How to Keep Your Commercial Property Safe This Winter: Tips for Property Managers

Once winter roars in on your commercial property, are you getting any sleep?

Winter can keep a commercial property manager up at night. Howling winds. Ice pelting the windows. Visions of people slipping in the parking lot and breaking a leg.

Sleep? What sleep? 

What are your top strategies for winter landscaping safety on commercial properties?

Take a look. Then, rest easy.

Have You Signed a Seasonal Snow Removal Contract?

Sign one, and relax. A seasonal snow removal contract means Level Green will service your site whenever there’s a legitimate risk of snow or ice. You don’t have to worry or decide whether you want your property treated.

You'll absolutely receive constant communication on what's happening and the plan, but you don't have to be involved in making decisions. It’s taken care of, which offers you tremendous peace of mind about your property’s safety. 

Bonus: A seasonal snow and ice management contract means you pay a set amount for snow and ice services for the season — no matter how much snow falls or how many visits crews make to your property. 

Snow and ice crews show up dependably to keep your property safe and you have double peace of mind — your property is clear of dangerous snow and ice, and you know exactly how much you’re going to pay for it. No guessing. No worries.

Partner with a Company that Thrives on Proactive Communication

Commercial landscaping in winter means a lot of looking out the window and stressing out, right? 

Is your property being cleared of dangerous snow and ice? When will crews show up? How do you know things are safe out there? How many nails do you have to bite off while you worry?

Hopefully, no nails. Your snow removal company should keep you in the know about your winter landscaping safety.

At Level Green, you’ll hear from us several times with updates before the storm even hits. No wondering. 

We keep a close and constant eye on weather forecasts and the ground temperature, keeping our crews alerted and updating our plan for your property as needed.
We partner with a professional weather forecasting company to receive expert updates on expected storm trends and forecasts. This helps us ensure we’re providing you with the best data available to make decisions. Then, we fill you in on the plan. 

You’ll stay informed throughout the storm, including timely phone calls from your account manager and photos from our crews who document their progress on your property. 

You’re out of town? No worries. Our account managers are on site, checking crews’ progress, making sure everything is clear and safe. Then, we‘re in touch with you about the details. 

Are you sensing a theme here?

Partner with a snow removal service with a detailed, proactive communication plan to keep you informed about winter safety on your commercial property.

Commercial Winter Landscaping Safety: Expertly Trained Crews

Your commercial property is only as safe as the professionals out there clearing the snow and ice. 

Do they know what the heck they’re doing out there? 

The Level Green team puts safety first, offering extensive snow and ice management safety training on multiple levels.

Crews get a full day of snow removal training each year, rotating through training stations to learn about plow safety, walkway clearing, and other winter skills.

Managers and crew members each have snow-specific training, on issues from liability to safe equipment operation to mixing brine.

Drivers are trained in safety protocol provided by the Snow and Ice Management Association. 

Level Green subcontractors are included, too, meeting with us to train and prepare for the season.

All this training means snow removal crews operate safely and efficiently, ensuring winter safety on your commercial property.

Pre-Season Inspection: It’s a Must

Winter safety on commercial properties starts well before the first flake flies. 

Your snow removal company should visit your property for a thorough pre-season inspection. 

They should walk your property with you, taking careful notes. Any potholes? Cracked sidewalks? Storm drains clogged with leaves? Now is the time to fix any issues, before the snow falls. 

Your input is valuable here. Point out storm drain locations. What areas get extra icy? 

Meanwhile, we’re gathering important information to help us prepare detailed overhead site maps of your property. Our snow and ice management crews use these maps as they work to quickly and efficiently clear your property for winter safety on your commercial property.

Clear Those Drains

It doesn’t take many wayward leaves to clog a drain. When your drain is clogged by leaves and debris, your parking lot can flood, creating inconvenience and a safety hazard.

That standing water can freeze, causing dangerous ice issues. Our crews can clean up any debris that has collected, keeping your drains clear.
When we take care of your property year round, we also know where the water may puddle up and stand on your property, so we know those areas will freeze and need extra ice melt.

Don’t Just Look Down — Look Up

Winter safety issues aren’t just underfoot.

When weak or damaged tree branches are loaded with heavy snow or ice, they can crash to the ground. Yikes. That’s a big winter landscaping safety worry for commercial properties.

It’s important to prune and thin tree branches before winter, so remaining branches are sturdy enough to hold up to winter stress. 

If you have trees that pose a risk factor, we let you know throughout the year, so we can stay on top of overhead safety concerns. 

It’s a great example of how proactive attention provides winter safety on commercial properties.

Commercial Landscaping in Winter: Attacking Ice

Ice. Ugh. The slick treacherous stuff is a huge winter worry. Slips. Falls. Traffic accidents. Property damage. How does your snow management company prevent and remove ice? 

At Level Green, we have strategic plans to prevent ice before it forms and melt it when it starts to accumulate.

Our crews use an engineered ice melt mixture that’s less corrosive than straight rock salt and friendlier to the environment.

When pre-applied, it prevents ice and snow from bonding to the surface area. Because it’s a time-released formula, the ice melt stays on the surface longer, helping to reduce the freeze and thaw cycle.

Brine is another crucial tool to keep snow from sticking and ice from forming.

Brine is a liquid mixture of water and salt that’s sprayed on roads, parking lots and walkways, usually before a snow or ice storm. 

As soon as we put it down, it starts to work, helping to ensure winter safety on commercial properties.

Ice patrol should continue even once the sun comes out. Leftover puddles often refreeze. We keep you posted about our plan to treat that new ice to keep people from slipping. Most slip and falls actually occur days after the event, when customers, visitors and clients have let their guard down and assume the risk is over.

Less ice, better winter safety on your commercial property.

Trust Your Winter Landscaping Safety to Level Green

You need your sleep. Snow and ice management in DC, Maryland, and Virginia shouldn’t be nightmarish. Put your winter landscaping safety in our hands, pull up the cozy covers and trade your slip-and-fall nightmares for sweet dreams. 

Level Green Landscaping provides customized snow removal and ice management services for commercial properties in Washington D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia.

We provide these additional services to  our clients which we already service throughout the year.

We love maintaining your commercial property’s landscaping during the spring, summer and fall. It just makes sense to trust your property to us during the winter months, too.

Our goal: protect everybody who spends time on your commercial property, and minimize your risk of liability due to slips, falls, traffic accidents, and property damage

If you’re not already a Level Green Landscaping client, we’d love to add you to our growing list of happy customers.

Our focus is on commercial properties like offices, mixed-use sites, HOAs, municipalities and institutions in Maryland, Washington DC and parts of Virginia.

Contact us at 202-544-0968. You can also request a free consultation online to meet with us one-on-one.

We’d love to hear from you.