Rowing Club Safety Responsibility Audit - Ongoing

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* 1. Have we appointed a Club Safety Officer and notified Rowing NZ

Yes

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* 2. Safety Officer's name and email address

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* 3. Does the Club have Public Liability Insurance covering the volunteers and employees of the club

Yes

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* 4. Have we completed a Risk Assessment for all our activities and events

Yes

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* 5. Have we identified hazards, assessed risks of hazards and eliminated / isolated / minimised the hazards

Yes

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* 6. Do we have written documentation regarding Safety and Safe Operating Procedures and Policies

Yes

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* 7. Do we carry out an induction for our new members, and do we document that they have completed this

Yes

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* 8. Are the Safety Procedures including the local waterway rules and traffic plan displayed for easy reading by everyone in the club house

Yes

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* 9. Do we have copies of an "Incident & Accident Report Forms" in the club house and members use these to report (a form is available from the Maritime NZ website)

Yes

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* 10. Have all our new and existing rowers confirmed that they can swim

Yes

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* 11. Do we have a system that identifies who is out rowing at any given time, what time they left and that they have returned

Yes

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* 12. For unsupervised training are Floatation Belts readily available for rowers to carry on board (and are they in good condition)

Yes

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* 13. Are all our rowers aware that it is compulsory to have a Floatation Belt in the boat for each person if they are not supervised by a coaching boat (boats are only supervised if they remain within 500m of one another otherwise they are not being adequately supervised)

Yes

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* 14. Do we have Heel Restraints in all rowing skiffs that are tied down individually and are members encouraged to check these regularly before going out

Yes

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* 15. Do we have properly fitted Bow balls on all skiffs

Yes

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* 16. Do we have a first aid kit available and is it checked and maintained regularly

Yes

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* 17. Have our boat drivers and coaches completed the "Club Safety Boat Operator Course" (this is a compulsory course and needs to be completed within their first season)

Yes

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* 18. Does each motor boat have all the safety equipment on board and are they checked before each outing

Yes

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* 19. Do we have a regular maintenance program and log for our motor boats, vehicles and trailers

Yes

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* 20. Can we confirm that our vehicles and trailers when loaded meet the legal requirements

Yes

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* 21. Do we do an Annual Review on safety and can this be proven

Yes

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* 1. Have we appointed a Club Safety Officer and notified Rowing NZ

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* 2. Safety Officer's name and email address

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* 3. Does the Club have Public Liability Insurance covering the volunteers and employees of the club

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* 4. Have we completed a Risk Assessment for all our activities and events

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* 5. Have we identified hazards, assessed risks of hazards and eliminated / isolated / minimised the hazards

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* 6. Do we have written documentation regarding Safety and Safe Operating Procedures and Policies

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* 7. Do we carry out an induction for our new members, and do we document that they have completed this

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* 8. Are the Safety Procedures including the local waterway rules and traffic plan displayed for easy reading by everyone in the club house

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* 9. Do we have copies of an "Incident & Accident Report Forms" in the club house and members use these to report (a form is available from the Maritime NZ website)

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* 10. Have all our new and existing rowers confirmed that they can swim

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* 11. Do we have a system that identifies who is out rowing at any given time, what time they left and that they have returned

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* 12. For unsupervised training are Floatation Belts readily available for rowers to carry on board (and are they in good condition)

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* 13. Are all our rowers aware that it is compulsory to have a Floatation Belt in the boat for each person if they are not supervised by a coaching boat (boats are only supervised if they remain within 500m of one another otherwise they are not being adequately supervised)

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* 14. Do we have Heel Restraints in all rowing skiffs that are tied down individually and are members encouraged to check these regularly before going out

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* 15. Do we have properly fitted Bow balls on all skiffs

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* 16. Do we have a first aid kit available and is it checked and maintained regularly

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* 17. Have our boat drivers and coaches completed the "Club Safety Boat Operator Course" (this is a compulsory course and needs to be completed within their first season)

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* 18. Does each motor boat have all the safety equipment on board and are they checked before each outing

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* 19. Do we have a regular maintenance program and log for our motor boats, vehicles and trailers

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* 20. Can we confirm that our vehicles and trailers when loaded meet the legal requirements

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* 21. Do we do an Annual Review on safety and can this be proven

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* 22. Have we referred to and complied with the "Rowing New Zealand Water Safety Code 2016"

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* 23. Please Enter the Name of your Rowing Club

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* 24. Please enter your name and position held in club

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* 25. Date this Audit completed