The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) offers tips to protect a building from the damaging effects of a hurricane.
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The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) offers tips to protect a building from the damaging effects of a hurricane. Continue reading Hurricane Season Is Here The blueprint cites the example of 500 commercial clients of the insurer FM Global, which experienced about 85% less damage from Hurricane Katrina as similarly situated properties. The reduced losses were directly the result of building retrofits and other hurricane loss prevention and preparedness measures taken by the insurer’s 500 policyholders. Continue reading Resilient Coasts Blueprint Outlines Steps to Reduce Risks and Losses in Face of Growing Threats Warnings and instructions have been issued in earnest late on Friday, September 12, 2008, as Hurricane Ike churns towards the Texas coast. Residents in the affected areas have been urged to react accordingly. Click the headline above for more information. Continue reading This Just In Regarding Hurricane Ike… As Hurricane Ike swirls sporadically towards the Gulf for a second bash at the fragile coast, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offering the full resources of the agency to assist in protecting the safety and health of working men and women responding in the wake of Hurricane Gustav along the Gulf Coast. Continue reading U.S. Labor Department’s OSHA offers assistance for Hurricane Gustav cleanup and recovery American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has begun a 12-month review to evaluate AAMA 520, Voluntary Specification for Rating the Severe Wind-Driven Rain Resistance of Windows, Doors and Unit Skylights. The final document is expected to be published next summer, in advance of the 2009 hurricane season. According to John Lewis, AAMA’s technical director, once final revisions to the introduction for AAMA 520 are approved by the AAMA Southeast Region Technical Committee, a preliminary copy will be shared with AAMA-accredited testing laboratories and other members to ensure the specifications are clear and the test protocols yield repeatable results. “The participants’ Continue reading AAMA Launches Evaluation Of Hurricane Resistance Specs |
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