Working safely in sport, exercise, health and leisure

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Items that should be in a first aid box
Sterile eye pads, disposable gloves and unmedicated wound dressings
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Role of a first aider
assess the situation, ensure safety, identify nature of injury, organise bystanders, treat patient untill further helps arrives
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Types of emergencies that could occur in the sport, exercise, health and leisure industry
fire, accidents, missing person, bomb scare, chemical leak, power cut, drowning, gas leak
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Legislations that deals with health and safety in the sports industry
DDA (disability discrimination act), COSHH (control of substances hazardous to Health, HSE (health and safety executive)
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Describe the roles of legislations in ensuring safety in the sport industry
DDA - ensures appropriate measures are in place foir access, facilities and staff training, RIDDOR - legislates for what must be reported, types of incidents, recording requirements, HSE - ensures clarity around employer's responsibility.
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Possible hazards that could occur in the sport, exercise, health and leisure industry
slipping, unhygenic area, fault facilities/equiment, lack of security, bad client behaviour
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There is water on a court, who must a member of any club report the hazard to?
Leisure Centre staff
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Neglect is a form of what?
abuse
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Possible signs of physical abuse against a child
unexplained recurrent injuries, improbable excuses or refusal to explain injuries, wearing clothes to cover injuries, refusal to undress for exercise, agression towards other, fear or physical contact
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Organisation involved in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
CSPU (child protection and vulnerable adults), Social Services, NGB's (National governing bodies)
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Evacuation procedure at a swimming pool with elderly members
stop the activity, get all members out of the pool, consider disabled needs, direct to fire assembly point, members should now be allowed to retrive belongings, ensure procedures (spare towels), wait for clear instructions
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The roles of a designated fire officer when the fire alarm sounds
check his area is clear/evacuate his area, direct people to nearest fire exit, contact emergency services, coordinate staff and make sure they are meeting their responsibilities, take register of all staff, wait for services to clear building
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The role of the health and safety officer in maintaing safety
carrying out risk assessments, considering how risks can be reduced, carrying out regular site inspections, outline procedures that account all relevant hazards, keeping records of inspection findings to be referred to, ensuring safety of equipment..
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Procedures that ensure security at changing facilities
locking changing rooms, membership to check who enters facilities, CCTV to monitor acitivty around entrance of changing rooms, vetting procedures for staff, lockers for valuables.
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5 steps used to carry out risk assessments
1) identify the hazards, 2) decide who might be harmed and how, 3) evaluate the risks and the severity, 4) record your findings and implement them, 5) review assessment and update if necessary
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Control measures put in place to make sure a football pitch is safe
check goal posts before match (staff/referee), check surface for hazards (holes, foreign objects) ensure correct player footwear, remove jewellery
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roles of a qualified first aider when client is choking
ask if they're choking, encourage them to cough, bend client forward, use heel of hand and give 5 sharp blows between shoulders, check mouth if clear, if still choking, give 5 abdominal thrusts, if still choking call 999.
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Why accident report foms are a key health and safety document
they help identify risks that need to be reduced/addressed, certain accidents must be reported to HSE/RIDDOR legislations, they record details of accidents for future reference.
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Procedures if you think a child is being abused
follow organisational procedures, talk to designated member of staff, refer child protection officer, record and store details according to data protection act, provide child safe environment, do not contact alleged abuser
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What is meant by the term safeguarding
protecting children or vulnerable adults from maltreatment, preventing impairment of health and development, ensuring provision of safe and effective care
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How staff in the sport industry can protect themselves from allegations of abuse
ensuring appropriate staffing ratios, avoiding one-to-one situations, providing staff with appropriate safeguarding training, having CCTV survailence for proof.
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Role of a first aider

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assess the situation, ensure safety, identify nature of injury, organise bystanders, treat patient untill further helps arrives

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Types of emergencies that could occur in the sport, exercise, health and leisure industry

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Legislations that deals with health and safety in the sports industry

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Describe the roles of legislations in ensuring safety in the sport industry

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