Hearing You Made a Difference
Hearing You Made a DifferenceBy Alan Achatz Many years ago, while I still was a club manager, an employee walked up to me and said “Thank you!” I heard the emotion in his voice and as I looked at him he continued by saying he had saved his baby’s life the day before!...
Food / Food Safety / Wine PDFs
"Dining Out: The Importance of Staff Training and Food Safety", August 2014, Article by Alan with Charles D. Dorn "Can you charge Corkage on Screw Top Wines?", November 2007 "How are your Health and Safety Policies?", February 2003 "Summertime Employee Safety",...
First Aid PDFs
"First Aid Kits", Jan/Feb 2010 "First Aid Kits", March 2007 The above articles appeared in the following publications:Association of College and University Clubs NewsletterBoard Room MagazineClub Gourmet MagazineClub...
Emergency Planning PDFs
"Have you Ever Intentionally Evacuated your Club?", July 2013 "Fire Extinguisher Safety", May 2005 “Emergency Action Planning", March 2003 “Emergency Action Plan", November 2001 The above articles appeared in the following publications:[su_column size="1/2"...
Collaboration PDFs
"Safety and Your Insurance Company", February 2016, Article by Alan and David A. Harnois, Affinity Agency Group "Dining Out: The Importance of Staff Training and Food Safety", August 2014, Article by Alan with Charles D. Dorn The above articles appeared in the...
OSHA Alliance Articles
"Step 1: How and Where Does One Start?", February 2008 "Step 2: Recordkeeping and Reporting", March 2008 "Step 3: Accident Prevention and Investigation", April 2008 "Step 4: Hazard Communication", May 2008 (Step 4 is outdated) See OSHA Hazard Communication Standard...
Training Requirements PDFs
"New OSHA Training Regulations Impacting Clubs", Nov 2013 "Fire Extinguisher Safety", May 2005 The above articles appeared in the following publications:Association of College and University Clubs NewsletterBoard Room...
Special Concerns PDFs
"The Safety guy Almost got hit!", Oct 2015, Article by Alan "Driving while "Intexticated", Mar/April 2010 "Evacuating a High Rise Building", March 2005, page 5 "Who's Hitting on your Helium Tank?", May 2004 “Heads Up: Managing the risk to employees from errant golf...
Risk Management / Insurance PDFs
NCA CONNECT "A New Approach to Safety", Oct 2018 "Club Safety Compliance and Best Practices", Summer 2016 "Safety and Your Insurance Company", February 2016 - by Alan and David A. Harnois, Affinity Agency Group "Club Safety: Manage Risk and Avoid Disaster", November...
OSHA PDFS
"When do you have to contact OSHA", August 2020 "Cloth Face Masks - Info From OSHA", August 2020 "Safety Concerns for Private Clubs", August 2017 "Looking at Your Club’s Safety Issues from Afar", Feb 2015 "OSHA Violations at Clubs", May 2014 "What Would You Do if OSHA...