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1. ALAN B. PARTNERSHIP LTD. Health & Safety Advisors Health & SafetyAwareness Presented by Christopher Barraclough BSc TechIOSH To the North West Golf Club Managers’ Association Wednesday, February 12th 2014
2. Contents Who are ABP Ltd. Why does Health & Safety matter? Hazards in a Golf Club Risk Assessment Health & Safety Management Example issues Occupants’ Liability Course Safety
3. Who are Alan B Partnership Ltd? Small, independent Health & Safety Advisory company. Alan and Christopher Barraclough. Technical members of IOSH. Based in Leeds and Clitheroe. Specialist H&S services to many golf clubs. Insight and experience. Helping golf clubs for over 18 years. Devise and share good practice. Practical and reasonable solutions. Provide a tailored, face-to-face service. Positive recommendations.
4. Who are Alan B Partnership Ltd? BaildonG.C. Ben RhyddingG.C. BillinghamG.C. Bingley St. Ives G.C. Bradford G.C. BurnleyG.C. Castle Eden G.C. CleckheatonG.C. DoncasterG.C. East BierleyG.C. FileyG.C. Forest Park G.C. Fulford (York) G.C. GantonG.C. GarforthG.C. Halifax West End G.C. Hanging Heaton G.C. HeadingleyG.C. Heaton Moor G.C. HeskethG.C. Howley Hall G.C. Hull G.C. IlkleyG.C. KeighleyG.C. KirkbymoorsideG.C. Lancaster G.C. LightcliffeG.C. LindrickG.C. Malton & Norton G.C. MoortownG.C. Nelson G.C. NormantonG.C. NorthcliffeG.C. Oakdale G.C. PannalG.C. Rawdon Golf & Lawn Tennis Club SaltburnG.C. Scarborough North Cliff G.C. ScarthingwellG.C. Shipley G.C. SkiptonG.C. South Leeds G.C. Teesside G.C. Temple NewsamG.C. West Bradford G.C. WhitbyG.C. WiganG.C. WithingtonG.C. WorksopG.C. Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs Yorkshire County Ladies Golf Association Northern Counties Golf Union England Golf - Woodhall Spa Golf Management
5. Why does Health & Safety matter? Legal All employers must comply with health and safety law. Financial Costs associated with ill-health including sick pay, fines, damage to equipment, legal costs, over-time etc. Moral We want to minimize the risk of injury or ill-health to people we know and work with.
6. Golfers Food prep & service Vibration Work at Height Electricity Hazardous Substances Noise Fire Machinery Bar & Cellar Hazards across the Golf Club
7. Risk Assessment – The 5 step approach Entanglement Over-turning PTO drive shafts Fuelling Etc… Manual handling Slip, trips and falls Hazardous substances Electricity Fire Noise Vibration New Changed Improved Incidents Here and elsewhere Staff Members Visiting golfers Public Contractors Awareness Training Checks and inspections Information Protection (PPE) Logbooks Certificates Risk Assessments Safe procedures
8. Health & Safety Management Hesketh Golf Club - Safety Monitoring Planner 2013
9. Fire Safety Survey – Fulford GC - Clubhouse Patio Sliding Doors Barrels Patio e e Bottle Store Dining Room Lounge Barrel Run Kitchen Cellar Plan Member’s Bar Prep. Area Bar Dining Room Lounge Plant Room Store Bar Gents Locker Room To floor 1 Staff Room To cellar wc Showers Store P W W W W Lockers Lobby Water Toilets To floor 1 FB F Ladies Locker Room Foam CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 Carbon Dioxide Dis. WC Lockers Toilets Main Entrance Dry Powder Showers Fire Extinguishers Fire System Key WC FB Wet Chemical Smoke Detector Door P Emergency Exit Fire Blanket Fire Panel Fulford GC Floorplan - Clubhouse March 2013 Fire Alarm Gas cylinders Call Point Gas stop Emergency Light Mains box Fire Exit Sign Fire Exit sign - unlit Defibrillator
10. Safety on the Course “Claims are about negligence and breach of duty. You are judged on your acts or omissions to prevent foreseeable danger. You are expected to act in a reasonable manner.” (J. Ross, GCMA magazine, Nov13) OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY ACT 1957 ‘Common law duty of care’ Civil law – spread of liability Visitors – Invited and Uninvited Visitors will be safe in using the premises for the purpose for which they are invited… Risk assessment of the course Proximity Minimum Safety Envelopes and 15o zones. Public Rights of Way Adjoining properties and highways Safe routes – paths and steps Adverse weather conditions Buggy routes What can be done Signage Course safety sign Specific signage Temporary Incident monitoring Etiquette – Golfer awareness Review, Monitor and Inspect
11. Course Safety – Hazards
12. Course Risk Assessment – Minimum Safety Envelope & 15o Zone 70 yards 50 yards 15o 150 yds 200 yds T4 Public rights of way 250 yds 70 yards 15o T10 G9 50 yards 85 yards 200 yard approaches G4 85 yards
13. HESKETH GOLF CLUB Course Safety Signs FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: FOG & LIGHTNING: In the event of an electrical storm, suspend play immediately & taken appropriate action. (Rule 6-8a applies). Shelters do not provide adequate protection from lightning. Do not continue play in fog/poor visibility, when you cannot see the clear distance of your intended shot. PUBLIC FOOTPATHS: HOLES 5, 6 AND 7. Priority must be given to members of the public. Players must not play shots until footpaths in range are clear. GREENS STAFF:Have priority at all times. Players should always alert greens staff nearby or ahead when they are about to make a stroke that might endanger them and wait for staff to move out of range. BUGGIES: To ensure the safety of all golf course users, buggy drivers are required to comply with the Club’s Buggy Policy and follow designated buggy routes at all times. Take particular care on slopes and around ditches and deep-sided bunkers. THE COURSE, ITS STEPS AND SURFACES may be slippery when damp or wet. Golfers must ensure to wear appropriate footwear to meet the prevailing conditions. Wherever possible, keep to covered areas of Footpaths & Steps. Take care on steep banks and when entering & leaving deep-sided bunkers. FIRST AID: Assistance is available in the Clubhouse. ALL ACCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE HON. SEC. Aims Summary of main issues R&A Safety guidelines Sets expectations Displayed Locker rooms Visiting Parties Website 1st tee Other signs NOT TOO MANY! Spraying Bells & blind shots Public rights of way PLAYERS ARE REMINDED OF THE NEED TO SHOUT “FORE!” IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE FULL RANGE OF ANY WAYWARD SHOT ONTO ADJACENT FAIRWAYS •Players should not play until the players in front are out of range. •Players should ensure that no one is standing close by or in a position to be hit by the club, the ball or any stones, pebbles, twigs or the like when they make a stroke or practice swing. •If a player plays a ball in a direction where there is a danger of hitting someone, they should immediately shout a warning. The traditional word of warning in such situations is “FORE!” •On hearing “Fore!” - Crouch, cover your head with your arms and count to 10. You are advised to carry a mobile phone to summon assistance in an emergency. RING 999 FOR AN AMBULANCE AMBULANCE ACCESS POINTS: Main Car Park, Greens Yard
14. By the 5th April 2014
15. Thank you Christopher Barraclough BSc (Hons) Tech IOSH ALAN B. PARTNERSHIP LTD. Health & Safety Advisors c.barraclough@mac.com Mobile: 07411 132 657 Phone: 01200 426 304