CAMS has undertaken a timely and appropriate review of its Safety 1st Strategy across the organisation. The CAMS Safety 1st Strategy was initially developed and designed and made available to the CAMS Board, Staff and any interested stakeholders in the safety activities of CAMS.

The  revised CAMS Safety 1st Strategy continues to detail how the components of many areas of motor sport safety are applicable to both CAMS and to our stakeholders, and how they are drawn together to complete the “jigsaw” of CAMS’ safety processes.

This updated document was completed after significant review and revamp to encompass an approach that incorporates the implications of the recently introduced “harmonised” Workplace Health and Safety legislation in a number of Australian states. The amendments also seek to clarify the distinction between CAMS and its expectations of event organisers.

Click here to view the full Safety 1st Strategy.

It is an obligation under law for all organisations to satisfy the requirement of the various OH&S and WHS Acts and to demonstrate that they have safe systems of operation in place which provide evidence that the workplace is as far as practicable, without risks to the health and safety of all persons attending the event.

This obligation applies not only to persons involved with the organisation of all events held under the sanction of a permit issued by CAMS, but also to CAMS itself.

Below are links to the relevant OH&S WHS Acts in each State/Territory:

• Victoria
  
• New South Wales
  
• Tasmania
  
• South Australia
  
• Queensland
  
• Australian Capital Territory
  
• Northern Territory
  
• Western Australia

CAMS SAFETY PROCESSES

CAMS has developed a Safety 1st Strategy which details how the components of many areas of motor sport safety are applicable within CAMS, and how they are drawn together to complete the “jigsaw” of CAMS safety processes to ensure the sport is as safe as is reasonably practicable.

In conjunction with the Safety 1st Strategy, a number of operational controls are required to be enacted by organisers of all events to ensure the safety of both the competition and the public environment, which can be found in the Safety 1st at events pages of this site.

In addition, this area of the website contains helpful information for event organisers and competitors to assist in planning their activities in a manner which will demonstrate a commitment to providing a safe environment for all persons.

The CAMS Safe Event Package provides essential information for Organisers of either Motorkhana/Khanacross events or Non Competitive Activities, of the potential risks of the activities associated with these events or activities (other than the competition component, where risks are minimized through the application of the CAMS National Competition Rules).

The Safe Event Package for Motorkhana/Khanacross events also provides important information on how to assess and manage hazards CAMS Safety 1st - Understanding and Completing Targeted Risk Assessments which may not have not been identified previously, so they may be controlled and reduced to a level which is considered to be acceptable. This same risk management process can also be used for non-competitive activities when assessing and managing hazards.

• Safe Event Package for Motorkhana/Khanacross
• Safe Event Package for Non-competitive events

A site induction is basically a briefing (similar to those which are usually carried out at all events) which provides information relevant to the particular venue where the event is being run.

The site induction gives the organiser the opportunity to advise or reiterate any site specific requirements, such as entry and egress points, location of the medical centre, speed limits, environmental issues and the like and also to reinforce that the event has an OH&S Policy and that the event is being conducted accordingly. 

Below are guides for event organisers and competitors on how to conduct a site induction:

• For Trackside Officials
  
• For Competitors
  
• For a small race team

This section refers to Material Safety Data Sheets, commonly referred to as an MSDS. An MSDS is a document that has information on using and storing of hazardous substances safely. A hazardous substance is any material that poses a threat to human health and/or the environment. Typical hazardous substances are toxic, corrosive, ignitable, explosive, or chemically reactive. 
Addressing the risks associated with hazardous materials requires the application of safety precautions and these are listed in an MSDS. Information criteria provided on a MSDS can include:

• Identification of t he product and company;
• Ingredients of the chemical or product;
• The danger it poses to health and safety;
• First aid measures, if required; and
• Safety precautions when using the chemical or product.

A chemical register is made up of MSDS of all the hazardous substance on site. This can be placed in a central location for all to access if required. This may include the Civil Authorities (ie. Fire Brigade, WorkSafe, WorkCover, etc).

Below are some Material Safety Data Sheets that can be downloaded for different substances:

• Alcohol
  
• AVGAS 100
  
• AVGAS 100LL
  
• Reading Labels