Industrial Risk Essentials
Understanding chemical risks and their storage provides meaningful discussion points for the industrial sector. Reviewing BLEVE and their catastrophic consequences allows for serious risk management recommendations.
One Hour CE Approved
British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba
Chemical Risks
Explore chemical storage risks for Canadian SMEs, including fire, explosion, pollution, business interruption, EIL, CGL gaps, and broker questions for stronger underwriting.
BLEVE
Learn how BLEVE events occur, why pressure vessels can fail catastrophically, and how brokers should assess property, liability, business interruption, and environmental coverage exposures.
Highlight #3
Review manufacturing risk management, including process hazards, machinery guarding, maintenance, combustible materials, product quality, inventory values, employee safety, pollution, equipment breakdown, business interruption, and supply chain dependency.
About the course
Manufacturing operations present some of the most complex commercial property and liability exposures a broker will encounter. This course examines how chemical storage hazards, pressure vessel explosions (BLEVEs), and manufacturing processes combine to create significant fire, explosion, pollution, property damage, liability, and business interruption risks. You'll learn how chemicals, combustible materials, machinery, pressure vessels, and production systems can affect both on-site operations and neighbouring properties, while exploring the importance of equipment maintenance, fire protection, environmental liability, quality control, emergency response planning, and business continuity. The course also reviews equipment breakdown, contingent business interruption, supply chain dependencies, and the broker's role in identifying high-severity exposures before a loss occurs. By the end of this course, you'll be better equipped to assess manufacturing risks, recommend appropriate insurance solutions, and help clients reduce the financial impact of complex industrial losses.
Meet Your Instructor
For more than four decades, Todd Hochban has worked with Canadian insurance brokers, helping them better understand property and casualty insurance through practical, real-world education. As a seasoned educator, industry speaker, and course developer, he has trained thousands of brokers across Canada, translating complex insurance concepts into clear, actionable learning. Every BrokerBytes course is designed with one goal in mind: to provide practical knowledge that brokers can immediately apply in conversations with clients, underwriting submissions, and claims situations. Rather than focusing on theory alone, these lessons emphasize the issues brokers encounter every day. Whether you're new to the industry or building on years of experience, BrokerBytes delivers concise, focused learning designed for today's busy insurance professional.