Loss and exposure-based risk management continues to be the best way for PDRMA members to reduce their costs and to keep staff and patrons safe. In 2014 PDRMA is focusing on fleet vehicle safety.

“Over the past five years (2008–2013), member auto liability claims totaled more than $1.5 million, and physical damage to agency vehicles/property exceeded $1.5 million,” explains Dane Mall, PDRMA Risk Management Services Manager...

Trucks with trailers are a common sight at PDRMA member agencies, hauling heavy equipment such as bleachers, soccer goals, picnic tables, garbage cans or even other vehicles. However routine the sight of a trailer might be, loading and unloading it is not a routine matter; it poses a unique set of challenges and risks.
 
“Safety awareness, following proper procedures, and training are all important when working with trailers,” says Tim Lenac, PDRMA Risk Management Consultant. “Not only is it important to perform the loading and unloading job task properly, but knowing how to get on and off the equipment using 3 points of contact keeps staff safe...

PDRMA's Loss Control Review (LCR) is the cornerstone of our risk management philosophy — a periodic assessment of each member’s risk management and safety best practices designed to cover all areas of agency operations...

Your cell phone’s charging in the console of your car and your Venti Latte from Starbucks is steaming in the cup holder. You’re tuning in your favorite Sirius radio station while your two kids argue in the back seat. Sound like a modern-day driver’s education DVD?...