Risk Management and Legal Compliance Flashcards

An incident command system is most useful to a park agency during:

Answer: Emergencies and large events requiring multi-agency coordination

ICS provides a standardized scalable management structure for coordinating response to emergencies, incidents, and large-scale events.

Public agencies typically receive sovereign immunity protection, which generally means:

Answer: They cannot be sued without their consent, though most states have enacted tort claims acts waiving immunity for certain claims

Sovereign immunity protects government entities from lawsuits without consent, but most states have passed tort claims acts that allow suits under defined conditions.

A contractual risk transfer clause in a park facility rental agreement should require the renter to:

Answer: Name the park agency as an additional insured on their liability policy and include a hold harmless agreement

Requiring renters to name the agency as additional insured and include hold harmless language shifts liability for renter-caused incidents back to the renter.

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, eligible employees are entitled to up to how many weeks of unpaid leave per year?

Answer: 12 weeks

FMLA provides eligible employees at covered employers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for qualifying family and medical reasons.

An agency's emergency action plan for a park facility should be:

Answer: Reviewed and updated annually and after every significant incident

EAPs should be reviewed at least annually and after any significant incident to incorporate lessons learned and address changes in the facility or staffing.

Which OSHA standard requires parks departments to protect workers from chemical hazards and provide access to Safety Data Sheets?

Answer: OSHA 1910.1200 Hazard Communication Standard

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard requires employers to maintain Safety Data Sheets and train workers on chemical hazards they may encounter.