INTRODUCTION

Mainstay Sailing will strive to create a no blame culture and do everything reasonably practicable to ensure the safety of all persons.

Duty of Care

Duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they take reasonable care (to themselves as well as others) while performing any acts that could impose foreseeable harm on others.

CONSULTATION

Mainstay Sailing will consult with all interested parties in the interests of safety…

SAFETY CHECKS

Safety checks are to be undertaken on all applicable equipment:

INDUCTION TRAINING

Induction training is to incorporate the following items:

Please refer to the Induction training manual

All new Instructors or other staff members are to sign the bottom of the induction checklist

SUPERVISION OF ACTIVITIES

The training centre principal is ultimately responsible for ensuring the adequate supervision of all training activities…

HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES

• Housekeeping
• PPE use
• Maintenance procedures
• Accident reporting
• First Aid attention
• Fire prevention
• Electrical equipment
• Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs
• Horseplay & misuse of equipment
• Operating power driven vessels

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

A Hazard is anything that can cause harm to people, property or the environment

Mainstay Sailing shall consider the following types of hazard:

• Biological
• Mechanical/electrical
• Psychological
• Physical
• Chemical

Mainstay Sailing may use the following techniques to identify hazards:

• Consultation
• Inspections and Hazard Surveys
• Examination of other relevant information
• Injury/illness records
• Audits
• Incident/accident investigations
• Health & environment monitoring
• Complaints
• Observations

HAZARDS IDENTIFIED

The attached Hazard identification and risk rating spreadsheet is to be used to help identify and manage the risks.

RISK ASSESSMENT

The following matrix shall be used to prioritise the implementation of control measures. In our attached hazard forms, we have included a frequency factor to help weight the risk score.

The frequency is how often a person is likely to be exposed to the hazard over a relative time scale (per day, per course) This allows us to focus more on the higher priority items.

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