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Inspect, test and maintain fire pumps to NFPA standards for effective response in an emergency.
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Falls can result from improper bunk bed use, causing residents to suffer fracture, bruise and cut injuries.
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Administration and Policies
- Adult bunk bed safety
- Violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Make your store a safe place for customers
- Product recalls
- Cyber liability
- Protect your business against cyber attacks
- Effective customer incident handling | En Español
- Incident report form | En Español
- Reputation management – What have you got to lose?
- Crisis management
- Promoting safety at adult day services centers
- Safe operation of electrically powered beds
- Reasonable care: What is it and why should you care?
- The Importance of Conducting Criminal Background Checks
Pandemic/COVID-19
- Preparing facilities for a possible second wave of COVID-19
- Reopening a human services facility after a closure
- Documentation journaling during COVID-19
- Reopening a business after COVID-19: Staff and client safety
- COVID-19 guidelines for senior living and human services organizations
- COVID-19 and liability waivers
Contractual Risk Transfer
Slips, Trips, and Falls
- Preventing slips and falls | En Español
- Help prevent weather-related slips and falls
- Snow and ice removal programs
- Snow and ice removal: What you need to know
- Snow and ice removal/treatment log | En Español
Food and Liquor
- Minimize risks when handling food products
- Managing risks from food allergens | En Español
- Protecting perishables to prevent food spoilage
- Proper food handling and storage | En Español
- Dram shop liability: Sellers and servers beware
- Liquor liability
Recalls and Warnings
- Kidde recalls smoke alarms and carbon monoxide/smoke alarms
- Kidde recalls 37 million fire extinguishers
- FDA issues advisory on potentially toxic hand sanitizer
- dormakaba recalls delayed egress door locks
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- IntelliCorp
- TransUnion
- Norton Small Business
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
Overview
- Components of an abuse, neglect and exploitation program
- Preventing sexual abuse and molestation
- Preventing abuse, neglect and exploitation
- Human trafficking prevention
- Prevent Human Trafficking at Your Place of Business
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- in2vate Smarter Adults-Safer Children Program
- in2vate's Smarter Adults-Safer Children Flyer
Camps
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Horseback trail riding
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Riflery range
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Trampolines
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Archery
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Campfires
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Rock walls/climbing walls
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Hiking and fitness trails
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Parasailing
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Personal watercraft
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Sailing and canoeing
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Mountain biking
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Skiing and snowboarding
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Water and snow tubing
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Waterskiing and wakeboarding
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Whitewater rafting and kayaking
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — High ropes course
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Ziplines
Recreation
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Field trips
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Fitness centers
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Inflatable bounce houses
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Skate parks
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Splash parks
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Sports
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Swimming
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Fundraising events
- Recreational/camp activity checklist — Playgrounds
- Swimming pool safety
- Swimming pool safety at human services facilities
- Playground safety: Play it safe
- Playground safety
Daycares
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- in2vate's Smarter Adults — Safer Children Program
- Intellicorp
- Crisis Prevention Institute
Administration and Policies
- Emergency action plans
- Guidance for forming an effective safety committee
- Creating a safety culture
- 10 ways to help prevent accidents and injuries
- Incident report form
- The workforce is changing
- Make every month a time to focus on safety
- No Harm No Foul flyer
- No Harm No Foul poster
- Young and inexperienced workers in non-agricultural jobs
General Safety
- Safety matters: Kitchen safety
- Ergonomic tips for your home workspace
- Five simple rules to reduce lifting injuries
- Portable ladder safety checklist
- Maintain three points of contact for climbing safety
- Safety matters: Machine guarding
- Personal protective equipment for keeping workers safe
- PPE hazard assessment checklist
- Commercial kitchen injury prevention
Injury Handling and Return-to-Work
- 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 good return-to-work program so important?
- Create a successful return-to-work program
Chemicals/IH/Stress
- Bloodborne pathogens in the workplace
- Safety matters: Chemical safety in the workplace
- Safety matters: Heat stress and heat-related illness
- Preventing CO poisoning in your facility
- Safety matters: Daycares — Managing stress
- Safety matters: Daycares — Staying safe in the sun
- Shining a light on mental health awareness
- Manage heat-related risks to minimize work-related injuries
Workplace Violence
- Workplace security checklist
- Workplace violence prevention
- Workplace violence security assessment
- Have a 20/20 perspective to avoid workplace violence in 2021
- Workplace violence: Developing administrative controls
- Workplace violence prevention: Supporting clients
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- IntelliCorp
- Inside out employee training
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
Administration and Policies
- 2022 Fleet risk environment
- Sample fleet safety/Driver safety manual
- Fleet safety responsibility and safety committees
- Safe driving commitment form — Company vehicle operator | En Español
- Motor vehicle records (MVR)
- When do I need to comply with DOT and CDL requirements?
- Do I need to comply with DOT requirements?
Accidents
Non-Owned Vehicles
- Safe driving commitment form — Non-owned vehicle operators | En Español
- Hired and non-owned vehicles
- Non-owned auto loss prevention checklist — Human services
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
Driver Training
- 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
Large Passenger Vans
- Managing large passenger van safety
- 15-passenger van backing safety checklist
- Preventing large van backing accidents
- Preventing large van backing accidents (poster)
- Preventing large van backing accidents (infographic)
- Driving large passenger vans: Rollovers
- Preventing large passenger van rollover accidents (infographic)
Passengers With Special Needs
Telematics and Dashcams
- Why telematics?
- Telematics selection guide — Basic
- Telematics selection guide — Advanced
- Telematics implementation & coaching guide
- Telematics related smartphone apps: Improving driver safety
- Dashcams: Which is best for you?
Vehicle Management
- ADAS — Reducing collisions with ADAS
- ADAS — Advanced driver assistance systems: Driver education
- Catalytic convertor thefts
- Flood evacuation plans — Mobile assets
- Vehicle inspection report form
- Pre-trip vehicle inspection | En Español
- Vehicle theft prevention | En Español
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- Lytx DriveCam
- Driver's alert
Wildfires
- 8 steps to prepare your business for wildfire
- Protecting commercial buildings from wildfire
- Take steps to reduce risk in wildfire-prone areas
- Infographic: Wildfire safe area
- Are you in a wildland-urban interface region?
- Be prepared during wildfire season
Hurricanes and High Winds
- Reducing tree damage from windstorms
- Preparing your business for stormy weather
- Protecting your windows from windborne debris
- Make your business hurricane ready
- Hurricane Laura illustrates the importance of emergency planning
- High wind checklist for metal edge flashing
- Protect your business during hurricane season
Roof Maintenance and Protection
- How hail guards help protect roof-mounted HVAC equipment
- Preparing commercial roofs for hurricanes and high winds
- Roof edge flashing installation and maintenance
- Proper roof drainage
- Roof cover maintenance and repair
- Roof-mounted equipment maintenance
- Snow load risks for commercial roofs
- Ice dam guidance for steep-sloped roofs
- How to select a commercial roof contractor
- Roof protection for habitational buildings
- Preventing roof collapse due to snow and ice
Flood/Water
Earthquakes
- Affordable and effective ways to protect against earthquake damage
- Securing flat screens to withstand earthquakes
Weather-Other
- Preparing a business for the holiday/winter weather season
- Protecting buildings from unusual weather
- Preparing buildings for snow and ice storms
- Reducing damage from hailstorms
- Last minute checklist for severe winter weather
- Protect your building from winter weather
- 8 ways to prevent frozen pipe damage
Emergency Preparedness/Business Continuity
- Why business continuity planning is important
- Building a disaster recovery plan
- Business continuity planning for small businesses
- Severe weather emergency preparedness
- Crisis communication planning
- Business continuity planning toolkit
Vacant Buildings/Reopening/Civil Unrest
Crime/Theft/Fraud
- Protect your business from burglary
- Help prevent robbery in your retail store
- Identify indicators of fraud to help protect your business
- Stay a step ahead of fraud
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- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
Commercial Kitchen
- Commercial kitchen safety
- Commercial kitchen fire safety
- National Fire Prevention Week: Serving up safety in the kitchen
- Kitchen fire prevention at residential facilities
Fire Extinguishers
- Fire extinguisher use and selection
- Inspect fire extinguishers to ensure proper operation
- Step-by-step fire extinguisher use (Infographic)
Sprinklers and Fire Detection
- Prepare automatic sprinklers for winter
- Is your fire protection system NFPA-compliant?
- NFPA 13R sprinkler protection
- NFPA 13R sprinklers — Is your building fully protected?
- Dry-pipe fire suppression
- Fire protection impairment program
- Step-by-step fire protection impairment (Infographic)
- Microbiologically-influenced corrosion in fire sprinkler systems
- Fire sprinkler maintenance and operation
- Sprinkler system testing
- Guide to fire pump testing and maintenance
- Automatic sprinkler plan review
Outdoor Safety
Operations Fire Safety
- Flammable liquids
- Hot work at senior living facilities
- Dryer vent safety | En Español
- Safely store idle pallets to minimize risk
- The right way to store idle pallets
- Store idle pallets properly to lower fire risk
- Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS)
Electrical
- How to help prevent an electrical room fire
- Infrared thermography
- Protecting against electrical power surges
- Electrical preventive maintenance (EPM) programs
- Electric vehicle charging stations
- Thermographic surveys to maintain electrical systems
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- FireAvert: Kitchen fire prevention devices
- Stovetop Firestop: kitchen fire prevention devices
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