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Golf Courses

In the case of most Golf Clubs there will usually be 4 main areas to consider for health and safety:

  • the Clubhouse and employees
  • the Greenkeeper's sheds and employees
  • the Driving range
  • the Professional

With each it may be easier to develop policies including details of risk assessments for the separate working areas particularly if there are self-employed people associated with the club, for example, the Professional or the Caterer. The health and safety policy document consists of 3 main parts:

  • The general policy statement
  • The organisation and responsibilities for carrying out the policy
  • The arrangements for ensuring health and safety of employees

Accident Arrangements

  • Details of the first aid facilities and trained members of staff
  • Accident book location
  • Reporting procedures under RIDDOR
  • Contacts at the nearest hospital/GP, etc.

Fire Safety Arrangements

  • Fire precautions and procedures for staff to take in the event of a fire
  • Fire escape routes
  • Contacts at the fire department
  • Details on inspection procedures to ensure fire safety

Training

  • Identification of person(s) responsible for training
  • Details of the specific training and supervision required for each job
  • Information on the methods of identifying training requirements
  • Details on the type and the location of training records

Hazardous Substances

(subject to risk assessment)

  • Location of COSHH data sheets for substances, these may include pesticides, petrol, cleaning chemicals, acetone, glue, oil, exposure to bacterial agents when working outdoors, etc
  • Identification and location of suitable storage areas
  • Safety requirements for use of substances e.g. personal protective equipment
  • Procedure for introducing a new chemical

Electrical Equipment

  • Procedures for checking for electrical safety
  • Details of who carries out visual checks/formal checks
  • Action to be taken in the event of a problem
  • Protective systems to be used when using equipment outdoors, e.g. an RCD should be used with high-pressure hoses
  • Contact details for electrician

Gas Appliances

  • Details of the examination scheme for gas appliances
  • Action to be taken in the event of a problem
  • Contact details for Corgi registered service/repair workers

Manual Handling

(subject to risk assessment)

  • Measures to be taken to minimise manual handling, e.g. when moving crates/kegs, bags of sand, etc
  • Training details

General Safety Requirements

(subject to risk assessment)

  • Methods of keeping traffic routes free from obstruction
  • Prevention of slips, trips and falls
  • Cleaning regimes and procedures
  • Retrieval of golf balls from water features
  • Control and guarding of elevated storage areas

Rules for Visitors and Contractors

Report to clubhouse reception on arrival and departure

Safe Use of Machinery

  • Details of training requirements for staff
  • Safety precautions to be taken when using equipment e.g. food slicer, compactor, dumb waiter, greenkeeping equipment, chainsaw, etc

Welfare Facilities

  • Staff toilet provision
  • Staff rest area provision including non smoking facilities
  • Adequate heating, ventilation, lighting, etc

Pest Control Arrangements

Name and contact details of pest control company

Lone Working

Arrangements for employees working away from the central base
Regular use of a contact system e.g. 2 hourly telephone contact

Noise Control

For employees exposed to noisy equipment/bands in clubhouses, etc. It must be borne in mind that this is not an exhaustive list of subject