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Who needs to be First Aid certified and why?

Some venue operators ensure their on-site staff are certified to administer First Aid. Registered netball organisations are responsible for liaising with their venue provider to familiarise themselves with the venue’s Health and Safety policies and procedures, and to ascertain whether First Aid provision is in place during their scheduled activities as part of their organisation’s overall risk management. As emergency First Aid provision is a mandatory requirement to comply with England Netball’s minimum operating standards (available here: https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/insurance/authorised-netball-activities/What is recognised and authorised activity?). If the venue operator does not provide a designated First Aider, the registered netball organisation must fulfil this duty of care for its participants.