Risk Assessment Examples

We are adding examples of paperwork used by some of our Of Course We Can partner providers as we receive them. Please feel free to talk with one another yourselves to exchange information about the forms and processes that you each use, as discussing these responsibilities is probably even more useful than just looking at sample paperwork.

Example 1:

RISK ASSESSMENT & BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT FORM - Confidential

HAZARD RISK WHO IS AT RISK ACTION TO REDUCE RISK KNOWN TRIGGERS KNOWN SUCCESSFUL Behaviour/ loss/damage/ client/carer/ BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT & circumstances/ injury group participants/ DIVERSION TECHNIQUES environment staff/public Lack of boundaries in Hitting out at others Peers Firm and consistent use of Getting carried away Firm and consistent use of controlling behaviour (not intended to boundaries. when playing boundaries. harm others) Implement consistent Seeking attention Implement consistent Rough play with consequences. consequences others ?? might run away Might be at risk from To be supervised as Police to be called and parents Arguments with others Individual times with him if he others whilst much as possible notified if missing after 15 looks like he is getting upset absconded when in the minutes community.

Self Harm Bangs head on floor Service user Be aware when ?? is beginning Frustration when Divert attention onto something and bites hands to get frustrated attempting to else. Divert attention complete task Hold hand and lead gently away to another area Being told No Sing. Example 2: Sample Risk Assessment from Creative Sustainability

Issue 01 Date 22/06/11 CSCIC05 HEALTH AND SAFETY

Hazards Who might be harmed and Controls how? Slips, trips, falls. Staff, visitors or clients may 1. General good housekeeping at camps or other events. be injured if they trip over 2. All interior camping work areas should be lit as far as possible. On camps, campers should objects or slip on spillages have torches unless other arrangements are made. during camping activities including making and striking 3. No trailing leads, cables or hoses. camp or fall. 4. Keep work areas and access routes clear e.g. no boxes, tools, materials left in walkways

5. Muddy/ slippery interior areas to be covered/ modified to improve grip. 6. Camping/ activity access and circulation routes to be selected to avoid steep slopes as far as possible (excludes activities themselves) 7. All staff, visitors and clients to wear appropriate foot wear for the under foot conditions.

8. Directors to communicate requirements to all staff and clients (as appropriate) before activities start. Water craft Staff, visitors or clients may 1. Higher risk “Out Door" type (as defined in insurance exclusion tables) activities are only (canoeing) be injured or drowned during under taken in collaboration with and with the guidance of trained, licensed and insured activity hazards. canoeing or other water craft organizations. Note – Canadian canoeing on inland water in absence of white water is not based activity. considered high risk. 2. Buoyancy aid (life jackets) to be worn on the river. Hazards Who might be harmed and Controls how? Falls from Staff, visitors or clients may 1. Higher risk “Out Door Pursuit" type activities (as defined in insurance exc tables) are only Height be injured if they fall from under taking in collaboration with and with the guidance of trained, licensed and insured height during out door organizations. Note –guided hill trekking in reasonable weather conditions in daylight is not activities or work activities considered high risk. including making and striking 2. Working at height to be avoided if at all possible. If necessary only to be undertaken camp under supervision of directors.

Manual Staff, Visitors or clients may 1. Directors to make available lifting/carrying equipment and aids at camps and activities Handling and be injured by heavy repetitive as appropriate and training all that will use them. Ergonomic or awkard lifting, handling, 2. Use of lifting/carrying equipment and aids to be used in preference to manual lifting or Hazards carrying, pushing or pulling carrying as appropriate during camping activities.(inc making and striking camp) 3. Where carrying/ lifting equipment and aids are not practicable assessed, planned and shared lifting. 4. Directors to ensure (take reasonable steps) intelligent layout of working areas , workspaces and work processes to match people and the task to avoid awkward and repetitive/movement activity and good access for all (inc reasonable adaptions for disability). Fire or Staff, Visitors or clients may 1. Directors to instruct all volunteer staff at camps on correct set up and break down, explosion be subject to smoke, burn, transport and storage of cooking gas cylinders. All staff and clients to be instructed on use of blast or evacuation related propane gas cookers. injuries if there is fire or an 2. One camp fire per camp unless approved by directors. explosion from camp fires, gas stoves or cooking gas 3. Designated fire keeper/ fire watch cylinders during camping 4. Fire extinguishers (CO2) available and blanket (optional) in kitchen. activities. 5. All staff to be directed on how to use extinguishers at start of camp. 6. Directors to instruct participants in fire emergency and evacuation procedure. Hazards Who might be harmed and Controls how? Transport/ Staff, Visitors or clients may 1. All staff must check brakes, lights, indicators, tyres, mirrors and seat belts before using a Travel Hazards be injured in vehicle related road transport vehicle for the first time on the day of use. accidents either as a 2. All journeys must be evaluated for safety with regard to route, duration, driving pedestrian, bystander, a conditions (weather, night / day). driver or passenger travelling to or at camping, events or 3. Driver Distraction e.g. music, mob phones (even hands free) satellite navigation, should meetings be kept to a minimum. 4. Drivers should adopt defensive driving methods. 5. Vehicle and pedestrian routes on camp sites or other events should be segregated. 6. Camp speed limit is 5 mph. Hazards relating Staff and Visitors may be 1. Principle and practice that lone working is to be avoided if at all possible. to Lone subject to additional hazard 2. Where not possible lone workers should be at no further risk than others - use of buddy Working and risk by virtue of working system using mob phones, agreed check in times. alone without assistance or supervision in any work place 3. Lone working is absolutely forbidden for use of machinery with hazardous moving parts (inc travel) and for other activities at the discretion of the directors.

Hazards relating Staff, Visitors or clients may 1. Hand and surface hygiene training to be given at the beginning of the camp. to Poor Hygiene be subject to ill health due to 2. Hand sanitise, disinfectant or soap should be available at all toilets or issued to - camping or the spread of infectious individuals at public camps e.g. WOMAD. events disease or pathogens through poor food and toilet hygiene. 3. Kitchen hygiene stations should be established at all camps Hazards Who might be harmed and Controls how? Hazards relating Staff, Visitors or clients may 1. Directors must give training in use of any machinery or manual tool with hazardous to Moving be subject to a variety of moving parts. Machinery or wounds from powered 2. Powered tools not to be used by under 16’s Manual tools machinery/equipment with moving parts or Manual Tools 3. All tools to be used under directors or their designees instruction and supervision. (un or poorly guarded, 4. Highest practicable level of guarding to be used on powered machinery. incorrectly used) during camping and training activities.

Hazards i.e. Since they deal with the 1. All clients to be advised that physical violence, verbal abuse or bullying is not stress and public, staff may be subject to acceptable. physical harm physical assault, verbal abuse from physical or bullying which may cause 2. Lone working controls (see above) to be up held. assault, verbal physical injury and/or stress abuse or related illness. bullying Vulnerable Young staff, visitors of clients 1. <18’s to be supervised appropriately by Directors or volunteers according to the Group - Young (<18 years) may be subject to severity of risks of an activity. People greater risk (from all the above risks) due their inexperience and risk perception. Note that “Safe Guarding” and Child Protection risk assessment is included in Company Procedure CSCIC 001. Hazards Who might be harmed and Controls how? Vulnerable Staff, Visitors or clients with 1. Make all reasonable adaptions to the work and leisure environments we have control or Group - People physical impairments may be influence over to address eliminate or mitigate risks. with subject to greater risks (from Impairments all of the above) by virtue of their impairment and/or the 2. Inform and if necessary train all participants with physical impairments in hazards and degree of adaption of the risks and adaptions that are specific to them. working environment. Hazards not The location of an activity 1. To be defined consistent with the specific site identified in this may carry hazards specific to Generic Risk it that can only be assessed at Assessment that location. that are specific to a site. Failure to Staff , visitors or clients 1. Directors will assess minimise level · hazards specific to the location and the activity i.e. are they doing higher risk outdoor harm once/ if pursuits or indoor sedentary activities; an accident · the number of people; happens · vulnerable groups i.e. the young, those with illness or impairments; · credible injuries/ illness’s that might occur bearing in mind other factors; · the distance to the nearest A&E · and arrangements i.e. are workers or volunteers spread out so that they can not draw on their colleagues first aid skills immediately and make the appropriate first aid provision. In general it is anticipate dthat out door residential activities should require a 1 first aid at work (FAW - which includes Emergency First Aid) trained person per 25 people and indoor, non residential, more sedentary activities require 1 emergency first aid at work (EFAW) person both with a paediatric and client group specific element to them if possible e.g. use of epi pens.

Based on the above assessment the directors will generate an emergency response plan as a part of their site/ activity specific risk assessment which will involve identifying the nearest A&E, assessing response times, means to get there if it’s necessary; identifying the first aid capability of the on site host organisation if there is one and adjusting first aid provision (more equipment, more staff and higher level of training) accordingly.