School and Tornado Safety: Is Your Building Secure?

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Established in 1960 and now serving over 9000 customers throughout Central Indiana

• 2012 so far…
EF4 is the maximum
rated tornado:
Harrisburg, Ill. on Feb. 29
Henryville, IN on March 2
Crittenden, KY on March 2
Marquette, KS on April 14
•Tornadoes in US 2011 = 875
(in one month vs. previous
record of 542!)
•Damages $4.8 billion
•Fatalities (US) 68
(worldwide) 81

• What can you do to be ready to protect your students,
faculty, staff and school corporations?
• Do you have a safety specialist?
• Is your emergency plan customized for your buildings?
• Are your buildings tornado and disaster ready?
• What are the insurance companies looking for?
• How can a specialist help you determine if your
buildings are truly safe and where the safest place is
located in each building?
Tornadoes & School Safety

• IU Department of Climate Science states that higher
temperatures and climate changes are a factor in the
higher occurrence of tornadoes...
What Causes the Damage?

Do you have glass
or
safety glass?

Do you know if your building has
long structural spans or short
structural spans?

Is your “safe place” big enough to
accommodate your students,
staff and possible guests?

How many have a tornado
preparedness drill that evacuates
your students and staff to a large
open room?
- cafeteria
- gymnasium
- auditorium

How much time do you need to
get your students and staff to a
safe area?

Safety is #1

• What can you
do to be ready
to protect your
students,
faculty,
staff and
school
corporations?

• Do you have a safety specialist?
- Are they certified?

• Is your emergency plan customized
for your buildings?

• Do people really know where to go?

• Are your buildings tornado and
disaster ready?

• What are the insurance companies
looking for?
– Crisis Response Program
– Safety Programs
– Management of School Zones

• Will this affect our insurance rates?
– Active loss control
– Demonstration of Commitment to safety
– Compliant with State and Federal Standards
– Favorable Loss History
– This is a starting point…

• What can we do to stand out?
– (In a GOOD way!)
– Go the extra mile
– Don’t just meet….exceed
– Underwriting not an exact science

• What can we do to avoid claims?
– Magic wand
– Do not ignore resources
– Focus on mitigation
– Focus on student and staff safety
– Hire an expert

• What do claims tell us?
– Athletics
– School Hours vs. Special Events
– Other claim areas
– Disaster Claims
• Different Types
• Property Damage
• Injury & death

• Is there good news?
– Almost finished
– Protecting our future
– Safety (Plan and execution)
– How prepared are you?

• How can a specialist help you
determine if your buildings are truly
safe and where the safest place is
located in each building?

• For mere pennies per square foot, your
building can be analyzed for it’s safe
zones and have a customized safety plan.

• Tour every facility in person
• Study all existing building drawings
• Develop a drawing that indicates the best available
“safest” refuge areas
• Identify if there are any area refuge deficiencies
• Recommend any upgrades to address deficiencies
• Develop project costs or long range planning options to
address any deficiencies
Have Your Architect…

Concrete Block and Steel
Sound Strong But…?

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