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Fire Safety Procedures for VFW Posts

Each October, organizations like the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and others observe Fire Prevention Week and Month by spreading fire safety awareness and helping protect homes, businesses and people. The annual event began in 1911 to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, a fire that killed approximately 300 people and destroyed over 17,000 structures. Whether your Post partakes in Fire Prevention Week or Month, [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T01:46:39+00:00August 27, 2024|Member safety, Post maintenance|

Parade Safety Tips for VFW Members

Originally published May 28, 2019. Last updated May 3, 2024. As summer ramps up, so do city celebrations and parades. If your Post participates regularly in these celebrations, ensure everyone is safe and thoughtful with these parade participation safety tips. 10 Parade Safety Tips for VFW Members Plan ahead Announce the event to all your members, determine a meeting spot, distribute route maps and organize vehicles. If your members are [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2026-01-02T15:28:31+00:00May 3, 2024|Member safety|

Maintaining Your Post’s Property

All property is important to upkeep and maintain, and the same is true of any property your Post owns. Maintaining property and prioritizing safety improvements not only adds to your property value, but it also keeps your members and guests safe and comfortable. Read on for a compilation of our most helpful property maintenance blogs. Maintaining Your Post’s Property Indoors Preparing for a power outage – Whether your Post loses [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T01:48:34+00:00February 27, 2024|Member safety, Post insurance, Post maintenance|

Safety Improvements for Post Property

Homes, vehicles, rentals and more—All property is important to upkeep and maintain, and the same is true of any property your Post owns. Maintaining property and prioritizing safety improvements not only adds to your property value, but it also keeps your members and guests safe and comfortable. Read on for tips to maintain and improve your Post property. Self-Inspect for Maintenance and Safety Improvements for Post Property It can be [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T01:49:40+00:00September 6, 2023|Member safety, Post insurance, Post maintenance|

Implementing a Severe Weather Plan for VFW Posts

Whatever part of the country your organization is in, severe weather can impact your operations. Consider these statistics on severe weather from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): About 1,200 tornadoes hit the U.S. each year. 100,000 thunderstorms occur each year in the U.S. and 10% reach severe levels. Damaging winds are classified as those exceeding 50-60 mph. In the U.S., floods kill more people each year than tornadoes, [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-26T23:30:43+00:00March 29, 2023|Member safety, Post insurance|

Staying Safe Online: Protecting Your Members from Cyber Risks

Just as your fraternal organization faces cyber liability risks, so do your members. In fact, the Senate passed the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act in 2021 to create an advisory group to educate consumers about scams, improve industry fraud-prevention training, develop better ways to stop scams before they happen and expand fraud prevention research. And certain citizens may be impacted more than others. According to The Special Committee on Aging, [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T01:56:04+00:00November 11, 2022|Member safety|

Creating a Culture of Safety at Your Post

Without a strong culture of safety in place at your organization, unsafe conditions can go uncorrected or unnoticed. Volunteers and members may not feel comfortable raising safety-related concerns and the risk of serious injuries may increase. To make your Post safer, it is important to take a proactive approach before incidents occur. With the right plan in place, you can help prevent injuries, illnesses and deaths at your organization, as [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T01:59:27+00:00August 1, 2022|Member safety, Post insurance, Post maintenance|

Hand Tool Safety for Members and Volunteers

If you have projects scheduled for your organization this year, it’s important to have hand tool safety practices in place when power tools are in operation. Whether you’re building garden beds, volunteering in the community, designing parade floats or fixing things up around the Post, power tools can expose your organization to many potential safety hazards. Make sure your organization's leaders and members work together to establish safety practices to [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T03:47:34+00:00April 28, 2022|Member safety, Post insurance|

Spring Cleaning Tips for Better Safety

It's hard to believe, but spring is just around the corner. It's the perfect time to consider seasonal maintenance and spring cleaning before hotter weather arrives. Being proactive and keeping your Post facilities in good condition is smart. It not only benefits the longevity of your Post property, it also improves safety for employees, members and visitors to the Post. Here’s a list of seasonal maintenance and spring cleaning tips [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T03:38:05+00:00February 8, 2022|Member safety, Post insurance, Post maintenance|

Snow Shoveling Safety Tips

Like everyone, many Posts spend the winter digging out from snow storms. Shoveling snow can provide an opportunity for exercise, help out less-able community members, and build camaraderie among the members. All the same, snow removal can also be risky for members, volunteers and your organization. Shoveling snow yourself can pose health risks and hiring snow removers comes with added risks to your Post. The next time it snows, make [...]

By Lockton Affinity LLC|2025-12-27T02:03:34+00:00January 4, 2022|Member safety, Post insurance, Post maintenance|

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