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Along with preventive treatments, ice and snow removal are essential to keeping your business’s sidewalks and parking lots safe. Not having your concrete and asphalt surfaces treated by a skilled professional leaves your customers, employees, and pedestrians vulnerable to car accidents and falls, which can have negative consequences for your business. Below are the three biggest risks you’re leaving yourself vulnerable to by not maintaining your sidewalks and parking lots.

How Do Icy Sidewalks & Parking Lots Put Your Business at Risk?

1. Legal

All sidewalks and parking lots that are on your business’s property are your responsibility to keep in safe condition. This means you’re legally liable for any damages or injuries that occur as a result of improperly treated surfaces and neglect of ice and snow removal. If anyone is injured in a fall or car accident that resulted from icy conditions on your property, you could be responsible for covering the costs of vehicular damage and medical care.

2. Financial

snow removalThe monetary costs of lawsuits and being held liable to pay for damages and injuries can take a financial toll on your business, racking up thousands of dollars. Beyond this, your business may also suffer if an employee becomes injured due to icy conditions, as they’ll need workers’ comp and paid time off to heal. If you don’t have another employee that can do their job while they’re out, then you’ll also experience a drop in productivity or efficiency until the employee returns. Professional ice and snow removal will give you peace of mind every day when you come to work.

3. Structural

There are structural risks, too. Icy parking lots can cause out-of-control vehicles, and depending on how your business property is set up, they could cause structural damage by hitting light posts, fencing, or even your building. If your concrete and asphalt surfaces aren’t sealed or have cracks, the ice will cause damage there, too. Water seeps into cracks and holes in concrete or asphalt paving surfaces, and when it freezes, it expands, widening the fissure and breaking the surrounding material. It will take skilled concrete or asphalt repair professionals to restore the surface, and leaving damage unrepaired will greatly shorten the life span and decrease the quality of your lot or sidewalk.

 

For dependable commercial ice and snow removal services, trust the team at Ron Webb Paving & Snow Removal in Anchorage, AK, to keep your surfaces safe. They only use local Alaskan ice-melting products with environmentally safe ingredients to ensure efficient, safe clearing. Beyond weather-related services, they offer competitively priced commercial asphalt paving, excavation, and asphalt repair. Backed by 38 years of experience, they work promptly without sacrificing job quality. You can browse their services online or schedule service by calling (907) 349-3724.

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