Loss Control Services Newsletter

November 2024 Human Services Newsletter Features:

• Recognize risk of suicide among clients
• Is armed security right for your agency?
• Recalled items can lead to product liability risks for thrift stores
• Develop strategies for volunteer management

October 2024 Construction Newsletter Features:

• Preventing water losses
• Water leak detection systems
• Building a water mitigation program
• Safeguard against fraudulent bills

October 2024 Newsletter Features:

• Boost efficiency and safety with telematics
• Get strategies to reduce workplace slips, trips and falls
• Practices to help reduce restaurant liability risk
• Watch out for deer!

August 2024 Construction Newsletter Features:

• Trench safety trends and tips
• Prepare for severe weather
• Risk transfer for contractors
• Manage heat-related risks

June 2024 Human Services Newsletter Features:

• Protect our children: Help prevent abuse and exploitation
• Empowering independence with service and support animals
• Minimize risks of motorized wheelchairs
• Reducing elopement risks: Strategies for safer facilities

May 2024 Newsletter Features:

• Enhance fleet safety with online driver training
• Reduce the impact of worker injuries with our SRTW program
• Business security: The power of written contracts
• Understanding rooftop solar panel risk

May 2024 Construction Newsletter Features:

• Fall trends and insights
• Video: Construction roundtable
• Toolbox Talk: Safety Harness
• Fall Protection Program

March 2024 Newsletter Features:

• Stay alert and avoid distracted driving
• Three steps to control workplace violence
• Spotlight on retail customer safety
• Prepare your business for a disaster

March 2024 Construction Features:

• Property owners to invest more
• Ladder safety program
• Prevent rear-end collisions
• Driver training – online courses

March 2024 Human Services Newsletter Features:

• Minimize hazards caused by bottle warmers
• Risk management programs help create safe environments for youths
• Prevent finger pinch injuries in childcare facilities
• Protect children: Join the fight against child abuse
• Help prevent injuries by keeping playgrounds safe

January 2024 Features:

• Preventing slip injuries is more than just clearing snow and ice
• Minimize rooftop snow and ice hazards
• Fleet safety: Setting the right direction
• Recordkeeping for risk management

November 2023 Human Services Newsletter Features:

• Spotlight on substance abuse
• Set realistic expectations with those you serve
• Suicide prevention for human services providers
• Does your community have SMART911?

November 2023 Construction Newsletter Features:

• Non-weather water damage trend
• Deer season: 700,000+ collisions
• Cyber resources
• Water Damage Mitigation Program

November 2023 Features:

• Reduce fire risks posed by electric vehicles
• Vehicle technology can help prevent collisions
• 3 steps to effective machine guarding
• Protect your employees and customers by preventing slips, trips and falls

July 2023 Construction Newsletter Features:

• Emergency action planning
• Fall protection training session
• Workers’ comp savings strategy
• Construction site weather planning

July 2023 Features:

• Auto safety for small fleets
• Wildfire smoke: Keep workers safe
• Help prevent Legionnaires' disease
• Know risks of CPVC pipes

June 2023 Senior Living Newsletter Features:

• Reduce risk at all stages of dementia care
• Memory care: Set realistic expectations
• Help reduce the risk of elopement
• Minimize risks of lithium-ion batteries

May 2023 Features:

• Keep drivers safe year-round with these monthly training resources
• Remote work has become the new norm. These tips can help reduce risk for remote workers
• Follow these guidelines to create safe outdoor dining areas
• Wildfire threats could increase in 2023. Prepare your business for a wildfire emergency

March 2023 Features:

• Reduce rear-end collisions to control costs and keep workers safe
• The 65+ workforce is growing. These principles can help keep all sectors of your workforce safe and engaged
• Help prevent customer injuries by selecting durable chairs rated for commercial use
• Protect your business against serious water damage and keep costs down with our customizable water mitigation program

March 2023 Human Services Newsletter Features:

• April is dedicated to promoting the safety and well-being of children; to support your mission, resources are available on our Day Care and Child Care page
• Take these steps to help prevent child sexual abuse
• Use these child care resources to help make everyday moments safer for children
• Reduce your liability when employees and volunteers drive their own vehicles on behalf of your organization
• When used and maintained properly, fire doors can help save lives by preventing the spread of fire and smoke

January 2023 Features:

• Evaluate your exposure associated with non-owned vehicles and ensure that the proper controls are in place
• Use these effective tips to keep your industrial forklift operations safe
• Protect your business by reducing your product liability exposure
• Inspecting fire extinguishers regularly can help ensure that they work properly so they're ready if needed

November 2022 Features:

• Winterize vehicles and prepare drivers for driving safely on snow and ice
• Use effective machine guarding to prevent worker injuries
• Carbon monoxide exposure can rise in winter. Learn tips to keep workers and customers safe
• Before winter weather arrives, take proper care of your roof to help prevent property damage or injury
• Maintain strong driver qualifications during a worker shortage

September 2022 Features:

• Protect your business during hurricane season with these suggestions
• These best practices can help to reduce deer collisions
• This 4-step prescription can help minimize the impact of worker injuries
• Follow these tips to stay safe against cyberattacks

July 2022 features:

• Utilize these best practices to ensure drivers are operating safely on the roadway
• Build a safety culture and empower your workforce to identify common hazards with our No HARM, No FOUL resource
• Falls account for over 8 million hospital ER visits. Take steps to reduce the chance of an employee or customer becoming a statistic
• Implementing a strong Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Prevention and Detection Program is a critical step for every health and human services provider

May 2022 features:

• When a worker is injured on the job, Nurse Triage can be used to guide the worker to appropriate medical care
• Use these tools to educate drivers on ways to prevent motorcycle collisions and stay safe on the road
• Share the following tips with your employees to help them reduce the dangers of excessive heat stress
• Human trafficking can happen almost anywhere. Know the signs that could help save a life
• Follow these helpful steps to prevent microbiologically influenced corrosion in your sprinklers

March 2022 features:

• Use these tools to educate managers and drivers on how to reduce inattentive driving
• Access safety programs for employees that work from ladders and scaffolding
• Learn why it’s imperative to conduct criminal background checks to protect your business
• Take these steps to prevent dryer vent fires in your residential properties

January 2022 features:

• Learn how to protect your employees if they’re working in subfreezing temperatures
• Read why organizations that fail to review MVRs, at hire and annually, risk more accidents and increased liability
• Understand the legal responsibilities a business owner has to visitors at their facility
• Reduce fire risk by following these best practices

November 2021 features:

• Learn how to winterize your vehicles and educate your drivers for winter driving
• Every business should take these steps to help minimize water damage from burst sprinkler pipes
• When hiring young or inexperienced workers, make sure you’re following wage and hour rules set by regulators
• Follow these steps to protect the good name of your business – especially if a crisis occurs

September 2021 features:

• Learn how to mitigate risks from water damage, which can be a major cause of loss on construction sites
• Create an emergency action plan to ensure you’re prepared if disaster strikes
• Learn about key DOT regulations, who needs a CDL, and how compliance can help your business manage fleet safety risks
• Discover resources to assist in protecting your people and property in the event of a hurricane

July 2021 features:

• Discover tips to prepare your business in the event of a wildfire emergency
• Follow these three safety steps to help create a fleet safety program for your organization
• Use this ergonomic screening tool to help identify common manual material handling exposures in the workplace
• Prepare for cyberattacks and protect your business from them

May 2021 features:

• Our 24/7 Nurse Triage program, which helps businesses report and treat on-the-job injuries
• Take steps to safely store your idle pallets and prevent fire hazards
• Review the benefits of using new technologies to help prevent distracted driving
• Put these risk transfer agreements in place to help avoid damaging lawsuits

March 2021 features:

• Create a wildfire emergency action plan for your business
• Prevent slips and falls on your interior floors and external property
• Determine which dashcam system is best for your business
• Understand laws that apply to businesses that serve alcohol

January 2021 features:

• Keep your parking lots and sidewalks free of winter hazards
• Protect your building (and business) from winter weather
• New technology can assist in accident prevention
• The right training can help prevent workplace violence