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• all activities
are conducted in a safe manner without risk to the
health of participants
• the provision and maintenance of equipment
and buildings for Members and others is safe and
without risk to health and adequate for their welfare
• information, instruction, training and supervision
is provided with the object of ensuring the health
and safety of all those involved in Scouting activities
or who may be affected by them
• appropriate arrangements are made to ensure
safety and the absence of risks to health in connection
with the use, transport, storage and handling of
equipment, and substances which are inherently or
potentially dangerous.
Health and Safety Policy
Section A: General Statement of Policy
The Scout Association will adhere to the following
Health and Safety Policy as far as is reasonably
practicable, in accordance with the 1974 Health
and Safety at Work Act. This applies equally to
everybody whether they be employees, contractors
or visitors.
1. To provide and maintain a safe place of work
without risk to health.
2. To provide systems and procedures for work that
are safe and without risk to health.
3. To provide and maintain plant and equipment for
work that are safe and without risk to health.
4. To make arrangements to ensure safety and the
absence of risks to health in connection with the
use, transport, storage and handling of articles
and substances that are inherently or potentially
dangerous.
5. To maintain any workplace under the Association’s
control in a safe and risk free condition and ensure
that all entrances and exits from the workplace
are safe and risk free.
6. To communicate to staff the Association’s
commitment to safety and to provide comprehensive
information, instruction, training and supervision,
with the object of ensuring, so far as is reasonably
practicable, the health and safety at work of everyone.
7. To provide and maintain a working environment
for employees, visitors and contractors which is
safe and without risk to health and which is adequate
as regards facilities and arrangements for their
welfare at work.
The Scout Association will endeavour to provide
a working environment free of undue stress or excessive
working hours.
The policy will be reviewed annually to reflect
changes to responsibilities and operating procedures.
Risk Assessments and Operational Guidelines for
specific areas and/or operations supplement this
general policy and should be read in conjunction
with the policy document. A set of these is held
by the Association’s Personnel Manager.
Activity Centre Staff and Instructional Policy
All staff working at Scout Activity Centres are
subject to The Scout Association guidelines and
policies on all matters.
Activities
In particular, the qualifications held for instructing
activities are, at minimum, those required by The
Scout Association. In some, National Governing Body
Awards that are appropriate for the activity in
question are also held.
At Gilwell Park the required qualifications are
as follows:
Archery Grand
National Archery Society, Leaders Award.
Rifle Shooting National Small Bore Rifle Association,
Youth Leaders Award
Climbing wall Scout Association ‘M’
Authorisation (supervisor or rope leader as appropriate)
Crate Stacking Scout Association ‘M’
Authorisation (rope leader minimum and internal
training)
Canoeing Internal training
for on site and appropriate BCU award for off site
Swimming Royal Life Saving
Society Pool Life Guard
First Aid All
of our full time staff are qualified first aiders
and all summer staff undergo a training program
appropriate to their work.
If you wish to instruct your own session, you will
be required to provide us with original documentation
before your activity can take place.
Working with children and young people
All of the staff and volunteers at Scout Activity
Centres from the U.K are subject to The Scout Associations
CE and CRB checks. All work to the Scout Association
child protection guidelines and are given specific
training were issues may arise during the course
of instructing activities.
International staff have undergone appropriate checks
in their home countries and are given a specific
induction on
site before working with young people.
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessments for specific tasks and activities
are available on request from each Centre. |
