Safety Archives - Habitat for Humanity

How to Ensure Affiliate Employees and Volunteers Stay Safe in the Heat

When your Affiliate schedules outdoor builds and maintenance during warm weather, it’s important to consider heat-related safety. It could mean the difference between a successful day and a medical emergency. Help your affiliate employees and volunteers stay safe in the heat with these tips. What to Know About Extreme Heat Each year, extreme heat results in significantly more weather-related fatalities than extreme cold according to [...]

Megan2026-11-03T18:00:44+00:00May 15, 2026|Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Insurance, Risk Management Tips, Safety|0 Comments

How to Address Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Volunteer Risks

What volunteer risks is your affiliate facing? Are you struggling with volunteer turnover? Do you have tenured volunteers and employees retiring or leaving? Are you seeing an increase in volunteer illnesses or injuries? When it comes to navigating these challenges and protecting your affiliate, insurance and risk management can play a key role. Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Volunteer Risks Explore these common volunteer risks and [...]

Rick Carroll2026-02-18T19:23:46+00:00February 2, 2026|Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Insurance, Insurance information, Risk Management Tips, Safety, Volunteers|0 Comments

ReStore Inventory: Storing, Protecting and Insuring

Originally published in May 2023. Updated November 2025. Habitat for Humanity ReStore affiliates manage extensive amounts of inventory, and with inventory comes the risk for inventory damage or injury to employees, volunteers or customers. In managing your ReStore inventory, it is important to follow safe storage best practices and to protect your inventory with insurance. Storing and Protecting ReStore Inventory To avoid inventory loss or [...]

Rick Carroll2026-02-18T19:15:08+00:00November 24, 2025|Inventory Management, ReStores, Risk management, Safety|0 Comments

PPE Best Practices for Habitat Affiliates

PPE, or personal protective equipment, is essential for affiliate operations on jobsites and at ReStores. From gloves and ear plugs to proper clothing and shoes, PPE helps protect your employees and volunteers from physical injury, chemical exposure, environmental factors and other hazards. Encouraging the use of PPE can help foster a culture of safety and reduce the costs your affiliate faces related to worker injuries [...]

Rick Carroll2025-11-24T14:58:01+00:00September 26, 2025|ReStores, Risk Management Tips, Safety, Safety Managers|0 Comments

Building a Safer, Smarter ReStore: Maintenance, Safety and Inventory Best Practices

Habitat for Humanity ReStores are community hubs powered by volunteers, employees and donors. To ensure these spaces remain safe, efficient and welcoming, affiliates must prioritize three core areas: maintenance, worker safety and inventory management. Drawing from guidance from Lockton Affinity, administrator of the Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Insurance Program, here’s a comprehensive look at how to elevate your ReStore operations. Proactive Maintenance for a Safer [...]

Rick Carroll2025-07-31T21:01:22+00:00July 28, 2025|ReStores, Risk Management Tips, Safety|0 Comments

Safety Resources for Habitat Affiliates

A culture of safety is important at ReStores and on jobsites. That’s why Lockton Affinity, administrator of the Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Insurance Program, offers a robust safety resources library of safety courses, risk management blogs, printable safety flyers, safety worksheets, volunteer waivers and more. Read on to learn about the helpful resources available to your affiliate. Safety Resources for Habitat Affiliates — Printable Safety [...]

Rick Carroll2024-10-08T17:15:10+00:00September 30, 2024|Risk Management Tips, Safety|0 Comments

Staying Safe Online: Protecting Your Employees and Volunteers from Cyber Risks

Any person operating in today’s digitally connected world faces several cyber liability risks, including your employees and volunteers. It is important for all internet users to take safety into their own hands by understanding cyber risks and how to protect against them. Share these tips with your employees and volunteers to help keep them safe online. Common cyber risks your employees and volunteers may face While [...]

AffinityAdmin2024-03-20T21:14:17+00:00July 11, 2023|Safety|0 Comments

Improving Worker Safety at ReStores and Jobsites

Ensure your employees and volunteers stay safe and healthy by implementing these tips in stores and on job sites. Improving Worker Safety at ReStores Clean up any spills and wet spots right away, and place wet floor signs around wet spots until the floor is completely dry. Keep surfaces clean and sanitized to reduce the spread of germs. Have safety plans in place for emergency [...]

AffinityAdmin2024-03-20T21:14:18+00:00December 1, 2022|Safety|0 Comments

Affiliate Box Truck Safety

According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated 538,000 large trucks were involved in police-reported traffic crashes nationwide during 2019. These crashes can be costly for Habitat affiliates. Consider this claim: In 2020, a ReStore truck merged onto the highway while following a vehicle too closely. They rear-ended the vehicle in front of it, causing a claim of [...]

AffinityAdmin2024-03-20T21:14:18+00:00March 17, 2022|Safety|0 Comments