Ministry Tools

We work for you, so you can serve others. That purpose takes us beyond just offering insurance policies.  We know that if your staff and volunteers are properly screened, trained and organized and if your church provides a safe environment for your activities – your ministry will have a higher success rate.

SAFE CHURCH – Church Resource Center –

Starting a Safety Ministry

Emergency Preparedness

Facility Safety

Activities

• Automatic Fire Sprinkler System
• Baptistery
• Building and Grounds
• Crime Prevention
• Electrical
• Facility Use by Outside Groups
• Fire Prevention
• Heating and Cooling Systems
• Kitchens
• Ladders
• Lightning Surge Protection
• Outside Contractors
• Slips and Falls
• Water Damage

Financial Safeguards

• Background Checks: How to Perform a Check and Use the Results
• Financial Safeguards General Survey
• Financial Safeguards General Survey (Fill in Form)
• Key Components to a Financial Safeguard Program

Employee & Volunteer Safety

• Adult Release Forms – Samples
• Adult Sexual Misconduct & Counseling
• Baptistery
• Church Board
• Church Social Media
• Employment Practices
• Ergonomics
• Food Preparation/Food Safety
• Ladders
• Return-to-Work Program Resource Packet
• Return-to-Work Resources
• Slips and Falls
• Worker Safety

Children & Youth Safety

• Child Abuse Prevention Resource Packet
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Child/Youth Activities
• Consent Forms
• Daycare/Nursery Safety
• Food Preparation/Food Safety
• Incident Report Samples
• Playgrounds
• Youth Safety

Transportation Safeguards

• 15-Passenger Van Examples
• Accident Report Packet
• Auto Safety & Survival Kit
• Avoiding Vehicle Accidents with Deer
• Dangers of Distracted Driving
• Employee Safety: Older Drivers
• Golf Cart Safety
• Request for Criminal/Motor Records Check
• Request for Criminal/Motor Records Check (Customizable)
• Transportation Safety Checklist
• Transportation Safety Checklist (Fill in Form)
• Transportation Worker Application
• Transportation Worker Application (Customizable)
• Trip Safety Rules Agreement
• Vehicle Definitions for Buses and Vans
• Vehicle Self-Inspection Checklist
• Vehicle Self-Inspection Checklist Directions

The Safe Church Resource Packet

Table of Contents

1. Emergency and Crisis Survey for Churches
2. Monthly Inspection Checklist
3. Annual Inspection Checklist
4. Security Checklist
5. General Church Property Survey
6. Key Areas for Fire Safety Consideration
7. Financial Safeguards Survey
8. Employee/Volunteer Risk Management Survey
9. Safety Program Checklist
10. Post-Offer Pre-Employment Health Assessment
11. Preventing Back Injuries
12. Ladder Safety Procedures
13. Safer Work Space Worksheet
14. Counseling Misconduct Safeguards
15. Mission Trip Planning Worksheet
16. Proper Food Handling
17. Child and Youth Risk Management Survey
18. Sample Child/Youth Protection Policy
19. Child/Youth Worker Application Form
20. Response Procedures for Sexual Misconduct Allegations
21. Nursery and Toddler Area Safety Checklist
22. Playground Safety Factors
23. Parent or Guardian of a Minor Consent and Hold Harmless Agreement
24. Parent or Guardian Consent to Treat a Minor
25. Youth and Child Accident/Incident Report
26. Youth Trip and Overnight Retreat Checklist
27. Transportation Safety Survey
28. Transportation Worker Application Form
29. Vehicle Self-Inspection Report and Instructions
30. Accident/Incident Report
31. Church/Facilities Usage and Hold Harmless Agreement
32. Preparing for and Responding to Acts of Violence
33. Kitchen Safeguards 34. Practicing Church Discipline
34. Computer and Internet Safety