1. Health & Safety
An Introduction
Resources – Risk Assessment Templates

2. Course Content By the end of this course you should be able to:-
Understand the importance of Health & Safety
Understand your role in Health & Safety
Understand the Let’s Get Sporty Health & Safety Policies and Procedures

3. Why is Health & Safety important to LGS?
Safety of customers is paramount
Lack of safety = lack of customers
Negative reputation
Legal Requirements
Us as employers
You as employee / volunteer

4. Our Duties We must tell you:
About risks to your health and safety from current or proposed working practices.
About things or changes that may harm or affect your health and safety.
How to do your job safely.
What is done to protect your health and safety.
How to get first-aid treatment.
What to do in an emergency.
Your employer must provide, free of charge:
Training to do your job safely.
Protection for you at work when necessary (such as clothing, shoes or boots, eye and ear protection, gloves, masks etc).
Health checks if there is a danger of ill health because of your work.
Regular health checks if you work nights and a check before you start.

5. Your responsibilities
You must:
Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do).
Co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.

6. Risk Assessment Five Steps Identify the hazards
Decide who might be harmed and how
Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
Record your findings and implement them
Review your assessment and update if necessary

7. Activity
Using the template provided carry out a risk assessment of the room you are in

8. Your key responsibilities
Check facility and equipment prior to session starting
Plan sessions considering H&S
Be aware of H&S before/during/after session
Ensure registration process is followed
Only administer first aid if qualified
Report any accidents/incidents
Report any equipment/facility issues
Report if first aid equipment is used

9. Reporting
Refer to procedure documents

10. “Chance takers are accident makers”