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Health and safety - are you on a slippery slope?
The new leaflet, Health and safety in ski-slope operations, has been published on the HSE website. Prepared in consultation with the British Ski Slope Operators Association, it advises owners or operaters of skiing facilities, providing basic information on the safe use of facilities for:
skiing;
snowboarding; and
snowblading.
The term skiing is generally used but should be taken to include snowboarding etc. Natural snow slopes, artificial dry surfaces and artificial wet surfaces are all described as ‘facilities’.The leaflet informs on managing health and safety; risk assessment; employee training; equipment hire; workplace and welfare; facility layout and access control; skier ability on artificial slopes; management of artificial slope use; first aid facilities; and maintenance activities, eg piste grooming equipment.
