Free IBHS Resources Available to Help Effectively Minimize Flood Damage

Tampa, Fla. (PRWEB) March 14, 2012

In recognition of National Flood Safety Awareness Week (March 12 16) the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is providing free guidance to help property owners lower their risk of flood damage.

Average flood losses cost $ 48,000 for homeowners and $ 85,000 for commercial property owners, according to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It is important to note that different types of flooding may occur at particular building sites. In inland areas, away from a river bed or behind a levee, the greatest risk at this time of year typically is rising water due to snow melt or heavy rains associated with thunderstorms. Later in the year, additional risk comes from hurricanes, which can bring flooding to areas along the coast and much farther inland, as demonstrated last year by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Every year, severe flooding happens in both expected and unexpected places, notes Julie Rochman, IBHS president and CEO. Taking steps to prepare a property now, before disaster strikes, can effectively reduce damage and speed a familys or business operations recovery.

The first step toward increasing flood safety for any property owner is evaluating their respective flood risk. To that end, knowing the base flood elevation (BFE) of your property is essential; BFE is the level water will reach during a base flood. A base flood, often referred to as a 100-year event has a one percent annual chance of occurring in any given year.

Property owners should fully understand the flood exposure at their location. This can be done by comparing the finished floor elevation with the most up-to-date flood map for that particular area. Community Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available through the FEMA Map Service Center website, FEMA Map Service Center. Tips and step-by-step instruction are available at the IBHS website.

Property owners also should check building department records or the property survey for the elevation of the structures lowest floor or enclosed area in the building including any space below ground level on all sides (e.g., a basement). If this information cannot be found, a licensed surveyor could be hired to make that determination.

IBHS recommends that homeowners take the following steps now, before a flood, to reduce interior water damage:

Free IBHS Resources Available to Help Effectively Minimize Flood Damage

Water Damage causes over $1.3 billion in property damage claims every year, so be ready to call the Ontario Emergency Call Centre for Restoration Environmental

(PRWEB) March 19, 2012

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Water Damage is the new Fire and Mold is the New Asbestos! Today, water is the leading cause of property damage in Canada and in USA. Losses related to water damage cost Canadian insurers and policy holders at least $ 1.3 billion every year. Water and flood damage caused by sewer backups can happen during intense rain storms when aging municipal sanitary and storm sewer infrastructure becomes overloaded. Be prepared, ready for an emergency, have your plan in place, hire your prequalified contractor today, Restoration Environmental. 1.800.894.4924.

UnNatural Disasters: There were mud slides in Collingwood, and flood waters in Peterborough, and in the last two years, proved to be another record-breaker for weather-related events. Severe weather across the country caused personal suffering and tremendous economic losses for Canadians. Unsurprisingly, the increased severity and frequency of weather events also led to a significant rise in insurance claims costs.

Flooding has become the most common natural disaster in Canada and the United States, and it can occur at any time. While severe storms or broken pipes are often to blame, even an inch of standing water can cause significant damage to all industrial, commercial, institutional (ICI) and residential buildings, property, and valuables.

Since 1989, Restoration Environmental REC Disaster Recovery the REC Emergency Response Team, a leading full service turnkey environmental remediation, hazardous materials removal and water damage restoration contractor today announced that it has based an Ontario Environmental Emergency Response Call Center here to respond to all natural disasters, hazardous materials, environmental and flood water emergencies throughout the Toronto, the GTA and Province of Ontario including Golden Horseshoe region. REC has successfully completed 11,000 projects.

The facility also augments the company’s environmental cleanup and water damage restoration business and logistical support services for the province, as well as supports existing environmental field services. Restoration Environmental REC Emergency Response has serviced over 600 customers province wide, including a many of the Fortune 500 companies, hundreds’ of smaller private corporate entities and numerous federal, provincial, city, regional and local governmental agencies and facilities. Be Prepared by having a Pre-Arranged Contract for Disaster or Water Damage Services with Restoration Environmental.

“Every week we routinely respond to water damage and environmental facility emergencies” said David Bremner, Senior Project Manager and President, of REC Site Services. “Our customers recognize we have tremendous amount of expertise and experience and know that Health and Safety is the main priority. The Markham/Stouffville facility gives us the ability to respond much more quickly to natural disasters, commercial, institutional, industrial, residential,and government emergencies anywhere in the Province of Ontario. We are ready with all the HazMat and restoration equipment and our experienced personnel to minimize the environmental impacts of flood, fire, wind, and water damage or any disaster.”

The Ontario Emergency Response Call Centre is a staging area and warehouse for all HazMat resources and restoration supplies that enables Restoration Environmental REC Disaster and the REC Emergency Response Teams’ highly trained personnel to quickly respond to all client’s building-based emergencies.

REC is Ready, Prepared and Trained and Staged for Immediate Deployment to your site.

The Restoration Environmental facility houses environmental abatement equipment, HazMat decontamination trailers and remediation equipment, materials / supply and trucks, personal protective equipment, mobile communications equipment and other response assets are also kept at the ready.

The Ontario Emergency Response Call Center joins Restoration Environmental’s extensive network of environmental service team providers, equipment and material suppliers and sub-trade contractor network that provide local environmental and water damage restoration cleanup capabilities throughout the Province of Ontario.

About Restoration Environmental REC Disaster Recovery REC Emergency Response

Since 1989, Restoration Environmental REC Emergency Response Service is one of Canada’s leading HazMat environmental abatement and restoration service contractors specializing in asbestos removal, lead abatement, mould/mold remediation, all hazardous materials removal and environmental cleaning, water damage restoration, plant decommissioning, soil and site remediation and demolition for the ICI Sector, industrial, commercial, institutional and government. With emergency response available 24/7, REC mitigation and remediation technicians are on-hand to advise and serve customers facing water damage, flood emergencies, and sewage problems.

Pre-Arranged Service Contracts for Disaster Recovery provide Cost Savings
All Hazardous Materials Removal; Asbestos Removal, Mould, PCBs, Lead.
Fire, Sewage Backup, Flood, Water, Wind Damage Restoration
Environmental Abatement, Site and Soil Remediation
Demolition; De-construction, Asset Recovery, Equipment Dismantling
Plant Closures: Industrial Plant and Site Decommissioning, Soil & Site Remediation
Removal and Interior Plant & Manufacturing Facility Cleaning of Heavy Metals
Emergency Response: Bonded CPIC Metro Toronto and OPP Police Cleared Staff.

Charities: Don Bremner and David Bremner are the founders of The Passion Campaign.ca an awareness campaign bringing together local food banks and thirteen charities that help the poor, homeless and less fortunate every day in Markham and Toronto-GTA Website: http://www.thepassioncampaign.ca;

Don Bremner and Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition – REC Disaster Recovery were the Proud Owners of The Markham Waxers Junior “A” Hockey Club for 11 years, from 1994-2005 – Website: http://www.markhamwaxersarchives.ca

Press Contact: Mr. David Bremner, President, Senior Project Manager of Site Services

P.O. Box 746, 10 Stalwart industrial Drive Unit 5 Gormley, Ontario, Canada, L0H 1G0

Tel: 1-905-888-0066 fax: 905-888-0071 Call Toll-free1-800-894-4924 Canada/USA

EMail: rec@restorationenvironmental.com

All Restoration Environmental response resources are available to its all its customers through a local and the Ontario Environmental Emergency Response Call Center is 1.800.894.4924. or http://www.recdisaster.com or http://www.rechazmat.com

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Water Damage causes over $1.3 billion in property damage claims every year, so be ready to call the Ontario Emergency Call Centre for Restoration Environmental

UK Business Leaders Fear Email Attachments Damage Business

Bath, UK (PRWEB UK) 1 October 2012

1 October 2012: 40% of business leaders fear that a mistake with email attachments could lose clients, according to the report: Fatal Attachments, published by Cloud Direct today. 54% of businesses say that a serious mistake would damage their business reputation, with 8% confirming they have already lost a client or sale as a result of email attachment errors.

The study also found that 36% of employees in the UK admit to wasting up to 10 minutes each day, or 43 hours a year, as a result of the hazards of email attachments, with 8% wasting on average between 10 and 30 minutes on a daily basis.

The study of over 230 UK business professionals found that the top five hazards of email attachments are:

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UK Business Leaders Fear Email Attachments Damage Business

IBHS Offers Effective Tips to Minimize Flood Damage from Hurricane Sandy

Tampa, Fla. (PRWEB) October 28, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy threatens the East Coast, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is offering expert tips on ways to help reduce flood-related damage.

Unfortunately, forecasters predict Hurricane Sandy will create substantial storm surge along the East Coast with large amounts of rain that could cause additional flooding, said Brenda OConnor, IBHS senior vice president of public affairs. While you cannot move your home out of the storms path, you can and should take steps now to reduce potential damage by moving a few important items around and up inside your home, and taking a few other precautions.

IBHS recommends the following to reduce flood-related damage:

IBHS Offers Effective Tips to Minimize Flood Damage from Hurricane Sandy

Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy

(PRWEB) November 01, 2012

Properties from Maryland to New York have been adversely affected by super storm Sandy, a fierce hurricane responsible for storm surges, massive flooding, power outages and all around destruction in just a few short hours. Dalworth Restoration disaster recovery and flood cleanup crews are equipped and ready to respond to the massive storm as it menacingly lashes the East Coast. Trailers with heavy-duty restoration equipment and experienced personnel are ready to restore large water damage losses, just like they did in recent hurricanes Isaac and Irene. Teams arrive in Maryland to lend commercial property cleanup and water damage restoration services to businesses that have been affected by the storm.

In severe storm situations, much like those experienced in the past couple of days due to Hurricane Sandy, Dalworth Restoration recommends that individuals listen to storm updates on the radio and TV. Individuals should board up their properties and stock up on water, medicine and non-perishable food, as well as battery operated radios and flashlights. In addition, if local authorities and emergency professionals mandate evacuation, it is best to do so. The risk of staying behind is not warranted and could result in loss of life.

A pre-storm preparedness plan for commercial enterprises includes the following:

Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy