[TheForge] Re: Teaching blacksmithing and insurance

[Andy Vida]

Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> 
> To answer some of the questions that have come up.
> 
> We have contacted the co. that advertises in the Anvil's Ring. They weren't
> very interested.
> 
> The reason given, by at least one of the co.s was that with the change in
> location, they couldn't inspect the facility and certify that it was
> acceptable.   With a school in a perminate location they could work through
> safty issues and get comforitable with the risk involved.

	wait a minute, this sounds screwy.

	I secured NJBA's insurance policy several years ago through
	the advertised carrier.  AFAIK that policy is still in force
	(Bruce, do you know about this anymore?) and we are covered for
	events to which we travel.  Last I knew, we were supposed to 
	obtain a certificate that explicitly covers a given event at
	a given venue.  They know that we hold open forges and other
	"sponsored" events where there are people working and I never
	heard any objection by them to any of this.  Perhaps things
	have changed.  Maybe you can talk to Bruce Freeman about this
	as he took over the insurance issues after I did the initial
	acquisition.  Perhaps he can shed some light on this.
> 
> I will pass on the suggestions on the wavers.  From what I've heard about
> wavers,  they don't usually hold up in court, but most people when they sign
> one are less likely to sue. They think that that option is gone, wheather it
> is or not.

	The option is never gone to initiate a suit.  Depending on how
	the waiver reads, the court may or may not throw the action
	out on its face.