Year 13 BTEC Sport

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Year 13 BTEC Sport

• Unit 3 Assessing Risk in Sport
• Knowing how to maintain the safety of
  participants and colleagues in a sports
  environment.

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Introduction

• We will now examine the various procedures that
  are in place as a result of the legislation that
  we have covered in the first 2 topics of this
  unit.

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Procedures

• Operating procedures and good practice
• Most sporting organisations use operating
  procedures that are commonly known as
  standard/normal operating procedures (S/NOPs).
• These contain the safety programme and other
  health and safety issues e.g. daily alarm
  testing.
• They also contain operational procedures for
  maintenance and dealing with customer complains.

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• Safety programmes must be in accordance with the
  relevant legislation and approved guidelines.
• They should contain methods of raising health and
  safety awareness to all staff/employees etc.
• Teacher/coaches/fitness instructors need to be
  aware of the correct operating procedures because
  we are responsible for ensuring the health and
  safety of our pupils/participants.

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Procedures

1. Staff training and development
2. Risk assessments
3. Emergency procedure protocol
4. First-aid
5. Communications cascade for notifications of
   incidents

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1- Staff Training and development

• This helps staff keep up to date with the latest
  regulations, policies and procedures.
• Staff may have to go on specific courses e.g.
  BTEC Sport in order to increase their
  knowledge/skills etc.
• E.g. Sports analysts- new video software.
• Coaches- First-aid
• Fitness instructors- trained how to devise risk
  assessments.

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2- Risk assessments (see previous notes)

• Identify hazards
• Risks and level of risk associated with the
  hazard/s
• Control measures
• How to eliminate the risk/s

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3- Emergency procedure protocol

• Schools/clubs have various protocols relating to
  different emergencies
• E.g. fire evacuations, injury or first aid.
• These procedures are designed to help everyone
  involved in an emergency.
• It is vital that these procedures are made known
  (put up on the walls/website etc) to everyone in
  case they need to be followed e.g. fire
  evacuation.

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4- First aid

• In order to administer first aid to people in
  need- employers must have adequate and
  appropriate first aid including equipment,
  facilities and personnel.
• The severity of the casualty will determine
  whether first aid can be provided on the premises
  or if hospital treatment is required.
• First aid trained personnel should be clearly
  identified in the event of an emergency.

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First aid duties

• Preserve life
• Prevent the condition worsening
• Promote recovery
• Provide information to more qualified people e.g.
  patient history, symptoms, treatment,
  consciousness etc.

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5- Communications cascade for notifications of
incidents

• Once an incident has been dealt with the next
  stage is to report it.
• This can be done verbally to a supervisor before
  being documented in an accident/incident report
  form.
• The following also need to be recorded
• Time and location
• Nature of the incident
• Who was involved/what action was taken?
• Who witnesses this incident?

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Safety procedures and protocols

1. Established to maintain a safe environment
2. Governing body guidelines
3. Equipment manufacturers guidelines
4. When to consult with others and who to consult
   with
5. Local and national requirements.

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1- Established to maintain a safe environment

• A written commitment to provide a safe sporting
  environment is required in order to establish
  safety procedures and protocols.
• Employers/employees must work hard to create a
  safe sports environment.

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2- Governing body guidelines

• The governing bodies of sport e.g. FA, together
  with the support of sports Coach UK, have
  guidelines to help sports leaders and coaches.
• These guidelines may be in the form of a code of
  conduct or code of practice for your specific
  governing body.

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3- Equipment manufacturers guidelines

• Most sports equipment is simple to use.
• However, some items may need to be assembled e.g.
  basketball/soccer posts.
• Each of these items will have instructions for
  assembly as well as guidelines for with the EU
  approval mark.
• Other examples e.g. footballs/basketball may
  include instructions suggesting how to insert the
  needle and inflation levels.

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4- When to consult with others and who to consult
with?

• The following people/organisations can influence
  the health and safety of participants and
  colleagues
• Health and Safety Executive
• Managers/supervisors
• Other coaches/leaders
• Participants in the sessions/activity
• Support staff e.g. sports therapists/scientists

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5- Local and national requirements

• Local requirements relating to the safety of
  sports participants may vary from region to
  region.
• It is essential to check with local
  authorities/governing bodies of sport before
  starting an activity.
• This will ensure you are following the approved
  guidelines.

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Grading tips

• P4- Use procedures that are applicable to your
  favourite sport so you can see how they are used.
  E.g., staff training, Normal Operating
  Procedures, Emergency Operating Procedures,
  equipment checks, first aid.
• M2- Explain the procedures by giving relevant
  examples from your chosen sport.
• Consider how successful these procedures would be
  for your chosen sport providing evidence in
  support of your answer.

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Task

• P-4 Describe three Health and Safety procedures
  used to promote and maintain a healthy and safe
  environment.
• M3- Explain three procedures used to promote and
  maintain a healthy and safe environment.
• D2- In your audit Analyse three procedures used
  to promote and maintain a healthy and safe
  environment.