swifty
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Post by swifty on Dec 29, 2014 10:53:05 GMT -5
Hello everyone,I'm a new member on this forum,and some of you may not know me;however I made a post about 3 months back pertaining to the fact I was in the works of constructructing a field. In the post I asked what people wanted in this 16 1/2 acre field,and some replied with reasonable requests,and some did not. This is all beside the point, I cannot justify the construction of a field if it is not yet legal to play there. Yes I have played there, but that was due to connections and social agreements. What I would like to know is how do I provide waivers for players,and make myself and my partners legally safe from getting sued and such? I've heard talk of insurance,and I have my own ideas of what it all may include,so if any field owners could clear that up,then you may in turn be growing the sport of airsoft in Michigan. -Nest Of Vipers Airsoft Team
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Post by Mosin on Dec 29, 2014 12:04:40 GMT -5
Decided I'd edit the first once, since I was on my phone.
To answer the question a bit more in depth, now that I'm in front a computer...
First, you need a business license, or to be operating under someone else's in order to legally charge people money to play at your events. By charging people money for a service, you're acting as a business, and as such need to be prepared on that end. I'm not 100% sure how much business licenses are, but as I'm actively looking into purchasing some land to have a go at building my own field tailored 100% for airsoft and tactical use (Read: Not a stupid speedball paintball course that sub-contracts to airsoft for outrageous fees), I should know that one shortly.
The next part you need is insurance. I've filled out some free quotes before, and to put it safely, if your field is 100% the safest it could possibly be on all aspects, it was around $1,200-$2,000 a year for up to 2mil in insurance coverage, not to exceed 1 mil per accident (Up to 2 accidents per year, obviously). Most of these insurance companies will have their own waivers that they ask players to sign, but simply put waivers typically don't hold up when the plaintiff has a good lawyer, so having good staff on hand to mitigate problems when they occur is a plus.
You should also read Michigan building code, or hire a contractor that knows what they're doing for the sake of building things on your land. Obvious easy bunkers like a stack of pallets don't apply here, but if you want something two stories or more, and an accident happens on it, the first thing they'll do is see if it was up to building code. If it's not, chances are very very good that your insurance won't cover it.
A few smaller extras in there, and things that really you need to research on your own, but for the sake of MiA I'll add in this: Adhere to the current standings of our rules of FPS and general safety requirements, and play nicely with the other event hosts, and you'll be bringing a great addition of field to the Michigan Airsoft community. Obviously, you're free to do whatever you'd like, but straying away from what we as a community have agreed upon as safe and doing your own thing typically will result in a significant decrease in players as the field ages.
Good luck.
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