From:
Jessica Martin <jessica.a.martin**At_Symbol_Here**UCONN.EDU>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Skydiving culture. Was: [DCHAS-L] Safety training swag?
Date:
Oct 24, 2022 21:22 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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I love how one always has to use qualifiers.
For an activity that I am CHOOSING to do as a recreational activity, it was generally higher risk than other activities I CHOOSE to do as recreational activities. Also, there is more to risk than just dying.
Additionally, women die in child birth at a rate of 23.8 per 100,000 live births in the US - so apparently, I did pick the less risky activity in which to partake - AND I don’t have to worry about the life insurance for the kiddos.
Jessica A. Martin, Ph.D.
NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2018-2021)
Joint Safety Team, Founding Member (2018-2021)
Pinkhassik Group, Department of Chemistry (2016-2021)
University of Connecticut
323-327-3974
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On Oct 24, 2022, at 1:13 PM, Jessica Martin <
jessica.a.martin**At_Symbol_Here**UCONN.EDU> wrote:
That being said, I fully understand that, even with the safety measures in place, it was considered a high risk activity and I was to be prepared for that.
Keep in mind that death from activites such as skydiving, free climbing, scuba diving etc are generally not covered by life insurance (so if you have kids this is something to include in your risk analysis). Insurers have even been known to deny
coverage for those who engage in such activities regardless:
https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/life-insurance/skydivers/
Rob Toreki
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