Walking nine to five: How to prevent workplace slips, trips and falls Despite being one of the most easily preventable hazards, slips, trips and falls (STFs) continue to be a leading cause of workplace accidents, hospital visits and insurance claims. The conditions that lead to these types of incidents are often very minor – a… Read More
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Safe driving management tips to reduce your risk
Use these safe driving tips to help you better manage your drivers For your tribal business, you may be using several of your employees as delivery drivers. That’s why we’re offering these safe driving management tips for you as a tribal business owner. Whether you have a fleet of vehicles, just one delivery van, or… Read More
Safety Leadership: The Ultimate Risk Management Strategy
How safety leadership enhances your risk management program Safety leadership is a key factor in every company’s risk management strategy. Every organization wants to be safe, but what constitutes as safe practice for one may not be adequate for another. Tackling safety can be a daunting prospect. It can be tempting to simply compile a… Read More
Clear heavy snow off your roof quickly and safely
Depending on the size of your roof, overhead snow cover could weigh thousands of pounds. Remove it quickly, but with employee safety top of mind. The forecasters and their predictive models were correct. Your region has been hit by a severe winter storm, with major, perhaps record-setting, snowfall and bone-chilling temperatures and winds. Local businesses,… Read More
How to protect against, detect and act on a data breach at your business
6 signs your business is about to have a data breach Here’s some news that may keep you up tonight: More than 70 percent of cyber attacks target smaller businesses, resulting in a data breach and stolen data. And some 60 percent of hacked small and medium-sized businesses go out of business after six… Read More
How to protect your company’s online security
It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month: Learn tips to protect your business’s online security These days, we’re connected everywhere we go, increasing the need to protect your company’s online security. Your employees can access company emails from personal cell devices and PCs. And when employees work from home or coordinate with vendors, they share files back… Read More
It’s National Preparedness Month: Time to make emergency plans for the future
Create emergency plans for your family and tribal entity during National Preparedness Month September is National Preparedness Month. Sponsored by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), the purpose of National Preparedness Month is to encourage us to create emergency plans for the future and take preparation steps, ahead of time, within our homes, businesses, schools and communities…. Read More
Help your clients mitigate commercial property risks
As a commercial property owner or manager, your insurance client assumes responsibility for maintaining their building and surrounding property. Whether they own or manage retail, office or industrial buildings or apartment complexes, failing to adequately maintain the infrastructure could lead to major property and liability losses. Share these tips from Zurich to mitigate their commercial property… Read More
How you can prevent business fraud at your company
Is your company at risk? Steps to prevent business fraud Employee dishonesty is more prevalent than we’d like to admit. Let’s face it: No one wants to think that one of their hand-picked employees may be stealing from them or cheating them. Yet it happens more often than we’d think. “Occupational fraud is very likely… Read More
Maintaining safe playgrounds
Playgrounds are essential components of parks, schools, camps and anywhere children gather to play. By design, playgrounds encourage children to grow physically, mentally and socially through creative play and calculated risk-taking. This places a great responsibility on the adults who design and maintain them. Any organization that owns or operates a playground should routinely check… Read More