With your teammates, consider various jobs and the potential liability for each. For example, a cable installer would have access to private property, and teachers would work with children. Some jobs may have high stress, and some jobs involve driving vehicles. With your team, identify as many of the potential liability areas as you can, and list each as a row in a matrix or spreadsheet.

For the columns in your matrix, identify the types of characteristics or backgrounds that should be checked.

For example, propensity for violence, driving record, and criminal record could be some of your major columns.

Mark the cells in the matrix to indicate where a check should occur. Are there some checks that appear more important than others? Describe. How can an organization use the type of matrix you developed?