ASAP Safety Plan Requirements Explained

Requirement 1
Make sure your league has an individual named as Safety Officer

Requirement 2
Compile all the materials following into a booklet and give to volunteers, parents

Requirement 3
Post and distribute emergency numbers

• Emergency Plan (examples for Emergency Contact phone list, site map and emergency procedures)
• Emergency Plan (En Espanol)

Requirement 4
Require Volunteer Applications and Background Checks

• Background Checks (Explains the benefits of LexisNexis® and the necessity of background checks)
• Background Checks (En Espanol)
• Check for Crimes Too (article about using LexisNexis to check volunteers)
• Check for Crimes Too (En Espanol)
• Volunteer Badges (example of way to make sure volunteers have been checked)
• Volunteer Badges (En Espanol)
• Volunteer Application 2010 *(For those leagues that require the Social Security Number)
• Volunteer Application 2010 *(For those leagues that do not require the Social Security Number)
• Volunteer Application (En Espanol)

Requirement 5
Provide coaches and managers with fundamentals training

• Michele Smith Conditioning (techniques for conditioning)
• Michele Smith Conditioning (En Espanol)
• Michele Smith Stretching (techniques for stretching)
• Michele Smith Stretching (En Espanol)

Requirement 6
Require training in first-aid for coaches

• First Aid Clinic Outline (outline from EMTP program for giving first aid training)
• First Aid Clinic Outline (En Espanol)

Requirement 7
Require field inspections before games and practices

• Hey Coach (poster reminding of need to check facility before playing begins)
• Umpire Guidelines (card for umpires to make sure field is checked before playing begins)
• Umpire Guidelines (En Espanol)

Requirement 8
Complete Annual Little League Facility Survey

• Facility Survey (explains how Facility Survey should be used annually to check for problems)
  * If you filled out a survey last year and it was accepted, you can logon to the Little League Data Center and retrieve the information. The Data Center is located here.
• Facility Survey (En Espanol - Explicación)

Requirement 9
Have written safety procedures for concession stand

• Concession safety (food handling essentials guideline)
• Concession safety (En Espanol)
• Barbeque Safety (maintenance and proper use of barbeque grills and cooking guidelines)
• Barbeque Safety (En Espanol)
• Wash Hands (poster for restroom reminding of need to keep hands clean)

Requirement 10
Require regular inspection and replacement of equipment

• Safety Procedures (several guidelines for coaches prior to games/practices)
• Safety Procedures (En Espanol)

Requirement 11
Have a method to report and track injuries

• Accident Notification and Tracking (guidelines for NUFI Accident Notification Form and ASAP Injury Tracking sheet)
• Accident Notification and Tracking (En Espanol)

Requirement 12
Provide teams with well equipped First Aid Kits

• First Aid Kits (tells league what well-stocked kit should include)
• First Aid Kits (En Espanol)

Requirement 13
Enforce the rules

• Code of Conduct (Coaches expectations, not signed, just set)
• Disengabe-Able Bases (Make sure all fields have bases that disengage from their anchors, as mandatory in 2008. This needs to be included in your ASAP plan.)
• Disengabe-Able Base Manufacturers (Manufactures of Disengable-Able bases)
• Code of Conduct (En Espanol)
• Don't Swing (poster reminding players to leave bats down until up to plate)
• Lightning Safety Flyer (NOAA flyer for coaches on lightning facts, safety)
• Mower Safety (poster for equipment sheds, etc.)
• Players Catch (reminder on rule against adults catching players)
• Safety Code (general reminder of conduct rules for players and adults)
• Safety Code (En Espanol)
• Volunteer Conduct (Volunteer Code of Conduct for coaches to sign)
• Volunteer Conduct (En Espanol)