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RIDDOR
RIDDOR means the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences. It is the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The Act applies to all work activities, but not to all incidents.
Reporting accidents and ill health at work is a legal requirement as described by RIDDOR. The information helps the enforcing authorities to see where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents. The enforcing authorities can then help and advise you on stopping or reducing injuries, ill health and accidents.
If you are an employer, self-employed or in control of a work place you will have duties under the RIDDOR. For most businesses a reportable accident, dangerous occurrence or case of disease is a fairly rare event in which you need to report the following, as stated by the Act:
· Deaths
· Major injuries
· Accidents resulting in 3 days off work
· Diseases
· Dangerous occurrences
Reportable major injuries as described by RIDDOR include:
· Fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or toes;
· Amputation
· Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;
· Loss of sight - temporary or permanent
· Chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye;
· Injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn
You must keep a record of any reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence as stated by RIDDOR.
How it applies
RIDDOR applies to sport because for example in a gym if an accident occurs they have to report and record it also gym equipment can be very dangerous and the gym will need to be covered for any injury that occurs to stop them from being sued.
COSHH
The employer is legally responsible for agreement with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH). This means conducting an assessment of all substances hazardous to health and then either removing them or providing employees with the equipment, instruction and training to use them without risk.
An assessment involves "working out the chance of any substance causing harm in the actual circumstances of its use or production (i.e. the risk) and then work out what precautions are needed".
Members asked to undertake assessments should ask for appropriate and adequate training, point out any bad points
and insist on adequate time and resources, including access to information and advice, to carry them out.
General assessments, e.g. CLEAPSS 'Hazcards', can be used provided they are valid in the actual circumstances of the school or college.
A useful guideline is that the packaging of any hazardous chemical must carry an appropriate hazard warning sign and information relating to the nature of the hazard, or be accompanied by a supplier's 'safety data sheet'.
Control equipment, e.g. fume cupboards, should be thoroughly checked by the employer every 14 months. Visual checks should be made at regular intervals.
How it applies
- COSHH applies to sport for example in a gym they have to keep the work place clean and tidy so there are no obstructions.
- Also the weights need to be kept clean because they get dirty due to other peoples sweat.
- Also the public swimming pool needs to be monitored at all times because the concentrations of chlorine need to be at certain levels when the pool is more populated.
- also the water needs to be filtered because people can urinate or excrete in the pool also because there are some levels of bacteria on everyone’s skin they need to shower before entering the pool.
Children’s act
There are many children taking part in sport and enjoy it but along with that there are a small number that are at risk of abuse from individuals who choose sports work to gain access to children. Adults working in sport are also in a position to identify and act on concerns for children’s that occur outside the sporting environment.
The ‘National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’ (NSPCC) works with the UK Sports Councils, governing bodies and other organisations to help them reduce the risk of child abuse during sporting activities.
essential to this work is the ‘Child Protection in Sport Unit’ (CPSU), which was founded in 2001 as a partnership between the ‘NSPCC’ and ‘Sport England’. The Unit's role is to:
- Be the first point of contact for sports organisations about child protection issues and individuals after sports organisations.
- organize the production of child protection information and training for sports clubs.
- research into a range of issues relating to child protection in sport
- Develop and promote standards for child protection events and training in all sports.
This package should be shown to employees in their induction and any updates should be given to them the day the new legislation is published.
Bibliography
I would use all this information if an accident or incident happened that fell under a certain law either the children’s act, COSHH or RIDDOR, I would use them to take the appropriate action if there was an accident or a breach of any of these laws I would display the information on either posters leaflets or documents, this is so the employees and customers are aware of these laws and so they do not break any of them. The
