PREMIER LEAGUE

APPENDICES TO THE RULES
APPENDIX 3
RISK ASSESSMENT
4.1 The Tour Leader is responsible for carrying out a risk assessment for the Tour. The Tour Leader may
delegate this to the Tours Co-ordinator provided that the latter has sufficient expertise and experience
to undertake it but the Tour Leader shall retain ultimate responsibility for the risk assessment. The risk
assessment must be recorded in writing in Form T4 and both it and all other records must be filed at
the Academy. The Tour Leader must consider potential hazards and what safety measures should be
taken to avoid them. The Tour Leader must consider what will be done in the event of a serious accident,
injury or emergency.
4.2 If Academy Players are to be allowed to swim or be involved in any water activity whilst on the Tour,
the Tour Leader must establish the swimming competence of each Academy Player. The Tour Leader
must arrange lifeguard supervision.
4.3 If the Tour is to involve experience of adventure or other high risk activity the Tour Leader must act in
accordance with the guidance in the DfES supplement Part 2 – Standards for Adventure. If a specialist
provider is engaged, the Tour Leader must obtain written confirmation from that provider that a
current licence issued by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority is held for the activity in question.
Note:
The Health and Safety Executive has produced a leaflet “5 Steps to Risk Assessment” as a simple guide.
This leaflet is available from www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf.
ADVANCE VISIT
5. Unless previously visited by or otherwise known to the Tour Leader, the Tour Leader must visit the Tour
venue(s) in advance. The Tour Leader must check arrangements for travel, accommodation (including food
and drink), playing and training and medical facilities, communications, laundry and opportunities
for recreation.
THE TOUR PLANS
6. The Tour Leader’s plans must include consideration of the
• age of Academy Players
• nature of the Tour, particularly if non football activities are involved
• ratio of Staff to Academy Players
• qualifications and experience of Staff
• description and rota of Staff duties, including designation of Staff to carry and use first aid equipment
• medical or other special needs of individual Academy Players
• travel arrangements
• contingency measures for a change of plan or late return including arrangements for sending a
Academy Player home early
• insurances
• communication arrangements
• emergency procedures
• designation and briefing of the Home Contact Person
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT
7.1 One member of the Staff should be a physiotherapist who should meet the requirements for
physiotherapists’ qualifications set out in the Youth Development Rules. The physiotherapist should be
responsible for taking first aid equipment and treating Academy Players on the Tour.
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