Loss Prevention Library

Loss Prevention is a sound business practice that directly affects your profitability.

Hurricane preparedness plans
Prepare your business now to reduce injury and damage – to your employees, your inventory, your records and your bottom line.
Hurricane guidebook version (.pdf format)

Current Issues:
	Premises security for dealers Disarmed alarms provide no protection

1)	Auto Liability / Auto Collision
	Don’t get personal: Advice on the coverage and use of personal autos Driver selection: Motor Vehicle Records Contract and non-contract drivers Youthful drivers - is your company exposed? Negligent entrustment Hitting the brakes on demos Driver safety: Preventing common vehicle collisions Furnished autos – Who’s driving your cars? Night driving Winter driving safety Employee use of company autos: Uncontrollable? Dealers: Test drive procedures
2)	Workers Compensation
	Eight sure-fire ways to get an OSHA inspection New employee safety orientation Electrical safety Automotive lifts Respiratory protection Tire explosions on the rise Lockout / tagout: Control of hazardous energy Wet cell batteries Hybrid vehicles: What you need to know Safety devices are designed to be used, not by-passed Drug-free workplace Use the right tool for the job Top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards OSHA record keeping requirements Emergency shower and eyewash stations ...potential sight savers Controlling workers’ compensation costs: Part 1 of 2 Controlling workers compensation costs: Part 2 of 2
3)	Theft – Inventory & Employee
	Don’t lose cars to identity thieves Right out of your own backyard: "Watch and grab" thefts Fraud & embezzlement Video security and surveillance cameras Key control management Economic downturn fuels theft in aftermarket
4)	Employment-related Practices
	Military reservists called to active duty Employment-related practices Do you really know who you are hiring? Sexual harassment and discrimination Investigation of harassment complaints is essential
5)	Fire
	Tire retreaders: Preventing chamber fires Fire: A quick way out of business Avoiding fire losses while servicing gasoline tanks Fires spread quickly and burn hot. . . courtesy of flammable liquids Safe welding and cutting Working safely with compressed gasses
6)	Products & Completed Operations
	Service special - tire rotation and four-wheel brake service $1,000,000 Imported products liability Routine vehicle maintenance – opportunity for profit...or loss Wheel off! Road testing customer autos Automotive tire recalls concluded…but liability rolls on Modifying trucks and SUVs increases liability hazard
7)	Statute and Title Errors & Omissions
	Regulation Z disclosures - when do you give the customer a copy? Spot deliveries Third Party Product Disclosures: What belongs on Line 1 ? A spot delivery gone bad; lessons to be learned Salvaged vehicles on your lot – can you spot them? Statute and Title Errors & Omissions Dealers: A deal is a deal?
8)	Premises Liability
	Slip and fall hazards Playground popularity – cause for concern Premises liability Snow and ice loads and other winter hazards Liability exposures: Use of subcontractors
9)	Protecting Your Business
	Disaster preparedness - plan to survive Violence in the workplace, coming to a location near you? Satellite Radio: Beware of the content “Large cash transactions ... the IRS needs to know” "Hot" topics in your business: service, parts, body shop Binding arbitration - employment Springtime thunderstorms bring dangerous lightning OFAC compliance: Information from the US department of the Treasury Emergency response planning for your business, Part 1 Emergency response planning – Part 2 DOT requires alcohol testing Faxing unsolicited ads to customers? Self-inspection: Helping yourself stay in business Complying with the telemarketing sales rule Vehicle maintenance Safeguarding the privacy of your customers’ information - Your legal obligations Protecting your assets ... don't leave it to chance