Safety Guidelines for Secondary Interschool Athletics in Alberta

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Cultural Dress
• Where cultural dress presents a safety concern, modifications to the dress
should be considered.
Jewelry
• Jewelry, particularly hanging jewelry should not be worn.
• Jewelry that cannot be removed (e.g., medical alert identification,
religious/cultural jewelry), and presents a safety concern, must be covered with
tape to reduce chances of entanglement.
• During game situations there may be rules that call for a higher standard of
care, e.g., removal of jewelry. Situation-specific guidelines are addressed on
activity pages.
Hair
• A suitable device to keep hair from obstructing vision should be used, e.g.,
elastic.
• Devices used to tie back long hair should not present a safety concern. Metal or
other hard objects should not be used.
Orthotic Devices
• For all contact interschool athletic practices and competitions, exposed orthotic
devices, which present a safety concern to other student athletes, should be soft
or padded, and such devices should be approved by the official prior to the
game commencing.
Emergency Equipment
• An appropriate first aid kit must be stocked and readily accessible. Use
Appendix O for appropriate first aid kit contents.
• A copy of the school’s Emergency Action Plan (Appendix L) should be
accessible and readily available.
• Location of AED (if available) should be posted.
• When activities are offered off campus, an appropriate portable first aid kit must
be available for all activities.
• A telephone for use in an emergency should be available and accessible for all
interschool athletic activities/facilities.
• Emergency transportation should be available.
• A trained individual responsible for providing first aid, including the use of
AEDs, to injured student athletes should be present during the entire activity.
• Teachers/coaches should refer to Board and other policies that address blood
and bodily fluid procedures, Universal Precautions Re: Blood and Body Fluids
(Appendix O), sport governing body, association regulations.
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Safety Guidelines for Secondary Interschool Athletics in Alberta - February 2012