Don Shields, RD9780 Insurance Officer and Risk Management Officer

 This week's guest speaker was Don who is the Rotary District 9780  Insurance Officer and Risk Management Officer.  He gave us some words of advice on:-

Risk Management (RM)

WHAT

Systematic process to assess, reduce, avoid and/or take account of risk of potential damage, injury or death associated with an activity.

WHY

Besides Health & Safety of all those involved RM protects the reputation of the Club and its attraction for new members. It protects Club Directors from litigation.

WHEN

Always — RM must be ongoing and vital and be constantly reviewed to improve the process.

WHO

Project Organiser(s) and checked by a third person.

HOW

Rotary National Insurance Committee has template forms which may be used as-is if suitable or modified to a particular use.

WHERE

On the Web: Rotary 9780 / Club Support / Insurance.
ON THE WEB

Is a summary of the prepaid insurances provided by District and notes a variety of Inclusions, limitations and exclusions. There are templates for a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) which should be prepared for EVERY event. ALL THE ANSWERS for ALL THE QUERIES are on the RD 9780 Web Site.