THE FOLLOWING IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDER SENT BY THE CAMOGIE ASSOCIATION
A chara,
Camogie action on the pitch moves to full fixtures programmes at club and inter county level around this time.
In this context, I have been asked to remind all Camogie Association units of two important playing rules relating to player safety.
These are from the Official Guide Part 2 Playing Rules and are:
Rule 7.2. Helmet/Facial guard
In all Camogie games and training sessions it is mandatory for all players to wear an approved, i.e. NSAI Standard IS355, helmet with facial guard.
Penalty: If not complied with in Camogie games the Referee will firstly caution the player for dissent. If the player continues to refuse to wear a helmet she will be dealt with in accordance with Rule 41.9(c) for dissent.
Rule 16. Limitations of Liability
These Rules shall not impose on any Referee, Line Umpire, Goal Umpire, Sideline Official, Team Official or Unit any legal duty of care or legal responsibility. Such duty of care shall remain with individual players and, if relevant, parents, guardians or other persons legally responsible for them.
Please note:
All personnel are advised that it is the responsibility of each individual player to wear a helmet with a facial guard that meets the standards set out in IS:355 or other replacement standard as determined by the National Safety Authority of Ireland (NSAI).
A list of helmet providers who supply helmets which meet IS:355 is available on learning.gaa.ie/injuryprevention
This is an important matter of player safety; please forward on immediately to all concerned. Please also pay attention to the requirement to wear an NSAI standard approved helmet and the consequences of failing to do this as outlined in rules above.
Yours sincerely
Joan O’Flynn
Ard Stiúrthóir
The Camogie Association
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