London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Athletics

– Paint thinners/solvents, for cleaning equipment
– Other tools, such as drills, grinders, sanders, polishers, rivet machines
and scissors
– Repair materials such as polyester resin, epoxy resin, buffing compounds,
paint and small quantities of acetone
– First aid kits, including scissors and tweezers
– Portable, two-part folding medical treatment tables
– Stringing kits, including pliers and awls, for use in racket sports
Requests for emergency assistance
Within venues, police, fire and medical personnel will be always available if you
need assistance. When immediate action is required, please call these numbers
for police, fire or medical emergencies.
Inside the Olympic Park
– Emergencies: 0300 2012 222
– Non-emergencies: 020 3 288 5858 or 020 3 288 5901
– Health (non-emergency): 0300 2012 111
Outside the Olympic Park
– Emergencies: 999
– Non-emergencies: 101
When calling for emergency assistance:
– Know your location.
– Tell the call taker whether you require the police, fire, or ambulance.
– Be prepared to answer questions.
– Do not programme emergency numbers into any telephone. Speed dials can
lead to accidental emergency calls.
– For non-English speakers, knowing the language you speak and knowing key
words in English such as ‘police’, ‘fire’ and ‘ambulance’ will help speed up
the process.
Recycling
London 2012 has the inspiring ambition to host the first ever Zero Waste Games,
with no Games waste being sent to landfill. To make this happen, we all need to
play our part, so please recycle.
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