Safety is of fundamental importance to us all.

Accidents are always unnecessary, frequently costly and often disastrous. Safety protects human and material resources and is vital for the enjoyment of recreational boating.

Accordingly, the provision of safe procedures and practices for each appropriate level identified in the Cody SC Safety Management System is a primary objective set out in our Strategic Plan. In striving to meet this objective, the Cody SC Committee has resolved to:-

• Affirm its ownership of safety and provide clear guidance and oversight of safety issues covering all levels of the Cody SC operations
• Actively promote and develop the culture of continuous safety improvement within its activities; and
• Enhance its systems and procedures for auditing and monitoring safety over time.

I and the Cody SC Committee will do our utmost to implement these resolutions and ensure that adequate resources are provided to manage safety effectively.

We recognise that realistically, we can never eliminate risk completely without terminating our activities. Nevertheless, we will strive to identify and deal with safety hazards in an appropriate way in order to constrain the risks they pose to a level that is justifiable, tolerable and as low as possible.

In doing so, we will review, scrutinise and assess our own operating procedures and internal control documents regularly and we will provide sound guidance that the wider boating community can adapt for its own use.

In addition, we will encourage accident and incident reporting following the triggers and processes set out in the CodySC Safety Management System in order to evaluate them, learn from them and to share any lessons learned; we will amend our own safety documentation and practices as necessary.

All club members must understand that they have a duty to establish safe procedures and practices when involved in club activities and to work continuously to promote safety among all club members. We all expect every individual to take personal responsibility for their own safety and actions at every level of activity and in every discipline.

By working together, we can maintain a safe and efficient organisation that promotes enjoyable and exciting boating.

The safety management policy is reviewed annually together with the Cody SC strategic plan.