Health and Safety
Health and Safety Briefing Notes
To ensure adequate Health and Safety awareness, training should be provided to all members on a regular basis
and when new members/parents join The Club. It is recommended that the following should be briefed to
all club members and parents/guardians at the start of each term & when joining:
Safety on the Mat
- Never wear shoes on the mat
- Come washed with a clean Gi
- Watch your space and if thrown, get up quickly to avoid someone falling on you
- When seated, kneel or sit cross legged. Do not lean on the wall – you can’t get out of the way
quick enough
Safety off the Mat
- Wear shoes at all times when off the mat
- Toilets/Changing rooms:
- Are not supervised and are open to the public
- Change promptly before/after training or at home
- Always ask permission to use the toilet, wash your hands afterwards and return to the Dojo
promptly and without going anywhere else
Accidents/Incidents
- Decide before coming to Judo if you are fit enough to train. If not, don’t come – get better
- Do the exercises as shown, but not to the point of strain – do what you can, do it well
- If you do come with an injury, inform the training session coach at the start of the session
- If hurt, inform the Coach directly
- Keep your medical form up to date
- Have a current licence – it is your insurance
Inappropriate actions
- If you notice anybody acting in an odd way or in an inappropriate manner towards a child, promptly
report it to any Coach or the Child Protection Officer.
- The issue will be taken seriously
- You won’t be identified as having made the report
- You don’t have to worry about being wrong – The person you report it to will investigate the issue
and decide whether action is necessary and if so, what to do
- The Child Protection Policy and CPO’s name is on the notice board
- The CPO is Karen French (at 1/12/05).
Arrival/Departure
- Parents should ensure that a Coach knows that your child(ren) have arrived and been collected.
- The club can not be responsible for children dropped off or collected from outside the Dojo.
Competitions/Gradings/Training outside of The Club
- The Club is not responsible for any travel to/from Competitions, Gradings or Training
- Any car sharing, whether with members or coaches of the club is on a private basis
- The competition, grading or training organisers are responsible for the safety of their
event, even though we only recommend BJA events that are run to a high standard
Emergency
- The emergency procedures are published at the entrance to the Dojo – read them
- If you find a fire, raise the alarm by breaking the glass and leave by the nearest exit
- If you hear the fire alarm, which sounds like ….., you should leave by the nearest exit
- The nearest exits are by the entrance to the toilet block or back through the front door
- When evacuating the building, assemble by the muster point in the Car Park for your name to be
ticked off
- IMPORTANT: Do not leave until your name has been checked off.
Concerns
- If you think anything is unsafe or that it could cause an accident, tell the H&S Officer or a Coach
- The H&S Officer is Darren Homan (at 1/12/05)
- The Club Handbook has more information
(New Starters: If the above has not been explained to you by a coach – ask for it to be !)
Note: The above rules are an extract from the Club Forms, current at time of going to press.