Club Members must endeavour to meet the requirements of this legislation so as to ensure their part in maintaining a safe and healthy environment.
The Club as far as is reasonably practicable, has a duty to ensure the following:
- To provide and maintain a safe environment, safe systems and activities, safe equipment and a healthy and safe operational environment.
- To promote the awareness of health and safety and encouraging health and safety best practice throughout the Club’s activities.
- To provide access to adequate first aid facilities.
- To record all injuries and accidents sustained during Club activity, including any ‘near misses’
- To undertake regular, recorded risk assessment of the Club’s premises and all activities undertaken by the Club.
- To ensure The Club is taking the appropriate protective and preventative measures.
As a Club Member you have a duty to:
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or do not do.
- Co-operate with the club on Health and Safety issues.
- Correctly use all equipment provided by the club.
CLUB HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER: Chris Coxhead
FIRST AID:
Location of First Aid Box: Adjacent to the Ladies Toilet doorway (Pavilion).
Location of Defibrillator: On outer wall of Hoole Village Hall
Emergency Services: Members are to make contact using personal Mobile Phones.
Nominated person for maintaining First Aid supplies: Anne Brogden
Risk assessments have been carried out by the Committee who have issued the following brief instructions/notes:-
Avoidance of slips, trips and falls during activities.
- Members should keep internal floors and external paved areas clear of sports bags, trailing cables and other equipment which could cause trips and falls, and clean up following any spillages or breakages which could cause slips or other injuries.
- Members and others are asked to take care when walking on pathways approaching, and surrounding the green. Special care is to be taken when stepping onto the green (as timber sleepers can become slippery when wet) and when entering and exiting the Pavilion where the threshold to doorways is a potential trip hazard.
- Members must wear suitable footwear whilst bowling because the green can become slippery in certain weather conditions. It is recommended that shoes should be flat soled and with suitable grip
Incorrect use of electrical and other equipment.
- No electrical equipment should be used on the premises unless they have been Pat tested within the last 12 months.
- Members must take care when using electrical equipment and ask a competent person if they have any doubts about its safety. Any suspect equipment should be immediately reported to Club Health & Safety Representative or any other Club Official.
Incorrect lifting, moving and stacking equipment.
- Members and others MUST NOT lift beyond their capacity.
- Assistance should be sought when lifting, moving chairs, heavy furniture or any other equipment.
- All equipment must be stored safely.
Avoiding the risk of fire.
- Members and others must conduct their activities in ways which minimize the risk of fire; they are also asked to report any potential fire hazards to the Club Health & Safety Representative or any other Club Official.
- The Pavilion is to be kept tidy and free from clutter at all times.
- Members and others are instructed in Fire Emergency procedures, exit routes and assembly points.
- Firefighting equipment is installed and maintained by specialist contractors. A Foam Extinguisher is located adjacent to the Pavilion entrance door, and a Powder Extinguisher is located in the Kitchen.
Lone Working
- No members should carry out any potentially dangerous tasks at the bowling club, such as ‘working at height’ whilst on their own.
- All Lone Workers must have a mobile phone on them at all times and should let another person know of their whereabouts beforehand.
Date of Policy – November 2024 [Next to be reviewed at AGM November 2025]