With the wood shop especially, how do you handle the liabilitity issue of employee's using the equipment for personal work during off hours? Do you make them sign a waiver so if they hurt themselves using company equipment doing personal work they are limited in tehir law suit? Doesn't your insurance company have a fit with this? Dr. Elizabeth A. Moore, Curator Virginia Museum of Natural History 1001 Douglas Avenue Martinsville, VA 24112 [log in to unmask] ---------- > From: Visual Art Resources <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Personnel policy on computer use > Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 3:55 PM > > Folks, > > > As the Director of a very small art organization I often deal with these > issues in 'real time' not just theory. Every once in a while I need to > access some information on one of the computers used by my staff. In doing > so I have found folders and files that contain information not related to > the organization. I assume them to be personal documents of the staff > member in question. I do not know this for sure because I do not open them > although as Director I have the right to do so. > > As a manager, the decisions I make in situations such as this are very > important. My actions set the tone of the working environment. I believe > employees who are 'trying to get away with something' are responding to > the 'strangle-hold' school of management. My employees are encouraged to > use our computers, frame-shop, dark room, and wood shop on their own time. > The more trust I invest in my employees the more trustworthy they become. > The more respect, appreciation and encouragement I offer them the more I > and my organization receive. > > Dena E. Brown > Visual Arts Resources > Eugene, Oregon