Research
Demonstration Venues for Smart Evacuation System Technologies
-David Wurster (Clemson University)
New federal regulations encourage the use of smart card technologies for dealing with workplace emergencies.
Add Value. To Your Business. To Your Workplace. To Your Life
-OSHA
Businesses spend more than $170 billion on injuries and illness each year. Injuries increase a worker’s overall maintenance costs. Having an effective safety plan in place will decrease the losses associated with injury and increase worker morale and efficiency.
WHEN TO RUN. WHEN TO HIDE.
-Andrea Houtkin
In the event of an emergency, having an efficient staff accountability process can make the difference between life and death for employees caught inside and rescuers searching for them.
Chicago’s Turn
-Janet Wilmoth
Rescue personnel can (and do) make mistakes during an emergency, and these mistakes can lead to disastrous consequences. With an effective emergency preparation system in place the chances of these problems occurring can be reduced, if not eliminated.
ISO’s PPC program accurately measures the quality of public fire protection in 45,000 fire districts across the country.
-ISO
Many insurance companies base their premiums on the data gathered by ISO, an independent organization that determines the risks associated with various emergencies. This page details how ISO rates a fire district’s protection level.
Better Fire Protection-as measured by the PPC program-leads to lower losses.
-ISO
Communities with better fire protection programs, as rated by ISO, have lower fire losses than other communities without high quality protection.
ISO’s outreach efforts help communities quickly realize the economic benifits of improved public protection
-ISO
Insurance companies rely on ISO for quickly updated information about the quality of fire protection in a community.
Reducing the Risk of Fire
-EFRA
Fire damage accounts for a substantial loss of money and assets each year, and the United States has the second highest fire loss and fire death rate in the world.
Commercial Property Insurance Rating Summary
-Canadian Wood Counsel
Insurance companies employ many factors to determine the premiums for fire insurance. Six of the ten largest insurance agencies in Canada use the factors listed on this website.
Loss-control Engineering
-Canadian Wood Counsel
In the past, insurance companies would be directly involved in the safety measures incorparated by businesses. Today, however, most companies are responsible for incorporating their own safety measures.
Conclusion
-Canadian Wood Counsel
There are many factors that contribute to fire safety in the workplace, but among the most important of these is having a well-planned fire protection system.