General Casualty has many services and resources available through our Loss Control Department. These include:
• Account service consultations for assistance with loss reviews, safety procedures, meetings, committees, program development and implementation.
• Industry class research to identify loss control best practices for a specific industry or business operation.
• Employee training in a wide variety of general safety topics such as bloodborne pathogens, lockout/tagout, hazard communications and back safety. Training may be augmented by demonstrations, videos from our library, PowerPoint presentations and/or handouts.
• Supervisor training sessions covering a wide variety of safety topics such as accident investigation, and transitional return-to-work designed for managers and supervisors.
• Technical training conducted by our on-staff environmental health specialist. Topics include respiratory protection training, chemical management, ergonomics, indoor air quality, proper use of personal protective equipment, and management of lead, silica and/or asbestos exposures. Programs are customized to your specific needs.
• Construction job-site surveys conducted with the job-site superintendent or foreman to evaluate operations, hazards and controls for your job sites.
• Mock-OSHA audits that simulate OSHA inspection and evaluation of how well a specific job site or location complies with OSHA rules and regulations. Photos, a written summary and recommendations are provided.
• Construction-related safety training conducted by our on-staff OSHA authorized construction specialist offers the following courses:
* OSHA 10-hour construction certification two-day training
* Competent person fall protection one-day training
* Competent person excavation one-day training
* Scaffolding user half-day training
* Crane safety half-day seminar
* Customized, client-requested construction training
• Defensive driver coaching covers tractor trailers – master driver, beverage trucks, maintenance/dump vehicles, ready-mix concrete trucks, straight trucks and van drivers. Other video-based programs are available on snowplow safety, hours of service, load securement, extreme weather driving and backing.
• Fleet driver road observation service includes 1-800-How’s My Driving service with proven track record for reducing loss frequency. Call answering and tracking done by third-party service with real-time, online access to results. This is a tremendous value for committed fleet customers because fees associated with basic service are paid by General Casualty.
• Safety awards materials and services include safe driver pins, safety certificates recognizing a variety of individual efforts, and engraved safety plaques for companies or work teams.
• Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) Inspections through General Casualty’s reinsurance relationship allowing you to take advantage of HSB services. The HSB inspection hotline may also be used to ask any questions that you may have regarding your boiler or pressure vessel equipment. For the quickest way to schedule an inspection, contact the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Hotline 24 hours a day by:
Telephone: 1-800-333-4677
e-mail: NSCINSP_HOTLINE@hsb.com