A tall, cold drink of water on a hot day is refreshing, but water in the wrong place is a disaster, as many agencies have learned in the wake of torrential rains in recent years. With increasing expansion, new or previously unaffected areas also can be impacted by flood and surface water. ...

With warmer weather approaching, your agency will begin hiring seasonal employees to help with maintenance and recreation program delivery. In addition to helping them understand the policies and procedures at your agency, you also need to train them for the jobs they will be doing – and the equipment they will be using – so they can safely perform their duties.

Dundee Township and Highland Park have developed ways of incorporating PDRMA’s Injury Prevention Program (PIPP) into the seasonal orientation process to ensure new staff uses PIPP safety programs and ergonomic and stretching resources to avoid injuries. ...

A decrease in workers’ comp claims along with fewer back injuries, incidents of poison ivy, and vehicular accidents are just a few of the reasons Sarah Winkel, Museum Manager and Safety Coordinator, Bourbonnais Township Park District is a firm believer that good things come out of Loss Control Reviews (LCR). ...

Several parks in the Addison Park District are finally ready for their close-up now that the agency has addressed problems with vandalism.

“Vandalism is a growing problem for many of our members,” says Gerrit Prince, PDRMA Risk Management Consultant, ...