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Do You Have a Contingency Plan for Hurricanes and Winter Storms?
Be Prepared by Taking Steps Now
Severe weather can strike at any season, threatening damage to your construction site and your Cat heavy equipment. Taking steps now to plan for such weather, from hurricanes to winter storms, can help minimize losses, lessen the impact on your construction schedule and ensure that your people are safe.
A sound preparedness plan allows you to prevent losses because it documents the steps needed to protect your job site and your Cat heavy equipment as weather approaches.
Create your plan long before you need it, giving your team time to practice its steps before the weather arrives. This builds efficiency into the equation and helps ease anxiety as your team pulls together.
A Sample Checklist
Here are a few items that your preparedness plan should include:
Assess the specific risks of weather events, including high wind, flooding, heavy snow, or ice, to your job site. Make a list of specific areas, equipment, and materials that will need to be protected and detail what needs to be done for each.
Map out a plan to relocate your Cat heavy equipment and other items to safer ground or safely secure equipment in the plan. Practice this so you know how much time your need to accomplish these tasks.
Order any needed supplies, such as tie-downs or anchors.
Create a timeline of events that starts as soon as severe weather is forecasted. Make sure you leave enough time for people to safely leave the construction site once storm preparations are complete.
Use the experts at Yancey to understand your Cat warranty or your Rental Protection Plan. We’re ready to help before and after a storm.
After the Storm
Once the storm has passed and it’s safe to return people to the construction site, assess the damage.
Identify and detail any damaged structures or equipment, including your Cat heavy equipment. Contact your insurance broker to begin any needed claim as well as your Yancey representative to activate your Cat warranty or your Rental Protection Plan. We offer a convenient online form to report an incident.
Secure the property to prevent additional losses, including theft.
Begin the clean-up process.
Assess your plan and your training efforts. Make any needed changes for the next weather event.
Protect Your Investment with Yancey
Learn more about our Rental Protection Plans and warranties for Cat heavy equipment.
