11-27-2002, 05:02 AM
I have been a safety officer for re-enactment artillery, both ancient and 1800's black powder artillery. I was also a safety officer an innumerable tank gunnery courses while in the military (and small arms instructor for my brigade marksmanship team). I am a safety "nut".<br>
I know that here in the USA there is always the shadow of litigation looming over any event. A recent event required a 5 million US dollar liability policy, which cost $1500 cash! Think about it, 1000 pounds for a three day weekend of re-enacting! It becomes a real burden. There is a "Living History Association" that offers re-enactment groups individual liability insurance, and group insurance. You can also make sure that your "Legion" is a corporation, so that it has limits to liability, so if Joe Spectator steps in front of the cavalry charge after being warned, or sticks his face in front of the scorpion to watch the bolt, you might not lose you house, car and hunting dog in a litigation happy court system.<br>
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I wonder, if some soldiers are out playing army as Romans with Dan Peterson's group, and one gets hurt badly and disabled, would it be a service connect disability, if it was on an official military sponsored event?<br>
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CYA! CYA! CYA! and "Safety First, Second and Last"! Have fun and have a first aid kit! It does not hurt to have all members of your unit trained in basic first aid, and to make sure the local ambulance knows how to get to your event site, just in case. We usually coordinate with police and local ambulance, and let them know where we will be and what we will be doing, so they don't get surprised if they get a call to come out to where we are playing.<br>
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I know that here in the USA there is always the shadow of litigation looming over any event. A recent event required a 5 million US dollar liability policy, which cost $1500 cash! Think about it, 1000 pounds for a three day weekend of re-enacting! It becomes a real burden. There is a "Living History Association" that offers re-enactment groups individual liability insurance, and group insurance. You can also make sure that your "Legion" is a corporation, so that it has limits to liability, so if Joe Spectator steps in front of the cavalry charge after being warned, or sticks his face in front of the scorpion to watch the bolt, you might not lose you house, car and hunting dog in a litigation happy court system.<br>
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I wonder, if some soldiers are out playing army as Romans with Dan Peterson's group, and one gets hurt badly and disabled, would it be a service connect disability, if it was on an official military sponsored event?<br>
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CYA! CYA! CYA! and "Safety First, Second and Last"! Have fun and have a first aid kit! It does not hurt to have all members of your unit trained in basic first aid, and to make sure the local ambulance knows how to get to your event site, just in case. We usually coordinate with police and local ambulance, and let them know where we will be and what we will be doing, so they don't get surprised if they get a call to come out to where we are playing.<br>
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Charles Foxtrot
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