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[14 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]
18 Tips for Reducing the Risk of a Lawsuit  (Part IV – Emergencies)

This is the fourth of a 5-part series of ways to reduce the risk of a lawsuit. This part focuses on guidelines dealing with emergency situations.
12.       Reacting to a Crisis
A crisis is a major, unpredictable event that endangers property and/or lives and threatens to seriously harm an organization. Examples of crises in a health club might be a fire, tornado, roof collapse, explosion, terrorist situation, heart attack, or catastrophic accident. Two ways in which a crisis is distinguished from a mere accident is 1) the likelihood of significant …