RISK ASSESSMENT

School / Centre: Durham Gilesgate Sports College SSP Group Leader: Jen Lloyd-Edwards / Katie Binks (Team Durham) Activity / Visit: Zambia Fun Run Date: 5th March 2015 Venue: Maiden Castle, Durham

Educational Objectives: To participate in a cross country running event to raise money for the organisation Sport in Action: Zambia

1. HAZARD 2. RISK 3. Risk 4. CONTROLLING RISK 5. RECORD 6. REVIEW & REVISE List the List who factor- List existing precautions YOUR Is any further action required before, during and Hazards might be (low and whether more FINDINGS after the visit. which harmed medium should be done. List what could and how , high ) actions you cause have taken harm General All  Medium  Centre complies with  All young  Constant monitoring and review during event. movement participants Health and Safety people will be around the regulations. accompanied centre:-  Centre has Public by Team Stairs, Toilet Liability Insurance leaders or areas,  Communal areas looked school staff communal after well by centre staff. during areas  Children accompanied movement by school staff/adults around the when moving around the centre. centre.  First aid staff and facilities available on site.  St Johns Ambulance on site Participation in All  High  Any helpers will be  Festival will be Course monitored throughout. running event participants working under lead of cancelled if and head organiser weather is coaches  Facilities will be checked poor. prior to the event for safety  Marshalls placed around course to monitor safety Travel by bus All  Low  Seatbelts worn by all  Participants Getting on and participants  Reputable bus will be off companies used accompanied Road Safety  Pick up and drop off in by members Car park and not on road of staff from school and directed from the car park Pedestrians All  low  Ensure pedestrians are  Car park and Traffic in participants kept away from the drop wardens on same area and staff on off area by clearly site at all site marking and manning a times. pedestrian entrance Exercise All  high  Ensure that all  A warm up will participants, participants take part in a be taken Front thorough warm up and before each runners and cool down to prevent the race by staff. back likelihood of injury  A cool down runners (Dynamic, statics ect) will be taken  Ensure that Participants after each are kept warm before race by staff and after race. Clothing+ All  Medium  Staff will make sure that  Teachers of Jewelry Participants participants wear the schools appropriate sports will be made clothes are worn at all aware of these times during the event. rules and they  Make strict rules that all will be told jewelry is removed. If that any this is not possible students that plasters must be placed do not over them. conform will not be allowed to race Weather :- too All  Low  Event will be called off in  Warned cold , too participates extreme cases students of warm and Front/ possible back weather runners issues, told them to dress appropriately Environment/ All  High  N/A  If terrain gets terrain/ participant, to bad call off. surfaces :- front  Warn Could be quite runners, participates of muddy/ slippy back areas of runners concern  Change route. Obstructions All,  Medium  Route is kept pretty  The circuit will on the circuit clear be walked  Ground staff maintain through and the circuit pretty clear. checked throughout the morning on the day of the event.  Any obstruction will be cleared  Ground will be checked for debris Running in All  Medium  Ground staff monitor the  Warn Monitor front of the area participants of throughout Boathouse  No cars will be allowed the route the event over gravel in this area/ will be  Area will be blocked off checked that it is clear