Please feel free to read this; it’s our way of having safety “out there” rather than something hidden. It could be boring, though.
We need a public risk assessment – one that satisfies the legislation, but one that also means instructors, and trainees understand the risks and what is expected from them.
1) Health of client : in line with current gym management, the client is to assume responsibility for their own health http://crossfitlondonuk.com/2010/09/the-parq-vs-health-commitment-statement/ )
( the original was amended 20th Sept 2010 from:” Clients must have submitted a PARQ, and if need be, been signed off by their doctor or have signed a disclaimer” to all clients to follow the recommendations of their health professionals and take responsibility for their own health)
2) Slippery floor (sweat created, drink spills): Instructors to check area safe, clients to manage and observe during the session.
3) Equipment check: weekly, in-depth check by Crossfit LondonUK officers system to be set up, spotting loose screwsbolts, fraying bands/ropes/buckles, etc. A visual inspection before each session by the instructors as part of warm up. Clients to be aware.
4) Running outside the gym (as part of a WOD): The facility opens on to a road – albeit a quiet one, but a road never the less. Emphasise walking in and walking out.
open the door to right angles, and clients to run towards bethnal green road ( ie turn right). If possible blue gate to be half closed.
6) First aid: A first aider to be on-site when training is taking place.
7) Instructors to hold insurance cover, Crossfit London to take an interest in such cover.
Movement specific warm ups must preceed dense or intense sessions (dense = typical fast CF work out, intense = heavy weight)
9) Client must know the move and be coached. Trainer must offer an adaptation or scaling alternative if required
10) To avoid over-training and possible injury by failure to consentrate, regular trainees must have a week off from training every 12th week
11) Trainees must have access to water, and be reminded that they may stop and rest at anytime
12) The dangers of rhabdomyolisis must be emphasized and clients taught to watch for danger signs. Intense eccentric training in dense conditions should not be deployed
13) All incidents/suspicions of disrepair, must be written up in comments below
14) A first aid box is required, to be formally checked every quarter by a CrossFit Londonofficer.
15) A member of the group must have an active working mobile phone incase of emergencies.( incase instructor has forgotten their one)
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bar checks done, last one on friday, extinguishers installed.
Jan 11th. 7:30 Class.
An Athlete was doing pull ups on one of the two bars near the coat rack and when he dropped down he banged his upper arm (tricep area) against a barbell stand. There was no broken skin or tingling in the arm or hand. I stuck a chemical ice pack on it to help with potential bruising. The athlete felt find but decided to quit the WOD just in case.
all checks done twice a week. no turns on the pull up system.
need to do 1st aid kit audit.
running is back. can i remind everyone about the run out rules
Sat 19/2/11Client injures back during dead lifts. Warmed Up with PVC OHS, FS, P and PP then thrusters. Then onto Heavy thrusters. 3-3-3- warmed with just the bar then 2 sets of 5 then onto the lifts. Then WOD 21-15-9-15-21 DL suggested weight BW or lower, KBS 16kg burpees. During second set client came over to me inform he had hurt his back. Stated this has happened before. Declined first aid and went to sit and rest. Offered help with getting home but was mobile and able to walk. Stayed to end of class to meet with a friend. Advised to rest and see a doctor if condition persists or worsens. We discussed at length drills to improve posture for the future and advised to be proactive in treating the injury.
Feb 20/2011 in the 11:30 class, an athlete grabbed onto the pull up bar closer to the entrance of the gym (second bar when looking into the gym.) and tried to do a kip but proceeded to slip off and land on his back. I immediately stopped the class, made him sit down (he had gotten up on his own.) and made sure he didn’t have any visible wound, or that he was having issues speaking or felt ill. He repeatedly said he was fine and didn’t feel like he needed medical attention.
I made him sit out the WOD and then made him hang around for an hour afterwards to keep an eye on him. He had some slight mental confusion but consistently refused to go the hospital. He had informed his wife about what had happened, I proceeded to call Andrew to let him know about the incident and then paid for a cab to take him to his house. He texted me once he’d arrived that he was ok and I called him at 4:45 pm again to double check that he was fine and coherent. He said he was feeling much better and that he’d stay in touch to let me know how he was doing.
Could it have been avoided?
I can’t really see how. To my knowledge this is the first time anyone has slipped off the bar and it’s used multiple times a day by different people. When asked the athlete said himself that he had just lost his grip but couldn’t really see how to avoid it.
Note: Before setting up to use the station he had removed all the surrounding equipment (boxes, stands etc.) This was important as it meant that he landed flat instead of on something that could have potentially caused a more serious injury. I would recommend that anyone who use the bars closer to the door make sure that all equipment is well out of the way to minimize any risk.
Saturday 26th Feb 2011 The WOD Filthy Fifty. Explained circuit and demonstrated all the moves warmed up with five or more reps at each station. During two separate classes a client missed the box jump and scraped a right shin. some bruising and broken skin. Both accepted first aid of a cold compress anti septic wipe and plaster. Both completed WOD. Of note one client missed the box early in the fifty reps and the other on the last rep. But both stated they had not jumped to the centre of the box. Personally I am always stressing the importance of jumping to the centre for this very reason and am constantly reminding clients of this need. I would be interested if any coach has a way to permanently fix this.
all bolts checked on pull up bar system. no turns require. still poor in logging this here. quickly looked at 1st aid supply, but dont have a proper list to cross check against. So i need to get one written up.
Incident:
At my 8:30 Class, an athlete was adjusting one of the free standing metal stands to prepare for the push press and had their right hand next to the joint near the pin. Once they took the pin out, the top of the stand slid down and pinched the skin at the base of their thumb. The impact broke the skin and lead to swelling and bruising.
I disinfected the area, bandaged it and made sure that the athlete wasn’t going into shock. I then alerted Andrew Stemler who was still on the premises. The athlete still wanted to train, but we recommended that they not put any weight or pressure on their hand. They finished up the session normally with lower body substitutions.
Could it have been avoided:
Potentially. Had the stand been tightened, the top part wouldn’t have slide down once the pin had been removed.
Recommendation:
Keep the screws on the stands tightened by default to avoid having the top slide down without warning.
Incident:
Visiting CrossFitter came to the 7am session today. During the metcon, he was doing pull ups with a band, let go of the bar with his foot in the band. Resulting in quite a nasty fall straight on to his back.
Took him aside. Sat him down. He then said that he shouldn’t have worked out since he’d only had 4 hours sleep. He spent half an hour resting and drinking water. Also applied cold therapy patch to his back as he said he’s had back problems before. I told him to rest as much as he could (he had meetings and interviews later the same day) and be mindful that back pain and some swelling would be likely.
Could it have been avoided:
He took full responsibility since he wasn’t rested enough to do it. He did seem a bit tired going into the metcon so I scaled the cleans to power cleans and kept the weight low, I probably wouldn’t have scaled the pull ups anymore than I had given all the information – a blue band seemed appropriate for him. Just a lapse of concentration due to tiredness.
Recommendations:
It’s difficult to have all the info on athletes but perhaps on those visiting from the States (or elsewhere) and you ascertain that they are here on business i.e. just a flying visit, maybe double check to see how rested they are. They could be jet lagged, a bit disorientated and not really that fit for an intense workout and need a closer key kept on them.
I’m writing to you for letting you know that X got kicked on the nose yesterday by Daniel.
Here what happened:
We worked out in different drills to learn how to do a Back handspring. (we’ve been doing this for a few months now).
As always, when it comes to spot the “big guys” I teach all of them in how to help me to spot them (so that they have 1 spotter on each side).
*We’ve been doing this since day one. I’ve explaint to them how to do it, where to place their hands, when to help, how and most important how to spot each other without getting injured.
Well, yesterday as in any other session we spot each other, but suddenly while spotting Y , X Edd forgot to keep his back upright and head back and as a result he got hit in the nose by Daniel’s knee.
Straight away X nose started bleeding, I brought toilet paper for him put it around his nose and then I took him to the toilet to get wash and see how much he got affected.
On the way Phil helped us and made X sit down and perform the “nurse” job, checking if he could follow Phi;’s finger without moving his head, and finally checking if he could breath, etc.
X reported that he has broken his nose twice before, while playing rugby and one more in a fight.
I recommend him to go to E&A however he refused, saying he was fine.
He had a shower and later we head back to the station.
On way to the station I bought some frozen veg’s and asked him to keep them on top of his nose, to prevent extra swollen.
I spoke to him and hour and a half later and he assure he was well and at home.
Now, How could we prevent ourselves from getting injured while spotting?
A: Just by following the technique taught , I know from my experience that spotting adults is not that easy when it comes to spot a bit more advance elements, however I consider essential to stay safe while spotting and never put ourselves through dangerous situations. SAFETY COMES FIRST!!
I understand that accidents can happen but my surprise was that he got hurt while doing something we’ve been doing hundreds of times before.
The incident occur at 12:50 pm. Ten minutes before the session was finish.
If I need to fill up health and safety forms, please let me know.
I’m in touch with him to see how he feels etc.
Amelia
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