Do your policies describe what youth can and cannot do while doing volunteer construction-related jobs? Resources you can draw upon: ACA standard SF-8.Power Tools: Must be used only by trained persons, safety devices intact, in good repair. Your state child … Continue reading
Category Archives: Volunteers
“Are you too eager to please and do you avoid having difficult conversations when conflicts arise? A desire to get along with others may be preventing you from addressing and undertaking office conflict management – and preventing you from advancing, … Continue reading
Has anyone around you ever made a bad decision? Or maybe with the best intentions, you made the wrong call. How could this happen? “Our brains leap to conclusions and are reluctant to consider alternatives; we are particularly bad at … Continue reading
Summer’s a busy time. Here’s a clever way you can thank you facilities/maintenance/property staff or volunteers by making a card or poster. Feel free to adapt and make your own image. … Continue reading
“Workers compensation laws exist in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia. Each state’s law is different. Do you understand your camp employer’s obligations as well as yours? This is an essential part of risk management at camp … Continue reading
“As the sun burned into the orange hardwoods last Labor Day, the other volunteers and I sat on the Camp Wakonda Trading Post steps under a new shade roof admiring the new stone retaining wall, climbing platform, and security fence, … Continue reading
Below are some fun and sometimes practical property-related holidays in the coming year. Mark your calendar for official and unofficial days in 2015: January 5 National Bird Day January 15 National Hat Day February 2 Groundhog Day February 5 National … Continue reading
The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires chemical manufacturers, distributors, or importers to provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) (formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDSs) to communicate the hazards of hazardous chemical products. As of June 1, 2015, the … Continue reading
Is all hearing protection the same? No, so the easiest way to compare products is to use a rating system. In the United States, the system is the NRR [Noise Reduction Rating]. The current range of NRR extends from 0 … Continue reading
Whenever a volunteer group (and sometimes even licensed contractors) come to CrossRoads, we end up supplying tools to finish the job. At the end of the day or at the end of the weekend, everything can get mixed together. To … Continue reading
We have all changed someone’s life — usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives. Ted Talks (6:15) http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership.html … Continue reading
At Lake Yale, each of the cabins looked alike, with the same paint color, building size, and layout. This made the camp look institutional, which was far from the atmosphere the camp was trying to create. For about $200, the … Continue reading
A property usually has pockets of different hazardous chemicals. Here are a handful of examples. In the kitchen, there are oven cleaners. Housekeeping has various janitorial and cleaning materials. Activities may use chemicals in craft projects. Facilities uses a variety … Continue reading
Are you working on a significant project this summer? Or maybe you have a visiting work group in for a few days? Or maybe you have an annoying maintenance task that you’re dealing with over and over? Take photos for … Continue reading
Ever looked through the galleries of This Old House to see photos of illegal, creative, or stupid things people have done to their houses? http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/info/0,,20211283,00.html Outdoor properties can have similar ‘solutions.’ If you don’t have these type of photos for … Continue reading