CPRE Risk Management and Legal Compliance 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Emergencies and large events requiring multi-agency coordination

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

12 weeks

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Reviewed and updated annually and after every significant incident

Answer

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

CPRE - Certified Park and Recreation Executive Practice Test

CPRE - Certified Park and Recreation Executive Practice Test

CPRE Risk Management and Legal Compliance 2