Are you speaking of assault by a volunteer, or assault by a stranger who comes into the museum? I don't have experience with either, but would be interested in hearing other responses. We try to never leave a volunteer alone at the museum when it is open, and definitely do not if they are under 18. In fact, even when the museum is closed and locked up, I wouldn't leave an under-18 volunteer here alone. I also rely on my gut instinct regarding what volunteers I might leave alone together, particularly when dealing with short-term volunteers who I don't know well. Erica S. Maniez Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society 425/392-3500 [log in to unmask] www.issaquahhistory.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On > Behalf Of Stephen Patrick > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:43 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Employee or volunteer working alone at a site > > > Anyone have incidents or claims for alleged incidents against employees > working alone, or assault against employees working alone? Do you have > any policies? Have you implemented any procedures to reduce risk or > correct problems? We are a municipal museum system, and local governments > are taking looks at ways to reduce risk and negative exposure, etc. Any > ideas anyone has and would share would be appreciated. > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).