Safety Resources

Buildings and Grounds

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Air Quality

Baptistery Safety

Boiler Safety

Building Maintenance

Building Safety

Decorations - Seasonal

Electrical Cords

Electrical Systems

HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning) Systems

Maintenance Equipment Care

Outdoor Safety

Pipe Organ Care

Plumbing

Protecting Valuables

Space Heaters

Storage

Tree Maintenance



Air Quality

• Article: Congregations breathe easier with adequate indoor air quality

Baptistery Safety

• Risk Alert: Baptistery Safety

Boiler Safety

• Article: Boiler inspections

• Other: Boiler Inspection Log

• Other: Boiler Inspection Hotline

• Risk Alert: Boiler Inspection

• Risk Alert: Boiler Room Fires

Building Maintenance

• Article: Protect roofs with annual inspections, professional repairs

• Article: Protecting property with sprinkler system maintenance

• Article: Preventing loss, one step at a time

• Article: Interview with property manager Mike Charron

• Article: Protecting and preserving stained glass windows

• Article: Keeping a roof between your congregation and the winter sky

• Risk Alert: Stained Glass Protection

Self-Inspection Safety Checklist for Worship Centers and Related Facilities Designed to help you prevent or reduce property, liability, theft, workers' compensation, and vehicle losses. Download to View and Print Add to Order Form

Building Safety

• Article: Rural worship centers face unique safety, security risks

• Article: Building safety: it’s all about the details

Kitchen Safety Download to View and Print Add to Order Form

Decorations - Seasonal

• Article: Interview with Kevin Bisch, veteran of the National Christmas Tree project

Electrical Cords

• Article: Interview with Luka Dexter of Knights' Electric, Inc.

• Checklist: Electrical Cord Safety

• Risk Alert: Electrical Cord Safety

Electrical Systems

• Article: Electricity: a powerful and potentially harmful resource

• Article: Interview with certified electrical contractor Tim Vroom

• Risk Alert: Electrical Safety

• Risk Alert: Electrical Safety: Preventive Maintenance

HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning) Systems

• Article: Maintain HVAC systems with five simple tips

• Article: Plan now for a spring HVAC tuneup

• Article: Copper: A penny worth its weight in gold

• Article: Heating system should be top of mind in midsummer

• Article: Keeping your congregation safe during a summer heat wave

• Article: Maintaining your heating/AC systems

• Risk Alert: Copper Theft Prevention

Maintenance Equipment Care

• Article: Proper care for outdoor maintenance equipment

Outdoor Safety

• Article: Risk Reporter talks with Doug Collins, director of corporate security and risk management for the Green Bay Packers

• Risk Alert: Outdoor Lighting and Perimeter Safety

• Risk Alert: Parking Lot and Sidewalk Safety

Safety Outside Your Worship Center Help make your grounds safer for all who visit. Download to View and Print Add to Order Form

Pipe Organ Care

• Article: Interview with world-renowned organ builder, J.F. Nordlie

Plumbing

• Article: Combat frozen pipes with prevention

• Article: Protecting property with sprinkler system maintenance

• Article: Avoid winter plumbing woes

• Article: Keeping your pipes from reaching their breaking point

Protecting Valuables

• Article: Spring cleaning your sacred objects

• Article: Interview with Carolyn Remmey, professional appraiser

• Article: Keep in mind proper care with holiday keepsakes

Space Heaters

• Article: Space heater safety

Storage

• Article: Risk Reporter talks with Peter Walsh, organization expert for the TLC show “Clean Sweep”

• Article: Storage requires planning, discipline

Tree Maintenance

• Article: Regular maintenance ensures healthy, safe trees

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