Risk Management Policy

Objectives:

To provide a fun, healthy and safe sporting environment for people of all ages to
enjoy the sport of sailing;
Ensure that health and safety are considered in all Club activities on and off the
water by minimising the risk to participants, officials and the public;
To minimise the potential Club liability from incidents or injury.

Strategies:

Continuous identification and control of potential hazards by risk analysis and
hazard identification;
Planning Club activities with consideration given to implementation of suitable
safety measures;
Provision of the Club’s written safety and risk management policy to all
members, officials and visitors who participate in Club activities;
Maintaining the Clubhouse, walkway and the rigging area in a safe condition;
Minimising risks to users;
Raising members’ awareness of safety and reduction of risk to themselves
and others in using, handling, storage, rigging, and sailing boats and other
equipment;
Maintaining a document that includes all risk identified, actions taken to reduce
them, reflects changes in relevant legislation, safety practices, techniques and
technological advances;
Communication on a regular basis to reinforce the risk management process
and to make members aware of changes to risks and their management.

Process:

In adopting a Risk Management Process the Management Committee made the
following decisions:

To not rely on notices and complex policy to bring risk management to
members’ attention;
To set up a continuing educative process through the Management Committee
Meeting process and our magazine Up The River;
To rely upon existing documentation rather than introduce a new range of
forms.
The annual subscription form and the Year Book would be expanded;
To not adopt policies and practices which were either impractical and/or
unenforceable;
To recognise that we are primarily responsible to members for the management
of a family sailing club. While we have a responsibility to formulate, adopt and
integrate risk management objectives, responsibilities and practices with our
incorporated objectives, we must not lose sight of our primary focus;
To accept that the Risk Management process is a continuing one and
involvement in it is the responsibility of every member.

A copy of the Risk Management Policy document is available in the Clubhouse.