Clubs Health and Safety Manual

Health and Safety obligations of property owners and employers place responsibilities on all clubs. Information on this site is a guide to helping your club plan and implement health and safety procedures. There are different health and safety responsibilities for clubs depending on if you employ people or not and the following manual's will help to explain this further.

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• Club Rugby (PCBU) Health and Safety Manual Template. Designed for Rugby Clubs if they meet the criteria as a PCBU (that is the Club employ someone therefore they are considered as a person conducting a business or undertaking)
• Club Rugby (non-PCBU) Health and Safety Manual Template. Designed for a purely voluntary sporting organisation. The club does not employ anyone and as such the H&S law doesn’t cover them however there still is an expectation of a basic level of health and safety particularly around the game and competition / tournament management.

Note: In order for a club to play in a Bay of Plenty Rugby Union Competition, clubs are now required to have a current operational health and safety plan.

Further Club Health and Safety Resources

• Club Liability Insurance
• Sport Bay of Plenty club Assistance
• Online templates and Resources for Clubs. Check out the Risk and Compliance Toolkit
• Positive Sideline Behaviour - Applaud Programme Free to Clubs
• Child Protection Policy. To help ensure the protection of children in our care, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is providing Provincial Unions (PUs) and Clubs with guidance about protecting children and young people involved in rugby.
• Fit to Play
• Rugby Smart - Compulsory Rugby Injury Prevention courses for all referees and coaches over U13 Level
• Small Blacks - Compulsory Rugby Injury Prevention courses for all referees and coaches from U6 to U13 Level
• World Rugby Lightning Safety Guidelines - games called off due to extreme weather

Player, Manager and Coach Health and Safety
The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union and the New Zealand Rugby Union takes player safety seriously and the following information is aimed to help managers, coaches, players and clubs understand how to manage players safety

Serious Injuries

• Concussion easy guide to return to play
• Player/Coach Insurance
• Reporting a seriously Injured player (Online Serious Injury Report Form D)
• The Rugby Foundation - supporting seriously injured players​​​​​​​
• Police Vetting

Event Health and Safety
Regardless of size, all events have things in common – they require a high degree of planning, a range of skills and a lot of energy. Preparation is the key to any successful event – they do not ‘just happen’: they are well planned and coordinated.

• Event Management Information