Welcome to the Religious Institution home page. Below you will find links to safety checklists, information bulletins and other information, specifically designed for houses of worship and religious study organizations.

Loss Control Topics

1. Loss Control Topics provide meaningful safety and loss control information to help you reduce loss exposures and improve management controls.
2. 'Top 10' List For Religious Institutions
3. Fire Prevention Checklist for Houses of Worship
4. New National Crib Standards
5. Safety Program Self-Assessment for Religious Institutions
6. Security Action Planning for Houses of Worship
7. The New Crib Standard - Questions and Answers
8. View More
• Certificates of Insurance
• Introduction To Certificates of Insurance
• Reviewing Certificates of Insurance
• Contract Management
• Contract Management: Help Improve Your Risk
• Crime Prevention
• Catalytic Converter Theft
• Check Fraud Prevention Checklist
• Evaluating the Physical Protection Afforded by a Building
• Honeywell Alarmnet - M Service Changes
• Parking Lot Safety
• Safe Handling of Church Funds
• What is Line Security?
• 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
• 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
• Environment-Green Issues
• Fluorescent and Other Mercury-Containing Lamps
• Solar Panel Installations
• Ergonomics
• Ergonomic Solutions - Computer Users
• Ergonomic Solutions - Safe Lifting
• Ergonomic Solutions - Standing
• NIOSH - Ergo. Guidelines for Manual Material Handling
• Fire Safety
• Candle Safety Tips
• Fire Door Inspection Programs
• Fire Protection Impairment Management Checklist
• Fire Protection System Testing
• Preventing Clothes Dryer Fires
• Safety for Employees and Volunteers
• 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
• Kitchen Safety
• Restaurant Kitchen Equipment
• Ladder Safety
• Fixed Ladder Safety Checklist
• Portable, Fixed and Job-Made Ladders
• Portable Ladder Safety Checklist
• Landscapers
• Tree Cutting Safety
• 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
• Safety Programs
• Sample Safety Program: Non-regulated Fleets
• 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
• Vehicle Safety
• 15 Passenger Van Safety
• Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs)
• Distracted Driving
• Driver Owned/Leased Vehicles Used For Business Purposes
• Look Before You Back
• Motor Vehicle Records - MVRs
• Personal Use of Organization Owned/Leased Vehicles
• Prevent Vehicle Backing Accidents
• 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

Web Links

2. CEC Combustion Services Group
3. Cell Phone Ban for Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
4. OSHA eTools and Resources
5. OSHA Publications Home Page
6. OSHA - Spanish Resource Site for English-Speakers
7. Reducing the Risk.com
8. RiskManager.net
9. Safety Related Websites on Hanover.com
10. State Laws on Difibrillators
11. Texas Dept. of Insurance Safety Video Library