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Preventing and reducing injuries and accidents at your facility, as well as damage to your property, requires an ongoing effort. Church Mutual Insurance Company provides numerous items that address a variety of loss control techniques to assist you. Risk Reporter for Camps and Conference Centers is a quarterly risk management newsletter designed to inform you about risk exposures specific to your market as well as the procedures you can follow to control those risks.

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Winter 2012
Feature Story: Avoid roof collapse through maintenance
Managing Your Risks: Make sure to track snow, ice maintenance
Seasonal Spotlight: Tips for making snow tubing safe and fun
Q&A: Risk Reporter talks with George Coleman, co-owner and director of Coleman Family Camps in Merrick, N.Y., about winter vehicle maintenance

Fall 2011
Feature Story: Reap the benefits and avoid the pitfalls of cyber connections
Managing Your Risks: Fire suppression systems need proper maintenance
Seasonal Spotlight: Don’t branch out into tree pruning – leave it to the professionals
Q&A: Risk Reporter talks with Matt Klaus, senior fire protection engineer at the National Fire Protection Association, about sprinkler maintenance

Summer 2011
Feature Story: Free time among most dangerous at camps
Managing Your Risks: Learn from your losses to minimize them in the future
Seasonal Spotlight: Check your carabiners to ensure they're not on recall list
Q&A: Slip-resistant shoes combat falls

Spring 2011
Feature Story: Wake up: Bedbugs making a comeback
Managing Your Risks: Slips and falls top workers' compensation claims
Seasonal Spotlight: Vigilance reduces drowning deaths
Q&A: Risk Reporter talks with American Camp Association Director of Standards Rhonda Mickelson on turnover day procedures.

Winter 2011
Feature Story: Camps health center is first line of defense
Managing Your Risks: Bunk bed safety
Seasonal Spotlight: Dealing with homesickness
Q&A: Risk Reporter talks with Smokey Bear about wild fires

Fall 2010
Feature Story: Off-season is no longer downtime
Managing Your Risks: Watch for bed bugs
Seasonal Spotlight: Protect yourself when renting out your facilities
Q&A: Risk Reporter talks with Robert Frimet of RMF Consulting Group Inc. about financial safeguards

Summer 2010
Feature Story: Maintenance shops value, risk to camps
Managing Your Risks: Tracking and trending
Seasonal Spotlight: Caution is watchword in camp kitchens
Q&A: Risk Reporter discusses paintball safety with David Maynard of Pleasant Vineyard Ministries.

Spring 2010
Feature Story: Finding camp personnel is year-round project
Managing Your Risks: Swimmer safety
Seasonal Spotlight: Contingency planning should involve everyone
Q&A: Risk Reporter talks with Senior Risk Control Representative Kevin Nugent about lighting

Fall 2009
Feature Story: Camp horse programs must recognize risks
Managing Your Risks: Winter activities
Seasonal Spotlight: Know what projects require contractors
Q&A: Technology creates new risks at camps and conference centers

Summer 2009
Feature Story: Camps learn to deal with H1N1 virus
Managing Your Risks: Keep wagon rides safe
Seasonal Spotlight: Beat the heat with common sense
Q&A: Discussion on challenge course design and maintenance

Spring 2009
Feature Story: Pay close attention to workers’ safety habits
Managing Your Risks: New pool regulations
Seasonal Spotlight: Planning for Mother Nature’s fury
Q&A: Battling sunburn, allergies, bug bites and other summertime illnesses

Winter 2009
Feature Story: Don’t let bullying fly under the radar
Managing Your Risks: Swimmer Safety
Seasonal Spotlight: Inspection vital first step prior to opening camp
Q&A: Assembling, training and managing your team

Fall 2008
Feature Story: It’s time for camps to turn up the heat
Managing Your Risks: Assessing the 2008 camp season
Seasonal Spotlight: Preventing theft during the off season
Q&A: Maintaining your vehicles

Summer 2008
Feature Story: Camps face unique security issues
Managing Your Risks: Critical issue—security
Seasonal Spotlight: Life-or-death decision is worst nightmare
Panel of experts: Panel of experts
Q&A: risk reporter talks with director of risk management, security and incident response for Aurora Public Schools

Spring 2008
Feature Story: Proper precautions enhance water safety
Managing Your Risks: Safety inspections
Seasonal Spotlight: Medical care is top priority at camps
Q&A: Going to extremes suits campers these days

Winter 2008
Feature Story: Staffing camps is a year-round process
Managing Your Risks: No passengers allowed—ever
Seasonal Spotlight: Don’t make bunk beds a high risk
Q&A: risk reporter talks with ChoicePoint about background screening for nonprofit organizations

Fall 2007
Feature Story: Closing camp is no small task
Managing Your Risks: Check your pulse
Seasonal Spotlight: Keep your sleigh ride adventure safe
Q&A: risk reporter talks with YMCA of the USA Camping Specialist Gary Forster