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How should technicians at automobile repair shops and oil change centers protect themselves from being exposed to automotive fluids? What environmental regulations do rendering plants need to follow when discharging wastewater? Why is proper product labeling important for fish and seafood canning operations? How can workers in a medical laboratory prevent exposure to bloodborne diseases?

If you are an underwriter or risk manager and need concise, in-depth answers to these and other questions, AM Best offers:

Best's Underwriting Reports, which cover hazards for more than 600 different industries with in-depth and heavily detailed examinations of business operations — including a "heads up" list for specific areas of concern. Be prepared with accurate underwriting research to ensure you know what to look for and the right questions to ask.

Best's Loss Control Reports, which describe the hazards present in a wide variety of industries and municipal services. Each report includes a description of the industry, on-site inspection checklists to identify exposures and loss controls, and a Hazard Index chart that quantifies the degree of liability in relevant lines of insurance.

For questions related to Best's Underwriting Reports and/or Best's Loss Control Reports please contact Technical Support or if you have a suggestion on a new report please contact our editors at Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports.

Note: The information in these reports has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of each report's publication; however, no responsibility is assumed by AM Best for loss or damage resulting from use of the information contained herein.

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Now in Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports:
In addition to the NAICS Codes relevant in the US, reports now include NAICS T-codes for the corresponding industries that are comparable across the three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This comparability facilitates international comparisons of economic data.

The previously updated report on Automobile Repair Shops and Oil Change Centers, and the newly updated reports on Rendering, Canning — Fish and Seafood, Medical Laboratories, Fabric Stores, and Fruit Juice Manufacturing are available in Best's Underwriting Reports and Best's Loss Control Reports. Subscribers can read about these and nearly 600 other businesses, industries, and municipal services that are available in Best's Underwriting Reports and Best's Loss Control Reports.

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