Loss Control

Upland Specialty Insurance is committed to providing our brokers and insured tools to promote a safe work environment.
Trenching & Excavation
  • Casualty Construction Non-NY Practice Policy
  • OSHA Trench (OSHA Alert)
  • OSHA Trenching and Excavation Webpage
  • OSHA Quick Card – Working Safely in Trenches
  • OSHA National Emphasis Program (NEP) – Directive CPL 02-00-161
Lightning
  • OSHA Fact Sheet – Lightning Safety When Working Outdoors
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Response and Restoration Blog – A Threat to Lives and Infrastructure
  • Texas Department of insurance (TDI) – 5 Tips for Lightning Safety
  • National Center for Environmental Health / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors
Risk Services
  • Walking Surfaces - Preventing slips, trips and falls
  • Ladder Safety
  • Slips & Trips – Good Housekeeping
  • Preventing Pedestrian Injuries in Parking Lots
Roofing and Required PPE (29 CFR 1910)
Re-roofing Guidance
  • OSHA fact sheet – Re-Roofing
Fall protection PPE Guidance
  • Prevention Videos. V-Tools specific to fall protection.
Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping and Reporting Guidance
  • Recordkeeping forms instruction guide. Concise and user friendly desk reference tool for employers
Resources for Toolbox Talks
  • OSHATraining.com by Curtis Chambers
Scaffolds
OSHA Fact Sheets
  • Scaffolding (OSHA 3150 – 2002)