Risk Management.

• Author: Michel, R. Gregory
• Position: Brief Article - Abstract

"Risk Management May Lower Liability: Municipal Governments Should Be Proactive to Reduce Their Liability Exposure"

Harper, Jeff

City & Town, January 2001, PP. 9-10.

The City of Springdale, Arkansas, has developed a five-phase program to identify and reduce liability risks. The first phase was to adopt a set of policies related to risk management. These policies included a requirement that new employees receive a safety orientation and a briefing on key policies such as sexual harassment. Other policies included requirements for employees who are involved in accidents, requirements of supervisors when an on-the-job injury occurs, requirements for the use of safety equipment, and record-keeping requirements for employee injuries. In the second phase, a representative from the city attorney's office holds individual meetings with each department head. The personnel officer and a representative from the mayor's office also participate in these meetings. In these meetings, the city attorney's office provides the department head with a list of potential risks. The team discusses these risks and considers possible actions that might be taken to...