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Using Shieldhub Pathway Service to provide Contact Tracing for your Vendor Network
In a world where contact tracing is critical to prevent the spread of Covid-19 Shieldhub customers can use Shieldhub Pathway to contact trace their vendor network. Aside from all the other compliance and costs saving benefits, knowing which properties your...
4 Feet 8.5 inches
Is this the worlds longest running standard? The US standard railroad gauge (width between two rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in England and the US railroads were built by...
Helping Our Communities Get Back to Work
Covid-19 has disrupted everybody’s lives, but at Shieldhub, we are determined to help restore some sense of normality—and that means getting people back to work. We are doing everything we can to help people get hired, starting with the background check process....
The Impact a Contractor Can Have on Your Reputation & Brand
Can you afford to take the risk? Risk is always a factor when you employ somebody to work closely with a customer—particularly in the customer’s home. The risk is minimized when your company employs staff you have vetted and chosen for the role, but many companies...
Insurance and Restoration Industry Standard
When the ShieldHub team attended the Property Insurance Restoration Conference (PIRC) in 2018, those involved in the insurance industry were concerned that the absence of a property restoration industry standard had prompted inconsistency among insurance companies and...
Why Every Industry Needs Standards
Efforts to establish consensus on standards and conformity have been helping to streamline markets and save money for organizations for decades. One example is the mortgage field servicing industry, which introduced a standard background check in 2013 to ensure that...