Recreation Risk Managers Need To Balance Concern And Law
Risk managers setting up programs to counter the perils in parks, playgrounds and recreation areas should sometimes follow their conscience and ignore cold-hearted legal advice, an expert advised recently at an industry forum.
Doug Wyseman, risk management coordinator for St. Paul, Canada, in a telephone seminar for the Public Risk Management Association in Arlington, Va., advised that while liability risks and financial risks are “the main reason most of us are here,” the chief area of concern is injuries to children.
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