This is a difficult area.Originally Posted by IainR
But consider this for a moment.
You are the organiser of a Long A category fell race in mountain terrain. You give your race, quite rightly, an ER designation. But you chose to do nothing to check on the experience of competitors.
The unthinkable happens and there is a tragedy. Surviving relatives are advised to have a go (legally) at the RO.
One of the questions the Coroner will ask (never mind the barrister for the family in civil proceedings) is, what steps did you take to to check the experience of this particular, and other, competitors? (Because that goes to your credibility as a race organiser.)
Do you want to answer "I didn't have any system at all" or do you want to be able to answer that you did have a system, and then allow your legal/advisory team to argue about its validity/worth in the particular case?
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