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YES N/A ACTION ITEM Do all emergency exits open in an outward direction? Are all emergency exit doors equipped with panic opening hardware? Are all emergency exits kept unlocked and free of obstructions? Are there two exits, remote from each other, for each level of the building?...Utility | May 14, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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YES N/A ACTION ITEM Are steps on stairs and stairways designed or provided with a surface that is slip resistant? Are there standard stair rails or handrails on all stairways with four or more steps? Are stairway handrails located between 30 and 34 inches above the leading edge of stair treads?...Utility | May 14, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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YES N/A ACTION ITEM Is the roof inspected annually to make sure that the surface, lashings, caulking, and sealants are watertight? Is there a plan for removing heavy snow or ice loads from roofs to prevent collapse?...Utility | May 14, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Alternatives to Calling the Police—Introduction ...May 7, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article -
There is a whole range of destructive behaviors displayed in congregations, including spreading negativity throughout the congregation, withholding money as a way of pressuring the organization into giving them their way, name-calling, verbal attacks, bullying, and more.Utility | May 7, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article -
YES N/A ACTION ITEM Is there an easy exit from the kitchen to the outside of the building? Is the kitchen exit located away from the potential source of a fire? Is the kitchen area, including appliances, walls, floors, free of grease accumulation? Are explosion-proof lights installed above the...Utility | May 7, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Building Safety and Security in Congregations Creating security is an ongoing process. Shocking events reported in the media can cause congregations to take immediate action on emergency and security issues, but emergency planning is a long-term process. Regularly updating plans and policies,...Utility | May 7, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Step 1: Assemble your emergency operations team Step 2: Establish contact with local partners Step 3: Questions Step 4: Determining roles and responsibilities Step 5: Approval Step 6: Share Step 7: Train Step 8: Practice Step 9: Congregational drills Step 10: Review Resources Sanctuary Congregati...Utility | May 7, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Facilities Management, Records & Security, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Youth Ministry Guidelines Learning from the best practices of many Unitarian Universalist congregations, the UUA Safety Team and UUA Youth Roundtable have developed recommendations for congregations to keep teenage youth safer from harm....Utility | May 7, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Conflict Management in Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Resources for religious educators, ministers and other congregational leaders to prevent and address violence, abuse, harassment, inappropriate behavior, and other threats to safety.Training | By Kim Sweeney | April 11, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Safe CongregationsPage/Article -
Harvey flood waters inundated the homes of one in five families at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church.By Kenny Wiley | March 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Disaster, News, Trauma ResponsePage/Article
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We can decide not to let our culture be defined by toxic masculinity.By Emily Wright-Magoon | March 1, 2018 | From LifeTagged as: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Men, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, Sexuality, Sexuality Education, Violence, WomenPage/Article -
Putting holes in things that used to be solid is hard. Some days, there is broken glass everywhere. And not all of us are skilled with the metaphorical power tools.By Liz James | February 19, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Belief, Community, Forgiveness, Power, Safe Congregations, UU TheologyPage/Article -
Unitarian Universalist congregations are taking steps to be better prepared for emergencies.By Donald E. Skinner | February 12, 2018 | From IdeasTagged as: Conflict, Safe Congregations, Trauma, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
Sample Policies, Procedures, and Press Releases Unitarian Universalist congregations and organizations have created these resources on active shooters and gun violence. We offer them here as samples that can assist your own organization in developing a plan.Utility | January 12, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Safe Congregations, Safely Staffing Your Congregations, Trauma ResponsePage/Article
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We've created these guidelines to help our congregations develop safety plans for violent situations involving active shooters. Assemble Your Team Your team should include: staff (minister and religious educator) a member of the board a member of the Safe Congregations Team or a congregant with a...Utility | January 12, 2018 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: Safe Congregations, Safely Staffing Your Congregations, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
Congregations are relational spaces that rely on the integrity of individuals to create a community grounded in covenant, compassion and mutual trust. Sometimes, many times in fact, our sense of trust in individuals, leaders or the organization is damaged in ways that test the sense of personal,...Utility | By Patricia Infante | January 11, 2018 | From Central East RegionTagged as: Professional Misconduct, Safe CongregationsPage/Article -
This is often the first place that safety concerns begin to emerge in a congregation. We think of children and youth as our most vulnerable population and there are often laws and requirements imposed on us to ensure a higher level of safety for these groups....Utility | By Patricia Infante | January 11, 2018 | From Central East RegionTagged as: Child Safety, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Common sense practices can go a long way towards making your building and grounds safe for all who enter....Utility | By Patricia Infante | January 11, 2018 | From Central East RegionTagged as: Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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This webinar will introduce you to resources to prepare and respond to a variety of situations that put your community at risk. We’ll touch on how to open up a non-anxious dialogue within the congregation, the role of the board in creating clear policies, and how to effectively prepare and train...Webinar | By Patricia Infante, Lisa Presley | December 15, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Safe Congregations, Safely Staffing Your Congregations, Trauma ResponsePage/Article