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Email Phishing Precautions

This resource details what your team should know about phishing emails, provides tips to help you detect malicious emails and information on what to do if you’re a phishing scam victim.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Water Entities | Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors
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Tree Hazards at Schools

Many schools across the United States have mature trees on their properties. Use this information to help proactively maintain trees and increase safety.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Charter Coach Services

Organizations can use the following checklist to help ensure the safety of their passengers when selecting and using charter coach services.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: School Bus Contractors | Educational Institutions
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Driver Monitoring Systems

Driver monitoring systems can be used to help identify potential “risky” behaviors for the purpose of mentoring and coaching drivers. Learn more about implementing this type of system with this guide.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Vehicle Backing Procedures

Help reduce the risk of accident and injury from vehicles backing up. Ensure your standard operating and training guidelines mirror the recommended practices in this guide.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | School Bus Contractors | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Winter Driving Tips

Winter driving can be hazardous and scary, especially in northern regions that get a lot of snow and ice. This resource provides safety tips for your employees.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | School Bus Contractors | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Vehicle Accident Report

Use this sample template to create a vehicle accident report for your organization.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | School Bus Contractors | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Self-Inspection Form

Use this sample form to help perform routine inspection of your property’s building and grounds while reducing risk and increasing safety.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Water Entities | Municipalities | Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities
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Vehicle Accident Investigation Preventability

Following a vehicle accident, it is important that management conducts a fair and thorough process while gathering relevant facts. Use this guide to help your organization’s internal investigations.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | School Bus Contractors | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Playground Inspection Checklist

Playgrounds should be regularly inspected to ensure that equipment and surfaces remain safe. Use these two safety checklists to help maintain a safe environment for kids.

TOPIC: Playground Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Municipalities | Miscellaneous Public Entities
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Data Breach Precautions

How much information does your organization store digitally? Is any of it personal information? Use these tips to help protect your data from a breach.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Water Entities | Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors
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Cyber Self Assessment

This printable checklist will help your team evaluate your data security plan using five key principles.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Water Entities | Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors
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Guest Use of School District Facilities

Consider the following areas to help mitigate the risk and liability associated with outside organizations using district facilities.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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CISA Announcement

In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, the FBI and CISA released a cybersecurity advisory for public consumption on preventing and mitigating ransomware attacks.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Passenger Van Transportation Safety

Large passenger vans can pose a safety risk to inexperienced van drivers and other road users. Drivers must use caution to minimize the risk associated with their operation. The NHTSA recommends the following safety precautions.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | School Bus Contractors
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Disaster Preparation and Business Continuity Planning

This bulletin highlights some of the lessons learned while navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic and how these lessons can be applied and implemented into future disaster preparation and business continuity planning for your district.

TOPIC: School Risks
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Water Damage Mitigation

Water damage from burst pipes, overflowing sinks, windblown rain penetration, and street flooding can shut down an entire school for prolonged periods and is a cause for health concerns from those who occupy the buildings. It is crucial for school districts to try to prevent and take steps to mitigate water damage.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Bleachers and Indoor Sporting Equipment

Conducting routine safety inspections of bleachers and indoor sports equipment can help public entities prevent injuries from faulty equipment, bleacher collapse, trip and fall hazards, and other equipment-related exposures.

TOPIC: School Risks
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Preparing Buildings for Winter Weather

The best way to reduce loss potential due to winter weather is to address exposures in advance.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Automated External Defibrillators

There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the United States. This bulletin discusses the critical need for AEDs in the workplace and offers guidance on the placement and use of these life-saving devices.

TOPIC: Personnel Management & Employee Safety | School Risks
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Municipalities | Water Entities | Miscellaneous Public Entities | School Bus Contractors
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Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment

TOPIC: Personnel Management & Employee Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Emergency Planning Tips for Schools

Do your emergency plans and drills only consider the “ideal disaster”? Here’s why you should always have a Plan B – plus tips to develop one.

TOPIC: School Risks
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Prevention Policy

This sample policy can help you define sexual abuse, harassment and misconduct, and implement reporting and investigation procedures.

TOPIC: Sexual Abuse Prevention
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Frozen Pipes

Cold weather brings on the risk of pipes freezing, which could lead to significant property damage and costly repairs among other business interruptions.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Fidelity - Employee Theft and Fiduciary Responsibility

This bulletin offers some best practices for managing financial risks within your entity to help you prevent opportunities for Fidelity claims.

TOPIC: Personnel Management & Employee Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities | School Bus Contractors
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Risk Control Program Order Form

Glatfelter offers a variety of training materials and videos to help your organization prepare for the unexpected. Clients receive one complimentary video or USB of each program.

TOPIC: Additional Resources
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Driver Selection Criteria

Vehicles are one of the most important assets and potential liabilities for an organization. Use this guide to help in your organization’s efforts to recruit and hire qualified fleet drivers.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Roof Assessment

Storms involving wind, rain, snow and hail can cause roof damage to your property. Learn how to assess roof damage and best protect your roof with this resource.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Water Entities | Municipalities | Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities
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Wildfire Mitigation and Structure Hardening

Take these actions on a regular basis to help reduce the risk of ignition on or around your structures.

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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eRisk Hub

Resources to help you minimize, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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FBI Cybersecurity Considerations

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) offers insight on ways to better protect yourself from cyber criminals, how to report a cybercrime and their efforts in combating this evolving threat.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Cybersecurity Resources from the Department of Justice

This cybersecurity unit serves as a central hub that offers white papers and additional documents to help you protect yourself from cybercrimes.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Regional Contacts

To better support the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and communities at the regional, state, local, county and tribal levels, CISA has regional offices strategically located in ten CISA regions across the country to help connect their stakeholders to each other and to offer resources to help strengthen cybersecurity. Visit this resource to find your region and contact.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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3 cybersecurity tips: how to outsmart the hackers

Protecting your school from cybercrime is more important than ever and should not be overlooked. Here are a few critical steps you should keep top-of-mind to help ensure your sensitive information is properly secured.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Ransomware reference materials for K-12 school and school district IT staff

CISA shares resources and best practices designed to help k-12 schools enhance their security during distance and hybrid learning conditions.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Cybersecurity resources by Education Week

Find cybersecurity news, resources and best practices meant specifically to help schools boost their digital safety.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Background Screening

Browse packages that are available through IntelliCorp to help your organization perform comprehensive background checks, minimize risks and review potential hires.

TOPIC: Personnel Management & Employee Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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RiskTool Advantage

Our new online risk management learning tool offers over 100 courses to help educate your team

TOPIC: Additional Resources
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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CISA Ransomware Guidance and Resources

See the new Ransomware resources at cisa.gov.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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CISA Ransomware Guide

Access the Ransomware Guide developed jointly between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Cyber Essentials Starter Kit

Use this guide to develop an actionable understanding of where to start implementing organizational cybersecurity practices.

TOPIC: Crime Prevention & Security
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

There is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects. Learn more here.

TOPIC: General Liability | School Risks | Property Management
INDUSTRY: Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Educational Institutions | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Lightning Protection Guide

There are approximately 100 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes on Earth every second. Each of these lightning bolts can contain up to one billion volts of electricity. With the frequency of lightning strikes and the power of lightning, is it any wonder that lightning damage occurs?

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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HSB Efficiency First - Reduce Losses and Save Energy

When you put efficiency first you reduce losses & save money

TOPIC: Property Management
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | Water Entities
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Layering School Access Security

This bulletin outlines some areas of consideration when constructing a layered security approach for your school district.

TOPIC: School Risks
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Preventing Slips and Falls on School Property

This DVD presents real-life slip and fall scenarios in six specific areas of your school

TOPIC: School Risks | Playground Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions
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Respectful Workplace - Managers

This 19-minute training video educates leadership about workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation

TOPIC: Personnel Management & Employee Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Respectful Workplace - Employees

This 20-minute training video educates frontline workers about workplace harassment and their role in maintaining a respectful workplace.

TOPIC: Personnel Management & Employee Safety
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Water Entities
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Drive Safe

This 11-minute “Drive Safe” training video addresses what can be done to drive more safely.

TOPIC: Auto Safety
INDUSTRY: Miscellaneous Public Entities | Educational Institutions | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities
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Preventing Child Abuse in your Org.

22-minute training video that takes an honest look at child sexual abuse

TOPIC: Sexual Abuse Prevention
INDUSTRY: Educational Institutions | Miscellaneous Public Entities | Municipalities | School Bus Contractors | Water Entities