I attended the annual NSAA winter conference at Mt Snow, VT in January 2017, and thought that others might benefit from the notes that I gathered when attending the Premise Liability session.
Premise Liability
- Review contracts with all vendors before they come on site.
- All reports should be filed electronically so they can be located easily if required
- Electronic reports are clear and do not require analysis of difficult to read handwriting
- Releases should be specific to exactly what they are releasing. Do not use a general release.
- Have your ASDA or in house attorney go over releases before using them.
- Be sure there is wording that it is the parents responsibility to provide accurate information on their child when they sign a release.
- If you have summer events be sure you have specific summer signage.
- Train Staff to use “OBJECTIVE” criteria on reports. They should be fact finding not fault finding.
- NEVER acknowledge liability when filling out a report
- Have a written procedure for giving out copies of incident reports.
- Anyone signing a form is entitled to a copy at the time of signing.
- If someone calls for a report, get the request in writing signed by the injured party or the parent of an injured minor.
- Never give copies of a report to a third party.
- Don’t give a report of party a to party b in a multiple party accident.
- Only give copies of incident report, not follow up reports or accident investigation reports.
Email me if you want to discuss any of these topics in greater detail, by following this link to NH Region Safety Advisor…
