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Protecting Your People

Protecting Your Property

Protecting You and Your Business

Building Your Resilience

Protecting Your Motor Fleet

COVID-19 Support

Protecting your People

From your employees to your third-party contractors and customers, see guidance in our loss prevention standards on risks to your people.

Management of Health and Safety

Accident Recording & RIDDOR Reporting
Asbestos in Buildings – A Guide for Residential Property Owners
Claims Defensibility
Claims Defensibility for the Health and Care Sector
Corporate Manslaughter and Sentencing Guidelines
Handling Animals Safely
Induction Training
Legal Professional Privilege
Lone Working
Managing Change - Liability
Managing Violence and Aggression During COVID-19 Pandemic
Manual Handling in Nursing and Residential Homes
Motor Vehicle Maintenance Workshops
Permit to Work Systems
Playground Equipment
Returning to Work in an Office Environment During COVID-19
Risk Assessments During Rapid Change Events
Safeguarding During a Pandemic
Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults
Slips Prevention
Top Tips for Trips
Violence to Employees
Volunteers and Willing Helpers – How should they be protected?
Work at Height
Workplace Transport Safety

Occupational Health

Clinical Waste Disposal
Display Screen Equipment
Handling Animals Safely
Homeworking
Isocyanates
Manual Handling in Nursing and Residential Homes
Noise at Work
Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders
Vibration at Work

Premises, Tools and Equipment

Angle Grinders
Asbestos in Buildings – A Guide for Residential Property Owners
Hand Tool Safety
Legionella Controls During COVID-19
Motor Vehicle Maintenance Workshops
Permit to Work Systems
Playground Equipment
Slips Prevention
Snow and Ice Clearance
Storage and Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG Refillable Cylinders
Top Tips for Trips
Welding Operations – New Control Standards
Work at Height
Workplace Transport Safety

Wellbeing and Personal Resilience

Health & Wellbeing During COVID-19
Homeworking
Lone Working
Managing Violence and Aggression During COVID-19 Pandemic
Mind Health and Wellbeing
Physical Health and Wellbeing
Violence to Employees
Volunteers and Willing Helpers – How should they be protected?

Protecting Your Property

From your buildings, equipment, and goods to your construction projects, see guidance in our loss prevention standards on key risks to your property.

Escape of Water

Boosted Potable Water Supplies (Non-Fire Fighting)
Escape of Water on Construction Sites
Escape of Water and Fluid Leakage

Fire Safety

Construction

Composite Panels
External Wall Insulation Systems
Fire Compartmentation
Thatched Roofs
Timber Framed Construction

Hazards

Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
Balcony and Terrace Safety: Residential Buildings
Commercial Kitchens - Extract Systems and Cooking Ranges
Contamination Following a Fire
Control and Management of Combustible Waste Materials
Data Cabling
Engine Powered Mobile Plant
Engineering: High Voltage Batteries
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Charging – Property Risk Management Guidance’
External Building Areas - Usage and Safety
External & Internal Third Party Exposures - Property Protection
Flammable Liquids - Fire Safety
Hydraulic Oil Systems
Internal High Piled Storage Non Sprinklered Building
Laundries
Lighting
Lithium Battery Storage and Recycling
Managing Risks Caused By Stockpiling in Crisis Situations
Manufacture of Hand Sanitiser
Photovoltaic Solar Panel Systems
Retail Storage of Fireworks
Road Tanker Loading and Unloading
Smoke Contamination
Spray Drying
Street Food Vendor Management
Storage and Handling of Pressurised Aerosol Containers
Tank Farms - Fire Safety
Unoccupied Premises

Management Programmes

Arson
Electrical Installation - Inspection and Testing
Electrical Maintenance - Partial Discharge Testing and Monitoring
Fire Safety Inspections
Fire Safety Legislation
Hot Work Operations
Hot Work Operations French
Hot Work Operations German
Hot Work Operations Italian
Hot Work Operations Spanish
Housekeeping
Property Impairment Management
Maintenance Regimes
Managing Change - Property
Managing Contractors
Measures to manage people and operations following reinstatement after a shutdown
Office Fit Outs
Property and Business Impact Risk Assessment
Restarting Construction Projects After Extended Shutdown or Mothballing
Smoking and the Workplace
Temporary Mothballing and Shutdown of Premises and Operating Plants
Temporary Mothballing and Shutdown of Premises and Operating Plants Winter Edition
Temporary Shutdown & Mothballing of Construction Sites
The Power of Stop Audits
Thermographic Surveys

Protection and Detection

Emergency Response Team
Fire Doors Shutters and Dampers
Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems
Heat and Smoke Venting Systems
Manual Firefighting Water Supplies
Sprinkler Systems - Flexible Connections
Sprinkler Systems - How They Operate
Sprinkler System Installation - Drawing Submission: Required Information for Review
Sprinkler Systems - Retail Storage Guidance
Sprinkler Systems - Review of Hazard
Sprinkler Systems - Winter Precautions
Water Mist Fire Protection Systems
Window Sprinklers

Flood and Weather

Flood Guidance and Mitigation Global
Residential Properties: Weather-Related Property Damage
Trees – Property Damage
Weight of Snow – Property Precautions
Windstorm - Protection of Buildings
UK Flood Guidance and Mitigation

Security

Doors and Windows
Intruder Alarms - Guidance for Customers
Pandemic and a Community Based Approach to Security
Security - Computer Equipment
Security - Glazing
Security - An Introduction to CCTV Systems
Security Intruder Alarms: European Standard
Security - Locks

Construction

Accident Recording and RIDDOR Reporting LPS
Angle Grinders LPS
Arson Prevention LPS
Asbestos in Buildings: A Guide for Residential Property Owners LPS
Engine Powered Mobile Plant LPS
Escape of Water on Construction Sites LPS
Fire Safety Inspections LPS
Hand Tool Safety LPS
Hot Work Operations LPS
Housekeeping LPS
Induction Training LPS
Managing Contractors LPS
Manual Fire Fighting Water Supplies LPS
Permit to Work Systems LPS
Public Liability LPS
Risk Assessments during Rapid Change Events LPS
Smoking and the Workplace LPS
Storage and use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Refillable Cylinders LPS
Top Tips for Trips LPS
UK Flood Guidance and Mitigation LPS
Welding Operations LPS
Windstorm – Protection of Buildings LPS
Work at Height LPS
Workplace Transport Safety LPS

Protecting You and Your Business

From public and products liability to environmental risks and sustainability, see guidance in our loss prevention standards on how to protect your business.

Environmental Risks

Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
Asbestos in Buildings – A Guide for Residential Property Owners
Assessments of Pollution Risks
Clinical Waste Disposal
Contamination Following a Fire
Control and Management of Combustible Waste Materials
Internal High Piled Storage Non-Sprinklered Building
Oil Storage – Double Walled Tanks
Preventing Pollution from Fire Fighting Run Off
Road Tanker Loading and Unloading

Public and Products Liability

Assessment of Pollution Risks
CE Marking
Hazardous Trees
Inflatable Amusement Devices
Oil Storage – Double Walled Tanks
Permit to Work Systems
Playground Equipment
Preventing Pollution from Fire Fighting Run-Off
Product Liabilities for Retailers
Public Liability
Safeguarding During a Pandemic
Slips Prevention
Snow and Ice Clearance
Top Tips for Trips

Sustainability

Business Continuity
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Awareness
Flood Guidance and Mitigation (Global)
Flood Guidance and Mitigation (UK)
Managing Change – Liability
Managing Change – Property
Photovoltaic Solar Panel Systems
Supply Chain Risk Management
What is Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)?
Windstorm - Protection of Buildings

Building Your Resilience

From business continuity and supply chains to cyber and change management, see guidance in our loss prevention standards on how to keep your business prepared for the unexpected.

Business Continuity Planning

Business Continuity
Business Continuity Plan - Testing & Maintenance
Business Impact Analysis
Business Interruption – Calculating a Specified Suppliers Extension Limit
Business Interruption Insurance - Committed Costs
Business Interruption Insurance – Indemnity Period and Maximum Indemnity Period
Business Interruption: Rebuilding Period and Rebuilding Valuation
Pandemic Planning & Coronavirus

Change Management

Managing Change - Liability
Managing Change - Property
Measures to manage people and operations following reinstatement after a shutdown
Pandemic and community based approach to security
Temporary Shutdown & Mothballing of Construction Sites

Cyber and Data Management

Cyber Security Essentials Accreditation
Cyber Security, Homeworking and the Coronavirus
Cyber Security - Ransomware
Cyber Security - Respond and Recover
Cyber Security Social Engineering
Cyber Security - The Internet of Things
Cyber Security - Top 12 Tips to Protect Against a Cyber Attack

Supply Chain Management

Brexit: Be Prepared
Business Interruption – Calculating a Specified Suppliers Extension Limit
Business Interruption Insurance - Committed Costs
Supply Chain Risk Management

Protecting Your Motor Fleet

From your drivers and vehicles to the use of technology and influencing behaviours, see guidance in our loss prevention standards on managing the risks to your motor fleet.

Driver Wellbeing and Training

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence
Driving in Adverse Weather
Driver Recruitment: Selection, Induction and Retention
Protecting Vulnerable Road Users
Young Drivers

Managing Motor Risk

Agency Drivers
Driver Licence Checking
Driver Recruitment - Overseas Drivers
Driver Recruitment: Selection, Induction and Retention
Driving in Adverse Weather
LGV Safety Permit & Direct Vision Standard
Managing Change During Lockdown and the Coronavirus
Managing Driving at Work During COVID-19
Requirement to Declare at Work Driving Incidents
Young Drivers

Selection and Utilisation of Technology

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Awareness
Implementing Electric Vehicles
LGV Safety Permit & Direct Vision Standard
Protecting Vulnerable Road Users
Vehicle Security
Young Drivers

Vehicles for Now and the Future

Driving in Adverse Weather
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Awareness
LGV Safety Permit & Direct Vision Standard
Protecting Vulnerable Road Users
Vehicle Security
Young Drivers

COVID-19 Support

Here’s where you can find guidance in our loss prevention standards on how to manage risk effectively throughout the pandemic.

Additional COVID-19 Controls - Fogging, Misting, Ozone Disinfection and Filtration Devices
Balcony and Terrace Safety: Residential Buildings
Claims Defensibility for the Health and Care Sector
Claims Defensibility
Cyber Security, Homeworking and the Coronavirus
Cyber Security - Respond and Recover
Cyber Security - Top 12 Tips to Reduce the Risk of a Cyber Attack
Display Screen Equipment
Health & Wellbeing During COVID-19
Homeworking
Learning Business Resilience Lessons from Covid-19
Lone Working
Managing Change - Liability
Managing Driving at Work During the Coronavirus
Managing Risks Caused By Stockpiling in Crisis Situations
Managing Violence and Aggression During COVID-19 Pandemic
Measures to manage people and operations following reinstatement after a shutdown
Pandemic and a Community Based Approach to Security
Pandemic Planning & Coronavirus
Restarting Construction Projects After Extended Shutdown or Mothballing
Returning to Work in an Office Environment During COVID-19
Risk Assessments During Rapid Change Events
Risks for Law Firms During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Safeguarding During a Pandemic
Street Food Vendor Management
Temporary Mothballing and Shutdown of Premises and Operating Plants
Temporary Mothballing and Shutdown of Premises and Operating Plants Winter Edition
Temporary Shutdown & Mothballing of Construction Sites
The Use of Temporary Structures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Unoccupied Premises
Vehicle Security and Accumulation
Volunteers and Willing Helpers – How should they be protected?
Wearing of Face Masks and Face Coverings