Risk Management

 

Risk Management Procedures 2010-2011. 

 

·        All Coaches, including assistants, at the competitive level ‘AAA’, ‘AA’, ‘A’ ,‘B’, and ‘C’, must be certified at the N.C.C.P. Development Level I Clinic;

 

·        All instructors at Initiation and Novice division levels must be certified in the Initiation Program;

 

·        It is recommended that coaches at the House/Recreational level from Atom and up, be certified at the N.C.C.P. Development Level 1 Clinic;

 

·        All bench staff at the AAA, AA and A levels must have the Hockey Canada Safety Course. This must be renewed every 3 years.

 

·       Teams at the B and C and recreational levels and IP and Novice levels must have at least one member of the bench staff certified in the Hockey
Canada Safety Program.

 

·        All bench staff including managers and all volunteers within the association, including members of the executive, must complete Speakout. 

 

·        All bench staff including managers and all volunteers within the association, including members of the executive, must complete the Child Abuse Registry (CAR) and the Criminal Records Check (CRC), every 3 years. 

Note:  Coaches are only required to take one course per year (in addition to Speakout, if required) and all courses and checks must be completed by December 31, 2010.  If not completed the coach will be removed from the bench.

 

Links are available as follows:

 

Coaching course dates and times: http://hnsdevelopment.ca/news2.php?news_id=285453&lang=

 

List of speakout courses (to be available once posted by HNS).

 

Child Abuse Registry forms:  www.gov.ns.ca/coms/families/abuse/ChildAbuseRegister.html
Note: Print and complete the B2 form, attach copy of driver’s license and return to Pat Pace (patp@ns.sympatico.ca).

 

Criminal Records Check instructions:   www.halifax.ca/police/CriminalRecordCheck.html

Note: Follow instructions on link.  In addition, to complete the form you need to do the following: 

You must complete the form, being sure to complete sections 1,2,3, and 4, on the "category of information disclosure".  The form does not have to be signed by anyone at HNS, however it must have the following information:

 

Agency/business requesting search - Hockey Nova Scotia

Contact Name - Beth Reid

Telephone - 454-9400

Reason for Criminal Record Search - Volunteer

Details regarding the children or vulnerable persons - Minor Hockey volunteer dealing with persons under 18 years of age

Once completed Halifax Regional Police will return the response to you.  It  MUST be forwarded  to HNS at 7 Mellor Ave., Unit 17, Burnside Industrial Park, Dartmouth, NS  B3B 0E8 to be added to your profile.

 

For HNS information and updates: www.hockeynovascotia.ca/index.php