Welcome to the Moving & Storage home page. Below you will find links to safety checklists, information bulletins and other information, selected especially for household goods moving and storage companies.

Loss Control Topics

2. Equipment Theft Prevention Tips for Moving and Storage
3. Fire Safety Tips for Moving and Storage
4. Motor Vehicle Records - MVRs
5. Tempur-Pedic Mattresses - Handle with Care
6. Certificates of Insurance
• Introduction To Certificates of Insurance
• Reviewing Certificates of Insurance
7. Contract Management
• Contract Management: Help Improve Your Risk
8. Crime Prevention
• Cargo Security
• Catalytic Converter Theft
• Check Fraud Prevention Checklist
• Evaluating the Physical Protection Afforded by a Building
• GPS for Cargo Security
• Honeywell Alarmnet - M Service Changes
• Know Your Motor Carrier
• Ocean Cargo Insurance
• Parking Lot Safety
• What is Line Security?
9. Cyber Security
• Avoiding Phishing Scams
• Basic Computer Security Tips for Small Business
• Cyber Security Checklist
• Databreach Calculator - Estimate Your Risk Exposure
• Dealing With Internet Fraud
• Digital Copiers Could Be an Identity Theft Threat
• Laptop Security on the Road
• OnGuard Online.gov
• Reducing Your Risk of Identity Theft
• Responding to a Phishing Attack
• What is PCI?
• Wireless Network Security
10. Electrical Preventative Maintenance
• Electrical Preventive Maintenance for Small Businesses
• How to Prevent Costly Electrical System Problems
• Should You Be Doing Electrical Preventive Maintenance? You Bet!
• Thermographic Testing of Electrical Equipment
11. Environment-Green Issues
• Fluorescent and Other Mercury-Containing Lamps
• Solar Panel Installations
12. Ergonomics
• Ergonomic Solutions - Computer Users
• Ergonomic Solutions - Safe Lifting
• Ergonomic Solutions - Standing
13. Fire Safety
• Fire Door Inspection Programs
• Fire Protection Impairment Management Checklist
• Fire Protection System Testing
14. Safety Programs
• Sample Safety Program: Non-regulated Fleets
15. Severe Weather
• Freeze-up of Fire Protection Systems
• Hurricane Preparedness for Business
• Ice Dam Alert
• Protect Your Property from Severe Winter Weather
• Snow and Ice Control Record
• Snow Load Alert - Protect Your Roof
16. Sidewalks
• Sidewalk Inspection Checklist
17. Vehicle Safety
• 15 Passenger Van Safety
• Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs)
• Distracted Driving
• Driver Owned/Leased Vehicles Used For Business Purposes
• GPS Systems for Transportation
• Look Before You Back
• Personal Use of Organization Owned/Leased Vehicles
• Prevent Vehicle Backing Accidents
18. Water Damage Prevention
• Emergency Management Checklist for Floods and Flash Floods
• Water Damage: Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping
• Water Damage: HVAC Systems
• Water Damage: The Building Envelope
• Water Damage Prevention Checklist
19. Worker Safety
• Animal Care
• Animal Bites
• Fall Prevention
• Walking and Working Surfaces Self-Inspection Checklist
• Forklift Safety
• Forklift Hazard Control Checklist
• Forklift - Self Inspection Checklist
• Hand & Power Tools
• Hand and Power Tool Safety
• Portable Electric Drill Safety Checklist
• Screwdriver Safety
• Selecting Hand Tools
• Ladder Safety
• Fixed Ladder Safety Checklist
• Portable, Fixed and Job-Made Ladders
• Portable Ladder Safety Checklist
• Landscapers
• Tree Cutting Safety
• Machine Shops
• Machine Shop Safety Checklist
• Occupational Disease
• Flu - Reducing the Risk of Exposure in the Workplace
• Heat Stress
• Lyme Disease
• Preventing Staph/MRSA Infections
• Timely Accident Reporting
• Rapid Reporting Cuts Workers' Comp. Claim Cost
• Timely Accident Reporting Employee Fact Sheet
• Timely Accident Reporting Employee Fact Sheet - Spanish
• Timely Accident Reporting Supervisor Fact Sheet

Web Links

2. American Moving & Storage Association
3. American Trucking Association Security Council
4. Bregg Environmental - products for soaking up oil and chemical spills
5. Cell Phone Ban for Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
6. DOT's SafeStat Online (Search for Motor Carrier Safety Fitness Information)
7. FBI Cargo Theft Page
8. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - home page
9. FMCSA's CSA 2010 national safety initiative
10. Protecta Industries - products to protect interior finishings during a move
11. ProtectYourMove.gov
12. Safety Related Websites on Hanover.com
13. Self Storage Association
14. Texas Dept. of Insurance Safety Video Library
15. Transport Security Inc. - security products for trucks trailers and containers

Government Publications

2. FMCSA's Conspicuity (Tape) Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicles
3. FMCSA's CSA 2010 Safety Measurement System Methodology
4. NIOSH - Ergo. Guidelines for Manual Material Handling
5. NIOSH - Publications
6. OSHA eTools and Resources
7. OSHA Publications Home Page
8. OSHA Recordkeeping Home Page
9. OSHA - Spanish Resource Site for English-Speakers