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A Safe and
Inclusive Sport
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1. Safety
2. Ethics
Yachting Australia Policies
1. Risk Management
2. Member Protection
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Risk Management
DATE
Risk Management is not about
Fear of litigation
Avoiding liability
Risk Management
What is it about?
Why is it important?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GVdqHLk_WuU#t=25s
Responsibility
Duty of care
Enshrined in law
Responsibility
Doing the right thing
1. Try to make sure it doesn’t happen
2. Reduce the impact if it does
3. Know what to do if it does happen
Practical Risk Management
Who are the world’s most
practiced Risk Managers?
What about your club?
A simple plan…
1.Recognise your duty
2.Think about the risks
3.Plan how to reduce them
4.Do it and review it
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2.
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4.
5.
Think about the scope
Assess the risks
Treat the risks
Write it down
Review and communicate
Who should be involved?
1.It starts at the top
2.Assign responsibility
What do you have in place now?
How to start?
Get help
Copy someone’s
Ask within
YA provided template
Available from your state
What will you end up with?
1.A documented review
2.A planned approach
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Risk Management
DATE
TITLEMember
Protection
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Responsibility to people
Member Protection Policy
1.People’s rights
2.Moral obligations
Many examples already in place
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Racing Rules 2 and 69
Club Terms and Conditions
Officials Codes of Conduct
Instructors Codes of Conduct
Member Protection Policy
1.The values
2.The process
Basic entitlement
Reflects human values
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nFR6RZlc7Q8#t=19s
Learnings from Ted Bullpit?
Member Protection Policy
Nothing new
What we all know and feel
Duty of care
Enshrined in law
Responsibilities:
1. Communicate your values
2. Have a method to handle it
1. Recognise your duties
2. Think about your values
3. Process to uphold values
What to do?
1. Explain your values in detail
2. Detailed complaints handling
3. Assign a person to handle this
4. Tell people and refresh
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2.
3.
4.
Explain values
Explain complaint handling
Assign a person to guide
Update and communicate
Member Protection Policy
Who should be involved?
1.It starts at the top
2.Assign responsibility
What do you have in place now?
How to start?
Get help
Copy someone’s
Ask within
YA provided template
Available from your state
What will you end up with?
1.A documented review
2.A planned approach
TITLEMember
Protection
DATE