Employer’s Snow and Ice Removal Checklist

As an owner or manager of a commercial property, you have an obligation to maintain safe conditions for employees and visitors. During the winter season, walkways, stairs, driveways, interior roadways, and parking lots can become hazardous as snow falls and ice forms. This is not only a safety hazard, it can also be an expensive legal issue. Slip and fall claims are common after any winter event or freeze. Most of these claims can be prevented with the proper snow and ice removal practices. Having a plan in place to reduce exposure of these claims, or the ability to transfer responsibility for these claims to snow removal contractors, is critical.

Protect yourself, and those who enter your property, this winter by using this simple Snow and Ice Removal Checklist. User this document as a guide for everything that should be included in your snow and ice removal plan.