The Redwoods Group
Risk Management Alerts for YMCAs


15-Passenger Vans...use or not use?

Abuse Prevention Information for Parents

AEDs and Emergency Oxygen in Aquatic Environments

Appropriate Spa and Sauna Use

Aquatic Biohazard Management

Aquatic Entrapment Guidelines - Existing Construction

Aquatic Entrapment Guidelines - New Construction

Aquatic Entrapment Guidelines - Wading Pools

Aquatic Facility Safety Issues

Aquatic Fecal Contamination Protocol

Aquatic Personal Protective Equipment

Aquatic Reminders

Aquatic In-Service Training

Aquatic Safety Issues

Aquatic Safety Reminders

Aquatic Vigilance

Aquatics - Special Needs Patrons

Are vans a viable transportation option?

Breaking News, Child Abuse

Brown Water Protection

Camping and the Cyber-Porn Generation

Challenge Course Inspection

Childcare Van & Bus Safety Checks

Child Safety Issues

Collaborative Partners and Emergency Action Plans

Cost of Risk

Cryptosporidium and spray parks

Dam Safety       

Do Not Resuscitate Orders

Driver Control Protocols

Driver Selection and Control (revised)

Evacuation Drills

Emergency Oxygen Administration

Employment and Volunteer Screening

Exit and Emergency Lighting

Facility Egress

Facility Inspections and Record Keeping

Fitness Equipment Safety & Maintenance

Folding Tables Can Maim Or Kill Children

Hot Tub Dermatitis

Incident and Claim Reporting

Incident Handling Protocols

Injury from Falling Lockers

Injury Intervention Protocols

Internet Personal Pages        

Language Barrier Issues

Life Safety Issues

Lifeguard Responsibilities

Lifeguarding...an inviolate primer

Loan or Rental of YMCA Vehicles

Locker Room Behavior Management

Managing the Van Driver

Member's Code of Conduct

New Program Development

Off-site Aquatics Activities

Off-site Before and After School Locations

Overnight Programming

Personal use of electronic equipment

Playground Netting

Playground Safety

Pool Glare

Preventing Dryer Fires

Pool Chemical Safety

Preventing Playground Injuries

Preventing Pool Ceiling Collapses

Preventing Sauna Fires

Proper Container Labeling

Proper Field Trip Procedures

Protecting Children's Fingers from Door Injuries (revised)

Reducing Embezzlement Opportunities

Reducing Locker Room Theft

Safe Diving

Safety on Ice

Saving Knocked-out Teeth

SCAs, CPR, and AEDs...acronyms critical to life

School-aged Care at Off-site Locations

Security...identification and access

Sledding Safety

Soccer Goal Safety

Swim Testing Policy

Swimming Pool Dive Stick Recall

Toys Inappropriate for YMCA Pools

Treadmill Safety

Unsanctioned use of 12- and 15- passenger vans

Use of Facilities by Outside Groups

Use of Non-YMCA Vehicles

Use of Waivers

Vehicle Inspections

Vehicular and Driver Controls

Volunteer Management in Youth Sports Programs

Water Trampolines

Water Turbidity

Weight and Fitness Room Safety

What is an RMA?

Wildfires: Property Exposures

Winter Protection against Pipe Freeze-Ups

Winter Driving Concerns

Y2K Potential Problems

YMCA Kidnapping

Youth Sports - Parents' Code of Conduct

Zip-line slides and horizontal gliders

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