P.U.M.A. Health and Safety
Chairman's policy statement

Issue 1.0 7 May 2003

I am committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of all P.U.M.A. instructors and students. I believe that an excellent club is by definition a safe one. Since I am committed to excellence in all P.U.M.A. activities, it follows that minimising risks to people is inseparable from all other P.U.M.A. objectives.
It is my policy to:

• Preserve human and physical resources by eliminating accidents and incidents within clubs;
  
• Ensure that the highest standards of health and safety are implemented by promoting the co-operation between individuals, safety representatives and other groups;
  
• Adopt a “no blame” culture and to encourage all P.U.M.A. members to report deficiencies in our practices, procedures or facilities and to report near misses;
  
• Ensure that suitable and relevant information relative to health and safety at work is disseminated to instructors and others, as necessary and appropriate;
  
• Provide guidance to instructors to allow them to assess the hazards involved in all club activities and to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to reduce the risks;
  
• To assess the hazards involved in all major P.U.M.A. activities and to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to reduce the risks;
  
• Involve all levels of the management team and other P.U.M.A. members, in a continual programme to monitor our health and safety performance by conducting safety audits, inspections and tours of all P.U.M.A. activities;

In implementing this policy I expect a positive health, safety and environmental culture to be fostered and supported by visible and active leadership at all levels.

Copyright Dik Chance P.U.M.A. 2003