Common use of Event Health and Safety Clause in Contracts

Event Health and Safety. All events will be subject to the health and safety procedures laid out in the Scottish Cycling Event Organisers handbook – a digital version can be found, along with other examples of good practice, on the Scottish Cycling website and hard copies are available from Scottish Cycling. Failure to follow these procedures will lead to the cancelling of events and future permissions being refused by FES. As detailed above, risk assessments for each event must be carried out and submitted with each application. An example of a Scottish Cycling Risk Assessment can be found here. Organisers must also adhere to the British Cycling technical regulations. All Event Organisers must also conform to the requirements set out in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. See www.outdooraccess- xxxxxxxx.xxx and Outdoor Events in Scotland Guidance for further information. Event Organisers should also refer to the Health & Safety Executive’s Event Safety webpages, ‘Purple Guide’ and the Health & Safety at Work Act. Participants should be made aware of the risk of tick-borne diseases and how to deal with ticks.

Event Health and Safety. All events will be subject to the health and safety procedures laid out in the Scottish Cycling Event Organisers handbook – a digital version can be found, along with other examples of good practice, on the Scottish Cycling website and hard copies are available from Scottish Cycling. Failure to follow these procedures will lead to the cancelling of events and future permissions being refused by FESFLS. As detailed above, risk assessments for each event must be carried out and submitted with each application. An example of a Scottish Cycling Risk Assessment can be found here. Organisers must also adhere to the British Cycling technical regulations. As it is a living document and may change over time, an updated risk assessment must be given to the FLS region immediately before the event. All Event Organisers must also conform to the requirements set out in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. See www.outdooraccess- xxxxxxxx.xxx xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx.xxx and Outdoor Events in Scotland Guidance for further information. Event Organisers should also refer to the Health & Safety Executive’s Event Safety webpagesExecutive (HSE) website which contains specific information and advice, ‘Purple Guide’ and the Health & Safety at Work Act. Participants should be made aware of the risk of tick-borne diseases and how to deal with ticks.