ARE YOU AT RISK? ♦ Lawsuits cost clubs millions of dollars annually – we work with attorneys, review cases, and have Expert Witness experience to help you assess your risk level. ♦ In many states, “Liability” or “Waiver” forms do NOT protect you!We can help you design forms that reduce your exposure. ♦ Do you teach EVERY member how to safely use your equipment?We assess service and processes to keep your members safer. ♦ Do you know which equipment is most dangerous?We focus on high-risk areas, and recommend brands that improve safety.
ARE YOU AT RISK? ♦Is your equipment set up and maintained to manufacturer specifications?We assess your equipment maintenance to recommend compliance procedures. ♦Is your gym laid out safely?We have extensive experience in facility design and management. ♦Is your staff qualified?We review staff qualifications and training to help you reduce risk. ♦Are your personal trainers a liability?We assess your relationship with, and supervision of trainers to minimize your liability.
SportFit Consulting Risk Assessment Program ♦ Facility Design/Layout Review ♦ Equipment Selection/Maintenance ♦ Site inspection and safety check ♦ Signage and Forms ♦ Member competence ♦ Staff service/instruction ♦ Personal Training procedures ♦ Group Exercise programs ♦ Comprehensive written risk report
Is your equipment safe? Don't wait for an accident to find out!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AT SPORTS RISK CONSULTING: Doyice J. Cotten Doyice J. Cotten is an emeritus professor of sport management at Georgia Southern University where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in sport law and risk management. He served as president of the Sport and Recreation Law Association and manages his own writing and risk management consulting business, Sport Risk Consulting. He has more than 150 published articles on risk management and liability waivers in professional publications. He has collected and analyzed more than 1000 sport- and recreation-related waiver cases and, with his wife, Mary, authors Waivers & Releases of Liability (7th edition). He consults and works with professionals on developing effective waivers for sport businesses and organizations. He is also the co-author of Law for Recreation and Sport Managers (5th edition), the top-selling sport law textbook. His website www.SportRisk.com is free and provides timely information regarding both risk management and waiver law.
