Hiring or Recruiting (staff or volunteers) - Carelessness in hiring or recruiting practices including failure to screen, select, train, and/or supervise staff and volunteers in a manner consistent with the standards of the field.
Emergency Training - Failure to provide training in emergency procedures and on procedures for any incident that was foreseeable.
Supervision Ratios - Failure to provide appropriate supervision ratios and expectations for supervision in activities and at all other times children are in the care of the program provider.
Safe Transportation - Failure to provide safe transportation by qualified drivers, operating a safe vehicle and following procedures for internal control and supervision while transporting and during loading and unloading.
Equipment or Animals - Entrustment of equipment or animals to a person who is too young or for other reasons not equipped or trained to handle the condition.
Safety Procedures - Failure to have safety procedures or failure to teach, instruct or practice procedures.
Inadequate Warnings - Inadequate warning of hazards or warnings not appropriate for the age or physical or mental capabilities of the participant.
Maintenance - Failure to take immediate action on hazardous conditions or failure to perform routine maintenance such as testing water, alarms, and extinguishers or repairing, especially after notice, steps, rails, lights, equipment, etc.
Equipment - Failure to provide proper or adequate equipment in good condition and appropriate for intended use.
Secondary Injury - Failure to prevent secondary injury through the actions or non- actions or treatment of the injured. If the program provider assumes the duty to render aid, the law imposes a duty of competent and appropriate action.