Resources
SPORTRISK PLANNING MANUAL $59.95
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: Negligence
1. Why is Negligence such a Big Deal?
- Our Litigious Society
- Impact of Increased Litigation on Sport/Recreation
2. Negligence
- Tort Law
- What is Negligence?
3. Establishing Liability for Negligence
- Establishing Negligence
- Duty of Care
- Standard of Care
- Actual Harm
- Proximate Cause
- Liability for Negligence
- Personal Liability
- Vicarious Liability
- Products and Premises/Occupiers Liability
- Defences against Negligence
- Contributory Negligence
- Voluntary Assumption of Risk
- Waivers
4. Negligence and the Courts
- The Legal Process
- What to do in the Event of a Lawsuit
CHAPTER 3: The 5 Key Risk Areas
1. Supervision & Instruction
- Qualifications & Certifications
- Supervision Ratios
- Lesson Plans & Progressions
- Job Descriptions
- Matching Participants
2. Training
- What Training is Required?
- Who Needs to be Trained?
- Training Grids
3. Facilities & Equipment
- New Facility Design Issues
- Inspections
- Maintenance
- Inspection and Maintenance Checklists
- Signage
- Facility and Equipment Modification
- Natural Hazards
4. Documentation
- Risk Management Manual
- Waivers
- Medical Screening
- Risk Information
5. Emergency Response Plan
- Emergency Planning Process
- Training
- Rehearsals/ Drills
- Equipment
- Communication
In today’s litigious society, can you afford not to have this book?
DVD’s
Core Concepts in Negligence and Legal Liability - (78 minutes) $55.00
Understanding how the critical concept of ‘Reasonable Standard of Care’ impacts the sport, leisure and recreation industry is the basis for all risk management planning efforts. To help develop this understanding, Core Concepts in Negligence and Legal Liability explains what constitutes negligence, and explores how negligence and legal liability is established through the courts.
Core Concepts in Risk Management - (53 minutes) $55.00
Presents an overview of a basic planning process that can be used in developing practical risk management action plans. Focusing on the fundamental elements of what constitutes negligence, the video provides advice and guidelines that are capable of being customized to any situation.
POWERPOINT SEMINAR $699.00
This seminar delivers the facts about:
- Negligence and how employees can be found liable
- Developing risk management plans using a simple step-by-step process
Who can use this seminar?
- Sport department risk managers, or Directors of Athletics and/or Recreation
- Professors teaching courses in the area of sport law or negligence liability law
What is its major goal?
- To raise awareness levels and train employees on:
1. What negligence is (and is not)
2. Risk Management planning
3. Steps on how to avoid a lawsuit
4. How everyone is responsible for managing risk
Who is this seminar aimed at?
- Full and part-time employees; students
How long does seminar last?
- There are 61 slides
- Seminar lasts approx. 1 hour
Speaker notes are provided to assist the presenter