| Charities and the trustees of charities are becoming | | | | come to harm by the actions of people working for |
| increasingly aware of the need for not only | | | | the charity. |
| protection in the form of charity insurance but also | | | | As well as members of the public, you would also |
| effective risk management. And after they have | | | | need to take into account people who might not |
| identified potential hazards which may occur within or | | | | work at your premises full time but who still come |
| around their organisation, the next stage of the risk | | | | into contact with. From cleaners and contractors to |
| management process is to actually decide who might | | | | maintenance workers and staff who might share a |
| be harmed within the organisations network as this | | | | work area with you, it is imperative you identify |
| will allow them to decide how best to manage the | | | | them and how they might come to harm. |
| risk involved. | | | | Finally when it comes to deciding who might be |
| The first way to do this could be to group together | | | | harmed and how, you will need to take into account |
| groups of people who could be harmed and identify | | | | that certain people might possibly have different |
| what accident or injury type they could be | | | | needs. For example, a volunteer with a disability may |
| susceptible to. For example, you may have your own | | | | be more at risk so you may need to take additional |
| charity shop which you sell a wide variety of goods | | | | steps to make sure they are safe. The same may |
| donated by the general public. Volunteers in the shop | | | | apply to expectant mothers or new volunteers who |
| may suffer from back injuries caused by the | | | | are unfamiliar with where and how you carry out |
| repeated lifting of heavy items such as furniture that | | | | your charitable activities. |
| has been donated. | | | | The good news for charities is that they are based |
| Other important points for charities to remember | | | | on thinking for and about others. Therefore if you |
| when deciding who might be harmed and how, is to | | | | are a charity trustee who wants to improve your |
| not just think of your staff and volunteers. It is | | | | health and safety and maybe even reduce your |
| crucial to remember anyone who you might come | | | | charity insurance premium, identify who might he |
| into contact with and this includes members of the | | | | harmed and how, and you will be on your way to |
| general public. If you have a charity shop or organise | | | | putting effective risk management strategies into |
| a charity fund raising event consider how they might | | | | place. |