1. Health & Safety Awareness
ALAN B. PARTNERSHIP LTD.
Health & Safety Advisors
Health & Safety Awareness
Presented by Christopher Barraclough BSc TechIOSH
To the North West Golf Club Managers’ Association
Wednesday, February 12th 2014

2. Why does Health & Safety matter? Hazards in a Golf Club
Contents
Who are ABP Ltd.
Why does Health & Safety matter?
Hazards in a Golf Club
Risk Assessment
Health & Safety Management
Example issues
Occupants’ Liability
Course Safety

3. Who are Alan B Partnership Ltd?
Small, independent Health & Safety Advisory company.
Alan and Christopher Barraclough.
Technical members of IOSH.
Based in Leeds and Clitheroe.
Specialist H&S services to many golf clubs.
Insight and experience.
Helping golf clubs for over 18 years.
Devise and share good practice.
Practical and reasonable solutions.
Provide a tailored, face-to-face service.
Positive recommendations.

4. Who are Alan B Partnership Ltd?
Baildon G.C.
Headingley G.C.
Oakdale G.C.
Ben Rhydding G.C.
Heaton Moor G.C.
Pannal G.C.
Billingham G.C.
Hesketh G.C.
Rawdon Golf & Lawn Tennis Club
Bingley St. Ives G.C.
Saltburn G.C.
Howley Hall G.C.
Bradford G.C.
Scarborough North Cliff G.C.
Hull G.C.
Burnley G.C.
Scarthingwell G.C.
Ilkley G.C.
Castle Eden G.C.
Shipley G.C.
Keighley G.C.
Cleckheaton G.C.
Skipton G.C.
Kirkbymoorside G.C.
Doncaster G.C.
South Leeds G.C.
Lancaster G.C.
East Bierley G.C.
Teesside G.C.
Lightcliffe G.C.
Filey G.C.
Temple Newsam G.C.
Lindrick G.C.
Forest Park G.C.
West Bradford G.C.
Malton & Norton G.C.
Fulford (York) G.C.
Whitby G.C.
Moortown G.C.
Ganton G.C.
Wigan G.C.
Nelson G.C.
Garforth G.C.
Withington G.C.
Normanton G.C.
Halifax West End G.C.
Worksop G.C.
Northcliffe G.C.
Hanging Heaton G.C.
Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs
Yorkshire County Ladies Golf Association
Northern Counties Golf Union
England Golf - Woodhall Spa Golf Management

5. Why does Health & Safety matter?
Legal
All employers must comply with health and safety law.
Financial
Costs associated with ill-health including sick pay, fines, damage to equipment, legal costs, over-time etc.
Moral
We want to minimize the risk of injury or ill-health to people we know and work with.

6. Electricity Work at Height Fire Machinery Noise Golfers Bar & Cellar
Hazards across the Golf Club
Hazardous Substances
Electricity
Work at Height
Food prep & service
Fire
Machinery
Noise
Vibration
Golfers
Bar & Cellar

7. Risk Assessment – The 5 step approach
Hazards
Who & How
Actions
Record
Review
Manual handling
Hazardous substances
Electricity
Slip, trips and falls
Fire
Noise
Vibration
Entanglement
Over-turning
PTO drive shafts
Fuelling
Etc…
New
Changed
Improved
Incidents
Here and elsewhere
Staff
Members
Visiting golfers
Public
Contractors
Logbooks
Certificates
Risk Assessments
Safe procedures
Awareness
Training
Checks and inspections
Information
Protection (PPE)

8. Hesketh Golf Club - Safety Monitoring Planner 2013
Health & Safety Management
Hesketh Golf Club - Safety Monitoring Planner 2013

9. Fulford GC Floorplan - Clubhouse March 2013
Fire Safety Survey – Fulford GC - Clubhouse FB W
CO2 P
Kitchen
Dining
Room
Lounge
Bar
Member’s
Patio
Gents Locker
Lockers
Toilets
Showers
Dis. WC
Lobby
Main Entrance
Ladies Locker
Store
Plant
Staff wc
Prep. Area To
cellar
To floor 1
floor 1
Sliding Doors
Fulford GC
Floorplan - Clubhouse
March 2013
Smoke Detector
Fire Alarm
Call Point
Emergency Light
Fire Exit Sign
Fire Extinguishers
Fire System Key
Fire Panel F
Water
Foam
Carbon Dioxide
Dry Powder
Wet Chemical
Fire Blanket
Door
Emergency Exit
Gas stop
Gas cylinders e
Mains box
Fire Exit sign - unlit
Bottle
Barrels
Barrel Run
Cellar Plan
Defibrillator

10. Safety on the Course
‘Common law duty of care’
Civil law – spread of liability
Visitors – Invited and Uninvited
Visitors will be safe in using the premises for the purpose for which they are invited…
OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY ACT 1957
“Claims are about negligence and breach of duty. You are judged on your acts or omissions to prevent foreseeable danger.
You are expected to act in a reasonable manner.” (J. Ross, GCMA magazine, Nov13)
Risk assessment of the course
Proximity
Minimum Safety Envelopes and 15o zones.
Public Rights of Way
Adjoining properties and highways
Safe routes – paths and steps
Adverse weather conditions
Buggy routes
What can be done
Signage
Course safety sign
Specific signage
Temporary
Incident monitoring
Etiquette – Golfer awareness
Review, Monitor and Inspect

11. Course Safety – Hazards

12. Course Risk Assessment – Minimum Safety Envelope & 15o Zone
Public rights of way G4 G9
T10
50 yards
70 yards
85 yards
250 yds
200 yds
150 yds
15o
200 yard
approaches
15o

13. Course Safety Signs Aims Summary of main issues R&A Safety guidelines
HESKETH GOLF CLUB
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, PLEASE BE ADVISED:
FOG & LIGHTNING: In the event of an electrical storm, suspend play immediately & taken appropriate action. (Rule 6-8a applies).
Shelters do not provide adequate protection from lightning.
Do not continue play in fog/poor visibility, when you cannot see the clear distance of your intended shot.
PUBLIC FOOTPATHS: HOLES 5, 6 AND 7.
Priority must be given to members of the public.
Players must not play shots until footpaths in range are clear.
GREENS STAFF: Have priority at all times.
Players should always alert greens staff nearby or ahead when they are about to make a stroke that might endanger them and wait for staff to move out of range.
BUGGIES: To ensure the safety of all golf course users, buggy drivers are required to comply with the Club’s Buggy Policy and follow designated buggy routes at all times. Take particular care on slopes and around ditches and deep- sided bunkers.
THE COURSE, ITS STEPS AND SURFACES may be slippery when damp or wet. Golfers must ensure to wear appropriate footwear to meet the prevailing conditions. Wherever possible, keep to covered areas of Footpaths & Steps.
Take care on steep banks and when entering & leaving deep-sided bunkers.
FIRST AID: Assistance is available in the Clubhouse.
ALL ACCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE HON. SEC.
PLAYERS ARE REMINDED OF THE NEED TO SHOUT “FORE!” IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE FULL RANGE OF ANY WAYWARD SHOT ONTO ADJACENT FAIRWAYS
•Players should not play until the players in front are out of range.
•Players should ensure that no one is standing close by or in a position to be hit by the club, the ball or any stones, pebbles, twigs or the like when they make a stroke or practice swing.
•If a player plays a ball in a direction where there is a danger of hitting someone, they should immediately shout a warning. The traditional word of warning in such situations is “FORE!”
•On hearing “Fore!” - Crouch, cover your head with your arms and count to 10.
You are advised to carry a mobile phone to summon assistance in an emergency.
RING 999 FOR AN AMBULANCE
AMBULANCE ACCESS POINTS: Main Car Park, Greens Yard
Course Safety Signs
Aims
Summary of main issues
R&A Safety guidelines
Sets expectations
Displayed
Locker rooms
Visiting Parties
Website
1st tee
Other signs
NOT TOO MANY!
Spraying
Bells & blind shots
Public rights of way

14. By the 5th April 2014

15. Thank you Christopher Barraclough BSc (Hons) Tech IOSH
ALAN B. PARTNERSHIP LTD.
Health & Safety Advisors
Christopher Barraclough BSc (Hons)
Tech IOSH
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