Health & Safety

Health and Safety Information for Contact Scorching Triathlons

Though this is intended as a fun event, we take your safety seriously.  We trust you do as well.

Please read the following documentation to understand the risks involved, and what we have done to minimise the occurrences – and what you can do to help out (mainly common sense should prevail – don’t switch off / tune out and please stay aware of where and what you are doing. THANK YOU.

Registration

• At registration a copy of the Health and Safety Notice for the Contact Scorching Triathlons will be displayed. It is your responsibility to read and abide by it’s guidelines (this is that document).
• Please study the detail course maps supplied at registration and know your course before you start. If you have questions please ask.
• If you do not know/understand the course and get lost or do something different from the prescribed course, have a silent word with yourself…

Parking on event day

• Parking at Scorching Bay will be limited on the event day, due to the needs of transition and clear sight lines for safety purposes
• All parking south of the bus turn (both sides of the road will be blocked off)
• If you get to Scorching Bay and cannot find parking please head north around Point Gordon (away from houses in Scorching Bay).  There is a lot of parking available in this area, please park efficiently and sensibly. If you bike rack sticks out from your car on to the road, please remove it for the duration of event.
• Please refrain from parking at the south of Scorching Bay outside residential homes (this is on the cycle course and the road is narrow here).  Parking on this area makes the road narrower and even more awkward for you cycling later in the morning. THANK YOU.

General notes

• The roads are open for all normal traffic
• Competitors must behave in a manner that is safe, fair and demonstrates good sports conduct before, during and after the race. Be careful, enjoy yourself and don’t give anyone else a hard time.
• The Marshals are giving up their time to help you, please treat them with respect.
• The Marshals are on the course to ensure that normal traffic flows continue and to direct you if needed.
• The marshals will not (and legally cannot) stop traffic. Please obey the road rules.
• Your torso must be covered on both the cycle and run – either with swimmers, or a singlet or t-shirt or tri top (or similar).
• No earphones or headsets are allowed at anytime during the event.
• Please report any accidents to the race director or marshals during the event.
• If you pull out of the race for any reason please advise the nearest marshal and the timekeepers when you return to transition (thanks!)
• Please give assistance to fellow competitors in need of help.
• If you have finished, please have consideration for others still going, do not loiter in the transition area or directly behind the finish line (or any other location that could affect other particpants’ movement through the course).

Transition

• First aid is provided by St Johns and they are located on the road next to transition during the event.
• Outside transition a copy of the Health and Safety Notice for the Contact Scorching Triathlons will be displayed. It is your responsibility to read and abide by it’s guidelines (this is that document).
• Athletes only are allowed in the transition area.
• No bikes are to be ridden in the transition area at any stage.
• Detail course maps will be posted outside transition so please, learn your course before you start. If you have questions please ask. If you do not know/understand the course and get lost or do something different from the prescribed course, have a silent word with yourself…
• If you are moving your bike to or from transition, normal road rules apply (i.e you must be wearing a helmet when riding your bike, and you must ride you bike on the correct side of the road. If you are not wearing your helmet, you will be walking your bike).
• If you bring a dog, the dog must be on a leash at all times.
• Please be mindful of children also, they shouldn’t require a leash, just diligent parents.

2XU Swim Courses

• The swim is in deep water
• Water Safety coverage is provide by Surf Lifesaving Wellington
• Wetsuits are optional but recommended (if you are looking for a wetsuit – The Swim Shop 132 Oriental Parade hires Wetsuits for our events,and you can also buy 2XU Wetsuits from there)
• The supplied Silicone Swim Caps are compulsory for the swim leg (you may elect to wear additional caps under the supplied swim caps, but our caps are required to be visible.
• If you are beginning to get into trouble with the swim raise your hand. And the Lifeguards will come to your aid
• If you notice a fellow participant in trouble, please come to their aid and signal the lifeguards
• If a swimmer is pulled from the water, Surf Lifesaving Wellington will bring the swimmer to the waters edge and handover to St Johns for First Aid. St Johns will make the call as to whether the individual is able to continue – St Johns call cannot be disputed by the participant.

Burkes Cycles Bike Course

• The roads are open for all traffic
• You must follow road rules at all times and be safe with sharing the road with other vehicles.
• On the ride, keep to the LEFT, unless overtaking someone, and obey the road rules – they still apply even though you are in a race. Remember the road is open to general traffic and you are sharing the road with other competitors and motorists.
• Please keep to the left.
• Follow the directions of marshals at all times.
• Be wary of car doors opening during the ride section.
• Turnarounds can be narrow and tricky, slow down and go around them one at a time.
• Your helmet must be done up BEFORE you remove your bike from the rack and kept done up until you replace your bike on the rack. You will be stopped if you do not obey this rule.
• Do not mount your bike until instructed to by a marshal outside of transition.
• Your bike equipment is your concern. We do not provide safety checks for your equipment.
• Bikes must be in a road worthy condition.
• The cycle course are all of an out and back nature, all courses involve a tight turn at the far end of the course, please position yourself in single file as you complete this turn, do not attempt to pass while making these tight turns (thank you!)

Shoe Clinic / Asics Run Course

• Follow the directions of marshals at all times.
• Run to the sea side of the road at all times.
• If you are required to run on the road, do so with care and come quickly back onto the road edge
• You must wear footwear for the entire run section.
• Run in single file at all times (unless passing someone else)
• If passing, pass quickly
• If you are running away from Scorching Bay let those that are running back to Scorching Bay run between you and the sea. (you can see oncoming traffic in the sea side lane, they cannot)

Spectators

• Thank you for you support of the participants
• Please do not follow participants around the course, the course is narrow and awkward unwarranted additional vehicle traffic is a hinder to all participants and increases risks
• Please watch activities from around the transition area
• There will be certain ares around transition that we need to keep clear to ensure a simple flow for all participants, please understand if any officials ask you to move it is to ensure all participants are getting a fair go on the course.
• Please stay out of transition at all times

Finally…

If you have finished, please have consideration for others still going, do not loiter in the transition area or directly behind the finish line (or any other location that could affect other participants’ movement through the course).

Remember the roads are open to everyone.

Thanks for taking the time to become aware of these issues which can help make your Contact Scorching Triathlon experience a safe and memorable event.