Event Safety
Event Safety Management
Paddling has a good record in event safety management. British Canoeing has developed a system of event safety management which applies to all events which are insured by British Canoeing. This is to ensure the sport continues to operate at the highest safety levels.
At the heart of this system is training in event safety management and the appointment/nomination of event safety officers.
Event Safety Management Guidance
This guidance sets out in detail what needs to be done by clubs, event organisers, RDT’s and Discipline Committees.
Please see the Event Safety Management Guidance document below for more information.
You can also find below a series of frequently asked questions which answer the most common queries.
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Event Safety Training
Event safety training workshops are run as an online course several times a year. To book or for more information please contact [email protected]
Workshops are run by a British Canoeing appointed trainer. It follows a syllabus that includes:
Awareness of safety management and duty of care
Guidance and support to mitigate risk using the concept of an ‘event span of control’.
Examination of potential safety issues using scenario planning
Process to gain authority to run an event
Pre event considerations and planning
“On the day” safety considerations
Post event actions and event management review
- Common methods for managing risk
- Greater appreciation of the need for span of control
- Develop the use of ‘CALM’ in dynamic risk management
Event Safety Officer/s – Roles
The appointment/nomination of trained Event Safety Officers is a key feature of the Event Safety Management system. All affiliated clubs must ensure that their safety officer is nominated in their Just Go portal. Role descriptions for safety officers in clubs and disciplines can be found below.
Please see the documentation attached.