Safety

Tomorrow is our monthly W-ORM meeting. For those that are new to our Corps, this is the Workplace Occupational and Risk Management Group. It is where a team of people look at the safety of our premises, programmes and functions for both centres.

This team includes:

Brad Watson

Angela Watson

Ken Howie

Kerryn Morriss

Lynette Ritter

Dot Hillman

Deb Hepworth

They are a great team, but they rely on everyone else to help by reporting hazards, managing risks and taking care for the activities that we lead and offer our community. We are also reliant on people reporting injuries and participating in solutions to remedy accidents and situations that are risky.

It is sad to report that we have had two injuries at our centre in the past week. One was a young lady at a youth activity that cut her foot in the foyer on Friday night. The other was a volunteer at Kidszone that hurt his wrist while cleaning some gear on the front lawn. We are also currently dealing with an insurance claim from a fall in the foyer at Glenelg.

Please make sure that you let the WORM members know if anything is not safe at our centres. Also let us know straight away if something needs repair, such as today when we had to get the disabled toilet at the Seacombe Gardens centre repaired in a hurry. Finally, make sure you let the activity leaders know as soon as something goes wrong, particularly an injury.

Ultimately, safety is everyone's responsibility.