RowSafe

RowSafe provides guidance on good and safe practice. RowSafe will continue to be developed in response to new standards and safety issues and, just as importantly, feedback from members.

RowSafe details safety information under five headings, each with a separate topic area following the same format:

• Responsibilities
• Minimum standards
• Further good practice
• Further information

By keeping topic areas separate and presenting the guide in a four-clip folder, individual updated pages can be easily replaced and new topics introduced. The aim is to keep all safety related matters in one place.

You can download the separate sections using the links below.  We also have a summary of key points from the guidance which is available to download online and also as a published leaflet.

A further resource, the RowSafe Gap Analysis Check Sheet, is available for clubs to help them check and develop their safety procedures.

0 – Introduction

0.1 – Introduction
0.2 – Water Safety Roles & Responsibilities
0.3 – Contents
0.4 – Cover Sheet

1 – Risk Management

1.1 – Safety Noticeboards

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British Rowing Website:

Safety Resources & Posters

1.2 – Risk Assessment

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Related Sections:

• 1.4 – Competitions & Safety Plans
• 1.7 – Weather & the Environment
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 1.9 – Swimming and Capsize/Swamping Training

British Rowing Website:

• Safety Basics – Risk Assessment RowHow Module (free for BR members)
• Example Club Safety Plan (Coming Soon)
• Example Competition Safety Plan (Coming Soon)
• Example Risk Assessments

Other:

• Level 2 Coaching Manual
• HSE 5 Steps to Risk Assessment

1.3 – Club Safety Plans

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Related Sections:

• 1.7 – Weather & the Environment
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 1.9 – Swimming and Capsize/Swamping Training

British Rowing Website:

• Example Club Safety Plan (Coming Soon)
• Example Risk Assessments

1.4 – Competitions & Safety Plans

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 1.7 – Weather & the Environment
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia

British Rowing Website:

• Guidelines for Rowing Competitions (British Rowing Safeguarding & Protecting Children Policy – SPCG 11)
• British Rowing Rules of Racing
• Competition Checklist
• Event Safety Plan Template

1.5 – Insurance

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British Rowing Website:

• Membership Benefits

1.6 – Training Camps and Rowing on Unfamiliar Waters

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 1.5 – Insurance
• 1.7 – Weather & the Environment
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 2.5 – Transport and Trailers
• 3.2 – Juniors
• 5.1 – Sunburn, Heat Stroke & Exhaustion

British Rowing Website:

• Training Camps Overseas
• Training Camp Checklist

1.7 – Weather & the Environment

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Related Sections:

• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 5.1 – Sunburn, Heat Stroke & Exhaustion

British Rowing Website:

• Lightning Guidance – Dealing with Lightning

Other:

• Level 2 Coaching Manual

1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia

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Related Sections:

• 1.9 – Swimming and Capsize/Swamping Training

British Rowing Website:

• Basic Life Support poster
• Cold Water Immersion Further Guidance

Other:

• Level 2 Coaching Manual

1.9 – Swimming and Capsize/Swamping Training

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Related Sections:

• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 2.1 – Safety Aids
• 3.1 – Beginners
• 3.2 – Juniors
• 3.3 – Adaptive Rowing

British Rowing Website:

• Stay with the Boat poster

Other:

• Royal Life Saving Society

2 – Equipment

2.1 – Safety Aids

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Related Sections:

• 3.1 – Beginners
• 3.2 – Juniors

Other:

• Lifejacket guidance (RNLI)
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• GeTek Ltd

2.2 – Steering & Navigation

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British Rowing Website:

• Introduction to Coxing / Steering
• Level 1 Coxing Award

Other:

• Navigation on the River Thames – Thames Regional Rowing Council
• COLREGS: Collision Regulations – Port of London Authority

2.3 – Boats & Blades

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Related Sections:

• 1.3 – Club Safety Plans
• 3.1 – Beginners
• 3.2 – Juniors

British Rowing Website:

• Heel Restraints
• British Rowing Rules of Racing

2.4 – Launch Driving

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Related Sections:

• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 2.1 – Safety Aids

British Rowing Website:

• Row Safe Plus 2.4a – Choosing the correct launch
• Row Safe Plus 2.4b – Preparing & maintaining launches
• Row Safe Plus 2.4c – Driving a launch
• Row Safe Plus 2.4d – Driving a rescue launch
• Row Safe Plus 2.4e – Recovering a rower from the water

Other:

• Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• Royal Yachting Association

2.5 – Transport and Trailers

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British Rowing Website:

• British Rowing Boat Trailers and Towing

Other:

• British Rowing Boat Trailers and Towing CD
• The Caravan Club
• DVLA Requirements for Towing Trailers in GB

3.4 – Touring Rowing

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 1.7 – Weather & the Environment
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 2.5 – Transport and Trailers
• 5.1 – Sunburn, Heat Stroke & Exhaustion

British Rowing Website:

• Lightning Guidance – Dealing with Lightning
• Introduction to Leading a Tour

Other:

• FISA – Rower’s Guide to Safe and Pleasurable Touring

3.5 – Coastal & Open Water Rowing

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 1.7 – Weather & the Environment
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 2.1 – Safety Aids
• 5.1 – Sunburn, Heat Stroke & Exhaustion

British Rowing Website:

• Coastal with related links

3.6 – Indoor Rowing

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment

British Rowing Website:

• Indoor Rowing

3 – Participants

3.1 – Beginners

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 1.3 – Club Safety Plans
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 1.9 – Swimming and Capsize/Swamping Training
• 2.1 – Safety Aids

British Rowing Website:

• Row Safe: Key Points for Your Safe Rowing

Other:

• Level 2 Coaching Manual

3.2 – Juniors

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 1.3 – Club Safety Plans
• 1.8 – Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia
• 1.9 – Swimming and Capsize/Swamping Training
• 2.1 – Safety Aids

British Rowing Website:

• Row Safe: Key Points for Your Safe Rowing
• British Rowing Protecting Children Policy

Other:

• Level 2 Coaching Manual

3.3 – Adaptive Rowing

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 1.9 – Swimming and Capsize/Swamping Training

British Rowing Website:

• Adaptive
• Welfare
• British Rowing Safeguarding & Protecting Vulnerable Adults Policy (Currently under consultation)
• Club Management -EFDS: Inclusive Club Health Check
• British Rowing First Step Audit (Currently under revision)

Other:

• Disability Discrimination Act
• English Federation of Disability Sport

4 – Monitoring

4.1 – Incident Reporting

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British Rowing Website:

• Online Incident Reporting

4.2 – Safety Auditing

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British Rowing Website:

• British Rowing Water Safety Audit Checklist

5 – Health

5.1 – Sunburn, Heat Stroke & Exhaustion

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment

Other:

• HSE Guidance Note GS1

5.2 – First Aid

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Related Sections:

• 1.2 – Risk Assessment
• 5.1 – Sunburn, Heat Stroke & Exhaustion

British Rowing Website:

• Basic Life Support poster

Other:

• Royal Life Saving Society
• British Red Cross
• St John Ambulance

5.3 – Waterborne Diseases

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Other:

• HSE Guidance on Leptospirosis