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Safety

The Safety Committee is a British Fencing Standing Committee.

All BF Standing Committees must align with the Board approved terms of reference:  BF Standing Committee – Basic Terms of Reference v1.4 approved 25.6.2026.

Safety Committee Terms of Reference – last approved June 2026

Outputs

  • advise Board on all aspects of safety, both routine and urgent;
  • monitor, review and as needed update the BF Safety guidelines and regulations, and promote them;
  • circulate advice and instructions to clubs, coaches, etc, via BF HQ (by agreement with Executive) and deal with all queries.

Meeting Dates

  • 13.02.2019
  • 06.02.2020
  • 25.01.2021
  • 19.01.2022
  • 16.1.2023
  • 18.1.2024
  • 6.2.2025
  • 9.2.2026

Committee Members

Chair:  Peter Jacobs (rules/FIE) (contact via headoffice@britishfencing.com)

Board Lead: Brian Brittain (Safety and Welfare Lead)

Peter Cadman (legal)
Steve Cowen (CEN and sections)
Clare Halsted (medical)
Janet Huggins (armoury/SEMI)
Peter Huggins (armoury/SEMI – wheelchair)
Ben Paul (technical)
Georgina Usher

Diversity statement available here: BF Diversity Statement

Safety Guidelines and Notices

Guidance on Fencing in Hot Weather

Guidance on Fencing in Cold Weather

For reporting accidents, use this form: Accident and ‘near misses’ reporting form.

Go to the Safety Zone. 

Last updated 13 Jul 2026