health and safety
Health and safety information package. The Health and safety at work act is to provide and equipment and working environment, It is also to ensure safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances, it provides information, instruction, training and supervision to maintain condition of places of work, to provide and maintain safe means of access to and egress from them and lastly provides maintain safe and maintains a safe working environment and adequate facilities and arrangements for employees welfare. The Health and safety at work act applies to many jobs that involve sport, For example a gym instructor has to be in a safe environment and be able to work all equipment and must know were all fire safety doors are they also have to be under supervision in work until fully instructed also Conditions must be safe and maintain a safe working environment. Questionnaire. How effective is my health and safety information package? . Do you feel this package gives you enough detailed information for you to do your job safely? And why? 2. Does this questionnaire outline every health and safety aspect of your business? If No Why? 3. Is there anything you would change in this information package? If yes what? 4. Do you think this package gives you enough information to be able to know
Performance enhancing drugs
A lot has been written and said about drugs in sport. With each passing year, there are more and more athletes being caught taking banned chemicals/drugs that enhance sport performance. In the recent Tour de France, almost half of the urine samples indicated traces of banned substances. An underlying inference is that anyone who tests positive for drugs is a cheat. Rightfully, so. It is almost totally accepted in high level sport that athletes take drugs, often termed "nutritional supplements," with the intention to chemically enhance performance with "legal" substances. Whether the ingested or injected substances are banned or legal is not the point. The major feature of today's sport is that attempts to chemically enhance performance are virtually universal. Behaviorally, there is no difference between athletes who ingest/inject banned substances and those who ingest/inject non-banned substances. Both seek chemical enhancement of performances. Over the past decade, there has been a clamor to strip the chemically enhanced East German women of their medals, earned when they were using state-sanctioned steroids. During those years, all East German athletes passed the testing procedures that were designed to catch "cheats." Retroactive stripping of medals has been steadfastly resisted by the IOC However, there is little difference between what the East Germans did and what
Importance of a Warm up
Importance of a Warm up A warm up helps to prepare the body for the physical exertion to come. It gently raises your pulse rate and therefore, your cardiac output increases and also your rate of ventilation. Your vasomotor centre makes sure that more blood is being distributed to the working muscles. This combined affect is to increase the amount of oxygen that is delivered to the muscle cells. This helps to reduce the oxygen deficit when you start carrying out the actual activity. A Warm up is very important as it helps to reduce the possible chances of injury. It raises your body temperature in your muscles as there is an increase in the blood flow which raises your body temperature in your muscles, making them more responsive. The elasticity of muscle tissue is increased and more oxygen can be carried to the working muscles. This will help to prepare the body for the activity to come. Throughout a warm up routine, it consists of stretching exercises and this increases your flexibility and so directly reduces the risk of injury. The reason for this is that; a muscle or tendon group with a greater range of motion will be less likely to experience tears when used actively. Stretching also helps to improve recovery and may enhance the participant's performance. Additionally, increased flexibility of the neck, shoulders and upper back may improve respiratory function. The
Health Saftey and Injury - BTEC Sport
Injury Signs and Symptoms How injury is caused Fracture A fracture is wear the bone cracks or completely snaps. Breaking bones is painful due to the amount of blood vessels and nerves in the bones. Fractures can be described in two ways. A Simple Fracture - This is just where the bone simply cracks. A Compound Fracture - This is where the bone sticks out of the skin. There is often tenderness around the bone making it hard to use and it will most certainly swell causing it to look deformed. They are usually caused when a bone takes direct impact with a lot of force and are often very painful. This will be the result of events such as hard and reckless sliding tackles which may be a result of another players desire to win or fatigue making them play recklessly. It usually extrinsic because you are pushing yourself to the limit there is more chance of colliding with another player or pieces of equipment/ground Tendonitis The tendons in joints such as the elbow become inflamed and sore/painful. This is common with sports such as tennis and golf where the tendon in the elbow is under constant use. The elbow will be very sore and it becomes almost impossible to use without difficulty. Swelling will be visible surrounding the injured tendon. Tendonitis is caused by overuse of the tendons, frequently in the lower arm in the lower arm possibly from pushing their body to the
Describe the formation of fronts and the weather changes associated with them.
Form 6B 25/11/04 Geography Assignment #1 Describe the formation of fronts and the weather changes associated with them. A front is a zone of transition formed between converging air masses. The front forms because the air masses cannot mix intimately, in order to form a uniform parcel of air. This inability to do so is caused by differences in the physical conditions of the air masses involved. Fronts are usually formed when one of the air masses is warm, while the other is cold or when one of the air masses is moist and the other is dry. Also, when air parcels have different densities, it is not possible for them to combine. There are four main types of fronts: cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary fronts and occluded fronts. These fronts are formed by different processes and so differ in properties/ characteristics. A cold front is formed when a cold air mass moves towards a warm air mass, converging with it. The cold air mass undercuts the warm parcel of air, due to its higher density, and forces/pushes the warm air upwards, higher into the atmosphere. In simpler terms, at a cold front, cold air replaces warm air. During the passage of a cold front, atmospheric/ weather conditions change. As a cold front nears temperatures begin to decrease. All the same, atmospheric
btec P.E unit 2
:) JACK OWEN WHOTTON 2/2/2008 Jack Whotton - framwellgate school Durham - Btec first - Lumb & Armstrong Unit 2 - Health, safety and injury within sport Rules, Regulation and Legislation When you're working in sport, it is important to be aware of the relevant laws that deal with health and safety .these laws are sensible and are there to protect you and others who participate. Whether a facility or training ground is large or small, it is still covered by the laws lay down by the government in acts of parliament. The coach and facilities provider have to ensure that everyone is aware of, and abides by, relevant regulations and legislation. In this way, the health, safety and welfare of athletes, staff and other participants within working The facilities owners should always keep up to date on changes in regulations as breaking the law by not following the laws will only result in severe punishment. These punishments could be... * Closure * Bad reputation * Large fine * Imprisonment * An order to pay compensation to anyone who has suffered any preventable injury Some facilities have their own voluntary codes of conduct; these ensure that the legislations are all followed 100%. Health and safety at work act 1974 Under the health and safety at work act 1974, all employers have a duty of care to ensure that a safe working environment is provided which is free
Safety. Throughout the course of my circuit training I have to take in mind a number of safety considerations
Awareness of safety aspects. Outline any potential risks with any apparatus/equipment. What factors will you need to consider when planning the order/types of exercises? Explain how and why you will prepare your body for exercise and help it to recover afterwards. Before beginning my circuit training I will remove any jewellery as it might interfere with my performance or could get caught with equipment and put myself at risk of injury. I'll make sure that I am wearing the right kit and make sure I have the correct shoes and my shoelaces are tied up tightly to protect my ankle from twisting or breaking. When planning the circuit I will make sure I don't have two activities of the same muscle group after the other so as to give a rest to the muscle to avoid strain, injuries and to not overload it. When doing my circuit training I will check for free standing equipment. I will check the safety of the area by making sure there are no obstacles in the way which could interfere with my training and even injure me. When working at my stations I will check the equipment is safe to use and secure for e.g. when using the bench I will make sure it is stable and ready to use. I will make sure that I have listened to instructions, and seen an example of how to do the station so I can do the exercise properly, or I can view the cards which show an example of the station that I will
Personal Performance Porfolio Anatomy and Physiology Warm-Up and Cool-Down
Personal Performance Porfolio Anatomy and Physiology Warm-Up and Cool-Down Time spent on a warm up will improve performance. Benefits for the Skeletal system due to an increase in temperature of the muscles include- ~ Greater strength of contraction due to improved elasticity of muscle fibres. ~ Faster speed of contraction due to an increased speed of nerve transmission to the muscle fibres. ~ Faster speed of contraction and relaxation of the muscle fibres due to a higher muscle temperature. ~ Increased speed of strength of contraction due to an improvement in coordination between antagonistic pairs because of a reduction in muscle viscosity. ~ Increased speed and strength of contraction due to an increase in enzyme activity in warmer muscle fibres. ~ Reduced risk of injury despite and increase in speed of strength of contraction due to an increase in blood flow and oxygen to the muscle. The effects of a warm up on your Vascular System include - ~ Gradual increase in blood flow (Q) due to the vascular shunt mechanism via : * vasoconstriction of arterioles/precapillary sphincters to organs decreasing blood flow to organs and therefore increasing blood flow to working muscles * vasodilation of muscle arterioles/precapillary sphincters increasing blood flow delivery to working muscles. ~ Increased body/muscle temperature causing a
Discuss the prevailing themes and techniques in Carol Ann Duffy's 1993 collection 'Mean Time'. Bring out your own personal response to the poem.
The Big Day The day of the big match had arrived, the anticipation was rising and with only 5 hours to go the crowds were gathering in the pubs and on the streets. Cardiff was the venue, Millennium stadium to be exact. The FA Cup Final, Manchester United vs. Millwall. The grounds men were on the pitch setting up the sprinklers and cutting the grass at the last minute possible, before the teams arrived to warm up and get a feel of the pitch. The sprinklers started to spray like the ocean. The droplets of water were dropping gently like a leaf from the highest tree. As the droplets were falling onto the bouncy blades of grass, they were running down the blades slowly into the soil creating a nice playing surface. A bus pulled out side the entrance of the stadium, it was Manchester's bus and the paparazzi skipped as fast as they could to try and get the best picture of the star striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy. The doors of the bus opened slowly just to add to the tension. It was so quite you could almost here a pin drop. Footsteps where heard, the press started hovering around the bus .The crowd on the other side of the road, were waiting for autographs. They started singing and chanting "Ruud, Ruud, Ruud". Some of the younger players got off the bus and quickly walked straight into the corridor, down to the changing rooms while they were totally focused. Next off the bus steps
cool down after my choosen sport
Cool down Warming down should consist of the following: * 5 to 10 minutes jogging/walking - decrease body temperature and remove waste products from the working muscles * 5 to 10 minutes static stretching exercises- decrease body temperature, remove waste products from the working muscles and to increase range of movement. Static stretches are more appropriate to the cool down as they help muscles to relax and increase their range of movement. What are the benefits of a cool down? An appropriate cool down will: * aid in the dissipation of waste products - including lactic acid * reduce the potential for DOMS * reduce the chances of dizziness or fainting caused by the pooling of venous blood at the extremities * reduce the level of adrenaline in the blood * allows the heart rate to return to it's resting rate Once I have completed my main activity it is important that I cool down, this will slowly reduce the build up of lactic acid in my muscles by reducing my heart rate and breathing at a steady pace instead of just terminating the exercise after the main activity. I cool down to allow a gradual fall in my heart rate; I achieve this by performing light aerobic exercise such as walking for 5-10 minuets before strtching, as it shortens the recovery time of my muscles as it removes carbon dioxide and lactic acid, Which will make my heart rate decrease. I will