Australian Yachting Federation

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Australian Yachting Federation

• Risk Management
• A practical guide for clubs

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Outline

• Introduction and Background - Duty of Care
• Objectives
• What is Risk Management?
• This Resource
• The Risk Management Process
• Risk Management Tables
• Developing the Resource

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Introduction

• Philosophy
• Duty of Care
• club and race officials will owe a duty of care
  to participants in sailing races and activities
  where there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of
  harm or injury to participants as a result of
  their actions
• Law requires us to take reasonable steps to
  reduce the likelihood of injury to participants
  as a result of those risks which are foreseeable

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Introduction

• Objectives
• To reduce the incidence of injury to
  participants, officials and other persons
  associated with club sailing competitions and
  activities
• To provide a fun, healthy and safe sporting
  environment for individuals to participate and
  enjoy the sport of sailing
• To minimise potential club liability as a result
  of poorly managed sailing competitions and
  activities

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Introduction

• What is risk management?
• A process of systematically, eliminating or
  minimising the adverse impact of all activities
  which may give rise to injurious or dangerous
  situations
• A tool by which yacht clubs can seek to meet
  their duties and thus minimise liability

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Introduction

• Who is responsible for risk management in your
  club?
• Who should be involved in the risk management
  process?
• Which risks need to be managed?

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Risk Management Process

• Adapted from the Australian Standard and National
  Risk Management Guideline
• Involves the following steps
• Establishing the Risk Context
• Risk Identification
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Treatment (action plan)
• Monitoring and Review
• Communication

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Risk Context

• The identification, assessment and treatment of
  risks must occur within your clubs risk context
• The aim is to describe the risk environment in
  which your club is operating
• strategic context
• organisational context
• risk management context

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Risk Identification

• Consider
• Age and experience of participants
• Type of activities conducted
• Injury history, previous problems
• Operational procedures
• Risk Catergories
• On-water
• Pre Post Sailing Event / Activity
• Environment
• Personnel

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Risk Assessment

• Each identified risk must be rated according to
• the likelihood of the risk occurring (likelihood)
• the loss or damage impact if the risk occurred
  (severity)
• the priority, or degree of urgency required to
  address the risk (priority)

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Risk Likelihood Scale
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Risk Severity Scale
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Risk Priority Scale
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Risk Treatment

• Identifying and testing strategies to manage the
  risks
• Strategies might include policies and procedures
• Brain-storming and reality-testing
• Includes
• Resources required
• Responsible person(s)
• Time-frame for treatment

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Review and Communication

• Monitor Review
• review plan at end of season, activity or event
• keep records of accidents and effectiveness of
  strategies
• update the plan in line with developments in
  rules, technology, safety and the law
• Communication
• all club members and participants must be aware
  of the plan and their obligations
• include in induction programs and briefings

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Conclusion

• Risk Management
• is a key responsibility of your Club Committee
• can result in improved safety for sailors,
  officials, spectators and members
• will enhance compliance with the law, regulations
  and other formal requirements
• promotes better sporting outcomes for
  administrators and participants