Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Health and safety in the gym’ on the Rhino Safety website
- ‘Safeguarding’ from Sport England
- ‘Health and safety for leisure activities’ from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- ‘Steps needed to manage risk’ from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- ‘Risk assessment tips for personal trainers’ from the Insure 4 Sport website
- Find and read your organisation’s policies and procedure for health and safety, security, client behaviour, equipment, working practices, and hygiene.
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Safety, health and welfare in hotels, restaurants, catering and bars: Part 5 – Leisure areas’ from the Health and Safety Authority in Ireland. Although their legislation is different to the UK, the potential hazards are the same.
- In the place where you work go into one room, identify the potential health and safety hazards in that room, and do a formal risk assessment on each one.
- This section of the Health and Safety Executive gives ‘Example risk assessments’.
- This section of the NHS website covers the ‘Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults’ and what to do if suspect you someone is being abused.
- This section of the NSPCC website is on ‘What to do if you suspect child abuse’. The website also gives a link to ‘Signs of abuse’.
- Click to open and fill in this Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR Q) with a friend or colleague.
- Think And Challenge
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