Unit 3 Assessing Risk In Sport
Assignment 1 Factors affecting Health and Safety in Sport
Health and Safety (first Aid) Regulations (1981)
What is health and safety (first aid) regulations
(1981)
The
Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 is all to do with employers
providing and using adequate and appropriate equipment. There job is to also
provide facilities and personnel people who would be enable to first aid to be
given to employees if they are injured or become ill at work. All these regulations
I have said apply to all workplaces including those with less than five
employees and to the self-employed.
Employers
When
you employ a first-aid, they needs assessment which would show that a
first-aider is necessary or unnecessary. The things that the employer would at
first be taking charge of is, they would take charge of:
· First-aid arrangements.
· First-aid equipment.
· Facilities.
· Calling the emergency
services when required.
· They can also provide
emergency cover, within their role.
Employers at the
beginning do not have to do first-aid training.
However, emergency first-aid training courses can be available.
Employee’s responsibilities
There
have been many changes in the provision of first aid training. Which are:
· Dealing with blood loss and shock
· Caring for unconscious casualties
· Performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)
· Burns and scalds
· Disorders of the airway
· Poisoning
· Bone injuries
· Accident reporting and record keeping
· Recognition and treatment of medical
condition
Duty of employer to make provision for first-aid
· Such
training and has such qualification as the Health and Safety Executive may
approve for the time being in respect of that case or class of case.
· Such
additional training, if any, as may be appropriate in the circumstances of that
case.
· The
situation relating to an injured or ill employee who will need help from a
medical practitioner or nurse, and
· The
equipment and facilities.
· It would be adequate and appropriate if instead of a
person for rendering first-aid there was a person appointed to take charge as then
instead of complying with paragraph the employer may appoint such a person, or
ensure that such a person is appointed.
First aid in sports and schools
Health and Safety plays a very important in sports because every
sport would have to follow by this act. Health and safety would take part in
all sports such football, cricket, rugby, basketball, Tennis, hockey and more.
I say these specific sports because these sports would have sports ground there
these act would also be used by the workers in the stadium. Here are some
examples that I am going to give to you which are: Football, if the bar is
broken that’s dangerous because the players on the pitch could get injured
especially the goalkeeper who is underneath the bar. Another example of this
would be cricket.
Here is an example of the batting hand grip
technique. Now if you your finger where the white line on the bat is and then
hit shots using that technique it would hurt and affect you because it’s the
wrong technique and it can injure you.
Personal protective Equipment (PPE 2002)
What is PPE
PPE
stands for personal protective equipment. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
2002These guidelines state the legal requirements for the provision and
maintenance of employee safety through the use of protective equipment. This
includes assessing the risks and providing the useful needed equipment free of
charge and providing the correct training to use the equipment.
An perfect
example of PPE being used in the sporting industry includes canoe instructors
wearing life jackets when coaching on the water, cricket players wearing pads
and football players wearing shin Pads to protect themselves.
PPE legislation
In
all sports you need all kinds of different equipment, you need to make its also
sustainable so that it works and make sure it doesn’t harm players cause it’s
job is to protect players. The equipment that is use in different sports has to
be free because its not optional the equipment, it has to be on your for
protection and other safety reasons. Another example of where you have to where
safety equipment is American football. American football the players has to
wear the headgear and its not optional you have to where the headgear for your
own protection. Another thing that the legislation states is that the equipment
that is use in most sports has to be tested and assessed to make sure that the
equipment is safe and does it job to protect the players.
Also after using the safe equipments you have
to make sure its kept in a safe place so that it doesn’t get damaged and
wrecked. For people who are new at a sport such as in cricket he/she should do
a demonstration explaining how to put on the equipment so that the people would
understand and know who to put the equipment on. You can also give them test on
how to put on the equipment just to make sure they know how to put the
equipment on.
Employers responsibilities
The
employers job is to give the PPE equipment to the person also if necessary
given a demonstration or just communicating to the person on how to put the
equipment on your body; also the employer would also double check on the
employee that they wearing the PPE properly to make sure that avoid getting
injured. They also give the PPE equipment to the person for free considering
the equipment has to be there if the person can play the sport. The Employers
job is to ensure that the employee knows the benefits of the PPE and why its
needed in the sport. If an employee gets
injured due to the employer not given the employee equipment, the employer
would be at risk of his/her job because his job is to make sure the employees
have the correct equipment on them.
Employees responsibilities
The
employers responsibility is to make sure they have the correct equipment on and
if you’re not sure ask the employer. They also need to make sure listen and
understand about the PPE and follow the instruction by the employer. If the
employee chooses not to follow the instructions so by not following the rule by
not wearing the equipment, if that employee gets injured the employer is not
held responsible. The employer wouldn’t be held responsible because he has
given an instruction which the employee wouldn’t follow so that it is the
employee fault for not following the instruction which would be to where the
correct equipment.
PPE In a sports
Here
is a list In wear you need to where PPE
·
Football
·
Rugby
·
Basketball
·
American football
·
Hockey
·
Cricket
·
Baseball
·
Tennis
In
most the sports I have just said all of equipment you would use in each sport
would be provided for you for free because you need them in the sport. In all
these sports you would have to buy your own PPE trainers. In football you would
have to buy the shin pads as well. The referee would check you have the correct
equipment for your own safety and if the referee thinks you are not safe to
play, he wont let you play. Its important in all sports that the referee checks
every single one of you to make sure that you have the correct equipment
because if he doesn’t and you go on the pitch without a key equipment and get
injured, the referee job could lose his/her job.
Management
of health and safety regulation (1999)
What is
Management of health and safety regulations (1999)
The MHSW regulations have been put in place in order that you take
care of all the workers, employees, contractors, clients or customers. The aim
of the regulations is to reduce damage by assessing all potential risks and to
create action plans for emergencies. The MHSWR
was enforced in 1992, but updated in 1999 to include more formal risk
assessments. These regulations define the employers approach to health and
safety. They expand upon the general duties within the Health and Safety
at Work Act for employers to manage health and safety.
Employers regulation
Employers job is to asses
all risks for all workers, including mobile and home workers Seafarers.
If safety procedures can
ever be improved, appropriate steps should be taken accordingly. Such as: Employers main duties is to
· Provide maintain plant, equipment and systems
of work which are not at risk to health.
· provide for safe storage handling and use of
dangerous substances.
· Provide appropriate
information and training for employees regarding health and safety.
· Make sure the work place
is checked and maintained in a safe condition.
Here are the five
simple steps a employer would take when it is carry out:
· Identify hazards
· Decide who could be harmed
· Evaluate the problem and decide what
action you are going to take
· Record and write down you findings
· Review your risk assessment must and
update if necessary
Employers job is
to select employees to perform health
and safety tasks such as
planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of health and safety
arrangements. Employers are encouraged to take into account the views of
employees and safety representatives. You should select the most confident
employees for the job.
Employees regulation
Any
equipment that the employees use should first of all be safe, they should know
how to use it and the health and safety of the equipment. The employees has to listen
to the employer and try to understand whatever the employer would be
communicating. Here are some more bullet points Every employee
shall inform his employer or any other employee of that employer with specific
responsibility for the health and safety.
Legislation
The legislations of
health and safety in sports organisations
· Secure the health and safety welfare of people
at work.
· Control the emission into the atmosphere of
noxious or offensive substances from premises.
· Control handling and storage of dangerous risks.
· Protect people other than those at work
against risks to health and safety arising from the activities of people at
work.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
COSHH is the law that
requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health and
includes nanomaterials.
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)
2002 is set out to manage risks to health from hazardous substances. Often,
substances are used in sports facilities for cleaning. These regulations ensure
such substances are stored correctly. COSHH requires the employer to identify:
- The situation regarding
exposure to hazardous substances
- Procedures to reduce exposure
to acceptable levels.
There are four main areas under the regulations:
- Assessment of the risks to,
how to reduce them, handling and storage of the substances
- Ensure all information about
COSHH procedures are passed onto staff
- Eliminate or control the
risks to prevent accidents with the correct use of applications,
procedures and personal protection
- Monitor procedures to ensure
they are effective
The COSHH regulations make use of standard symbols, to represent
different types of danger; these symbols are often visible on bottles of
chemicals (e.g. household bleach, garden fertilizer) or transportation Lorries.
Responsibilities
for the employers
The employers need to make
sure that the understand and know the knowledge of the act. The employers job
is to train and communicate with the employees about the understanding of
COSHH. The law requires employers to control exposure
to hazardous substances to prevent ill health. They have to protect both
employees and others by complying with the Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
To comply
with COSHH you need to follow these eight steps:
· assess the risks
· deciding what precautions are needed
· prevent or adequately
control exposure
· ensure that control measures are used and
maintained
· monitor exposure
· carry out appropriate health surveillance,
· where necessary prepare plans and
procedures to deal with accidents and emergencies
· ensure employees are properly informed,
trained and
supervised
Employees
The employees should now what COSHH is and
should be able to know what to do in a situation when COSHH is involved. Employees must be provided with information about the risks
to their health to which they are exposed; the measures that control that
exposure and any monitoring or health surveillance that has been carried out.
They should be instructed in what they need to do control these dangers and
trained in how to use them.
COSHH
Sports
