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CLUBMARK- BRONZE LEVEL Risk Assessment Why are Risk Assessments for Sport Important? Risk assessment is a technique for identifying and controlling hazards associated with an organisation or clubs activities. All Sports Union clubs should undertake risk assessments. Undertaking risk assessments demonstrates commitment to volunteers and the duty of care owed to them. They are also an excellent way to identify and overcome health and safety problems. Risk assessment involves identifying all hazards, assessing the risk and putting in place measures to control unacceptable risks. Assessing risk requires knowledge of the activities. This can be found in the people who are involved in the running of a club, such as the Club Committee. The assessment should therefore involve volunteers and coaches A hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, such as: Misuse of equipment Lifting of equipment Broken equipment Inappropriate clothing Wet slippery floors Participants medical conditions Overcrowding during club activity Risk is the likelihood of it causing harm and the degree of harm it cause, e.g. an electrical shock that could lead to a fatality Purpose of a Risk Assessment A risk assessment is an inspection is carried out to identify any hazards which may occur during an activity and prevent accidents or injuries. The purpose of a risk assessment is to determine the level of risk of a particular activity. Sport has an inbuilt risk due to its practical nature. For some sports, this creates part of the challenge, e.g. skiing and mountaineering. However, it is important that risk assessments are carried out for all sporting activities to assess the hazards. Following Contents Person(s) Conducting Risk Assessment Risk Assessment Form Identified Actions to Improve Control of Unacceptable Risks Guidance Document Hazard Checklist Examples Member(s) Conducting Risk Assessment
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