2023 Risk Engineering Webinar Series

Webinar Summary Wildland fire has evolved to be an item of greater concern for the communities and businesses that reside within them as the wildfire season is growing longer and starting earlier each year. In part due to climate change, wildfires are growing in intensity and scale, particularly in the western United States. Traditional wildfire mitigation tactics include utilization of noncombustible construction materials, regular brush clearing, and noncombustible planting in landscape design, however recent research...

Webinar Summary Join us for this informative webinar on the unique challenges vacant properties present. Because they lack the day to day activity that naturally mitigates common hazards, vacant buildings are generally considered an attractive nuisance - especially if they are in close proximity to residential areas. For example, draining sprinkler systems leaves the building exposed to a potentially severe fire. Beyond property hazard concerns, vacant buildings can become a liability hazard to the public...

Webinar Summary Today's businesses are confronted with an unprecedented number of exposures. With incidents including pandemics, cyber-attacks, supply chain interruption, geopolitical unrest, and severe weather occurring more frequently – it is important that your business understands these threats and how they can impact your critical business operations. A robust Business Continuity Plan will help ensure that your business continues to operate prior to, during and after a disaster occurs. In this webinar, the presenters will...

Webinar Summary In today’s technology driven world the need for battery powered equipment and devices has skyrocketed. To meet this demand many industries have turned to utilizing lithium-ion batteries. These batteries can be found in everything from cell phones, laptops, transportation equipment, backup power sources, power tools, and even personal hygiene products. With the tremendous increased use cases for these batteries, it is extremely likely that the vast majority of all commercial operations knowingly or...

Webinar Summary Driving on a sunny day in 70 degrees paints an idyllic image. Unfortunately, all over the country there are adverse 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. Each type of weather brings a different challenge to the company, their drivers, and their...