Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University › Chapter 3341-6 - Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards › Section 3341-6-54 - Programs and activities with minor participants

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement
			 and purpose
As part of its educational mission,
				Bowling Green state university (BGSU) sponsors many programs and activities
				that are specifically for minor children or in which minor children
				participate. The university also makes its facilities available to outside
				groups and organizations that conduct programs directed towards or that include
				minor children. BGSU is committed to providing a safe environment for all
				members of the university community as well as all those who participate in
				programs and activities on campus or who use or visit campus facilities.
				Because minor children are a particularly vulnerable population, this policy
				has been adopted to address the special concerns when minor children
				participate in university sponsored activities or other activities utilizing
				university facilities.
While the primary purpose of this
				policy is to protect minor children, adherence to this policy will also serve
				to protect members of the university community and other adults participating
				in programs involving minors from false allegations of abuse.
In addition to the requirements of this
				policy, employees and volunteers must adhere to obligations that may be imposed
				by applicable law, including but not limited to sections
				2151.421 and
				2921.22 of the Revised
				Code.
(B)
								Policy definitions
Authorized adult
Individuals, age eighteen and
						  older, paid or unpaid, who supervise, chaperone, or are otherwise responsible
						  for or oversee minors in covered programs. This includes, but is not limited
						  to, faculty, staff, volunteeers, graduate and undergraduate students, interns,
						  student employees, employees of temporary employment agencies, and independent
						  contractors/consultants. Authorized adults' roles may include positions such as
						  counselors, chaperones, coaches, instructors, etc.
Care, custody, or
						  control
When an adult(s) is present and
						  has primary responsibility for supervision of minors at any given point
						  throughout activity or program with minors. At least one adult must have care,
						  custody, or control of minors at all times during covered
						  programs.
Covered programs
Any: (1) event, operation, or
						  endeavor operated, conducted, or organized by the university or by a
						  third-party contractor, (2) that includes minors, and (3) during which parents
						  or guardians are not expected to be responsible for the care, custody, or
						  control of the minors.
Minor
Any participant in a covered
						  program who is under the age of eighteen. This does not include persons under
						  the age of eighteen who are enrolled for academic credit or have been accepted
						  for enrollment.
One-on-One
						  interactions
An intentional or purposeful
						  interaction when one individual to whom the policy applies is alone with one
						  minor.
Sponsoring entity
The entity offering the covered
						  program. For programs offered by the university, the academic or administrative
						  unit or registered student organization offering the program. For programs
						  offered by third-party contractors, the organization or person that is
						  contracting for the use of university facilities.
Third-Party
						  contractor
A non-university entity
						  contracting the use of university facilities to host events involving
						  minors.
University
						  facilities
Facilities owned by, or under
						  control of, the university.
(C)
								Policy scope
(1)
									This policy
			 applies to university programs and activities specifically designed for
			 participation by minors, and all participants, employees, students, and
			 volunteers who exercise direct supervision, chaperone, or otherwise oversee
			 minors in the course of their duties in covered programs. This includes, but is
			 not limited to:
(a)
										Activities and programs with minors the university
			 operates on campus or in university facilities, including but not limited to
			 overnight camps, licensed childcare facilities, instructional programs, day
			 camps, academic camps, and sports camps.
(b)
										Activities and
			 programs with minors the university operates that do not take place on campus,
			 including but not limited to outreach and community service activities.
(c)
										Activities and programs with minors operated, conducted, or
			 organized by third-party contractors which take place on campus or in
			 university facilities.