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- Title
Safe physical activity environments - To what extent are local government authorities auditing the safety of grassed sporting grounds?
- Authors
Otago, Leonie; Swan, Peter; Donaldson, Alex; Payne, Warren; Finch, Caroline
- Abstract
Physical activity (PA) participation is influenced by the safety of the settings in which it is undertaken. This study describes the grounds assessment practices of Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in Victoria, Australia to ensure the safety of grassed sporting grounds. It also makes recommendations for improving these practices to maximise the safety for all users (sport and other forms of PA) of LGA grounds. Forty-seven (60% of all Victorian) LGAs participated in the study. Of these, 23 (49%) had no sports ground safety policy or guidelines. Where LGAs ranked grounds, those used for higher standards of play received better maintenance regimes and more regular safety assessments than those considered to be of poorer quality or for general community use. Minimal standards for grounds assessment, including safety checks, and maintenance need to be developed and adopted as regular practice for all sporting grounds used for sport and other forms of PA.
- Subjects
VICTORIA; PHYSICAL fitness centers; SPORTS facilities; PHYSICAL activity; GOVERNMENT agencies; LOCAL government; GOVERNMENT policy; SAFETY
- Publication
ACHPER Australia Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 2009, Vol 56, Issue 2, p5
- ISSN
1445-8918
- Publication type
Article