Hibbing Business Community Prepares for Winter Hazards?

12/27/2023 (Permalink)

We are leaders in commercial property restorations in St. Louis County.

Our local Bemidji, Grand Rapids, and Hibbing teams want everyone in Hibbing to be storm-ready this winter. The United States Small Business Administration offers these tips for preparing your business to withstand harsh winter weather:

• Check your insurance coverage for protection against winter hazards.
• Develop a procedure for restoring electrical services.
• Develop a system for relocating salvageable and undamaged stock and supplies.
• Add the following supplies to your disaster supplies kit: rock salt, sand, and snow shovels.
• Determine your greatest risk potential: loss of heat, frozen pipes, or loss of access due to snow and ice.
• Identify who is responsible for keeping heating equipment in good working order: business owner or landlord.
• Identify who is responsible for snow and ice removal: business owner or landlord
• Determine what equipment needs to be protected from freeze-up, i.e., computers, telecommunications, manufacturing equipment, etc.
• Make sure heating and heat-producing process equipment is in good condition and operating efficiently.
• Drain all idle pumps and compressors, making sure jackets are vented. Provide proper lubrication on equipment for cold weather operation.
• Test cold-weather equipment.
• Clean and inspect boilers and firing mechanisms/controls. Maintain automatic sprinkler protection in idle buildings; promptly handle sprinkler system impairments; notify the local fire department.
• Monitor building temperature, especially in hard-to-heat areas containing vulnerable equipment.
• Keep temperatures above 40°F.

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When your commercial property or home sustains storm damage, our local Bemidji, Grand Rapids, and Hibbing team will restore your commercial property damage “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 218-999-9799. 

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