GPE Education Severe Weather Resources

Hurricane Preparedness and Response – Tips from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to help strengthen hurricane preparedness, response and recover
Property Mitigation Tips – How you can help protect your property after water-related catastrophes and what to consider when working with a remediation contractor
Emergency planning: is your school prepared for severe weather? – Use these tips to help your school prepare for various types of natural disasters, including tornadoes, hail, lightning, wildfires, and hurricanes

Emergency planning: is your school prepared for severe weather? – Use these tips to help your school prepare for various types of natural disasters, including tornadoes, hail, lightning, wildfires and hurricanes
Tornado Preparedness Tips for Schools – Consider these tips from the NOAA’s National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center to help devise a safety plan for your school
Tornado Preparedness and Response - Review these steps from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to help your organization plan ahead and respond accordingly to tornadoes

Property Mitigation Tips — How you can help protect your property after water-related catastrophes and what to consider when working with a remediation contractor
Flood Preparedness for School Bus Contractors – Tips to help you develop a strong Emergency Action Plan, and be better prepared to respond to potential flooding in the immediate area

Preparing for Winter Storms – Tactics to help minimize the negative effects of a winter storm to your buildings and associated property
Snow Removal Policy for Schools – Snow removal tips to consider for school districts that are subject to winter storms
Preparing Buildings for Winter Weather – Provides best practices to help protect your buildings and properties from damage caused by strong winter weather conditions
Pipe freeze: 15 tips to help your school avoid this costly mistake – Offers best practices to help reduce the likelihood of frozen pipes and keep your school day running smoothly
Frozen Pipes – Best practices to help reduce the risk of pipes freezing in your buildings
Winter Weather Tips – Prepare your organization for winter weather with these tips from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
How to Identify and Treat Hypothermia and Frostbite – Consider these tips from Red Cross to better identify and treat hypothermia and frostbite

Wildfires – Protecting Facilities – Suggests items to consider when developing a Fire Management Plan
Emergency planning: is your school prepared for severe weather? – Use these tips to help your school prepare for various types of natural disasters, including tornadoes, hail, lightning, wildfires and hurricanes
Wildfire Preparedness – While wildfires are unpredictable, use these steps from OSHA to help keep your organization prepared to act when one breaks out
Wildfire Mitigation and Structure Hardening – Actions to take on a regular basis to help reduce the risk of ignition on or around your property

Emergency planning: is your school prepared for severe weather? – Use these tips to help your school prepare for various types of natural disasters, including tornadoes, hail, lightning, wildfires and hurricanes
Earthquake Preparedness & Response – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) shares steps and procedures to take within your organization and community when an earthquake hits
Lightning Protection Program for Schools – Reviews elements for a strong Lightning Protection Program to help better protect students and staff
Hail Damage Prevention Guide – Learn more about the impact of this risk and use the checklist to better protect your property and vehicles

Emergency planning: is your school prepared for severe weather? – Use these tips to help your school prepare for various types of natural disasters, including tornadoes, hail, lightning, wildfires and hurricanes
Emergency Action Plan outline – Best practices to help develop action plans for various emergency situations
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning DVD – Addresses severe weather preparation and recovery, and best practices for your facilities and equipment. Available to order through our Risk Control Training Program Order Form
Roof Assessment – An assessment checklist to help minimize your roof’s risk exposures and better defend against various environmental factors
American Red Cross – A reliable resource for information on shelter, food, relief supplies, and other assistance during disasters
FEMA – Find resources to help prepare for and respond to disasters
National Weather Service – Provides up-to-date information on local severe weather threats

Claims instructions and forms can be accessed through any of our divisions’ websites, and are available here: www.glatfelters.com/claims

Have your insurance agent’s name and phone number readily available
Carefully survey all damage and take photos, if you are able to do so safely
When you call your agent, you will: describe the property and/or auto damage in detail, and discuss the type of damage
Be sure to provide your agent with quality contact information where you can be easily reached
Take inventory of personal property and portable equipment that has been damaged, and set aside for your claims adjuster to inspect
Use tape or yard sticks to measure and photograph water levels on vehicles
Do not attempt to operate a vehicle that has been submerged in water
Do not provide personal or sensitive information to anyone other than your insurance agent and dedicated claims representative

Severe Weather Resources