| 453 | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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| 4:30 PM-5:30 PM | Convention Center:117 |
| AAPAR/Safety and Risk Management Council |
| Internship Injuries: What May Create Negligence? |
| A university may be held liable for injuries sustained by a student during the course of a required internship if the student can prove that negligent actions by the university resulted in the harm (Stamatakos, 1990). This presentation will identify 1) foresee ability of harm; 2) nature of the risk; 3) connection of the college's act or omission to injury; and 4) university responsibility as issues of which the internship supervisor must be aware. |
Keyword(s): legal issues, safety/injury prevention
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| Speaker: John Miller, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX |