BTC Health and Safety Policy V6.0 Page 9 of 21 Dec 2023 6.4.2. The instructor should complete an incident/accident book immediately after treatment of the casualty. These records should be kept in case of future claims. Instructors will be contacted by the BTC insurers direct in this event. 7. SAFETY IN THE MARTIAL ART OF TAEKWONDO 7.1. Risk assessment is the systematic examination of a task to identify all hazards associated with teaching and training in Taekwondo. Organisations of all descriptions have found this to be a critical activity, not only for the safety and health of students, but also for the safety and health of instructors, clubs and organisations. 7.2. Today’s environment will not tolerate the survival of organisations and clubs which continue to do things simply because that is the way they have always been done. In addition, humanitarian and liability concerns require greater levels of safety for both the student and the instructor. The single most useful tool to meet these objectives is to systematically analyse all the training and teaching methods and to establish appropriate procedures or practices to ensure that it is constantly done in the proper and safe way. 7.3. The objective of risk assessment and health and safety procedures is to assist and apply a systematic approach to teaching and training and the object of this governing body course is to provide you with the knowledge of how to carry this out. 8. RISK ASSESSMENT 8.1. What is Risk Assessment? 8.1.1. A risk assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. The aim is to make sure no one gets hurt or become ill. Accidents and ill health can ruin lives and affect your club if output is lost, equipment is damaged, insurance costs increase, or you have to go to court. You are legally required to assess the risks in your club/institute. 8.1.2. The important things you need to decide are whether a hazard is significant and whether you have it covered by satisfactory precautions so that the risk is small. You need to check this when you assess the risks. For instance, sparring full contact can kill, however with adequate precaution, equipment and quality instruction, the risk becomes low. 8.2. How to assess the risks in your club/institute 8.2.1. Five steps are recommended: Step 1 Look for the hazards Step 2 Decide who might be harmed and how
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