Combative (Martial Arts) and Wrestling safety standards update

Please be advised that an update was made to the intramural Combatives (Martial Arts) safety standards and to the interschool and intramural Wrestling safety standards which are effective immediately. Consult Wrestling and Combatives Safety Standards Updates for more information.

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Outdoor Activity Planning

  • If thunderstorms are forecast, avoid being outdoors at that time or make an alternate plan.
  • Monitor the weather forecasts and warnings, as well as the Canadian Lightning Danger Maps (if accessible) during the day.
  • Develop a process to cancel or delay the activity before any storm threatens.
  • Inform the organizers, volunteers, and students of the emergency plan. For example, communicate the procedures for assisting students with disabilities (for example, a wheelchair).
  • Identify safe locations for the activity area and determine the time required to reach them. Safe locations are:
    • Any building normally occupied or frequently used by people (for example, a building with plumbing and/or electrical wiring that acts to electrically ground the structure). (Sheds (wood/vinyl, metal), tents, open shelters on athletic fields and parks are designed to protect from rain and sun but NOT lightning.)
    • Any vehicle with a hard metal roof (not a convertible or golf cart) and rolled-up windows can provide a measure of safety. (The hard metal roof and body of the vehicle dissipate the lightning strike around the vehicle and not inside). (DO NOT TOUCH THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE.)