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Health, Safety, & Risk Management Flashcards

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  1. A fitness center recreation professional notices a participant is exhibiting signs of cardiac distress during a class. The FIRST action should be to:

    Answer: Stop the activity, call for help, and initiate the Emergency Action Plan

    The EAP should be activated immediately for potential cardiac events, which includes stopping activity, summoning emergency services, and beginning care protocols.

  2. Which legal concept holds a recreation agency responsible for the negligent acts of its employees while they perform their job duties?

    Answer: Vicarious liability

    Vicarious liability (respondeat superior) makes employers legally responsible for the negligent acts of their employees conducted within the scope of employment.

  3. A recreation professional conducting a pre-activity safety briefing is fulfilling which duty of care obligation?

    Answer: Duty to warn participants of inherent and non-obvious risks

    Pre-activity briefings fulfill the duty to warn by informing participants of risks they may not be aware of before engaging in the activity.

  4. When developing a safety plan for a high-adventure ropes course, the MOST critical staff qualification to verify is:

    Answer: Current industry-recognized certification in challenge course facilitation

    High-adventure activities require staff to hold recognized technical certifications from bodies such as ACCT to ensure competence in managing specialized risks.

  5. The 'four elements of negligence' that a plaintiff must prove in a recreation lawsuit are duty, breach, causation, and:

    Answer: Damages

    A plaintiff must prove all four elements — duty, breach, causation, and actual damages — to succeed in a negligence claim against a recreation professional.

  6. Blood-borne pathogen exposure control plans in recreation facilities are required under which federal regulation?

    Answer: OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)

    OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard mandates written exposure control plans for workplaces where employees may contact blood or other infectious materials.

  7. A participant who signs a waiver but is later injured due to gross negligence by staff would most likely:

    Answer: Still be able to sue, because waivers generally do not protect against gross negligence

    Courts in most jurisdictions hold that waivers cannot shield organizations from liability arising from gross negligence or willful misconduct.