Phoenix Athletic Club Health and Safety Rules
 All workers must abide by the following general rules in the interests of the safe and healthy participation in sport for all involved. These rules also apply to weekly competitions under Athletics Canterbury or Athletics New Zealand management.
 
 • Phoenix Athletics Club Athletes, visitors and family must always follow instructions of adults in charge of each event or training session; failure to do so may result in the athlete being asked to sit out that event or training session;
 • We request that children aged under 10 are accompanied at club trainings by a parent or adult caregiver unless otherwise organised, and with the consent of the club coaches at the time, and that drop-off and pick-up arrangements made for children 14 and under are timely;
 • The entire Phoenix Athletics Club area is smoke and alcohol free for officials, participants and spectators;
 • It is recommended that footwear is worn at all times to protect against dropping equipment as well as broken glass, stones, wasps, prickles etc;
 • Phoenix Athletics Club athletes, families, coaches and visitors are responsible for their own general well e.g. maintaining hydration, applying sunscreen and wearing warm clothing in adverse conditions;
 • Rakes, shovels and brooms are to be used by helpers only, or unless otherwise specified by a supervising adult;
 • There will be no throwing of sand from sand pits;
 • There will be no running across any throwing area whilst throwers are training or competing;
 • Any health and safety concerns must be raised with a supervising adult or Phoenix Athletics Club coach at the earliest convenience;
 • All Phoenix Athletics Club athletes, coaches, family members and visitors must read and observe the •event specific safety rules outlined below.

It is important that we advise all workers of any potential hazards that we have identified in our club events when using our equipment. We have developed the following Individual Event and Safety Rules that address these potential risks. We welcome any additional hazards and suggestions you may identify.
Equipment
All equipment is regularly checked for defects and replaced if necessary. This is the responsibility of the Equipment Officer. If the Equipment Officer is unavailable any defects in equipment that affect safety must be entered in the Hazard Register.

Rannerdale (and other) training grounds
Rannerdale training grounds (Suva St, Riccarton, Christchurch) is a publicly-accessible space. It is expected that all Phoenix Athletics Club members, families and visitors, will respect the training facilities in use at the time and take care to maintain those facilities for other users. All athletes acknowledge they enter any training area for the purpose of Phoenix Athletics Club training entirely at his or her own risk in all respects. Neither Phoenix Athletics Club nor its coaches, officials, committee members, agents, contractors or other parties associated with Phoenix Athletics Club or the training facility, accept any liability whatsoever (physical, financial or otherwise) for any loss (direct or indirect), damage, injury or death which may result (by negligence or otherwise) or be sustained by the athlete or any other party directly or indirectly associated with the athlete, arising from the intended or actual use by the athlete of the training facility, or any related activity.

No athlete shall train at Rannerdale by themselves without a charged cell phone available in case of emergencies.
This is a living document and may be updated at any stage during the season. The latest version of this document will be displayed at Rannerdale training grounds and may be downloaded from the club website.
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