{"id":989,"date":"2022-02-28T14:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/?page_id=989"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:56:19","slug":"safety-and-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uppervalleyrowingfoundation.org\/?page_id=989","title":{"rendered":"Safety and Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"989\" class=\"elementor elementor-989\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61986e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61986e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0973cb\" data-id=\"a0973cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b7fc81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b7fc81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43a151d\" data-id=\"43a151d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92b414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92b414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Safety and policies<\/h1>\n<p>The first priority for UVRF is that all its members are safe while rowing. To do this, the club has instituted a number of policies, tests, certifications and guidelines which are meant to assure this safety. All members are expected to know and abide by these policies.<\/p>\n<p>These are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Safesport Policy<\/li>\n<li>Swim Test<\/li>\n<li>Sculling Policies<\/li>\n<li>Rowing Safety Guidelines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brief details on all of these are provided below and in the associated pages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce4a74c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce4a74c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae92271\" data-id=\"ae92271\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec30e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fec30e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Safesport<\/h1><p>Safesport is a US wide initiative to build sport wide communities where participants can work and learn together free of emotional, physical and sexual abuse and misconduct.\u00a0 Safesport training is required for all UVRF coaches (paid and volunteer) and board members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aa9177\" data-id=\"1aa9177\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b384c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b384c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Swim Test<\/h1><p>All on water UVRF members should pass a swim test. The swim test certification is good for 5 years.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a865d\" data-id=\"78a865d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7ff1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f7ff1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Sculling Policies<\/h1><p>All scullers who want to go out unattended should pass the Captain&#8217;s test. Scullers who want to use the club&#8217;s racing doubles and quads need to pass certifications for this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-396e7e4\" data-id=\"396e7e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb3224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb3224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Rowing Safety Guidelines<\/h1><p>Rowing is a water sport, and before any outing rowers should verify if conditions (such as river flow, fog and impending storms\/lightning) are such that going out is 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