Normal Operating Procedure and Emergency Action Plan (Gym and Sports Facility)

A site operating procedure covering staffing, opening and closing, supervision, cleaning, first aid and defibrillators, plus emergency action plans for fire, serious injury, cardiac arrest, lost child, violence, power failure and lockdown.

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Gyms, fitness & sports clubs

Normal Operating Procedure and Emergency Action Plan (Gym and Sports Facility)

About this document

What it’s for

A Normal Operating Procedure (NOP) explains how your facility runs safely day to day. An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) explains exactly what staff do when something goes wrong. Together they form the core of your health and safety arrangements, and insurers, local authorities and governing bodies often ask to see them. (If you operate a swimming pool, you also need a full pool safety operating procedure.)

When to use it

  • For gyms, studios, sports halls, leisure centres and club facilities
  • As the basis for staff induction and emergency drills
  • Review after any serious incident, change of layout, or at least annually

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  1. Staffing and supervision
  2. Opening and closing
  3. Cleaning and hygiene
  4. Admissions and capacity
  5. Children
  6. First aid and defibrillator
  7. Accidents and incidents

Also included

  • Part 1 – Facility details
  • Part 2 – Normal operating procedure
  • Part 3 – Emergency action plans
  • Part 4 – Emergency contacts
  • Part 5 – Drills and training record

How to complete it

  • Fill in the site details, staffing levels and contact numbers
  • Walk the site to check every emergency procedure is practical
  • Train all staff and test the plans with drills, recording them in Part 5

Key points to check

  • Base the procedures on your risk assessments
  • If your premises may hold 200 or more people, check whether the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 applies

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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