As we approach another season of outdoor activity, it's a good time to look over the playground equipment used in your school or campus day care programs. Winter weather can take a toll on equipment and surfacing. Snow, ice, wind and damage done during snow removal can ruin surfacing and damage canvass and plastic components.
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Wright Specialty policyholders have coverage for employment discrimination through the Educators Legal Liability (ELL) policy. As with all insurance policies, insureds must comply with certain conditions in order to maintain insurance coverage. Timely claim reporting is a requirement and it is critical, specifically in the context of employment discrimination claims.
Currently, more than 17 million people in the U.S. participate in In-Line Skating, (also called rollerblading) In-line skates have been around for centuries, but only became commercially available in 1987. In-Line Skating surged in the 1980's, but dropped off after 2001 and, recently, has seen resurgence in participation.
Most of the country is experiencing the first blast of prolonged frigid temperatures. When extreme cold arrives, so do questions about cancelling outdoor recess, lunch or physical education.The primary safety concern during extreme cold weather is the risk of frostbite. Frostbite is the freezing of skin and damage to underlying blood vessels due to exposure to the extreme cold. Frostbite occurs when the skin temperature reaches and stays at or below 23 °F degrees. Although students are rarely outdoors for an extended period of time, frostbite can occur to exposed skin within 20 - 30 minutes with modest wind and temperatures in the teens.
From mid-August to October 16, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or state public health laboratories have confirmed a total of 796 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia with respiratory illness caused by enterovirus EV-D68 (EV-D68). Fortunately, the CDC has received informal reports from some hospitals and states that are seeing signs of decreasing EV-D68 infections.
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There have been two incidents of children sustaining injuries as a result of bounce equipment accidents in the past month. Both involved equipment that was swept up by high wind while being used. The U.S.Consumer Product safety Commission (CPSC)has opened an investigation into these two incidents. A safety warning or other guidance may be forthcoming.