How can I make sure that my office parties are safe?

Planning food, drinks, location and music might not be the primary worries that you should face. Keep in mind that insurance needs should also be considered when planning a party. Think about how much alcohol should be served, and who should be taken home on a taxi. In fact, make taxi reservations early just in case the party gets

 A leading risk advisor and insurance broker provided you with some helpful tips that will assist you with preventing stimulations that might turn you good times into lawsuits:

Check the accessibility of a party venue, in order to make sure that it will be available to employees with certain disabilities.
 
Don’t serve any alcohol during your party. Ask the caterer of the restaurant to avoid offering a lot or any alcohol during you party. If the party has a cash-bar, provide your guests with alcohol-free beverages for designated drivers.

Make sure that you know the ability of attendees getting home safely. It is crucial to know who is driving and who isn’t. As said earlier, consider ordering taxis, or before the party, warn your guests about this alcohol consumption issues. Ask them to order taxis beforehand, if they want to drink alcohol during the party.

Before the party, remind everyone about issues that you are currently facing and ask them to cooperate. You can ask them to avoid drinking alcohol and remind them not to cross the border when it comes to “having fun”. Going over these topics is crucial to avoid legal hazards and problems.

Choose the party location wisely. Try not to host your party in a location that might be considered sexually offensive or discriminatory to guests. Avoid having your party in a place that might be difficult to reach and that might cause parking issues. Keep in mind that parking issues can cause more serious issues like auto accidents.

Make sure that you have a phone handy in case an emergency was to occur.

Make sure that you go over smoking rules. If you do allow smoking in your party, know that it might cause serious, maybe even life-threatening fires. To avoid any of this contact with fire, prohibit smoking in the main room, and ask your guests to smoke outside. If you are going to allow smoking in-doors, have a fire extinguisher ready, and be alert if this were to happen.

Before throwing the party, review the problems you might face and the steps you’ll take to prevent them. Don’t go overboard and throw a rehearsal party (although that is kind of clever), but remind yourself that it isn’t always balloons and laughter in a party.