.** Do not open the gate. Knockdesk does not detect dogs. Log only the door you reached.

**The far pin.** A knock not at the door is unverified. The visit can still save. It is not proof you stood at that door.

**The missing device.** These door to door safety tips are the practice. Knockdesk does not ship a safety device.

## After you leave the door

- [Field sales resources](/resources): The hub these canvassing safety tips sit on.

- [Open the canvassing desk](/canvass): The knock, the turf, and the visit sit on that desk.

- [Field sales time tracking](/features/field-sales-time-tracking): Take Break, and Clocked In vs Knocking, while you are out.

- [Shorten the route](/features/sales-route-planning): Unfinished stops on held turf. Optimize when 3 to 25 stops.

- [Sales rep daily checklist](/checklists/daily-route-checklist): The route of unfinished stops you run after these safety checks.

- [Full desk pricing](/pricing): Full desk is on the pricing page.

## FAQ

### What are door to door safety tips on this page?

Door to door safety tips here cover heat, dogs, weather, and personal safety, including leaving a hostile door. Knockdesk is field sales software. It logs the visit. It does not ship a safety device.

### Can I use this list as canvassing safety tips?

Yes. Use these canvassing safety tips with the crew before the shift. Print from this browser. Checks stay in this browser.

### What should the crew do in the heat?

Carry water, plan shade, and shorten the pack of unfinished stops. Knockdesk does not read a heat index. Take Break while clocked in and not on a route.

### What if a dog is loose?

Do not open the gate. Leave that address. Knockdesk does not detect dogs. Log only the door you actually reached.

### What should I do at a hostile door?

Leave. Mark Do Not Contact so the pin is off the knock list and out of coverage. Do not stay to argue.

### Does Knockdesk include a safety device?

No safety device ships with the desk. These door to door safety tips are the practice. The product logs the visit and the shift.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.