Disaster Preparation & Recovery
From hurricanes to floods, tornadoes and more, a natural disaster can occur when a business least expects it. While the timing can be unpredictable, there are some steps you can take to help prepare your business for recovery with these safety resources.
Disaster Preparation & Recovery Articles
Essential Damage Prevention Tips for Self-Storage Facility Owners [Checklist Included]
Help prevent water, fire and structural damage in self-storage units with our damage prevention checklist.
Thu Sep 18, 2025
How Your Business Can Help Prevent Frozen Pipes
Taking proactive steps to help prevent pipes from freezing can help avoid burst pipes and water damage.
Fri Oct 18, 2024
How to Prepare for an Earthquake [Checklist Included]
By following our eight step guide and utilizing our comprehensive checklist, your business can significantly enhance its earthquake preparedness, ensuring the safety of employees and the continuity of operations.
Tue Sep 17, 2024
Security Evacuation FAQs
A security evacuation is the urgent and coordinated effort to move individuals from a hazardous area to a place of safety due to imminent threats of severe injury or fatality. This process ensures the orderly and managed relocation of people from danger zones to secure locations.
Thu Sep 05, 2024
Navigating the Storm: Protecting Your Organization from Hurricanes
Tropical cyclones, which include hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and other storm weather patterns have a devastating effect annually on the United States. However, knowing the proper safety steps to take before and after the storm significantly raises the chances that your property will survive with the least possible damage.
Tue May 28, 2024
Flood Preparation for Residential Construction Site Safety
Consider utilizing this checklist before a flood to ensure proper actions are being taken to ensure the safety of your property and employees.
Fri Apr 19, 2024
What to do When a Hurricane Threatens
The very first step in hurricane preparedness is an assessment of your risk. Do you know what you currently have and how you anticipate it will fare against hurricane-force winds and the resulting substandard living conditions?
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Use Safety Committees to Help Reduce Losses and Costs
Safety committees can play an effective role in any organizational risk management effort.
Mon Dec 20, 2021
Help Your Community Stay Protected With a Storm Response Plan
Use this document to assist your community association in developing a plan to mitigate the damage caused by storms as well as to protect people and property.
Tue Nov 02, 2021
Help Protect Your Community from Civil Unrest
Adequate planning and execution can help protect life and property during times of civil unrest.
Wed Jun 02, 2021
Why You Should Be Listening To Your Safety Manager
If your organizational safety manager is not actively involved, then you are missing out on a great opportunity to help protect your assets and control your insurance expenses.
Thu Mar 04, 2021
Quarterly Fire Safety Equipment Checklist
Building alarm and suppression systems should be inspected by a certified third party on an annual basis. Use this form to record the inspection of the building’s fire protection equipment.
Thu Jan 07, 2021
Are Space Heaters Safe? What You Need to Know
Reduce fire hazards this winter by understanding the significant safety risks space heaters pose, and the proper precautions and maintenance steps you can take.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Operational Change Management Checklist
Resiliency and adaptability are necessities in today’s quickly evolving world.
Wed Oct 28, 2020
Preserve Your Fire Protection System From Frozen Pipes
Cold temperatures can cause the freezing of water in sprinkler system piping, which can create a serious impairment of a building’s fire protection system. This checklist provides information on methods to help prevent the freezing of systems and precautions to reduce the risk of fire if a system freezes.
Mon Sep 21, 2020
Inspect Your Farm for Fire Safety
This checklist will help you prevent fire on your farm and help keep fire under control. Mark each question with “yes” or “no”. Questions which receive “no” answers indicate potential danger spots which need prompt attention–and correction. INSPECT your farm yourself–TODAY!
Thu Jul 30, 2020
Continuity of Operations Planning
Prepare for unexpected events with proven continuity strategies that minimize downtime and protect essential services.
Tue Jun 30, 2020
Rental Housing Safety Checklist
Owning a rental property can be a risky business. Whether the air conditioner breaks or the plumbing malfunctions, landlords need to expect the unexpected.
Mon Jun 29, 2020
Post-Flood Fire Safety Checklist
Vapors from flammable liquids, gasses, organic dusts and fibers present a serious potential for fire and/or explosion.
Mon Oct 07, 2019
Hurricane Cleanup and Recovery
The potential for serious injuries associated with hurricane cleanup and recovery efforts for workers and the public can be avoided by following appropriate safety and health precautions.
Fri Sep 14, 2018
What Should You Do If a Wildfire Threatens?
If you are warned that a wildfire is threatening your area, listen to your radio for reports and evacuation information. Follow the instructions of local officials. You should also warn others of the threat and alert them to the possibility of evacuation.
Fri Aug 17, 2018
Tornado Safety
Almost all injuries and property damage attributed to tornadoes are caused by violent winds, not by drops in atmospheric pressure.
Tue Jun 19, 2018
Top 15 Winter Safety Tips to Help Protect Your Business
Protect your employees, clients, volunteers and property this winter by taking precautionary measures to reduce the likelihood of damage caused by common winter hazards such as freezing pipes or icy parking lots.
Mon Dec 18, 2017
How Spending a Few Dollars Can Save Thousands
How Equipment Breakdown insurance enhances your clients’ Property coverage.
Sat Nov 11, 2017
Portable Generator Safety
Portable generators can be not only a convenience but a necessity during a power outage. However, portable generators can also be dangerous if used incorrectly.
Thu Aug 24, 2017
Loss Control Categories
Take proactive action to prepare for different types of loss.