Health & Safety

Lisette Glanvill Sports Development

Coordinator

What’s involved?

• Risk Assessment; Reduce risks• Trip Registration; Plan properly• Duty of care; Safety for your club• First Aid Training; For training &

trips

When to Risk Assess?A Risk Assessment form is required for ALL club activities including;

Initiations Training sessions Matches Trips Activities organised by “USSU sports

club” i.e. fundraising events, freshers fair, local competition etc..

How to assess risk? Highlight any potential HAZARD; trip, slip, fall, collision Who’s at RISK? Identify the impact of any harm or damage - SEVERITY

-Bruising (Low), Sprains (Medium) or Fatal (High) How likely will the HAZARD cause harm? Should/could the HAZARD be removed? If NO or immoveable, how can you reduce the RISK? Identify the impact of harm after “reduce risk” in place? Is RISK tolerable?

Risk Assessment Form Section 1: Work / Activity Details

Activity / Task Being Assessed:

Badminton Training

Date of Assessment:

10th September 2008 Assessed by:

Lisette Glanvill

Section 2: Risk Assessment:

    WITHOUT CONTROLS   WITH CONTROLS

Hazard  

Who could be Harmed (List)

How Serious could the harm be?L, M, H

 

How Likely Is It That Harm Will Occur? L, M, H

Is Risk Tolerable (YES/NO)

If Risk is Not Tolerable what Additional Control Measures are Required?

How Serious could the harm be? 

How Likely Is It That Harm Will Occur?

Is Risk Tolerable (YES/NO)

 Hall floor wet

 Everyone in hall

 Low-Medium

 High

 No

 Low

 Unlikely

 Yes

 Garage door left open

 Everyone in hall

 Low-Medium

 Low

 No

Ensure the garage door is always shut prior to starting sessions

 Low

 Unlikely

 Yes

Ensure floor is cleaned prior to use. Put up slippery floor hazard signs

Once CONTROLS have been identified they MUST be implemented, Duty of Care

Risk assessments should be recorded & inform all club members of forms, put in prominent place, i.e. website.

After any accident or incident, you must review your risk assessments & inform USSU.

Weather conditions can change the risk assessment. Review seasonally if affected by weather conditions.

What’s next?

Organising a tripEveryone on trip must be a USSU MEMBER – no

membership, no trip!Complete trip registration form available on-line or

collect from the Activities officeDeadline for form 12pm Wednesday BEFORE trip!Risk assessment form attachedOutdoor activities; include weather forecastFirst Aid person present on every tripEmergency procedure

- On campus ring Security 873333, off campus ring 999.

- Inform Security of any incidents/accidents

What is Duty of Care? Duty of Care determines responsibility and

accountability – if you organise it, you have a duty of care to attendees

USSU apply their Health & Safety policies on clubs USSU does have overall responsibility for all

activities carried out in it’s name, including all SPORTS CLUBS Activities

If USSU procedures are not followed through, Club Captain, President or Trip Organiser could be held liable, civilly, criminally or both

Apply our policies now to start off on the right foot.

How to show Duty of Care?

These all help you apply good & best practise to all your club activities

Risk Assessment – visible for all club members

First Aid – club has adequate coverClub equipment inventory – fit for purposeTrip Registration – completed fully &

submitted on timeEnsure all members abide by duty of care

First Aid All clubs must have AT LEAST 1 person in team qualified 1 free days training for an Appointed First Aid person, 3

year qualification IF YOU SIGN UP AND DON’T ATTEND, YOU HAVE

AGREED TO PAY THE £40 FEE FOR THE COURSE!!!! First Aid kits provided, collect & sign out from Activities ALL ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS to be reported regardless of

where and when they occur Accident/Incident in sports centres – Report to Sports

Centre staff, anywhere else on campus – Security 3333/873333

Accident/Incident off campus, requiring medical assistance, ring 999

How to stay safe

Can you name 5 ways to stay safe this year?

Risk Assessment

Trip Registration

First AidDuty of care

Equipment checks

“We want you to reach all your goals, in a safe environment”