Responsibilities
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| The Competent
Person for Health and Safety purposes is
the Group Scout Leader (Bis) who shall ensure that:- |
| 1. The headquarters and grounds receive a formal
annual health and safety inspection /
risk assessment. |
| 2. There is an implementation programme for actions
identified by health and safety risk assessments and
that progress is monitored and prominently publicised
within the Scout Group. In particular the Group
will publish (a) the full risk assessment, (b) the
overall level of risk and (c) progress in implementing
actions to reduce the risks. |
| 3. There is a Group Risk Reduction Guide that
is issued to all Leaders. This Guide shall give concise
advice on the risk reduction measures required for the
Group’s main activities. |
| Leaders
have a responsibility to:- |
| 1. Consider the health and safety of young people
and adults in all the activities that they run and help
to run. |
| 2. Ascertain the Scout Association’s rules for the
safe operation of activities and to adhere to them.
This includes the safety rules of other organisations
for activities such as archery and water sports. These
are all available on Scoutbase, select POR then Chapter
9 Activities (http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/por/2006/chapter_9.htm).
There are also fact sheets to provide further
information. |
| 3. Set young people a positive example in health and
safety matters. This ranges from basic hygiene to the
correct use of equipment and the provision of safety
precautions. |
| 4. Train young people in the behavioural
requirements and safety rules of the activities in which
they participate. |
| 5. Inform Parents of the nature of the activities
that take place during Section meetings, camps,
expeditions etc.; as well as the start, end and
transport arrangements. This may be via letters,
emails, posters in the HQ or verbally. |
| Young people
have a responsibility to apply both the technical and
behavioural aspects of safety to the activities they do,
otherwise they exclude themselves from them. |
| Parents
have a responsibility to:- |
| 1. Satisfy themselves as to the planned arrangements
and ensure that their children are in appropriate health
and arrive and are collected on time. |
| 2. Provide health information on the annual
membership form, particularly in relation to food
allergies and ailments that may impact the food consumed
during activities or restrict participation in the
activities. |
| 3. Participate in Section rotas (on mutually agreed
dates) so as to ensure that the adult to child
supervision ratio is achieved. This is because the
Scout Group has insufficient volunteer Leaders to run
the weekly Section meetings and other activities and
therefore asks Parents to help on an informal rota
basis. |
| 4. Inform Leaders of any significant concerns that
they have in relation to health and safety. Parents
also have a responsibility to help the Scout Group
resolve health and safety issues by helping with the
work on the headquarters, grounds and equipment and / or
supporting the fund raising activities that finance
these improvements. |
| Drivers
of all vehicles transporting members of the Scout
Movement during Scout activities (including to and from
Scout activities) are responsible for ensuring that they
and their vehicle adhere to legal requirements such as
insurance, tax, MOT, seatbelts, child seats, alcohol
limits, mobile phones and the highway code. |
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