[TheForge] Liability waiver suggestions

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

i hate to be a wet blanket but here i go.

just happened to be talking with one of the lawyers, who has been
working the 8 yr. legal nightmare, when your post came in. i asked
him what he would suggest. below is his paraphrased advice.

0. given the current climate concerning abuse of students by teachers it
would be better if you were able to find:
    a. other students to instruct so that it is not a one-on-one
instruction.
    b. failing that, find a female blacksmith in the area and direct the
young woman to them.
    c. failing that, run away from the situation.

1. contracts, waivers, and hold-harmless agreements are only as good as
the lawyers and courts decide. as enticing as the opportunity may be it
is a legal nightmare and possiblly a judical nightmare ( see above )
waiting to happen.

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Frederick Faller wrote:

frederick> 
frederick> I have been asked to teach a young woman who wants to
frederick> learn basic blacksmithing as an extracurricular
frederick> project for school. I have spoken with her parents
frederick> about the "inherent dangers of blacksmithing" which we
frederick> all know can be managed. I am exclusively a "hand
frederick> smith" (no power tools - yet) so the dangers are
frederick> reduced somewhat. I do not want to get involved in any
frederick> regulatory issues for my smithy to make it a student
frederick> or apprentice fit place.
frederick> 
frederick> The parents have agreed to sign a waiver,
frederick> acknowledging the dangers. Any suggestions?
frederick> 
frederick> Anyone have a sample waiver wording I could borrow?
frederick> 
frederick> Frederick Faller
frederick> 

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terry l. ridder ><>