Leaders MeetingLeaders Meeting

Monday 8Monday 8thth May 2006 May 2006

ContentsContents

AimsAims

VideoVideo

Duty of Care Duty of Care

Leader ResponsibilitiesLeader Responsibilities– Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment– Environmental Issues and EquipmentEnvironmental Issues and Equipment– Emergency ProcedureEmergency Procedure

ConclusionsConclusions

AimsAims

To determine for what Leaders are To determine for what Leaders are responsible forresponsible for

To highlight the issues facing leadersTo highlight the issues facing leaders

How to solve leadership problemsHow to solve leadership problems

VideoVideo

Show UWE videoShow UWE video

Video outcomesVideo outcomes

Highlight the many problems from the Highlight the many problems from the video:video:

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Participation StatementParticipation Statement

The BMC recognises that climbing The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death.a danger of personal injury or death.

Participants in these activities should Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks be aware of and accept these risks

and be responsible for their own and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.actions and involvement.

Duty of CareDuty of Care

Duty of careDuty of care– Everyone has a Duty of Care to not cause harm to Everyone has a Duty of Care to not cause harm to

others by their acts or omissions – ‘neighbour test’others by their acts or omissions – ‘neighbour test’

Higher duty of careHigher duty of care– More experienced members have a higher duty to More experienced members have a higher duty to

ensure that those in their care are aware of the ensure that those in their care are aware of the hazards and risks that may arisehazards and risks that may arise

Approved Code of PracticeApproved Code of Practice– Not legally binding but compliance with it may be Not legally binding but compliance with it may be

tested by a court to establish whether reasonable tested by a court to establish whether reasonable precautions were taken to prevent harmprecautions were taken to prevent harm

Leader ResponsibilitiesLeader Responsibilities

BMC does not require volunteer club leaders to hold leadership or instructional qualifications

Leaders should select objectives that are:– Within their capabilities– Within the physical and mental capacity of the group

Leaders should:– Have an awareness of foreseeable hazard– Make those hazards clear to those involved– Minimise the risks where possible– Be aware of appropriate actions in an emergency

Leading with MPSLeading with MPSDisseminating information on conditions, access Disseminating information on conditions, access agreements, restrictions, route details etc.agreements, restrictions, route details etc.An advisory role to pass on experience and to An advisory role to pass on experience and to ensure the safety of participants in the activityensure the safety of participants in the activityEndeavour to have a first-aider in the groupEndeavour to have a first-aider in the groupInspecting any equipment used Inspecting any equipment used – to ensure that it is suitable to ensure that it is suitable – whether it is club or personal propertywhether it is club or personal property– route cards must record the checked itemsroute cards must record the checked items

Completing Route SheetsCompleting Route SheetsMaking final decisions on issues affecting the Making final decisions on issues affecting the activityactivity

Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment

1.1. Identify the HazardsIdentify the Hazards

2.2. Identify who is at risk (or at harm)Identify who is at risk (or at harm)

3.3. Assess level of risk and whether Assess level of risk and whether precautions in place are acceptableprecautions in place are acceptable

4.4. Record assessmentRecord assessment

5.5. Review assessmentReview assessment

Continuous Risk AssessmentContinuous Risk AssessmentIdentify Hazard

Assess who may be harmed

and how

Evaluate risks:Existing precautions adequate?

What else should we do?

Review and Revise

Assessment

Environmental Issues and EquipmentEnvironmental Issues and Equipment

Numbers spoiling the experienceNumbers spoiling the experience

RubbishRubbish

NoiseNoise

Kit suitable to environmentKit suitable to environment

Leaders kitLeaders kit

Technical ActivitiesTechnical Activities

Check listsCheck lists

Emergency ProcedureEmergency Procedure

Avoid further dangerAvoid further danger

Assess situationAssess situation

First Aid – Primary Survey / DrABCFirst Aid – Primary Survey / DrABC

ShelterShelter

Outside help needed?Outside help needed?– Calling for helpCalling for help– Sending for helpSending for help

Record incidentRecord incident

Leadership ProblemsLeadership ProblemsExamples for discussion:Examples for discussion:– Your group comes across a Your group comes across a

steep rock outcrop on the first steep rock outcrop on the first trip of the yeartrip of the year

– 1 member wants to turn back1 member wants to turn back– 1 member gets separated1 member gets separated– Between the group of 7 only Between the group of 7 only

you have 1 head torchyou have 1 head torch– 1 member falls in a stream1 member falls in a stream– The group is lost in a whiteoutThe group is lost in a whiteout

ConclusionsConclusions

1.1. What the club expects from its leadersWhat the club expects from its leaders

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