Work in a healthy and safe way whilst seeking to achieve excellence in your sport
Overview
This standard is about your own health and safety and that of the people around you. In particular, it is about health and safety and possible hazards in the environment in which you train and compete. This standard is also about responding to emergencies when these occur.
This standard is for athletes who have the realistic potential to achieve excellence in their sport and are seeking to perform at the highest level.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
1. gather information about the health and safety requirements for your workplace
follow the health and safety requirements **for your work
follow your organisation's safeguarding policy for children and other vulnerable groups
respond to hazards according to the level of risk and your level of responsibility
pass on suggestions for improving health and safety to the responsible person
6. follow your organisation's procedures to protect others from harm when an emergency occurs
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. the health and safety requirements and procedures relevant to your role
the person responsible for health and safety when you train and compete
your organisation's safeguarding policy, its location and personnel responsible
4. why it is important to follow safeguarding procedures for children and other vulnerable groups
the type of hazards that are likely to be present in your area of work and how to identify them
how to carry out basic risk assessment
the documents relating to health and safety
the importance of making suggestions about health and safety issues and how to do so
the organisational procedures to follow when an emergency occurs
how to respond to persons in distress
how to deal with emergencies according to your training before qualified assistance arrives, including:
11.1 the importance of protecting others involved from further harm and how to do so
11.2 the importance of providing comfort and reassurance and how to do so
- your responsibilities for reporting incidents
Scope/range
Scope Performance
*Health and safety requirements *
- use of facilities and equipment
- manual handling
- behaviour
- clothing and personal protective equipment
- hygiene
- travel
**
Hazards**
- unsafe equipment and facilities
- unsafe working practices
- unsafe behaviour
- security breaches
Scope Knowledge