School and Tornado Safety: Is Your Building Secure?

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• 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


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg,_Illinois

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryville,_Indiana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crittenden,_Kentucky

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquette,_Kansas


• 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?


http://www.indiana.edu/~climate/

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


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• 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

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School and Tornado Safety: Is Your Building Secure?