PestSure hosts annual Safety and Loss Prevention Conference

Attendees at the 2022 PestSure Safety and Loss Prevention Conference. PHOTO: PESTSURE

PestSure welcomed more than 100 of its insureds to Park City, Utah, on Oct. 25-26 for the company’s annual Safety and Loss Prevention Conference.

“Having more than 100 industry professionals invest in two days of intense learning and networking on safety and loss prevention tells you that PestSure member companies are serious about reducing risks for their companies, employees and customers,” Todd Burke, COO of PestSure, said in the news release. “There is no other event like this in the pest control industry and it reinforces our commitment to provide our insureds with the tools they need to create proactive safety cultures in their organizations.”

PestSure COO Todd Burke speaks at 2022 PestSure Safety and Loss Prevention Conference. PHOTO: PESTSURE

The two-day event featured presentations that influence the way pest management professionals train and educate employees on best practices to reduce risk while protecting consumers, and their homes and businesses from destructive and health-threatening pests. In addition to risk reduction strategies, attendees identified methods for reducing costs and inefficiencies associated with not developing and continuously promoting good safety practices.

Featured sessions at the Safety and Loss Prevention Conference included:

• Your Best Defense – Steven Rothman, Jones Foster
• Insurance Certificates: Just A Piece of Paper – Maria Maldonado, PestSure
• The Subcontractor Relationship: Avoiding Misunderstandings – Kristina Phillips, PestSure
• Spill Prevention: Inconvenience or Disaster? – Alan Harlan, Team Pest
• Respirator Programs – Mike Voss, Cook’s Pest Control
• The School of Hard Knocks: Why On the Job Training Is Key – Mark Sheperdigian and Mark Vander Werp, Rose Pest Solutions
• Modified Return to Work Programs – Craig Sansig, Viking Termite and Pest Control
• Fleet Safety: Back to the Basics– Linda Midyett, PestSure
• OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping – Richard Spencer, Arrow Exterminators