Slip and fall incidents continue to be an ongoing problem

Wasn’t it just summer?

Slip and fall incidents continue to be an ongoing problem…for those who own apartments, commercial and other real estate buildings/assets.

Within your affordable apartment housing property management company—-what are your policies/procedures for how often your team clears and logs snow/ice removal at the apartment buildings you own/manage and/or at your commercial real estate buildings? How often do you send communication to your residents/tenants—reminding them about the importance of alerting apartment management if snow/ice needs to be cleared?

Below are two interesting articles related to slip and fall prevention–and a number of smart/bright recommendations. Please share these stories with those on your leadership, leasing and maintenance teams~

Don’t Let Winter Weather Injure Someone On Your Property
http://www.pittsburghhealthcarereport.com/dont-let-winter-weather-injure-someone-on-your-property/

Importance of Snow Removal; Doing It Right Can Reduce Liability For Apartment And Commercial Building Owners
http://www.prweb.com/releases/snow_removal_2010/tru-serve_minnesota/prweb3615544.htm

Focusing on the removal of snow/ice…how does this tie into your real estate and apartment/commercial building insurance coverage? What does your insurance policy require/or would like to have regarding the documentation of removal of snow/ice? When using a
combination of snow removal and proper documentation…how does this impact your real estate apartment building insurance coverage?

Within your company…what are your best-practices in utilizing incident/accident reports? How quickly does your team react?

Would you like our team to do a comprehensive review of your real estate apartment building insurance coverage—related to snow/ice removal?

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Crag Simmons

Power Insurance & Risk Management Group
http://www.PIRMG.com
877-602-6030

 

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