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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/30/2012 7:34 PM, Michael Loomis
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAM26V3nSBUG4kJ=frYshJRVCTJ3y--kRRpKw1SwVS73BULYQCw@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite"><font face="garamond,serif">I would like the waiver
form better if it were fitted on a single page.</font></blockquote>
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When I drafted the proposed liability release for installfests (that
we didn't decide to use last time, pending further review), I also
wanted it to fit on one page. The only way I could do it was to
reduce the font size to something like 7 point. :-(<br>
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cite="mid:CAM26V3nSBUG4kJ=frYshJRVCTJ3y--kRRpKw1SwVS73BULYQCw@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite"><font face="garamond,serif">For instance, putting "</font>No
one under the age of 18 shall be permitted to operate power tools,
work on ladders or rooftops, or work on high­voltage
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face="garamond,serif">
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(greater than 50 volts) wiring, whether energized or not."
could be eliminated. I suspect it could cause us more legal
problems than protect us anyway.</div>
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I think in our case, it could be eliminated principally because no
one under age 18 is likely to be working on the project. What
additional legal exposure to you see from including this clause?
We're told (by a member of the prior board) that this release was
modeled after ones used by other non-profits for similar projects
(principally one used by Habitat for Humanity). I can't say for
sure why they would have included this clause ("I Am Not A Lawyer"
and all...), but I would suspect it's because the laws of some
states (including PA, I believe) don't permit minors to do this type
of work.<br>
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<div>I can even try to rewrite it, if it wouldn't be an intrusion.
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I'd be interested to see what you have in mind - it might be easier
(for you) to do an overview of how you think it should be changed,
before you go to the trouble of doing a rewrite (unless, of course,
the full rewrite is not that much more work).<br>
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--Pat.<br>
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