Inspection of Facilities and Sporting Venues – Due Diligence

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Sporting venues and facilities are places of excitement, fierce competition, and family fun. They can also be very dangerous for both participants and spectators alike. This is why these facilities must be monitored regularly for health and safety requirements or violations, and it must be done on a regular schedule and with strict adherence to policies.
In this article, we discuss due diligence in sporting venue inspections and some best practices for ensuring player safety.

Good Sports Governance Requires Established Standards and Standard Audits

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There seems to be no common international understanding of what comprises “sport governance”, and that’s a big problem.
An issue can’t be dealt with unless it’s defined and understood. This is painfully obvious in the current discussion about governance in sport, highlighted by the ASADA investigation into the Essendon Football Club debacle concerning sport doping. But the problem certainly isn’t confined to football, and it may be more complex than just blaming players for wanting to “juice up” their performance, as we will see.

Why Regulators Are Getting Tough On Compliance, And Why Auditing Will Protect Your Business

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The Problem

compliance_and_auditing_for_trucking_and_transport_industryThe public outcry following a string of avoidable incidents including building collapses, food and healthcare product contamination, heavy vehicle accidents and ferry disasters are causing regulators to invoke tough new laws to deal harshly with recalcitrant businesses and their directors.