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<div dir="ltr">Hi, thanks for the advice so far. I'm working my way through the options and will update you next week.<br><div><br></div><div>Here are the details of the event: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_Party/Shotts<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Tim</div><div><br><br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:40:08 +0000<br>> From: Fozy 81 <fozy81@hotmail.com><br>> To: <legal-talk@openstreetmap.org><br>> Subject: [OSM-legal-talk] Insurance for Mapping Party<br>> Message-ID: <BLU115-W15F14559BDB0908C033E43CCD00@phx.gbl><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> <br>> Hi,<br>> <br>> > Slightly different legal question than licence issues. Not sure if this is the right place to ask it, but here goes...<br>>> <br>> When organising a mapping party do we need public liability insurance in case of accident and/or disclaimer to be signed?. I am organising a mapping party in the Scotland. We are using a public building from an organisation who have kindly let us use their facilities for the day. They have asked if we have insurance in case of accident and if we have a risk assessment. It seems health and safety has finally caught up with OSM. In the past, I have organised mapping events but this issue has not been raised. <br>>> <br>> Can anyone provide some advice on this issue?<br>>> <br>> Thank you,<br>>> <br>> Tim<br>> <br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/legal-talk/attachments/20120712/11a05b3d/attachment-0001.html><br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 2<br>> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:52:02 -0700<br>> From: Paul Norman <penorman@mac.com><br>> To: "'Licensing and other legal discussions.'"<br>> <legal-talk@openstreetmap.org><br>> Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Insurance for Mapping Party<br>> Message-ID: <018f01cd60a2$7babaf70$73030e50$@mac.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>> <br>> I actually have some experience in this area, but keep in mind that the<br>> requirements may vary significantly by country.<br>> <br>> <br>> > Some form of insurance is likely to be required by some organizations. I<br>> know the group bike rides I used to go on had insurance. On the other hand,<br>> if all you're using their space for is meeting and computer-based activities<br>> they might not require insurance.<br>> <br>> > <br>> A risk assessment should be fairly easy, there aren't many risks. The<br>> biggest risk I can think of is if you're outside on roadways subject to the<br>> hazard of being struck by vehicles, and the preventative measures are pretty<br>> easy, wear a high-vis vest (compliant with CSA Z96, ANSI/ISEA 107 or EN 471<br>> as applicable). Depending on what you're mapping, this might not be an<br>> issue. If you're mapping footpaths it wouldn't be, but if you decided to map<br>> highway features by foot it would be.<br>> <br>> > <br>> From: Fozy 81 [mailto:fozy81@hotmail.com] <br>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:40 PM<br>> To: legal-talk@openstreetmap.org<br>> Subject: [OSM-legal-talk] Insurance for Mapping Party<br>> <br>> <br>> <br><br><br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 3<br>> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:21:36 +0100<br>> From: "Andy Robinson" <ajrlists@gmail.com><br>> To: "'Licensing and other legal discussions.'"<br>> <legal-talk@openstreetmap.org><br>> Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Insurance for Mapping Party<br>> Message-ID: <006c01cd60d0$85d7f840$9187e8c0$@gmail.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>> <br>> As insurance is unlikely to be easy to arrange if it were me I would<br>> undertake a risk assessment for venue and mapping and then print off some<br>> A5's with the mitigation measures and make sure OSMers attending understand<br>> they are participating at their own risk and that these were the measures I<br>> identified that they might take notice of. If facilitating mappers to come<br>> together rather than arranging a public event then I'd be comfortable with<br>> that. <br>> <br>> However what the public building folks will be concerned about is someone<br>> getting injured on their premises so if PL is a requirement from them there<br>> is very little that you can do other than to find some insurance.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> As far as I recall OSMF has obtained insurance to date through Hiscox (to<br>> cover Directors and SOTM events) so they might be the place perhaps to start<br>> if you need a quote. PL insurance for this type of activity is rarely<br>> expensive but there is a cost and it's a pain to have to do by yourself<br>> rather than as part of an organisation.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Cheers<br>> <br>> Andy<br>> <br><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> legal-talk mailing list<br>> legal-talk@openstreetmap.org<br>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk<br>> <br>> <br>> End of legal-talk Digest, Vol 71, Issue 5<br>> *****************************************<br></div></div>
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