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Health Safety and Welfare in a
Fitness Environment
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Health, Safety and Welfare in a Fitness Environment
Learner Name:
Health and Safety
1. Identify three types of emergencies that may occur in a fitness environment: (3 marks)
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2. Describe the responsibilities of the following individuals during an emergency: (3 marks)
Role
Responsibility
1. General Manager
2. Duty Manager
3. First Aider
3. Explain the importance of following emergency procedure calmly and effectively: (2 marks)
4. Describe how to maintain the safety of people involved in typical emergencies, including children, older
people and disabled people: (2 marks)
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5. Outline why health and safety is important in a fitness environment: (1 mark)
In your role as a fitness instructor there are some legal and regulatory requirements you
should be aware of that may affect the way you work and behave.
6. Identify how the following affect your role: (3 marks)
How it affects your role
1.
Health and Safety at Work Act
2.
Code of Ethical Practice
3.
CRB Checks
7. List three types of roles of individuals responsible for health and safety in a fitness organisation and
state the responsibility of each: (6 marks)
Role
Responsibility
1.
2.
3.
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8. Describe three types of security procedure that you may need to follow when working in a fitness environment:
1.
2.
3.
9. List two health and safety documents that you may need to be aware of and use in the fitness environment:
(2 marks)
1.
2.
Assessing risk and identifying hazards are two essential parts of your role as a fitness
instructor. Fitness suites, studios and wet side areas all present potential hazards which
need to be identified and dealt with to ensure participant safety.
10. Identify one possible hazard for each of the following aspects of working in a fitness environment: (6 marks)
Hazard
Facilities
Equipment
Working practices
Client behaviour
Security
Hygiene
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11. Describe how to control risks associated with hazards in a fitness environment: (1 mark)
12. Name one individual you could contact within a
fitness organisation if you were unable to deal with a
hazard or risk that you have identified: (1 mark)
In your role as a fitness instructor it is likely that at some point you may work with children
and vulnerable adults.
13.
Describe what is meant by safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults: (1 mark)
14. List the four types of abuse that an instructor may encounter: (4 marks)
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2.
3.
4.
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15. Describe one way to protect yourself for accusations of abuse: (1 mark)
16. Identify two statutory agencies responsible for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and state the
function of each: (4 marks)
Statutory Agency
Function
1.
2.
3.
17. Describe how to maintain the confidentiality of information relating to possible abuse: (1 mark)
31/44 required to pass (70%)
Final Result
Pass
/44
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