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Health and Safety Policy

Our Commitment

Wimbledon Racquets and Fitness Club (WR&FC) will provide a consistently safe environment for its employees, members, and guests.
Safety is the club’s primary concern, and we have an obligation to ensure that we consider the safety and wellbeing of everyone – this is at the forefront of everything we do.
The Manager will oversee the daily operations of the business and he will ensure that the club is legally compliant. Process will be detailed and implemented for employees – who must have appropriate training and be competent to complete their tasks in a safe manner. Each process will have an appropriate risk assessment. Should anything be deemed high risk or has the potential to cause severe harm it will not be a process conducted by our employees, but the club would seek external professional services.
In addition to our own provision, we will utilise the expertise of external companies to maintain our equipment proactively and regularly, ensuring we are not reactive to problems occurring.

Responsibility

The Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility for the health and safety of the club and all those persons who use it.
The daily management of the club is the responsibility of the Manager.

Provision

The existing arrangements that are in place and recommended improvements include:

  1. The club has both building and public liability insurance.
  2. The club has four (reception, bar, kitchen and office) sited first aid kits and a defibrillator at reception, in addition to three coaches first aid kits, which should accompany coaches for club led sessions.
  3. All team members, management team and lead sports coaches are first aid qualified.
  4. The first aid kits are checked weekly and a log kept of equipment used and that is then replenished.
  5. There is an accident and incident (and near miss) and reporting process, which will be completed after each occurrence to help us to improve our H&S further.
  6. Fire extinguishers are sited at the club as deemed appropriate by Morgan Fire, as is a fire blanket in the kitchen. The equipment will be serviced annually. Each member of the reception and bar team are trained as a fire marshal (within six weeks) and knows how to use a fire extinguisher safely.
    WR&FC have an emergency exit plan and staff have been trained how to implement this.
  7. The club has installed a fire alarm. A test is conducted weekly and documented.
  8. A Portable Appliance Test is conducted annually by an approved contractor and was last completed in May 2022.
  9. Emergency lighting has been installed and a test is conducted monthly and recorded. An annual three hour emergency lighting inspection is certified by an electrician. Last test April 2023.
  10. A building electrical test is conducted by a qualified electrician every five years and was last completed in 2020.
  11. The management and maintenance team conduct daily visual checks and record on a weekly or monthly basis.
  12. The club has had a Legionella risk assessment, conducted in 2020, and manages weekly, monthly and annual checks – all of which are recorded.
  13. The club commissioned an asbestos survey in 2019. Asbestos remains undisturbed.

The Law

The Club has a legal obligation to have this policy – detailing our commitment to health and safety provision.
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act, the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive, with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities), is responsible for enforcing the Act and several other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment.
Both criminal and civil law apply to workplace health and safety. They are not the same. As an employer, WR&FC Ltd must protect its employees and volunteers from getting hurt or ill through work.