Bedford and County AC are seeking a health and safety coordinator to oversee health and safety tasks at the club.
What does the health and safety coordinator do? Generally, the health and safety coordinator ensures members are accessing club activity safely, protecting them from harm, incidents, and accidents.
Athletics clubs have a duty of care towards their members and are responsible for ensuring all club activity is safe. Club committees must ensure that they manage any significant potential risks and help others to develop knowledge and awareness of basic safety requirements. The health and safety coordinator will work with the club committee and other club volunteers, including coaches to ensure that the planning and implementation of any activities in any situation takes safety requirements into account to ensure the organisers‘ and participants’ safety.
Please see the Health and Safety Coordinator Role Description for further details including an outline of the skills desired.
If you are interested in applying for this position or would like to know more, please contact the Club secretary by emailing
