It is a bit frightening that this sort of thing is required for a mapping party! Why is the, to my mind, utterly common-sense "do it at your own risk, if you have an accident it's YOUR responsibility, not ours" attitude so alien to the world today?
In other words you shouldn't need insurance, but you're not allowed, under any circumstances, to sue the organisation if you have an accident. Seems complete common-sense. Nick -----Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> wrote: ----- To: "'Licensing and other legal discussions.'" <legal-talk@openstreetmap.org> From: Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> Date: 13/07/2012 03:53AM Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Insurance for Mapping Party I actually have some experience in this area, but keep in mind that the requirements may vary significantly by country. Some form of insurance is likely to be required by some organizations. I know the group bike rides I used to go on had insurance. On the other hand, if all you’re using their space for is meeting and computer-based activities they might not require insurance. A risk assessment should be fairly easy, there aren’t many risks. The biggest risk I can think of is if you’re outside on roadways subject to the hazard of being struck by vehicles, and the preventative measures are pretty easy, wear a high-vis vest (compliant with CSA Z96, ANSI/ISEA 107 or EN 471 as applicable). Depending on what you’re mapping, this might not be an issue. If you’re mapping footpaths it wouldn’t be, but if you decided to map highway features by foot it would be. From: Fozy 81 [mailto:foz...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:40 PM To: legal-talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: [OSM-legal-talk] Insurance for Mapping Party Hi, Slightly different legal question than licence issues. Not sure if this is the right place to ask it, but here goes... 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. Can anyone provide some advice on this issue? Thank you, Tim_______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
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