Loss and exposure based risk management means being smart on two fronts – addressing your agency’s loss trends as well as the exposures you face. Ideally, those exposures never become losses.

“Property losses have been the second-largest loss leader for PDRMA members over the past 10 years,” explains Dane Mall, PDRMA Risk Management Services Manager.“ And leading the list of exposure severity is fire.” ...

It is possible to build a better mouse trap. And a better dumpster, cup cutter, door release, stretching program and equipment lift. Just ask the staff at Champaign County Forest Preserve District (CCFPD), Northbrook Park District, Waukegan Park District or Homewood-Flossmoor Park District.

The goal of PDRMA’s Injury Prevention Program (PIPP) is to reduce the risk of injury by ensuring employees prepare their bodies — and use them correctly — to bend, lift, twist, turn and move on the job. Finding the right combination of resources to promote safety is not always easy, but these members have created innovative solutions. ...

PDRMA is introducing updated claims forms — and piloting an online claims reporting system — next month. Four revised forms will be available on the PDRMA website as of March 1, and three of those forms will be included in the online reporting system currently being tested. ...

If you are feeling the pinch in your training budget, you can get more bang for your buck by taking advantage of the grants, subsidy programs and resources available through PDRMA’s Education & Training offerings. ...