Our latest blog was about pre-season prep for drivers and cars...this one is directed at safety teams. Yes, pre-season prep is required for the safety team!
For simplicity, pre-season prep should be divided into several logical areas:
1. Training and policy/procedure review/update
2. Vehicle maintenance
3. Equipment maintenance and replacement
This blog will deal with the first area, training and policy/procedure review/update.
It is important to have a comprehensive review of policies and procedures that relate to safety team operations. Sitting down with track management to go over policies/procedures is a great way to spend a couple hours. You should be able to work with management honestly enough to go over incidents or situations from the previous season and see how they could have been handled better by the entire organization. It is also a good idea to touch bases with medical control (if applicable) and your EMS provider to firm up plans for the coming season and make any necessary adjustments.
Having a training sessions for all personnel, not just the new folks, is a necessary practice. Going over policies and procedures before you have a situation is crucial to making things go well when the stuff gets deep. Having a real car for immobilization practice is a great training tool! If you ask around, you might even find a trashed chassis that will allow real cutting/spreading to be done...unless you ask, I doubt you will find one. The entire range of team responsibilities should be dealt with via training activities. You know the old saying about "assume."
It is a great idea to invite the EMS provider for your track to training sessions held by the safety team...it is a great team building opportunity and gives everyone a chance to work from the same "song sheet." Little things learned in joint sessions make for better interaction when tested.
The next entry will deal with vehicle maintenance.
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