As a Calgary Stampede volunteer, you play a critical role in the development and maintenance of our strong safety culture. The Cause Safety program is a comprehensive approach to ensure volunteers, employees, program participants, and guests experience with the Stampede is a safe one.

  1. Daily Pre-Event Checklist

  2. Volunteer Incident Report

  3. Near Miss Hazard Identification

  4. Volunteer Witness Statement

Safety Orientations

Before you begin any work as a volunteer, you must watch the Stampede’s General Safety Orientation that was provided in your onboarding package from Volunteer Services. When volunteering on Park, you should be familiar with the muster points, the location of medical services including AEDs, and the location of first aid kits.

Stampede Muster Point Locations

Stampede Medical and AED Locations

Incident Reporting & Investigations

All incidents involving volunteers must be reported to the Calgary Stampede’s Dispatch team. This includes environmental spills, injuries, illnesses, and property damage.

Whether on or off Park, when it is safe to do so;

- Call Emergency Dispatch at 403-261-0595 or 911

- Notify your volunteer leader

Calgary Stampede’s Park Patrol team may be deployed to respond to incidents that occur on Park.

To promote learning and reduce the possibility of reoccurrence, every incident must be formally investigated. This may involve the following:

- Collection of witness statements

- Preliminary investigation by the Park Patrol Team

- Formal investigation by Volunteer Committee Chair or their designee

Incident or Near Miss Investigation Report

- Completed reports, including corrective actions, must be sent to volunteerservices@calgarystampede.com

For more information please review the following:

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

Please visit the Government of Alberta’s website and learn more about The OHS Act, Regulation and Code set health and safety rules for Alberta’s workplaces.

Safety Questions?

If you have any safety questions, concerns, or observations, please contact your volunteer leader or the volunteer HSE Support Committee.