London Elite Sports & Football Academy is committed to providing a safe working, coaching, teaching and learning environment for all personnel, candidates and any related third parties. Responsibility for health and safety ultimately lies with the head of London Elite Sports & Football Academy, Clasford Stirling. However, all personnel have a legal responsibility, as stated under Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to do everything practicable to prevent an accident or injury to themselves and to fellow personnel.
London Elite Sports & Football Academy aims to promote health and safety, so far as reasonably practicable, by ensuring:

  • the provision and maintenance of safe equipment that poses no risk to health
  • the provision of relevant information to candidates, personnel and any related third parties, including instruction, training and supervision, as is necessary to ensure health and safety
  • maintenance of safe environments, including a means of access in a condition that is safe and without risk to health
  • progressive identification and assessment of all risk, taking measures to eliminate or control it
  • compliance with statutory regulation on health and safety and welfare of candidates, personnel and any related third parties
  • the health and safety and welfare of vulnerable candidates is addressed through positive action
  • all required and appropriately qualified members of personnel are given training to identify and control potentially hazardous situations/environments
  • effective measures, such as fire alarms, are in place to deal with emergencies.


This list is not exhaustive and represents general principles followed by London Elite Sports & Football Academyin respect of health and safety.

First Aid

The nominated/appointed individuals(s) are:
First-aiders are:
Clasford Stirling
Jude Stirling
All Coaches
All confirmed nominees are appropriately qualified first-aiders, holding current first-aid certificates. Therefore, one of the first-aiders listed above must be contacted in the event of an incident occurring, to administer any first aid required. It is important that all issues where a first-aider has been involved are recorded in the necessary incident logbook(s) which accompany the first-aid box(es).
Whenever candidates are present, to attend for a component of a course/programme, their tutor/assessor is responsible for making them aware of who their nominated first-aiders are and where they can be found (they are required to be on site at the time of a course/programme taking place).

The first aid box(es) are located: In Clasfords main office
Nominated first aiders are provided with appropriate first-aid equipment.

Risk Assessment Procedures

Coaches and other staff, must ensure that suitable and sufficient control measures are in place to reduce identified risks when they are delivering any component of a course/programme. Any information a Coach or other staff has identified in relation to risk, should be shared with/distributed to other members of personnel. All personnel required to conduct risk assessments will be given the appropriate training and/or will be made aware of what is expected of them in advance.
Prior to conducting a course/programme, the Coach or other staff will conduct a risk assessment and record relevant findings in line with the London Elite Sports & Football Academy health and safety policy. Where Coaches or other staff complete a session where they would not normally complete a session, a risk assessment must be conducted to ensure the health and safety of all present. Additionally, a risk assessment is required to be conducted prior to any practical activity. A risk assessment form has been created for these purposes.

Risk Assessment Form

Site of Risk Assessment: _______________________________________________________ Dates of Assessment: _______________________________________________________ Activity: Person carrying out the assessment: _______________________________________________________ The Check Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Is the area to be used free from obstructions and litter? If indoors, are fire exits unlocked and free from obstructions? Do all the participants and spectators know where the fire exit is?
Have participants removed all items of jewellery/watches etc?

Are all participants wearing appropriate clothing and have they ensured their laces are tied correctly?

Are all participants wearing shin-guards for protection?

Have all participants been told not to chew gum during the session?

Have asked if participants have any medical conditions eg. Asthma/epilepsy?

Do you have all participants’ registration forms containing contact numbers?

Do you have access to a telephone/mobile phone in case of emergencies?

Do you have access to a First Aid kit?

Are there suitably qualified First Aiders on site?

Is the equipment to be used in an appropriate state of repair?

Are you satisfied that the activity can be conducted in reasonable safety?

Additional comments: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________
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