Risk Management for Health/Fitness Professionals: Legal Issues and Strategies

Eickhoff-shemek, Joann M.; Herbert, David L.; Connaughton, Daniel P.

ISBN 10: 078178364X / ISBN 13: 9780781783644

Edité par Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008

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SHRINKWRAPPED NEW: RISK MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH/FITNESS PROS PAPERBACK 2008 Ed 1 Risk Management for Health/Fitness Professionals: Legal Issues and Strategies 1st Edition by Joann M. Eickhoff-shemek (Author), David L. Herbert (Author), Daniel P. Connaughton (Author) OUR REFERENCE: BD4-FLR-PB-078178364X-2-lb DESCRIPTION Laws and legal issues in the health and fitness arena become clear with this well-organized text. You will learn invaluable risk management strategies to promote safer programs and environments. You will discover and expand your knowledge of many legal concerns related to emergency procedures, employment, equipment, and facility issues, pre-activity health screening, fitness testing and prescription, and instruction and supervision. Real-life health/fitness case law examples provide practical and useful illustrations of negligence to help you understand and minimize your legal liability. Features Include : A first-time-ever summary of important published standards of practice from over 10 premiere health/fitness professional and independent organizations Sample forms such as waivers, informed consents, and incident reports to help you understand how to protect yourself and your organization from legal liability Tables and figures to help illustrate important legal and risk management concepts "Put into Practice" checklists to reinforce learning and help you develop a comprehensive risk management plan Risk Management Assignments to teach you the action steps for providing a reasonably safer program and environment for participants A Risk Management Pyramid summarizing the text and highlighting seven lines of defense to protect yourself and your organization from negligence About the Author Daniel P. Connaughton is an associate professor at the University of Florida (UF) where he conducts research and teaches sport law and risk management. Product details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1st edition (October 9, 2008) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 407 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 078178364X ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0781783644. N° de réf. du vendeur BD4-FLR-PB-078178364X-2-lb

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Titre : Risk Management for Health/Fitness ...

Éditeur : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Date d'édition : 2008

Reliure : Soft cover

Etat : New

Edition : 1st Edition

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Synopsis :

"Risk Management for Health/Fitness Professionals" addresses legal issues in health and fitness arena. This book will provide basic knowledge of the law applicable to the health/fitness field and specific risk management strategies that health/fitness professionals can implement to minimize legal liability. It offers health/fitness students and professionals a greater understanding of legal issues such as pre-activity screening, emergency procedures, instruction, supervision, and exercise equipment issues. The book will take a practical approach using cases to illustrate legal concepts.