Legislation in sport
Statutory Law
A PE teacher must follow this law, as if they do not, they will face charges. The
Statutory Law ensures that health and safety procedures are kept properly
throughout the entire PE department and in the classrooms they use for teaching. A
PE teacher must follow the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, for example, all
teachers and students should be aware of emergency procedures, like if the fire
alarm sounded.
On the other hand, for a lifeguard, this law relates to Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health Law (COSHH) as the lifeguard has to ensure that the health
and safety act is followed and that the chlorine levels in the pool are controlled
properly so no one who uses the pool are at risk of harm. Too little chlorine means
that the bacteria in the pool is not being killed, and too much could cause irritation to
users skin and eyes. If the levels are not properly controlled, the sports centre could
be put on trial for putting pool users at risk. The lifeguard must recieve the proper
training to be able to handle and use chlorine properly to ensure that they do not put
themselves or pool users at risk.
Civil Law
Civil law related to health and safety laws, as in 1980 an incident happened where a
pupil used an unattended trampoline and fell from the trampoline and became
paralysed. Therefore, it is crucial for a PE teacher to prevent anything like this
incident happening again. Pupils must be supervised at all times and equipment is
not aloud to be left unattended.
A lifeguard must be on duty at the pool at all times. During busy periods, the centre
must ensure that they have lifeguards at poolside as well as a lifeguard on the chair.
This law is similar for both roles as they both have to ensure that people are
supervised at all times and that equipment is stored away when not in use to prevent
accidents and injuries.
Case Law
A PE teacher must conduct risk assessments of the facilities they use and the school
must provide health and safety policies. This ensures that the people in the faculty
and students are safe as this Law helps prevent injuries from faulty equipment,
slippery surface, loose equipment at a facility etc. For example, if there is an issue
where the ceiling is too low for trampolines, and it puts users at risk, a case law can
be brought in to make an average height for rooms that contain trampolines.
For a lifeguard, they have to ensure that poolside is not slippery, and that all users
follow the procedures like no running at poolside. Also, swimming pool rooms can
get very warm, therefore they can report to the manager if they need to improve
ventilation and circulation of cooler air for the comfort of users.
Statutory Law
A PE teacher must follow this law, as if they do not, they will face charges. The
Statutory Law ensures that health and safety procedures are kept properly
throughout the entire PE department and in the classrooms they use for teaching. A
PE teacher must follow the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, for example, all
teachers and students should be aware of emergency procedures, like if the fire
alarm sounded.
On the other hand, for a lifeguard, this law relates to Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health Law (COSHH) as the lifeguard has to ensure that the health
and safety act is followed and that the chlorine levels in the pool are controlled
properly so no one who uses the pool are at risk of harm. Too little chlorine means
that the bacteria in the pool is not being killed, and too much could cause irritation to
users skin and eyes. If the levels are not properly controlled, the sports centre could
be put on trial for putting pool users at risk. The lifeguard must recieve the proper
training to be able to handle and use chlorine properly to ensure that they do not put
themselves or pool users at risk.
Civil Law
Civil law related to health and safety laws, as in 1980 an incident happened where a
pupil used an unattended trampoline and fell from the trampoline and became
paralysed. Therefore, it is crucial for a PE teacher to prevent anything like this
incident happening again. Pupils must be supervised at all times and equipment is
not aloud to be left unattended.
A lifeguard must be on duty at the pool at all times. During busy periods, the centre
must ensure that they have lifeguards at poolside as well as a lifeguard on the chair.
This law is similar for both roles as they both have to ensure that people are
supervised at all times and that equipment is stored away when not in use to prevent
accidents and injuries.
Case Law
A PE teacher must conduct risk assessments of the facilities they use and the school
must provide health and safety policies. This ensures that the people in the faculty
and students are safe as this Law helps prevent injuries from faulty equipment,
slippery surface, loose equipment at a facility etc. For example, if there is an issue
where the ceiling is too low for trampolines, and it puts users at risk, a case law can
be brought in to make an average height for rooms that contain trampolines.
For a lifeguard, they have to ensure that poolside is not slippery, and that all users
follow the procedures like no running at poolside. Also, swimming pool rooms can
get very warm, therefore they can report to the manager if they need to improve
ventilation and circulation of cooler air for the comfort of users.
