Schedule a regular retail safety audit to help lower your liability If you’re a tribal retail owner, safety may not be one of your top concerns as are inventory control, employees and bookkeeping. But all it takes is one customer with eyes on their phone tripping at your entrance, a child who runs and falls,… Read More
Confined space safety tips for tribal employees
Employ these confined space safety tips for your tribal workers Working in confined spaces such as ductwork, equipment housings, pipelines or storage bins requires safety practices to protect your employees. These are restrictive spaces large enough to hold a worker, allowing him or her to do the job temporarily, but has a limited entry or… Read More
Why tribal business owners insurance is sometimes neglected
If tribal business owners need insurance, why do they sometimes neglect their risks? Whether you’re a tribal business owner or the insurance agent that helps them handle their risks, you know there’s a plethora of “what if” situations that can keep a business owner up at night. So when it comes to tribal business owners insurance,… Read More
How to maximize tribal restaurant insurance and minimize risks
Take advantage of your tribal restaurant insurance and take steps to mitigate your risks As a restaurant owner, you’re well aware of the risks that you face daily. That’s why you have tribal restaurant insurance to help cover those risks, should the worst happen: a kitchen knife slip. A customer slip-and-fall in the bathroom. A… Read More
How you can protect your employees – and your company – from Valley Fever
Valley Fever’s on the rise. Learn how you can protect your employees Last year Cal OSHA fined six companies nearly $250,000 for workplace safety and health violations after reports that their employees contracted Valley Fever on a solar project construction site in Monterey County. That’s why we’re dedicating this blog post to Valley Fever: what… Read More
Steps to prevent fraud in your tribal business
Is your company at risk? Steps to prevent fraud Employee dishonesty is more prevalent than we’d like to admit. That’s why, in recognition of International Fraud Awareness Week Nov. 12-18, we’re dedicating this space to steps to prevent fraud in your tribal entity. Let’s face it: No one wants to think that one of their… Read More
Preventing ice dams at your business property
Review these tips for preventing ice dams at the onset of cold weather An ice dam is a condition that develops when the warm air in a building melts the snow that is against a roof, leaving a pile of snow above the melt. The melted snow trickles into gutters and then refreezes. We’re passing… Read More
Employee appreciation: Ways to say thanks
How you can show employee appreciation year-round This post first appeared in Arrowhead’s corporate blogpost, and has been updated and reposted for our Native American readers. A team member has successfully handled two difficult customers, back-to-back, without losing her cool. Your junior sales rep just closed his first big deal. Your assistant worked overtime to… Read More
What’s your potential liability with service animals?
Guest post from Clear Risk Solutions In response to several questions we’ve received regarding the distinction between service animals and emotional support animals, we checked in with Clear Risk Solutions, who provides risk management tools on behalf of our Tribal Program. They offered the following information from the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). Although the… Read More
It’s Fire Prevention Week – Share these tribal fire safety tips
Be safe at work and home with these tips for Fire Prevention Week Oct. 8 – 14 is Fire Prevention Week: a good time to pass along some tribal fire safety tips as we head into colder temperatures and more dry weather, in the West at least. Sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), this week’s… Read More