Winter in Canada brings distinctive hazards, with freezing temperatures, heavy snow accumulation, ice storms, and high winds.

A comprehensive risk management and property maintenance program with clearly defined policies and procedures can prevent and/or significantly reduce winter-related property damages, as well as personal injury. 

Ecclesiastical’s Risk Control Specialists have prepared resources to help your customers get “winter ready” and safeguard their property and people.

Prepare for Winter, Protect your Property 

This bulletin offers recommendations on how best to protect property from significant winter hazards, such as frozen pipes, ice dams, roof failures due to the weight of snow, and ground-level dangers. It outlines how developing a comprehensive risk management and property maintenance program with clearly defined policies and procedures can significantly reduce potential property damage.

Avoiding Freeze-Ups & Malfunctions of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems

This bulletin addresses common issues associated with sprinkler systems and offers strategies to mitigate possible losses or damage. Proper installation, regular inspections and maintenance are key elements in preserving the effectiveness of fire sprinkler systems. 

Make Sure That Your Snow/Ice Removal is on “par” 

This bulletin describes best practices that organizations should adopt to ensure they manage their risks in relation to snow and ice removal. From establishing a Maintenance Committee, to tips on snow and ice removal, and the importance of keeping an incident log, this guide gives good advice on keeping people safe.

These complimentary risk resources can be found in our Risk Hub at ecclesiastical.ca.

We encourage you to share with your customers, as they will have access to informative whitepapers, bulletins, checklists, videos, and training courses.