b'FOUNDER MEMBERHOW TO START A CLUBRisk Assessment for Indoor Catapult Shooting.The location for the activity is: .The contact telephone number is: .The nearest hospital with an Accident & Emergency unit is: Minimum Equipment/Facilities:First aid kit suitable for the activity being undertaken.Safety goggles/glasses suitable for range of ages and sizes. Mobile phone with sufficient reception signal.Drinking water should be freely available.Vehicular access within a reasonable distance of the activity in case of emergency. An activity leader will inspect the building and area and ensure its soundness beforecommencing the activity. Suitable backstop and protective netting to be in position prior to the activity commencing.Activity Hazards/Risks:HAZARD Biological Material: Bodily fluids (e.g. blood, sweat, saliva)Control Measures: Participants with open cuts and abrasions are to be removed from the activity andtreated immediately. If bleeding cannot be controlled completely, the participant should not be allowed toreturn to the activity. All clothing, equipment and surfaces contaminated by blood should be treated aspotentially infectious.Have sufficient and suitable containment material (bandages etc.) available. Ensure that personal items are not shared.HAZARD Equipment Failures: Faulty, damaged equipment.Quality garments make it look good. Control Measures:Conduct regular equipment checks prior to the start of each session. Check for worn or faulty equipment.SICK OF SHOOTING SOLO? Supply equipment in a clean and serviceable condition.P eople need to belong. Be it your tribe, team,Check equipment before use.DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Provide specific training in and awareness of safety requirements. HAZARD Physical Exertion: Strains and sprains, cramps, exhaustion and fatigue.nation or a shared enthusiasm, these thingsControl Measures:provide us our very identity, who we are.Ensure the suitability and competency of participants prior to the start of each session. And slingshots run as deep and obsessive asMonitor participants for fatigue and exhaustion.anything. Naturally, you want to share this and that is why going to a big shoot is just the best fun ever,HAZARD Medical Needs + Control Measures:for learning and making new friends.When participants with medical conditions are involved, ensure that relevant medical/Yet there are only a few of these events a year so aemergency plans are readily available (Insulin, Ventolin, Epipen etc.)local club makes sense. The easy option is to find a placeEnsure there is adequate adult supervision.outdoors you can get to shoot without it being an issue and hang some spinners. Then, get you and your matesEmergency Procedures:a branded-up club top to wear. You can call yourself1. Effect rescue as required.a team by doing nothing more and get 90% of the2. Conduct first aid as required.goodness. But only outdoors, and it may need to be a3. Contact emergency services via land/mobile phones.moody perm. 4. Depending on injury, stabilise patient and await ambulance or remove the patient toHaving a pukka club with an indoor venue to shootappropriate site to recover.in takes some proper backstop/range sides protection.5. In the event of a serious injury, suspend the activity until the incident can be resolved. Let alone finding the venue and doing the diplomacy to get in there and hire the room. You will need to getGeneral Procedures:real archery netting and its costly. Nothing else worksThe range will be under the supervision of a suitably trained and experienced rangelike it. I have seen steels fly through bad backstopsofficer at all times.and continue on to break a window. The venue and itsParticipants shall not cross the firing line unless a ceasefire has been called by theprotection are the bills. range officer.Then, there is the boring adulting bit. You will needParticipants shall be made aware of the requirement to wear safety goggles/glasses. to make some rules and keep an attendance sheet, asThe wearing of safety eyewear is mandatory for juniors up to the age of sixteen years. well as charge enough to cover costs. Sounding serious? The tedious bit is the risk assessment. We have all heardName .of them but who knows how to write one? I didnt! So IPosition nicked this for you and adjusted it for our needs. It is a bit yuck in places. Finally, insurance can be complex, butSignature .is worth researching.027027_SSW005 how to set up a club.indd 27 29/11/2021 10:35'