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Play at your own risk.
Keeping kids safe on playgrounds. by Bethany Peak As temperatures heat up, children will inevitably be splashing in pools, chasing fireflies, and spending time at the playground. Playgrounds should be sources of great fun and exercise for children, not the cause of injuries, 200,000 of which are experienced by children on America’s playgrounds each year.…
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Haunted house or liability pit?
Ensure your fall activities don’t break the bank. by Austin Wilkerson Fall is a great time for hay rides, festivals, corn mazes, and haunted houses. These activities bring great fun, but organizations must ensure they are also safe. These common-sense safety measures will help ensure everyone has a good time: Screen volunteers, particularly those who…
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Sex Offenders in Church
Keeping your congregation safe while ministering to potential predators by Debra Reynolds Churches are faced with the task of protecting their congregations from sex offenders while ministering to the same people from whom their congregations need protecting. In addition to carefully vetting all church volunteers who have access to children and other vulnerable populations, churches should…
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Safe cribs save lives.
Ensure your organization’s cribs are safe. by Ryan Peak ELEVEN MILLION. That’s how many cribs were recalled for defective design or hardware in the last five years. Given this alarming figure and regulations that went into effect last year, now is a good time to inspect any cribs in your facility to be sure they…
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Find danger before it finds you.
Protect your organization from liability caused by unsafe conditions on your property. by Debra Reynolds The holiday season is here. For many organizations, this means more people on your property. Pageants, toy drives, food drives, shelter from the cold – these are just a few of the many reasons nonprofit organizations may see increased activity,…
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Accidents happen. Checklists save lives.
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs … – Rudyard Kipling By Austin Wilkerson I have come across some bizarre accidents in my time as an attorney. There was the 17 car pile-up where one vehicle went airborne and landed upside-down on top of a tractor trailer, the drunk…
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