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Hurricane Preparedness Checklist for Construction Sites
This checklist is designed to assist construction jobsites in limiting the amount of damage it incurs from a hurricane.

Water Damage Response Plan for Construction Sites
A plan to quickly control water intrusion can save you from large water damage claims, schedule delays, liquidated damages, and reputational risk.
Water damage in construction
Water damage has emerged as a major cause of loss on construction sites. This article outlines the numerous things a contractor can do to mitigate those risks.
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Administrative/Policies
- Emergency action plans
- Guidance for forming an effective safety committee
- Creating a safety culture
- 10 ways to help prevent accidents and injuries
- Basics of safety and health in construction
- Emergency action plans for construction
- Back to business: Returning workers in unusual times
- Incident report form | En Español
- Hearing conservation: Engineering controls
- Keep your employees safe + sound
- The workforce is changing
- Make every month a time to focus on safety
- No Harm No Foul flyer
- No Harm No Foul scorecard
- Job hazard analysis | En Español
- Emergency action plans for construction
- Young and inexperienced workers in non-agricultural jobs
- 4-Step Rx to Control Your Experience Mod
- Accident investigation as a loss control tool
Ergonomic
- Lifting safety
- Ergonomics screening tool
- Manual material handling
- Safety matters: Ergonomics for repetitive motions
- Ergonomic screening tool - Assembly task evaluation
- How to help prevent back injuries
- Five simple rules to reduce lifting injuries
- Ergonomics screening tool: Pushing & pulling tasks
- Ergonomic tips for your home workspace
Fall Protection Program
Fall Prevention
- Harness Inspection Checklist
- Proper Wearing of Safety Harnesses
- Avoid Costly Falls from Heights
- Nationwide stands down to prevent falls in construction
- Help prevent falls from heights
- Maintain three points of contact for climbing safety
- Supported scaffold safety
- Scaffolding: Check before use poster
- Aerial lift safety
- Aerial lift checklist
- Portable ladder safety checklist
- Portable ladder safety
- Infographic poster — Ladder safety
- Ladder-alternative job sites | En Español
Machinery Safety
- Safety matters: Machine guarding
- Safety matters: Use the machine guard
- Lockout/tagout equipment assessment checklist
- Lockout/Tagout for protecting workers
PPE
- Selecting Proper Eye Protection
- Personal protective equipment for keeping workers safe
- PPE hazard assessment checklist
Return to Work Program
- Successful Return-to-Work Program overview
- Using the 24/7 nurse triage hotline
- Choose the right provider to treat your injured employees
- Why is a Successful Return-to-Work Program so important?
- Create a Successful Return-to-Work Program
Chemical/IH
- Bloodborne pathogens in the workplace
- Hazard communication program for chemicals
- Safety matters: Chemical safety in the workplace
- Safety matters: Heat stress and heat-related illness
- Respirable crystalline silica in construction
- Preventing CO poisoning in your facility
- Recognizing the signs of frostbite
- Drug and alcohol use in the construction industry
- Manage heat-related risks to minimize work-related injuries
Confined Space
Trench Safety
Workplace Violence
- Workplace security checklist
- Workplace violence security assessment
- Have a 20/20 perspective to avoid workplace violence in 2021
- Workplace violence: Developing administrative controls
- Utility line safety
- Welding safety | En Español
- Arc flash safety
- Addressing the risk of active shooter incidents in the workplace
Accidents
- Accident investigation as a loss control tool
- Commercial auto accident reporting kit
- Post-accident reporting | En Español
- Accident register — DOT required
- Accident procedures for office staff
- Preventing rear-end, LOC & rollover accidents
Programs and Policies
- 2022 Fleet risk environment
- Sample fleet safety/Driver safety manual
- Sample fleet safety self-assessment
- Fleet safety responsibility and safety committees
- Safe driving commitment form — Company vehicle operator | En Español
Hiring
- Guidelines for hiring the right driver
- Motor vehicle records (MVR)
- Designating a driver trainer
- Driver qualification file best practices
- Driver qualification: Lowering requirements puts an organization at risk
- Driver experience, accident and violation criteria
- Driver road testing
- Drug and alcohol: CDL drivers
- Drug and alcohol clearinghouse
Non-owned Vehicles
Distracted Driving
- Distracted and inattentive driving (with sample policy)
- Distracted and inattentive driving infographic
- The fewer the distractions, the safer the drive | En Español
- Identify and address driving distractions
- Distracted driving — GPS navigation systems
- Distracted driving prevention technology
Light Vehicles
- Driver training best practices
- Aggressive driving | En Español
- Bicycles: Tips for sharing the road with bicycles
- Deer collisions
- Deer collisions infographic
- Distracted and inattentive driving infographic
- Drowsy driving | En Español
- How to calculate vehicle stopping distance
- Intersections | En Español
- Left-turn collisions
- Left-turn collisions infographic
- Motorcycle awareness
- Motorcycle awareness infographic
- Night driving
- Pedestrian collisions infographic
- Proper following distance | En Español
- Rear-end collisions
- Rear-end collisions infographic
- Speeding | En Español
- Single-vehicle accidents | En Español
- Winter driving
- Winter driving (infographic)
Medium/Heavy Vehicles
- Backing safety
- Cargo theft
- Cargo securement
- Cargo securement — Flatbed
- Construction zones
- CSA and PSP
- Deer hits
- Distractions and inattention
- DOT: What drivers need to know about DOT compliance
- Dump truck safety infographic
- Low bridges and overpasses
- Intersections
- Lane change accidents
- Motorcycles — Sharing the road
- Rear-end collisions
- Right turns
- Rollover accidents
- Tire safety: drivers
- Truck stop and parking lot accidents
- Unsafe parking and breakdowns
- U-Turns
- Winter driving
DOT/CSA — General
- Do I need to comply with DOT requirements?
- Complying with DOT regulations (checklist)
- When do I need to comply with DOT and CDL requirements? (infographic)
- What drivers need to know about DOT compliance
- DOT safety audit resource guide
- DOT safety planner — general guidance and sample forms
- FMCSA portal
- Have you filed your biennial DOT update?
- Pre-employment screening program (PSP)
- SMS BASICS — Driver fitness
- SMS BASICS — HOS
- SMS BASICS — Maintenance
- SMS BASICS — Unsafe driving
- 2020 changes to FMCSA hours of service regulation
Driving Training
- Driving near school buses and stops infographic
- Driver training best practices
- New hire driver orientation
- Experienced driver training
- Driver safety meetings
Maintenance
Trailer Safety
Telematics and Dashcams
- Why telematics?
- Telematics selection guide — Advanced
- Telematics: Build for construction
- Telematics implementation and coaching guide
- Telematics related smartphone apps: Improving driver safety
- Dashcams: Which is best for you?
- Dashcam benefits
- Dashcam selection guide
- Dashcam implementation guide
- Dashcam policies
Vehicle Management
Programs (Sign in to view content)
- CWMP interactive program
Program Components (Sign in to view content)
- Construction water mitigation roles and responsibilities
- CWMP self-audit
- Severe weather pre-planning checklist
- CWMP severe weather checklist: Wind, rain and hail
- CWMP severe weather checklist: Winter weather
- CWMP severe weather checklist: Hurricanes
- Wet work permit
- Wet work valve tags
- Water mitigation closing checklist
- Water damage response plan
Articles
- Subcontractor prequalification and selection
- Drone use in the construction industry
- Cyber liability
- Protect your business against cyber attacks
- Contractors and New York labor law
- Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS)
- Strategies for protecting idle construction projects
- Contractor equipment theft
- Loss control for the construction industry
- Loss control services: Who we are and what we do
- 2021 construction industry outlook
- Virtual consultations in safety and risk management
- Preparing for post-pandemic growth with construction business owners
- New survey uncovers emerging construction risks and trends for business owners
- Helpful resources for construction Covid-19 risk mitigation
- Quality management self-assessment
- Reputation management – What have you got to lose?
- Crisis management
- Outdoor heater safety
- Fire extinguisher use and selection
- Inspect fire extinguishers to ensure proper operation
- Step-by-step fire extinguisher use
- Safely store idle pallets to minimize risk
- The right way to store idle pallets
- Store idle pallets properly to lower fire risk
- Flammable liquids
- Prevent dangers caused by flammable liquids
- Combustible hydraulic fluids
- Hot work permits
- How to help prevent an electrical room fire
- Preventing electrical fires
- 8 steps to prepare your business for wildfire
- Protecting commercial buildings from wildfire
- Take steps to reduce risk in wildfire-prone areas
- Automatic sprinkler plan review
Wind/Hurricane
- Reducing tree damage from windstorms
- Preparing your business for stormy weather
- Make your business hurricane ready
- Hurricane-ready brochure
- How hail guards help protect roof-mounted HVAC equipment
- Protect your business during hurricane season
Flood
- Reducing the risk of flood damage
- 5 actions to reduce water damage
- What to do when flooding is imminent
Freezing
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