Ikhabhinethi yebhethri iyisisetshenziswa esisetshenziswa ukugcina amabhethri, siqinisekisa ukuphepha phakathi nokusetshenziswa nokushajwa. Amakhabethe ebhethri asetshenziswa kakhulu ezindaweni zezentengiselwano nezimboni, njengezitolo ezinkulu, izinxanxathela zezitolo, amahhotela, izikhumulo zezindiza, amadokhu, nezimboni. Kulezi zilungiselelo, amakhabethe ebhethri ngokuvamile asetshenziswa ezimeni ezilandelayo:
1. Ukushaja: Amakhabethe ebhethri avamise ukufakwa eduze kwamashaja omphakathi, ahlinzeka ngendawo ephephile yokugcina nokushaja amandla, okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bashaje omakhalekhukhwini babo, izinto zikagesi, nezinye izisetshenziswa eziphathwayo lapho bethenga noma beziphumulele.
2. Ukubuyisela isitokwe kabusha: Abathengisi basebenzisa amakhabethe ebhethri ukuze bagcine amabhethri ayisipele, okuvumela ukushintshwa okufika ngesikhathi nokuqinisekisa ukusebenza okuvamile kwemishini.
3. Ukunikezwa: Ezimweni lapho amandla engatholakali khona, amakhabethe ebhethri anganikeza ukunikezwa kwamandla okuzinzile kumishini, ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kwawo okuvamile.