Portable goalpost safety reminder

This comes after reports that another young soccer player has died in the US after swinging on a portable goalpost.
Since 1986 there have been 8 deaths in Australia from falling goalposts and since 1979 there have been 35 deaths in the USA, mostly involving children.
It is vital that in 2009, all clubs again conduct safety checks on all goalposts prior to the start of season and monitor their safe use and storage during the season.  
Goalpost safety brochures and information should also be distributed at the start of the season and made available during the season with regular reminders about goalpost safety throughout the season.
The following is provided for the information of parents, players, officials, clubs and associations:
Goalpost Safety Brochure http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Policy/gp_brochure.pdf
Goalpost Safety Regulations   http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Policy/OFT_reg.pdf
Fair Trading Goalpost Safety Information  http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Consumers/Product_and_service_safety/Childrens_products/Soccer_goalposts.html
Soccer Goal Standards 2007 http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Circulars/Playing_Field_Equipment_-_Soccer_Goals.pdf
For further information visit the Anchored for Safety website http://anchoredforsafety.org/index.html