Summer means an increase in seasonal staff, but you don’t want that to equate to an increase in injuries. You can reduce that risk by promoting Core 6 principles throughout your department and emphasizing the importance of safety, especially with seasonal staff.

Northbrook Park District

Kevin Campbell, Northbrook Park District’s Risk Management Analyst, faces the challenge of educating lifeguards, camp counselors, golf staff — some 300 total — each summer. “Managers and supervisors do a tremendous job getting ready for the summer months,” he notes. “My goal is safety and security, accomplished through effective and targeted training of seasonal staff...

It takes just as long to break an old habit as it does to create a new one. But along the way, it’s easy to fall back into old ways. So how do you make sure your staff develops solid Core 6 habits? By observing them — and offering correction and congratulations along the way.

At Lockwood Park, a working farm that’s part of the Rockford Park District, it’s always important to follow Core 6 strategies when handling animals and operating unusual machinery. “Field observations are a constant practice for us,” says Debbie Ackerman, Manager, Lockwood Park’s Trailside Equestrian Centre and Children's Farm.

“Lockwood is unique because our animals are constantly moving and can be unpredictable,” she explains...

Each year PDRMA allocates more than $250,000 to aquatic-related risk management programs and activities to help members provide a fun and safe environment for patrons and staff. But it’s not all work and no play...

Will this be the lucky year for your agency to be a winner of the Risk Management Grant and Recognition program...