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ACA Standards and Crisis Planning
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
ACA accreditation standards have always provided guidance in identifying steps critical to crisis planning. The events of 9/11 may have generated new concerns that need to be added...
Routine Crisis Readiness Check-up
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Risk management is one of those areas where we never really “arrive” and have it all together. We learn new things. We hear of challenges faced by other camps. We experience a...
Colorado Law Lets Parents Waive Minor's Right to Sue
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Colorado Senate Bill 253 was signed into law by the Governor on May 14. The new legislation expedites the legal process by making it legal for parents to release their minor’s...
HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance Is Now Required
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
What are the implications for your camp? HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This law, passed by Congress in 1996, helps to protect...
AEDs — Setting a Future Course for Camps
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Looking Back The May 2001 issue of The CampLine first addressed the issue of the need for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in camps. At that time there were a number of...
Ropes Courses and Climbing Towers Construction and Operation
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
When incorporating a ropes course or climbing wall into your program, it is important that you use the same due diligence in regards to risk management that you would for other...
Risk Management Implications of Spraying Chemicals to Control Mosquitoes
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Minimizing the Risk of West Nile Virus West Nile Virus (WNV) continues to spread across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all...
Interviewing and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Preparing yourself and your senior staff for interviewing potential staff? Here are some highlights from the latest EEOC guidelines concerning legal interview questions related to...
Using Commercial Background Checking Services
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
This article is an update of one previously published in CampLine, Winter Issue 2002. Many camps have been challenged by the time, effort, and frustration of doing criminal...
Update: Camps and Fifteen-Passenger Vans
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
For some time now, media has highlighted accidents in fifteen-passenger vans. We’ve talked about it here in CampLine. We’ve offered camps numerous resources upon which to rely in...
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