Supply Chain Risk Management
Products on the shelves in retail operations begin in manufacturing plants. From there to warehouses and then to the retail outlet. This supply chain benefits from risk management principles.
One Hour CE Approved
British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba
Manufacturing Risk Management
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.
Warehouse Risk Management
Review warehouse risk management: construction, sprinklers, storage methods, forklift controls, inventory valuation, theft prevention, loading docks, housekeeping, business interruption, spoilage, and emergency planning.
Retail Risk Management
Review retail store risk management, including customer safety, shoplifting, cash handling, product liability, recall, fire prevention, employee theft, slip hazards, cyber/payment card exposure, supply chain disruption, and emergency response.
About the course
Effective risk management requires brokers to understand how different business operations create unique property, liability, crime, and business interruption exposures. This course examines the risk management principles for manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and retail operations, providing a practical framework for identifying operational hazards before they result in costly losses. You'll learn how manufacturing processes, machinery, fire protection, quality assurance, pollution exposures, equipment breakdown, and supply chain dependencies influence underwriting and insurance recommendations. The course also explores warehouse risks, including high-pile storage, inventory valuation, sprinkler protection, cargo handling, forklift operations, security, spoilage, and disaster recovery planning. Finally, you'll examine the diverse exposures facing retail businesses, including customer safety, product liability, cash handling, employee dishonesty, cyber and payment card risks, fire load, emergency response planning, and contingent business interruption. By the end of this course, you'll be better equipped to evaluate operational risks across a variety of commercial enterprises, recommend appropriate insurance and risk management solutions, and help clients strengthen their resilience before losses occur.
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.