Health & Safety
General Health & Safety Statement
It is the policy of Rhyl Golf Club to:
Ensure that our staff, members, guests, visitors and members of the public and anyone else that visits Rhyl Golf Club will not be adversely affected by our activities and that we will do all reasonably practicable to:
- Ensure their health safety and welfare.
- Prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health, and to provide adequate control of health and safety risks arising from our activities for all our employees full time or part time, and for our members and guests by, developing and maintaining a safety management system and safe systems of work.
- Provide and maintain for all our employees safe and healthy working conditions, safe working equipment and provide adequate training, instruction and information ensuring employees are competent to do their work free from risks to their health.
- Ensure the safe handling storage and use of hazardous substances and information on the hazards they present.
- And that Rhyl Golf Club shall implement emergency procedures in case of fire or any other significant incident.
- Engage and consult with employees on day-to-day health and safety conditions and provide advice and supervision on occupational health
This policy will be updated if the business changes in its nature or size. In addition to this policy a more detailed safety policy document will be produced and specific working practices for separate work areas will be produced. Risk assessments will also be produced for specific areas and detailed in separate files.
The club will endeavour to demonstrate compliance with all current UK and EU legislation details of which can be found in the detailed safety policy document. All employees full time, part time or self-employed and contractors are required to cooperate with the club in assuring compliance with this policy.
Full policy is available in the Managers Office.
Adult Safeguarding Statement
INTRODUCTION
Rhyl GC is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment for all individuals involved in golf.
Safeguarding duties apply to an adult who:
- Has needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs)and;
- Is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect; and;
- As a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of, abuse or neglect.
PRINCIPLES IN RELATION TO ADULTS AT RISK
The Care and Support Statutory Guidance (updated 24th February 2017) Section 14.13 sets out the following six key principles which underpin all adult safeguarding work:
- Empowerment: People being supported and encouraged to make their own decisions and informed consent.
- Prevention: It is better to take action before harm occurs.
- Proportionality: The least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented.
- Protection: Support and representation for those in greatest need.
- Partnership: Local solutions through services working with their communities. Communities have apart to play in preventing, detecting and reporting neglect and abuse.
- Accountability: Accountability and transparency in delivering safeguarding.
Full policy is available in Managers Office.
Children Safeguarding Statement
INTRODUCTION
Whilst children and young people are participating in golf activities in our care, Rhyl Golf Club has a responsibility to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
The Rhyl GC recognises the policies of the National Governing bodies, as set in out in the “Wales Golf Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and Procedures”.
The policy and supporting procedures set out a framework to fulfil our commitment to good practice and the protection of children in our care.
KEY PRINCIPLES
- The welfare of children is paramount.
- A child is defined by law in Wales and Wales as a person under the age of 18 years.
- All children, regardless of their Age, Race, Religion or Belief, Disability, Gender identity or Sexual Orientation, have the right to protection from abuse.
- All concerns and allegations of abuse and poor practice will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
- All children have the right to be safe.
- All children have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
- The Rhyl GC will work with children, their parents/carers and external organisations to safeguard the welfare of children participating in golf.
- We recognise the authority of the statutory agencies and are committed to complying with Local Safeguarding Children Board Guidelines (LSCB), Working Together under the Children Act 2004, and any legislation and statutory guidance that supersedes these.
- The Rhyl GC is committed to working in partnership with other key UK Golf Bodies to continually improve and to promote safeguarding initiatives across the sport.
- The Rhyl GC owes a legal duty of care to children on their premises or engaged in their activities. That duty is to take reasonable care to ensure their reasonable safety and the duty is higher than it would be for adults.
Full policy is available in the Managers Office.
Environmental Policy Statement
The vision of Rhyl Golf Club is to maintain and preserve the historic links of the club since it opened in 1890, in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner. Since 2014 Rhyl Golf Club has been involved with a number of environmental projects which have had an impact on the golf club and course. These projects are Awel-y-Mor Windfarm and the Sea Defence.
This policy aims to provide a written record of the Club’s environmental goals and to set out how members and staff can help to bring about environmental improvements and ensure legal compliance. The policy sets out its overall environmental aims together with an underlying rationale. In order to work towards those aims, the policy outlines seven specific areas of activity.
At a time when the world is increasingly aware of environment issues, and the risks that human activity pose, we need, as a responsible institution, to do what we can to protect and enhance the environment in which we play the game and live our lives. To provide, in the long term, a more beautiful and more enjoyable environment for our members and for our staff. As environmental awareness grows, legislation on such matters becomes more significant. It is important to protect the Club by having robust measures and policies in place that minimise risk of non-compliance and litigation.
- Providing a safe and pleasant working environment for all its staff.
- Enhancing the natural environment of the golf course for the benefit of both golfers and wildlife.
- Conserving energy and water.
- Reducing waste and preventing pollution from all our activities.
- Promoting wider environmental change by careful choice of products and services. Working towards a ‘greener operation’ in collaboration with neighbours and partners Creating a positive ethos about environmental issues that will have a positive influence on all the community.
Full policy is available in Managers Office.