UMPIRE CHECKLIST COURT POTENTIAL CHECK COMMENTS HAZARDS COMPLETED / RISK IDENTIFIED High Medium Court surface/lines Low High Tennis post cover not fixed Physical features intruding securely. Medium in to, or adjacent to, the Team advised playing area Low High Sunken posts Medium (posts without bases) Low High Team’s supporters advised to move Encroachment by – to the far side of the post away Medium players, substitutes, from the umpires pathway spectators or bags Low High Teams advised Loose balls Medium (from adjacent courts) Low High Team check completed satisfactorily Player checks finger – Medium nails, jewellery, footwear One player advised to tie shoe laces Low Definitions Hazard means something that can cause harm. Risk is the chance, high, medium or low, that somebody will be harmed by the hazard - not the frequency that the hazard may occur. NOTES Although a hazard or a risk may be identified this does not mean that the game cannot go ahead it means that before the game goes ahead any potential issues have been pointed out by the umpire to the teams involved. UMPIRE NAME Joanna Bloggs Bloggs Netball Club – UMPIRE SIGNATURE Joanna Bloggs Umpires will need to allow a few minutes extra time before the game commences to complete this form. Please ensure that as an umpire this is fully completed and signed by yourself. There will be no comeback to you as an individual if any accident occurs during the match. Please feel free to write any comments that you may feel appropriate. Most of the risks should be low, but will always be an issue on a multi court facility, the LNL consider this to be a ‘loose balls’ medium risk if you are on a central court and a low risk if you are on an end court. WINTER LEAGUE TEAMS 2014/2015
UMPIRE CHECKLIST COURT POTENTIAL HAZARDS CHECK COMPLETED / RISK IDENTIFIED COMMENTS Court surface/lines High Medium Low Physical features intruding in to, or adjacent to, the playing area High Medium Low Tennis post cover not fixed securely. Team advised Sunken posts (posts without bases) High Medium Low Encroachment – by players, substitutes, spectators or bags High Medium Low Team’s supporters advised to move to the far side of the post away from the umpires pathway Loose balls (from adjacent courts) High Medium Low Teams advised Player checks – finger nails, jewellery, footwear High Medium Low Team check completed satisfactorily One player advised to tie shoe laces Definitions Hazard means something that can cause harm. Risk is the chance, high, medium or low, that somebody will be harmed by the hazard - not the frequency that the hazard may occur. NOTES Although a hazard or a risk may be identified this does not mean that the game cannot go ahead it means that before the game goes ahead any potential issues have been pointed out by the umpire to the teams involved. UMPIRE NAME Joanna Bloggs – Bloggs Netball Club UMPIRE SIGNATURE Joanna Bloggs Umpires will need to allow a few minutes extra time before the game commences to complete this form. Please ensure that as an umpire this is fully completed and signed by yourself. There will be no comeback to you as an individual if any accident occurs during the match. Please feel free to write any comments that you may feel appropriate. Most of the risks should be low, but ‘loose balls’ will always be an issue on a multi court facility, the LNL consider this to be a medium risk if you are on a central court and a low risk if you are on an end court. WINTER LEAGUE TEAMS 2014/2015