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CONTENT OF BACK ISSUES: List of Articles and Features

Volume 1

Issue #1: Transportation

  • After the Accident
  • Developing Sport Club Travel Policies
  • 15 Passenger Van Use in Campus Recreation
  • Travel Tips
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool
  • Case Summaries
  • Letters to the Editor

Issue #2: AED’s

  • Planning Framework for Developing a Departmental AED Plan
  • New Changes in First Aid, CPR and AED Protocols
  • The ABC’s of AED’s
  • AED’s are not a Panacea!
  • Our Story - the Impact of AED’s
  • Getting to the Heart of AED Law
  • Training Tip: Training CD on Risk Management & Emergency Preparedness
  • Risk Management Best Practices
  • New Transportation Resource: The CarChip Program
  • Online Risk Management Course
  • Letters to the Editor

Issue #3: Emergency Response Planning

  • Disaster Planning for Katrina at Tulane University
  • The Campus Recreation Facility as a Disaster Relief Shelter
  • Continuance of Operations Planning
  • Emergency Response Plans for Colleges & Universities: A Template Approach
  • Emergency Training, Communications & Drills
  • Emergencies in the Outdoor Recreation Setting
  • Emergency Contact Lists
  • Post Emergency Planning - the Oft Forgotten Aspect of Emergency Planning
  • Travel Emergency Response Planning
  • Case Summaries

Issue #4: Sport Clubs

  • ‘Safety in Student Transportation: A Resource Guide for Colleges and Universities’
  • International Travel: Recognize and Minimize Risk and Liability
  • Sport Club Travel (Without Advisors)
  • Sport Club Travel (With Advisors)
  • Lightning Detection or Prediction Systems
  • The Ball is in Your Court ‘Goalpost Safety: Some Lessons Learned’
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool
  • Using Technology to Manage Sport Club Travel
  • Risk Management Blog
  • Athletic Trainers in Club Sports
  • Online Course: Spring 2007
  • Sport Clubs Medical Insurance
  • Equipment or Weapon?
  • Hazing

Issue #5: Supervision, Instruction and Training

  • MRSA - The New Threat to the Health of Your Patrons
  • Supervision and Instruction
  • Hyperventilation and Hypoxic Training
  • Developing a ‘Safety Training Grid’
  • Club Sports: Contracted Independent Organizations?
  • Closing Procedures: An Important Part of Daily Operations
  • The Ball is in Your Court: Depositions 101 - What to do if your Depostion is Taken
  • Online Course: Fall ‘07 and Spring ‘08
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool

Volume 2

Issue#1: Waivers

  • Liability Waivers 101
  • Electronic Waiver
  • Electronic Waivers - Electronic Considerations
  • Waivers: Quick Facts
  • Electronic Waivers: What is your Campus Doing?
  • A Risk Manager’s Thoughts on Waivers
  • Dating at the Gym - What’s Appropriate?
  • The Ball is in your Court: One push-up too many - The Risks of Training the Out-of-Shape
  • Online Course: Fall ‘07 and Spring ‘08
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool

Issue#2: Facebook

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of using Facebook in your Campus Recreation Programs
  • Health Screening in Group Fitness Classes
  • The Ball is in Your COURT: Court cases across the nation
  • Online Course: Spring ‘08
  • Recent Changes in CPR, and How they Impact you
  • Why not use Informed Consent Forms instead of Waivers?
  • Topic Areas Readers Would Like To See Covered
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool
  • Sport Clubs Survey Results
  • Letter to the Editor

Issue#3: Missing Child Procedures

  • Implementing a Missing Child Procedure within a Campus Recreation Department
  • Van Driver Training Programs
  • Creating Accountability in Sport Clubs
  • Occupiers’ Liability
  • Reducing Crowd Control Problems
  • Training: Start to Finish
  • Party Planning Primer
  • Creating a ‘Student Risk Manager’ position
  • Working with the Risk Manager
  • Hot Tip: Emergency Cards

Issue #4: Summer Camps

  • Parent Survival Guide
  • Risk Management Planning Resource Manual
  • Collecting Medical Information for Camp Programs
  • Summer Camps: A Risk Manager’s Perspective on 3 Key Points
  • Key Planning Resources for Summer Camps
  • Risk Management in Action
  • A Proactive Approach to Heat Illness
  • Online Risk Assessment Survey
  • The Ball is in Your Court: Hazards in non-activity areas
  • Letter to the Editor

Volume 3

Issue #1: Risk Management Planning

  • Risk Management - What’s it all about?
  • Shootings on Campus
  • Risk Management Planning Resource
  • Developing a Campus Recreation Risk Management Committee
  • Creating a ‘Student Risk Manager’ Position
  • 360-Degree Risk Management
  • Risk Management in Intramural Sports
  • Online Risk Assessment
  • The Myth around closing Indoor Pools when there’s Lightning
  • The Case in support of a Lightning Policy
  • The Ball is in Your Court: Good Swimmers Don’t Drown
  • Accident Insurance Program