Risk Management Manual: Best Practices

These Best Practices represent an excellent benchmark to guide risk management practices for our Members, as they represent what we consider to be the best practices of our members. They should not be considered as setting minimum standards or a higher legal standard of safety or care with respect to third party claims. Members must consider a variety of factors, including legal requirements and their unique loss exposures, when implementing risk management policies and programs.

Americans With Disabilities Act

• Best Practices
• Best Practices Toolkit

Aquatics Program

• Best Practices
• City of Oakland Sample Policies
  
  PLAN member password required:
• Pool And Spa Sample Checklists
• Warning Signage for Accessible Ponds and Lakes

Contractor Selection & Control

• Best Practices
  
• Contractor Selection - Construction Facilities and Temporary
  
• Contractor Selection - Contractor Safety Agreement
  
• Contractor Selection - Debris Removal
  
• Contractor Selection - Insurance Requirements For Consultants
  
• Contractor Selection - Insurance Requirements Manual
  
• Contractor Selection - Insurance Requirements for Contractors
  
• Contractor Selection - Overview
  
• Contractor Selection - PARMA 2006 Contract Risk Transfer & Insurance
  
• Contractor Selection - Rating and Ranking Checklist
  
• Contractor Selection - Regulatory Requirements
  
• Contractor Selection - Sample Resolution
  
• Contractor Selection - Self Assessment Score Sheet
  
• Contractor Selection - Summary of Work
  

Contractual Risk Transfer

• Best Practices
  

Employment Practices

• Best Practices
  

Facilities Inspections

• Best Practices
  
• Facilities Inspection Form
  

PLAN member password required:
• Common Property Recommendations
• Safety Inspection Checklist
• Business Office Space Safety Checklist
• Property Inspection Form
• Recommendation Log
• Fire Extinguisher Checklist
• Improving Security and Disaster Response Fact Sheet
• Public Works Service Request
• Road & Bridge Risk Management Control

Fire Operations

• Best Practices
  
• Fire Prevention - Sample Ordinance
  
• Sample Fire Apparatus Inspection Policy
  
• Sample Fire Apparatus Inspection Policy
  
• Sample Fire Apparatus Inspection Sheet
  
• Sample Fire Apparatus Inspection Sheet
  

Playgrounds

• Best Practices
  
• High Freq Playground Insp Form
  
• High and Low Freq Playground Insp Forms
  
• Low Freq Playground Insp Form
  
• Playground ASTM Changes
  
• Playground Background Info
  
• Playground Daily Inspection Checklist
  
• Playground Inventory Lists
  
• Playground Safety Resources
  
• Playgrounds - Critical Heights
  
• Playgrounds - Playground Safety Audit Guide
  
• Playgrounds - Skate Park Management
  

PLAN member password required:
• Playground Safety Checklist
• Playground Installation
• Playground Risk Factor Evaluation

Police Operations

• Best Practices
  
• Police - Law Firms
  
• Police - Lexipol Service
  

Road Maintenance

• Best Practices
  
• Roads - Milpitas Ordinance
  

Sewers

• Best Practices
  
• Sewers - Backup Prevention Program
  
• Sewers - City of Belvedere Ordinance
  
• Sewers - Homeowner Directions
  
• Sewers - Sample Ordinance
  

Sidewalks

• Best Practices
  
• Sidewalk - Curb Inspection and Maintenance Policies
  
• Sidewalk - Ordinance Workshop 4
  
• Sidewalk - San Jose Ordinance
  

Special Events and Facilities

• Special Events Checklist
• Special Events Planning Checklist
• Special Events and Facilities Best Practices
• Special Events Application Sample (Morgan Hill)

Urban Forests

• Best Practices
  
• Tree Hazard Evaluation Form Sample (Vallejo)
  
• Urban Forest Mgmt - Dublin Heritage Trees
  
• Urban Forest Mgmt - Milpitas Urban Forest Ordinance
  
• Urban Forest Mgmt - Planning Booklet
  
• Urban Forest Mgmt - Town of Atherton
  
• Urban Forest Mgmt - Town of Tiburon
  
• Urban Forest Mgmt - Tree Maintenance
  
• Urban Forest Mgmt - Tree Ordinance Guide by ISA
  

Vehicle Operations

• Best Practices
  
• Vehicles - Driving Policy Checklist Sample
  
• Vehicles - Street Smarts Flyer
  
• Vehicles - Best Practices for Operation of Passenger Vans
  
• Vehicles - Cell Phone Policy Sample (South San Francisco)
  
• Vehicles - MVR Guidelines
  
• Vehicles - Model Driver Policy
  
• Vehicles - OSHA Guide
  
• Vehicles - Shared Best Practices
  
• Wireless Device Safety Program
  

PLAN member password required:
• Vehicles - Fleet Safety Program Sample for Small Entities

Miscellaneous Best Practices

• AED Summary
• Best Practices for Making Informed Land Use Decisions
• Dangerous Conditions - An Outline For Investigating Liability, Defenses & Immunities
• Dangerous Conditions of Public Property
• Heat Illness Advisory
• Storm Water Drainage Maintenance Policy Resolution (Millbrae)
• Volunteer Handbook (Gilroy)


PLAN member password required:
• Background Search Matrix for Public Entity Employees