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Heating System Pre-Season Maintenance and Inspection
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In order to have a safe and reliable heating system, pre-season maintenance and inspection should be completed every year by trained and licensed professionals.
Snow and Ice Maintenance Checklist
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Implement a weather preparedness plan.
Idle or Vacant Facilities
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Vacant and idle facilities present a higher level of exposure for fire, theft and vandalism, water damage and many other perils.
Hailstorms: Protecting People and Property
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Review this guide to learn how to prepare for hailstorms.
Water Damage Technology Solutions
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Here are ways you can leverage technology to minimize the impact and maximize the effectiveness of your water damage mitigation programs.
Understanding Your EMR
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If your company carries Workers Compensation insurance and meets the minimum premium threshold to be eligible in your state you will have an EMR. This guide will clear up some misconceptions about EMR and provide helpful examples to illustrate how it is calculated.
Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Enhancing Continuity of Care
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This edition of inBrief® offers a checklist designed to help ASCs achieve safe, seamless transitions in care by focusing on such key areas as staffing, training and communication.
Electrical Preventive Maintenance and Inspection
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Electrical equipment is usually well designed and properly installed. However, the principal reason for electrical system breakdown is the failure to maintain the installation in its designed state.
This edition of Carefully Speaking® offers recommendations that are intended to help aging services organizations evaluate and upgrade their degree pf security preparedness.
Sprinkler System Freeze-Up Prevention
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Cold weather brings the danger of impaired fire protection because of water freezing in sprinkler piping, underground mains, gravity suction tanks or fire pumps.
Hired and Non-Owned Auto Exposures
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An employee using their personal vehicle or hired (rental) vehicle to conduct business activities for their employer under the approval and/or knowledge of the employer constitutes H/NOA exposure.
Business Resilience for Wildfire Events
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The two main aspects of a building’s ability to resist wildfire damage are the details of the construction and the characteristics of the defensible space, a cleared area surrounding the building.
2022 Strategic Business Resilience Report
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Strategic Business Resilience Report: Position your organization to endure and thrive through adverse business conditions.
Paratransit Loading and Unloading
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Every driver needs to know if their responsibilities include curb-to-curb door-to-door and door-through-door service and how each impacts loading and unloading.
Subcontractor Prequalification Guide
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When developing a prequalification form or application the hiring contractor should consider the following.
Protecting Against Heat Stress
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Workers performing physical labor in industries such as foundries, laundries, construction, manufacturing and landscape operations are often exposed to hazardous heat conditions that can have severe health and safety outcomes.
Physicians Allied Healthcare Facilities Sell Sheet
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Our understanding of healthcare, terminology and practices – and our expertise in litigating these claims – helps us work with policyholders to develop effective strategies for resolving claims.
How Allied Vendors Help Streamline Firm Operations
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This edition of Professional Counsel addresses CNA's Lawyers Allied Vendor Program which offers solutions to help law firms navigate some of the challenges of managing a law firm as both a client service and a business.
Hot Work
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The purpose of a hot work program is to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent a fire from non-routine work involving open flames, sparks or heat.
This edition of Professional Counsel® explains how while many escrow arrangements begin with optimism and mutual agreement, it is essential to remain prepared for the complexities and challenges that may arise.
New York City Sidewalk Law
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If you own or lease space within a property in New York City, it is vital to understand where your responsibilities lie when it comes to sidewalk maintenance.
Chains & Binders
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Safe and effective load securement starts with thorough pre-trip planning. Before you begin to secure your load ensure that your chains and binders are in good working condition and they meet the requirements for the load you plan to transport.
Business Resiliency Self-Assessment
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Complete this assessment and consider the corrective actions to improve your business resiliency.
Load Securement - Synthetic Webbing
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Not everything can be secured with chains. Sometimes synthetic web tie downs are the most feasible solution. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) recognizes synthetic tie downs for load securement when these guidelines are followed.
Product Recall Planning
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The following recall plan guidance can prepare your organization to act quickly in the event of a product recall.
New Employee Orientation
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Organizations are continuously hiring new employees. This series of brief virtual learning SORCE modules (under 15 minutes each) provides new employees with basic safety and hazard awareness in the workplace.
This edition of Professional Counsel addresses where nontraditional legal malpractice exposures exist so attorneys may take steps to avoid the unexpected exposures.
Driver Distraction and Cell Phone Use
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Use this guide to assist in developing a program that helps enhance driver behaviors and reduce cell phone-related distractions, such as talking and texting.
Fall Prevention Guide
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Take steps to reduce fall exposures and associated costs.
Law Firm Website Woes
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Few if any readers would contemplate the creation of an attorney-client relationship by reading a publication in print via email or on a website. When should attorneys take the proactive step of disclaiming the formation of an attorney-client relationship?
Artificial Intelligence: Examining Five Key Sources of Liability
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) a term encompassing such concepts as machine learning pattern recognition natural language processing robotics and neural networks designed to replicate human thought processes has become a driving force within the healthcare information technology field.
What Lawyers Need to Know About New Reporting Required Under the Corporate Transparency Act
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This edition of In Practice...with CNA identifies new reporting requirements enacted by the Corporate Transparency Act and the associated ethical considerations.
This edition of Professional Counsel emphasizes how attorneys must be aware of how the use of ChatGPT would impact their practice, client matters and ethical concerns that may lead to allegations of legal malpractice.
Pharmacist Liability Claim Report: 2nd Edition
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In collaboration with our partners at Healthcare Providers Service Organization (HPSO) we at CNA insure more than 80000 pharmacists in a wide variety of pharmacy settings. We are pleased to present our second pharmacist closed claims report.
Business Resiliency Training
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These courses, available 24/7 on CNA’s SORCE® On Demand platform, share valuable business resilience strategies that can benefit your organization.
Sun Exposures for Contractors
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It is important to take steps to stay cool and protect yourself and employees from overexposure.
Portable Ladder Safety
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Download this guide to learn the basic safety rules of using Portable Ladders.
Trench Inspection Checklist - Spanish
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Use this checklist to ensure trenches are properly inspected prior to the start of work.
Product and Service Selection
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As you explore new options for products and services, there are things to consider to help you identify potential exposures
Allied Healthcare Facilities Sell Sheet
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In a rapidly changing allied healthcare industry, your clients face abundant challenges and need relevant insurance coverages that help address their exposures.
CERTA - NRCA Certified Roofing Torch Applicator Program
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Since the implementation of the CERTA Program, CNA has helped roofing contractors save over $12 million in potential incurred claims.
Trench Inspection Checklist
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Use this checklist to ensure trenches are properly inspected prior to the start of work.
Air Conditioning Start up Maintenance Tips
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Property Maintenance of HVAC systems can ensure lower electrical consumption reduce repair costs and increase life span for air conditioning equipment.
Ammonia Refrigeration Liquid Level Indicators
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This bulletin covers how periodic inspection and maintenance of ammonia refrigeration liquid level indicators can reduce loss of mechanical integrity. Loss of mechanical integrity can result in significant financial impact if not correctly maintained.
Housekeeping on the Job - Spanish
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In Spanish - A messy work environment can be an very unsafe place for employees. Download and learn how to keep your work environment clean and organized while minimizing potential employee accidents.
Working in Confined Spaces
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A “confined space” may be generally defined as any area which has limited means of egress and is subject to oxygen deficient atmosphere or to the accumulation of toxic or flammable vapors.
Product Safety Culture
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Producing safe products should be embedded in a company’s culture and should involve everyone in the company.
Managing the Threats of Workplace Violence
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Compelling evidence suggests that employers who take a proactive stance toward concerning behaviors are more successful in deterring workplace violence.
Indoor Walkway Safety Audit Checklist
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This checklist may not include all conditions, as it is intended to be used only as a guide.
Resilience Checklist for Winter Weather
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Use this checklist to ensure you are prepared for the hazards that come with winter weather.