Risk Management

In partnership with Life Safety Solutions, Co, (LSS) the Aquatic & Life Safety Operations Program helps ensure Members with aquatic facilities (pools and/or beaches) are utilizing best practices in their daily operations. Evaluating each facilities unique needs, Life Safety Solutions performs on-site assessments each season to ensure preventative measures and emergency responses are in place to help protect Members from litigation. After consulting with Member leaders, recommendations and corrective action plans/protocols are put in place and include, training programs, detailed site operations and best practices.

This hassle-free and administratively simple testing pool helps Members mitigate the cost of implementing drug & alcohol testing and education requirements for CDL holders. In addition to meeting the regulatory requirements, the Consortium provides annual information sessions to Members, bringing them up to date on the latest Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulatory requirements, as well as providing supervisors with reasonable suspicion training so they learn how to properly identify when an employee may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the workplace.  

While working one-on-one with a Member employee as they perform their specific job tasks, an Ergonomist creates awareness on the use of appropriate movement patters and work postures; identifies potential employee work style preferences which may inherently have non-neutral movement patterns; identifies and strategizes ways to reduce reported discomfort to reduce the risk of injury; and improves overall safe work practices. 

Focuses on identifying the various physical demands involved with performing the essential functions of a job, as well as the frequency of the physical demands. Functional Job Descriptions are helpful during the hiring process, as they can ensure the Pre-Placement Physical evaluates necessary physical demands. They are also helpful during the light duty or return to full duty process, should a Member employee sustain an injury, to ensure the employee’s treating physician is aware of the job related physical demands and employee’s work relations are carefully followed.

To help defray the cost of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Testing, Members can request consideration for participation in The Trust’s IAQ cost-share program. The Trust provides up to $6,000 annually to assist Members with the cost of conducting IAQs. If approved for participation, The Trust would reimburse the Member of 50% of the cost, up to $600. 

Focusing on property and liability exposures and compliance with industry based codes, standards, and best practices, a Property Loss Prevention Specialist provides inspection services in four core categories.

The Trust’s Mobile Situational Awareness Training Simulator (MSATS) is a portable, wireless, use-of-force and tactical judgement training system that provides scenario-based training simulations which can be adapted specifically to police departmental incident trends and training needs. Not only is MSATS being used by Trust Member police departments annually, but it has now also incorporated into trainings at the municipal police training academy.  

Pre-Placement Physicals help employers determine if a prospective employee can safely perform the physical demands essential to the position for which they are being considered.  The Trust recommends incorporating a Pre-Placement Physical into the hiring process for new employees being considered for positions with high physicality, as well as for existing employees being considered for a different position that has high physicality. The Pre-Placement Physical would be conducted after a contingent offer of employment is made, and the results are provided to a designated Member employee. Pre-Placement Physicals also create an established medical baseline, in the event of a future injury or claim. 

Pre-Placement Authorization Form

To assist Members with their loss prevention and risk management efforts, a Health & Safety Loss Prevention Specialist conducts site visits/walkthroughs to identify risks and exposures, focusing on workplace safety, compliance with industry based safe work practices, and makes recommendations for corrective actions.

In partnership with Roger Williams University, SMI is designed to help supervisors learn how to effectively deal with the daily challenges that they face. Classes focus on topics that will enhance supervisor’s skills and reduce the risk exposures to local governmental employers.

The Trust provides myriad training opportunities for its Members and their employees designed to help mitigate risk and improve workplace safety. In addition to a comprehensive online training library, The Trust also offers a variety of in-person trainings available either at The Trust office or on-site at Member locations.  This emphasis on loss prevention education is vital to ensuring best practices are in place while helping Members provide a safe environment for their employees as well as the public they serve.

The Trust provides additional support to Members experiencing high workers’ compensation claims activity through the Trust in Safety program. Members establish a Safety Committee that meets monthly, with representatives from management as well as the employee base, ideally from the department experiencing high claims activity.

Offered in partnership with the OSHA Training Institute at Keene State College, The Trust’s Public Sector Safety & Health Fundamentals Certificate Program (General Industry) is designed to help Member employees broaden their safety expertise, improve safe work practices, increase safety hazard awareness, comply with OSHA standard, and be proactive in today’s safety culture.