Vehicles on Site - Generic Risk Assessment

GENERIC RISK ASSESSMENT Vehicles on school site Establishment: Assessment by: Date:

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Hazard / Risk Who is at Normal Control Measures Additional Control Measures Risk Risk? (Brief description and/or reference to source of (to take account of local/individual Rating information). circumstances). H/M/L Vehicles parked outside school Parents  Co-operation of parents sought e.g. entrance Pupils persuading them to park away from the Obscured view Staff entrance. Access restricted / blocked Public  Parents encouraged to walk their children to Death or major injury to school. pedestrian.  School travel plan in place.  Advice sought on erection of barriers or rails to prevent pedestrians crossing at particularly dangerous points. Playtime. Pupils  Children’s play areas should be sited away Children running into path of Staff from parked cars or suitably segregated with vehicles to retrieve balls ,etc. appropriate barriers.  Gates closed / locked or fitted with high level handle at breaktimes. Reversing vehicles Pupils  Provision of designated delivery points. death or major injury to Staff  Minimise vehicles allowed onto site, pedestrian, damage to building or Visitors particularly during start and end of school other vehicle day.  Use one-way system for vehicles where possible.  Physical protection around vulnerable areas of buildings e.g. Bollards or barriers.  Ensure a banksman supervises the safe movement of vehicles.  Hedges and shrubs maintained to ensure maximum visibility.

Speeding vehicles / death or Pupils  Speed limit on site with clear signs and major injury to pedestrian, traffic Staff markings displayed accident, damage to building or Visitors  Communication of speed limit to staff and other vehicle visitors.  Separate pedestrian and vehicle routes with physical segregation.  Traffic calming measures in place prior to higher risk areas, such as crossing points. Impact with vehicle, building or Pupils  Separate pedestrian and vehicle routes with pedestrian / death or major injury Staff physical segregation such as barriers. to pedestrian, damage to building Visitors  Pedestrian routes clearly indicated or other vehicle  Designated crossing points located at safe places with appropriate signs and markings Provide signage/road marking (e.g. “zebra crossing”)  Supervision and control of school buses  Clear rules for parents and regular site users regarding entry to the school grounds with vehicles.  Restricted access for vehicles (e.g. by closing the gates at the beginning and end of the school day).  Restrict delivery times (e.g. to avoid times when there is high pedestrian activity e.g. during lesson changes  Reception/school office clearly identified (e.g. by signage).

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