The RNLL Safety Code has been adopted by the Board of Directors and is enforced by the Safety Officer.  All League Officers, participants, and volunteers are required to abide by this code.  It is the responsibility of the Safety Officer to make revisions to the Safety Code, as necessary.

• Any individual that will have regular contact with players must annually complete and complete and pass the online background check form.  
• Managers, coaches, and umpires should have training in First Aid.
• First-Aid kits are issued to each team manager.
• Managers must have First-Aid kit and Medical Release Forms at all games and practices.
• No games or practices should be held when weather or field conditions are not good, particularly when lighting is inadequate.
• Fields and practice areas should be inspected by the manager before each use for holes, damage, stones, glass and other foreign objects.
• All team equipment should be stored within the team dugout. 
• Only players, managers, coaches, and umpires are permitted on the playing field or in the dugout during games.
• Responsibility for keeping bats and loose equipment off the field of play should be that of a player assigned for this purpose or the team’s manager and coaches.
• Procedure should be established for retrieving foul balls batted out of playing area.
• During practice and games, each player should be alert and watching the batter on each pitch.
• During warm-up drills, players should be spaced so that no one is endangered by wild throws or missed catches.
• Equipment should be inspected regularly for the condition as well as proper fit.
• Batters must wear Little League approved protective helmets during batting practice and games.
• Catchers must wear catcher’s helmet, mask, throat guard, long model chest protector, and shin guards.
• All male participants must wear a protective cup with athletic supporter for all practices and games.
• Except when runner is returning to a base, headfirst slides are not permitted.
• All RNLL playing and practice fields will be equipped with Little League approved detachable bases.  Marymoor, Redmond Ridge and Hartman Park bases were replaced with approved detachable bases by King County and the City of Redmond, respectively.
• At no time is horseplay permitted on the playing field. · Parents of players who wear glasses are encouraged to provide “safety glasses” for their child.
• Players may not wear jewelry during games and practices.
• A catcher must wear catcher’s helmet and mask with a throat guard in warming up a pitcher.  This applies between innings during a game and also during practices.
• Managers and coaches may not warm up pitchers before or during a game, (rule 3.09). This includes standing at backstop during practice as informal catcher for batting practice.
• On-deck batters are not permitted.
• All pre-game warm-ups should be performed within the confines of the playing field and not within areas that are frequented by, and thus endanger, spectators (e.g., playing catch, swinging bats, etc.).  
• RNLL does not own or operate any concession stands at any of the playing or practice facilities.
• Safety plan must be reviewed and signed off by District 9.
• RNLL will provide league player registration data and coach and manager data to the Little League Data Center at www.littleleague.org every season.