Policy for Safety in Athletic Facilities
The personal health and safety of users of the University's
athletic facilities and of participants in its athletic programs is of
paramount importance. It is the policy of the University to take every
reasonable precaution to protect the personal health and safety of all those
using its facilities and participating in its programs and to publicize all
current rules and procedures in place to achieve this end. It is the intention
of the University to encourage participation in its athletic programs on the
basis of an informed understanding of the inherent risks associated with such
activities.
The following parties share concern for athletic safety:
2.1 each individual using facilities and/or participating in
a program;
2.2 athletics staff supervising the activity/facility;
2.3 the division sponsoring the activity;
2.4 the University.
The following are those areas in which reasonable care to
secure safety in athletic activities must be exercised:
3.1 assurance of a satisfactory state of personal health and
fitness for participation including appropriate medical assessments according
to prevailing standards as well as suitable conditioning and training for
specific activities;
3.2 information concerning the ordinary risks of injury
associated with a particular activity;
3.3 establishment of appropriate rules and regulations for
all activities and especially for competitive matches which require a certain
degree of fitness, skill, height, weight or size among participants;
3.4 availability of facilities which are safe for ordinary
use;
3.5 qualified instruction in the safe use of equipment and
facilities and the appropriate use of protective equipment;
3.6 availability as required of suitable referees,
officials, coaches, instructors, supervisors, conveners, and managers;
3.7 availability of adequate systems, procedures, equipment
and trained personnel for responding to injuries and medical emergencies.
4.1 The individual participant has a responsibility to be
informed of the requirements for reasonable care, to recognize and accept the
inherent risks associated with the particular activity and to abide by the
University's rules and regulations governing that particular activity.
4.2 Those in charge of facilities or programs and their
staffs are responsible for the following:
a) approving where appropriate the particular activity and
the suitability of individuals to participate;
b) supervising or monitoring the particular activity to
ensure that rules and regulations are adhered to;
c) taking all reasonable steps to alert individuals to the
requirements for reasonable care.
4.3 The University, through the Assistant
Vice-President--Student Affairs, has overall responsibility to see that
appropriate policies and procedures are in place and that these are adhered to
and reviewed on a regular basis.
November 21, 1989