Sport Safety

Guide to Developing Risk Management Plans

Risk Management Plans

  Guide to Developing Risk Management Plans for Sport & Active Recreation Clubs If, like me, you are involved in running a sporting club you are probably quite daunted by the task. Not only do you have to worry about getting enough good volunteers, sponsorship, grants, governance, insurance, maintenance, communication, equipment etc etc but now………….. [...]

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WHS Model Laws

Harmonisation

WHS Model Laws – Myths, Misconceptions, Confusion and Genuine concerns   Excellent article on linkedin by the Harmonisation Guru, Graham Dent – see it Here . ► VOLUNTEERS There are a lot of myths about at the moment as we await the final regulations and first phase COPs. On my way back from a meeting [...]

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Cricket Safety Equipment

Safety Equipment

Cricket Safety Equipment By Justin R Bridges   When playing cricket there are many injuries a player can pick up such as fractures and bruises. The most common sort of injuries in cricket is injuries to fingers, elbows and lower arm when batting. When bowling, bowlers are prone to back and lower limb injuries. Another [...]

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Baseball Player Saves Reporters Life!

Safety Videos

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, Evan Longaria, makes an amazing catch with his bare hands as a ball hurtles towards himself and the reporter. Technorati Tags: sport safety

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New Australian Baseball League

Sport Safety

Nothing to do with safety or risk management but I want to plug it here anyway. I’ll be at the first game in Brisbane on Thursday 11th Nov at RNA Showgrounds where the Bandits are vs Perth Heat. Just talking to the Bandits Management Team and they have organised a big night of entertainment for [...]

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Do Compression Garments Prevent Injuries

Sport Safety

Informative article from EZISPORTS about the benefits of wearing compression garments when participating in sports and during recovery after strenuous exercise. Read the entire article here……… What are the Benefits? The major listed benefits for compression clothing like compression tights are: During Performance 1. Reduced build up of lactic acid – this can improve performance [...]

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Find a Swimming Pool Safety Inspector in QLD

Safety Audits

With new QLD laws requiring that a pool safety inspection be undertaken and a certificate issued, we tried to find organisations who could undertake this work. So far we’ve only found the 3 inspection companies listed below. We aren’t recommending them just providing their website details. As time progresses and training is completed, there are [...]

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Outdoor Sporting Events Practice Lightning Safety Measures

Safety Training

Outdoor Sporting Events Practice Lightning Safety Measures

Mike McClellan, President, Mobile Weather Team, Inc. of Washington, Illinois, a veteran me…

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Winter Baseball in Australia

Sport Safety

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Avoiding Running Injuries

Sport Safety

Sydney Sportsmed Physio Kristin Reynolds provides some excellent advice to help you this running season. Running has become an increasingly popular sport, suiting a wide variety of different fitness types and is great for overall health. However it is not without injuries, with research finding that up to 85% of regular runners are likely to [...]

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Do compression garments prevent sports injuries

Office Safety

All of the manufacturers and retailers of sports compression garments claim that their products help prevent sports related injuries. The benefits of wearing compression garments for preventing DVT are well documented but we could only find one article that provides any “scientist proof” of injury prevention -  Recent article from the Australian Sports Commission (see [...]

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Compression Tights For Sport Safety

Sport Safety

Run Faster and Longer in Compression Tights By Nick Capra When I started running longer distances in my CWX Expert tights I did notice that I felt stronger and recovered more quickly. At first I’ll admit, I chalked it up to the old placebo effect. I mean how could tights make this much of a [...]

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