Writing a Risk Management Policy

Whether your chapter has a well developed risk management policy or are just getting started, these suggestions will help your chapter as it develops, reviews, evaluates, and revises its risk management policy.

Steps in developing, reviewing, evaluating, and revising your chapter's risk management policy.

• Form a Risk Management Committee (you may already have one in place)

• Review the risk management materials provided by the National Office

    * Risk Management Template
    * Risk Management Manual
    * Anti-Hazing Manual
    * Crisis Management Plan
    * National Constitution
    * National Interpretative Document

• Research institutional regulations, and state and local laws

• Identify chapter activities and events that pose risk to your chapter

• Develop risk management policies and procedures

• Present risk management policies and procedures to chapter for review and approval

• Include approved risk management policies and procedures in chapter governing documents (chapter bylaws and/or operating procedures)

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