ARA Water Safety Code - British Rowing

GUIDANCE NOTES2.2 Safety Plan2.2.1 Wherever local risks or hazards have been identified during a risk assessment aSafety Plan should be formulated and displayed prominently at theClub. It is vital that those affected by the Safety Plan know whatactions are to be taken, by whom and when, and in what sequence,to maintain effective co-ordination.2.2.2 The Safety Plan shall contain the following:-1) Details of immediate actions to be taken2) Actions to be taken to safeguard those not directly involved in theincident3) Communication arrangements, internally and to outside agencies andemergency services.4) Access and transport arrangements. (There needs to be a distinctionbetween the levels of response needed for major and minor incidents).2.3 Checking the Club’s Level of Safety Audit- The ARA Safety Audit (see Appendix 2)The Safety Plan is of little use unless it is observed. To be fully effective it should bereviewed and updated regularly. i.e., audited.The ARA’s Safety Audit form provides a simple means of checking to what degree therequirements of the Code are being observed and determines how the risks identified in therisk assessment have been addressed. Contact your Regional Safety Adviser whereclarification or advice on reducing particular risks is needed.It is strongly recommended that an Audit be undertaken at least once per year by the ClubSafety Adviser in conjunction with a Risk Assessment of the Club’s activities. The resultsand recommendations arising from any audit should be presented by the Safety Adviser tothe Club and the Club Safety Plan amended as necessary, placed in the minutes andrecommendations monitored to completion.Standard Safety Audit Forms have been prepared for use by Clubs and event organisers tocarry out “self-audits”. Copies are appended and available on the ARA Web site(www.ara_rowing.org). Additions to the scope of the documents can be made to meetproblems peculiar to the situation under audit.Page 8