1. Assessing Risk In Sport
Assignment 1
P1/P2/M1

2. Hand In Dates for 2010/2011
September/November 2010 – Unit 1 Principles
of Anatomy and Physiology
November/25th January 2011- Unit 2 Physiology
Of Fitness
25th January/10th March 2011 – Unit 3 Assessing
Risk In Sport
15th March/May 2011- Unit 10 Outdoor and
Adventurous Activities

3. Learning Outcome
‘To know and understand the key factors
that influence health and safety in sport’
‘Be able to carry out risk assessments’
‘Be able to plan a safe sporting activity’

4. Legislation in Sport
Health and safety has become one of the
most important things when delivering
sport to anyone. Within this “sue culture”
that we live in these days all sports
coaches/teachers and volunteers must be
very careful that they have the right
insurance and procedure in place so that
they are covered if accidents occur.

5. Assignment 1 – P1/P2/M1
Task – create a poster that describes the
following four health and safety acts in sport,
stating how they impact on health and safety
(P1):
Health and safety at work act (1974)
Activity Centre Act (1995)
Children's Act (1995)
Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act
(1987) aka Safety at Sports Ground Act (1987)

6. To complete the task:
You must research the acts in detail using
books, internet, journals and any other ways of
finding out this information.
You must then filter the information and state
how these acts impact health and safety in sport.
To gain the higher grades your must compare
and contrast the influences of legislation, legal
factors and regulatory bodies on health and
safety in sport. Why have certain acts made it
safer for children to take part in sport? (M1)

7. Deadline for this assignment
3rd February 2011 HAND IN!!!!! NO
LATER!!!

8. Assignment 1 cont.
 Now on the back of your beautiful poster you must find more information
on the following!!!!!
 Describes how the following regulate the health and safety of children in
sport:
1 Health & safety executive (HSE)
2 A National Governing Body of Sport
3 Barclay school policy & procedures on school sports visits
4 The police and the judicial system with regard to statutory, civil and
case law
5 PE Teachers / sports coaches legal responsibilities for child
protection
Once again you can continue working with the people you have been
already.
NB – You must give examples of the following

9. P2 - regulation of health and safety
How do the following regulate health and safety?
Give examples!
Health and safety executive (HSE)
A National governing body of sport e.g FA
Barclay school policy and procedures on school
sports visits.
The police and judicial system with regard to
statuary, civil and case law
PE teachers/sports coaches legal
responsibilities for child protection.

10. M1
Compare and contrast the influences of
legislation, legal factors and regulatory
bodies on health and safety in sport. You
may wish to look at examples of which
ones have made it safer for children to
take part, and why, and which ones have
made it more difficult to take part and
organise, and why.