Webinar Summary Did you know the average loss of a commercial water damage claim is $89,000 and the 3rd most common global claim based on analysis of more than 470,000 insurance industry claims from 2013-2018? The frequency and severity of water damage losses has increased throughout North America and around the world for all property types and occupancies. Burst pipes, roof leaks, overflowing toilets, and leaking equipment can cause significant damage, with losses ranging well...

Webinar Summary A written and consistently enforced fleet safety program is vital to communicate management policies and procedures to drivers and supervisors. Formalizing fleet controls will promote consistency and foster a safety culture that can help reduce vehicle damage and driver injuries. Without written documentation of fleet safety directives there is no consistent accountability for drivers operating vehicles for company business. In addition, lack of formal fleet programming will make it challenging in the event...

Webinar Summary Virtually every business today relies on third parties (eg. maintenance contractors, suppliers, vendors, subcontractors, etc.) in some capacity to conduct their day to day operations. From maintenance repairs to production, the utilization of these third parties can bring rise to several often-overlooked risks in the workplace. By implementing an effective contractor management program, a business will be able to reduce their overall risk associated with the use of these third-party entities. Safety and...

Webinar Summary This 1-hour session provides an overview of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. It explores the current advances toward full automation and the challenges faced to get there. Information on the current status of original equipment manufacturers and areas where AVs are already deployed is included, as is an explanation of major AV component technologies that provide capabilities for perception, localization, mapping and prediction. Typical state regulatory approaches for AV testing are addressed and test...

Webinar Summary Driving on a sunny day in 70 degrees is easy and what dreams are made of. Unfortunately, all over the country there are different weather conditions occurring every day. Some locations will have regular amounts of snow and some will have harsh rains, some storms will move in quickly with no warning and some might set new records in snow or rainfall. Every different type of weather brings a different challenge to the...

Webinar Summary Even though slips and falls are one of the most preventable injury types, they remain one of the leading sources of injuries both at home and work. According to The National Safety Council 2019 Injury Facts, 880 workers died in falls. While the use of a tribometer (slipmeter) allows us to quantify how a walking surface performs specific to the measurement of traction, does the slip resistance value provide us with the confidence...