Safety Committee

The Safety Committee is a British Fencing Standing Committee.

All BF Standing Committees must align with the Board approved terms of reference:  BF Standing Committee – Basic Terms of Reference v1.3 approved 23.11.2021.

Safety Committee Terms of Reference – last approved December 2022.

Outputs

• advise Board on all aspects of safety, both routine and urgent;
• monitor, review and as needed update the BF Safety guidelines and regulations, and promote them;
• circulate advice and instructions to clubs, coaches, etc, via BF HQ (by agreement with Executive) and deal with all queries.

Meeting Dates

13.02.2019
06.02.2020
25.01.2021
19.01.2022
16.1.2023
18.1.2024

Committee Members

Chair:  Peter Jacobs (rules/FIE)

Board Lead: Brian Brittain (Safety and Welfare Lead)

Peter Cadman (legal)
Steve Cowen (CEN and sections)
Clare Halsted (medical)
Janet Huggins (armoury/SEMI)
Peter Huggins (armoury/SEMI – wheelchair)
Ben Paul (technical)
Georgina Usher

Diversity statement available here: BF Diversity Statement

Safety Guidelines and Notices

For reporting accidents, use this form: Accident and ‘near misses’ reporting form.