[16678] in APO-L
Risk Management
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Donald Crawford Dudley (Do nald C.)
Wed Apr 23 23:50:44 1997
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 22:51:41 -0600
Reply-To: "Donald Crawford Dudley (Do nald C. Dudley)" <dudleydc@UWEC.EDU>
From: "Donald Crawford Dudley (Do nald C. Dudley)" <dudleydc@UWEC.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Does your chapter have safety gloves? Eye protection? A first aid kit?
> If you work with tools (power or non-) at a project, are your members
>> adequately instructed before they are allowed to use equipment? If you
>> play touch football for fellowship, do players have mouthpieces?If you
>> have an alumni cookout, do you have a copy of the risk management document
>> present for them to read?
>
>I guess what I'm asking is - at what point does advising people of their
>risk become inadequate? The touch football example is what really gets
>me... for one thing there are FAR more dangerous things to play... Tackle
>Ultimate Frisbee for example :) ...but the overriding rule should be, if
>you don't want to get hurt, don't play. Not some rule that mouthpieces
>must be available.
>
>-- Cyrano
Hi my name is Don Dudley.
I find that your comments about the risk management to be
disheartening. As Brooks has said, this is a very important subject. I
served on Nat Org 1. This was a major piece of legislation that we worked
with. The Standard Risk Managemnet Policy was developed and accepted for
the saftey of all brothers, in all chapters. We all hope that no one gets
hurt at any fraternity event but proper precautions should be taken. Mouth
pieces for football are smart. Saying that if someone doesn't want to get
hurt that they shouldn't play is just ridiculous. Any one should be able
to play a game with out the fear of having their teeth bashed in. While I
am not saying everyone will go out and buy one, it is a good example for
illustrating the type of things WE must be thinking about. Imagine if a
bunch of brothers were at Adopt A Highway and were not wearing the proper
attire. A brother could cut himself\herself on glass or any sharp objects
that they were cleaning up. The vests are needed just so traffic has an
easier time seeing the workers. Now the risk of injury are much less if
proper gear is worn. The risk management policy is a set of guidlines that
brothers should follow so the physical, mental, and social saftey of all
brothers is taken into account of. While there will always be a few people
not giving proper attention to risk management, the effort must be made to
give it the proper attention. I hope all brothers take into account saftey
and fraternity reputation when thinking about holding an event. The risk
management policy is there to help us do what we all should be doing
anyway.
In L, F, and S
Donny
