[Bryan Mailloux]

Safety Officer. The Safety Officer shall:
act as an adjudicator in reports of unsafe acts by club members. The Safety Officer will interview all involved in the incident and report to the club Executive.


This was just discussed in the past few club meetings. The main point that was discussed was that each person is responsible for each of there own actions to provide a safe and enjoyable sport.

If I'm understanding the club's direction correctly, we see the s.o. being something of an arbiter of questions related to safety issues; someone to encourage and foster safe practice -- and not a zealot with some kind of special powers that will allow folks to fly.

I couldn't agree more.
All of these points were discussed in our seach for a discription of the S.O

[VE1FH]

Thanks Bryan, very helpful.

[Sideslip]

Originally Posted by Broken Arrow

......everyone should be thier own Safety Officer.

I certainly agree with that sentiment.

Our club has a safety Officer, but his job does not entail policing or overseeing day to day safe operations at the field. The Safety Officer's task is to periodically review the club's specific safety rules, and based on his general experience, his experience at the field, and the input of club members, to make recommendations for changes or improvements to the posted safety rules.

In the end, any changes end up being a collective decision of the Club's Executive Committee, but it is useful to have a person who is assigned to keep these specific issues top of mind and report to the Executive.

Otherwise, it is every club member's responsibility to follow the safety rules, and ensure that those around them do likewise.

[Randy Brown]

I always thought it you wanted to be the Saftey Officer of your club and police it at the field.. You might as well run for President of MAAC

LOL

Not this guy

Randy

[VE1FH]

I think this approach has a lot going for it.

Originally Posted by Sideslip

Our club has a safety Officer, but his job does not entail policing or overseeing day to day safe operations at the field. The Safety Officer's task is to periodically review the club's specific safety rules, and based on his general experience, his experience at the field, and the input of club members, to make recommendations for changes or improvements to the posted safety rules.

Seems to be an emerging theme here and in other correspondence I've had on the matter. Is it written down or is it a kind of accepted thing that's emerged over time?

Originally Posted by Sideslip

In the end, any changes end up being a collective decision of the Club's Executive Committee, but it is useful to have a person who is assigned to keep these specific issues top of mind and report to the Executive.

I like that approach. Seems to me that puts the appropriate 'spin' on the matter ... let's keep safety "top of mind."

Originally Posted by Sideslip

Otherwise, it is every club member's responsibility to follow the safety rules, and ensure that those around them do likewise.

So it's part of the Club's culture that members reinfoce good safety behaviours and correct lapses?

Excellent comments ... much appreciated.

John