Wausau Insurance Sponsors National Playground Safety Institute Program to
Encourage Inspector Certification
WAUSAU, Wis., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission estimates more than 200,000 children are treated for playground
accidents each year -- and that's a significant risk for school districts,
counties, and municipalities. Fortunately, thanks to the National Recreation
and Park Association, the Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association and Wausau
Insurance, a National Playground Safety Inspector Certification Course will be
held this fall in Wisconsin. Participants will learn how to make their
playgrounds safer and perhaps avoid the tragedy and cost of a serious
playground accident.
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The training session, which includes an on-site playground visit, will be
held at the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Nov. 2-3. The course is
pre-approved for 1.2 CEUs and will be conducted by nationally known playground
safety experts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. An optional certification exam
will be held in the same location on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The course will provide information on how to:
-- Identify hazardous playground equipment,
-- Test for protrusion, entrapment or entanglement exposures,
-- Use appropriate risk management tools, and
-- Familiarize yourself with basic legal obligations and national safety
guidelines.
Anyone whose job includes playground safety responsibilities is invited to
take the course. It is the only National Playground Safety Inspector
Certification Course held in Wisconsin in 2008. Costs for the two days of
classroom training are $475 per person (or $400 per member), plus $150 per
person (or $100 per member) for the certification examination. Registration
forms can be obtained from Edward Steele, loss prevention technical consultant
at Wausau Insurance (715.847.8826 edward.steele@wausau.com) or by visiting
http://www.nrpa.org or http://www.wpraweb.org. Pre-registration is required
and must be completed at least 30 days before the event.
Wausau Insurance (http://www.wausau.com) is a national property and
casualty company, providing commercial auto, general liability, property,
umbrella, workers compensation and other coverage. Wausau was founded in
1911, when the company issued the first insurance policy under the nation's
first constitutional workers compensation law. Wausau has been part of the
Liberty Mutual Group since 1999, a diversified global insurer that ranks 94 on
the Fortune 500 list and is the sixth largest property and casualty insurer in
the U.S. based on 2007 direct written premium.
SOURCE Wausau Insurance
Brad Zweck, Manager, Communications and Public Affairs of Wausau Insurance,
+1-715-842-6570, brad.zweck@wausau.com
