CPRE Risk Management and Legal Compliance

Question 1

Which risk management technique involves transferring financial risk to a third party through insurance or contract provisions?

Accepted Answer

Risk transfer

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Risk avoidance

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Risk retention

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Risk reduction

Question 2

A park agency requiring all program participants to sign a waiver is attempting to:

Accepted Answer

Transfer assumption of inherent risk to the participant and document informed consent

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Guarantee no lawsuits will ever be filed

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Eliminate the need for safety inspections

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Satisfy ADA accessibility requirements

Question 3

The standard of care in negligence cases for park agencies is typically defined as:

Accepted Answer

What a reasonably prudent park professional would do under similar circumstances

Answer

What the agency's legal counsel recommends

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The minimum standard set by OSHA

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What the highest-funded park agency in the state does

Question 4

In a slip-and-fall case against a park agency, contributory negligence refers to:

Accepted Answer

The visitor's own actions that contributed to causing their injury

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The agency's failure to warn of hazards

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A contractor's role in the accident

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Defective equipment manufactured by a vendor

Question 5

Which federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin?

Accepted Answer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 6

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act primarily addresses:

Accepted Answer

Entrapment hazards from pool and spa drain covers

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Water chemistry standards

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Lifeguard certification requirements

Answer

Pool fence height requirements