Fitness Gym

Free Weight Matting
Slips, trips, falls

Electrical Sockets

Equipment and free weights

Control of access to gym.

Fire

Manual Handling

Staff
	Members [Students & staff], cleaners, and visitors

Members [Students & staff], cleaners, and visitors

Members [Students & staff], cleaners, and visitors

Members [Students & staff], cleaners, and visitors

Members [Students & staff], cleaners, and visitors

Members [Students & staff], cleaners, and visitors

Members [Students & staff], cleaners, and visitors

	

•	Purpose built padded matting all one level. This will help protect damage to Olympic bars, bumper plates and dumbbells and avoid slips, trips and falls.

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•	All electricals tested yearly
•	 Any damages are to be reported to the estates department via WAM

•	Visual checks are done by staff to ensure equipment is in safe working order
•	Staff return equipment to racks if users do not replace after sets.
•	Area is supervised.
•	Olympic bars and bumper weights are stored on the racks provided.

•	All members to hand over their gym membership cards in order to gain entry.
•	Students supervised by lecturers while in lesson.
•	System is in place to prevent unauthorised access at times when the gym/fitness room is closed.

•	Emergency exits and escapes routes kept clear
•	Fire extinguishers at emergency exits.
•	All staff trained on fire evacuation, this is recorded on staff personal training record file.
•	No smoking on site.

•	Trained, authorised staff only
•	Movement of equipment only carried out with adequate amount of people e.g. 2 man lift teams
•	Equipment movement is supervised by gym instructor
•	Use of mechanical devices

•	Staff are qualified level 2 gym instructors
•	Lecturers are qualified and authorised
•	First aid qualified
•	Fire evacuation trained