The holidays and New Year will likely bring a rush of members to your organization. On our latest Staffing, Safety, Society podcast, Paige and Kevin discuss how to use employment as a risk management tool. Ensuring you have the right people in the right places is the key to running safe and effective programs. We encourage you to listen to this episode and share it broadly with your peers. 

Board members are a key component of delivering on your mission and ensuring the safety of all youth in your programs. It is critical that your board is involved in preventing abuse at your organization. We've created a video focused on the topic of child sexual abuse, and what boards can do to both prevent and respond to it. As we approach the new year, we encourage you to share this with your boards and proactively initiate a discussion on this critically important topic. 

Preventing Fitness Injuries
New Year's resolutions will likely bring many new people into your fitness facilities. To prepare for the influx of people, and to make sure your fitness areas are safe, we encourage you to complete our micro-learning where we explore steps that you can take to keep everyone safe. 

Preventative Maintenance Schedule
As we approach the end of the year, now is a good time to revisit your annual preventative maintenance schedule for areas such as your facilities, equipment and vehicles to make sure that everything is up-to-date and complete for the year. Additionally, revisit the schedule for the new year and update it for any lessons learned this year.