Risk Assessment Examples

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

NAME:

HAZARD
Behaviour/
circumstances/
environment / RISK
loss/damage/
injury / WHO IS AT RISK
client/carer/
group participants/
staff/public / ACTION TO REDUCE RISK / KNOWN TRIGGERS / KNOWN SUCCESSFUL BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT & DIVERSION TECHNIQUES
Lack of boundaries in controlling behaviour / Hitting out at others (not intended to harm others)
Rough play with others / Peers / Firm and consistent use of boundaries.
Implement consistent consequences. / Getting carried away when playing
Seeking attention / Firm and consistent use of boundaries.
Implement consistent consequences
?? might run away / Might be at risk from others whilst absconded / To be supervised as much as possible when in the community. / Police to be called and parents notified if missing after 15 minutes / Arguments with others / Individual times with him if he looks like he is getting upset
Self Harm / Bangs head on floor and bites hands / Service user / Be aware when ?? is beginning to get frustrated
Divert attention / Frustration when attempting to complete task
Being told No / Divert attention onto something else.
Hold hand and lead gently away to another area
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 how? / Controls
Slips, trips, falls. / Staff, visitors or clients may be injured if they trip over objects or slip on spillages during camping activities including making and striking camp or fall. / 1. General good housekeeping at camps or other events.
2. All interior camping work areas should be lit as far as possible. On camps, campers should have torches unless other arrangements are made.
3. No trailing leads, cables or hoses.
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 (canoeing) activity hazards. / Staff, visitors or clients may be injured or drowned during canoeing or other water craft based activity. / 1. Higher risk “Out Door" type (as defined in insurance exclusion tables) activities are only under taken in collaboration with and with the guidance of trained, licensed and insured organizations. Note – Canadian canoeing on inland water in absence of white water is not considered high risk.
2. Buoyancy aid (life jackets) to be worn on the river.
Hazards / Who might be harmed and how? / Controls
Falls from Height / Staff, visitors or clients may be injured if they fall from height during out door activities or work activities including making and striking camp / 1. Higher risk “Out Door Pursuit" type activities (as defined in insurance exc tables) are only under taking in collaboration with and with the guidance of trained, licensed and insured organizations. Note –guided hill trekking in reasonable weather conditions in daylight is not considered high risk.
2.Working at height to be avoided if at all possible. If necessary only to be undertaken under supervision of directors.
Manual Handling and Ergonomic Hazards / Staff, Visitors or clients may be injured by heavy repetitive or awkard lifting, handling, carrying, pushing or pulling during camping activities.(inc making and striking camp) / 1. Directors to make available lifting/carrying equipment and aids at camps and activities as appropriate and training all that will use them.
2. Use of lifting/carrying equipment and aids to be used in preference to manual lifting or carrying as appropriate
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 explosion / Staff, Visitors or clients may be subject to smoke, burn, blast or evacuation related injuries if there is fire or an explosion from camp fires, gas stoves or cooking gas cylinders during camping activities. / 1. Directors to instruct all volunteer staff at camps on correct set up and break down, transport and storage of cooking gas cylinders. All staff and clients to be instructed on use of propane gas cookers.
2. One camp fire per camp unless approved by directors.
3. Designated fire keeper/ fire watch
4. Fire extinguishers (CO2) available and blanket (optional) in kitchen.
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 how? / Controls
Transport/ Travel Hazards / Staff, Visitors or clients may be injured in vehicle related accidents either as a pedestrian, bystander, a driver or passenger travelling to or at camping, events or meetings / 1. All staff must check brakes, lights, indicators, tyres, mirrors and seat belts before using a road transport vehicle for the first time on the day of use.
2. All journeys must be evaluated for safety with regard to route, duration, driving conditions (weather, night / day).
3. Driver Distraction e.g. music, mob phones (even hands free) satellite navigation, should 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 to Lone Working / Staff and Visitors may be subject to additional hazard and risk by virtue of working alone without assistance or supervision in any work place (inc travel) / 1. Principle and practice that lone working is to be avoided if at all possible.
2. Where not possible lone workers should be at no further risk than others - use of buddy system using mob phones, agreed check in times.
3. Lone working is absolutely forbidden for use of machinery with hazardous moving parts and for other activities at the discretion of the directors.
Hazards relating to Poor Hygiene - camping or events / Staff, Visitors or clients may be subject to ill health due to the spread of infectious disease or pathogens through poor food and toilet hygiene. / 1. Hand and surface hygiene training to be given at the beginning of the camp.
2. Hand sanitise, disinfectant or soap should be available at all toilets or issued to individuals at public camps e.g. WOMAD.
3. Kitchen hygiene stations should be established at all camps
Hazards / Who might be harmed and how? / Controls
Hazards relating to Moving Machinery or Manual tools / Staff, Visitors or clients may be subject to a variety of wounds from powered machinery/equipment with moving parts or Manual Tools (un or poorly guarded, incorrectly used) during camping and training activities. / 1. Directors must give training in use of any machinery or manual tool with hazardous moving parts.
2. Powered tools not to be used by under 16’s
3. All tools to be used under directors or their designees instruction and supervision.
4. Highest practicable level of guarding to be used on powered machinery.
Hazards i.e. stress and physical harm from physical assault, verbal abuse or bullying / Since they deal with the public, staff may be subject to physical assault, verbal abuse or bullying which may cause physical injury and/or stress related illness. / 1. All clients to be advised that physical violence, verbal abuse or bullying is not acceptable.
2. Lone working controls (see above) to be up held.
Vulnerable Group - Young People / Young staff, visitors of clients (<18 years) may be subject to 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. / 1. <18’s to be supervised appropriately by Directors or volunteers according to the severity of risks of an activity.
Hazards / Who might be harmed and how? / Controls
Vulnerable Group - People with Impairments / Staff, Visitors or clients with physical impairments may be subject to greater risks (from all of the above) by virtue of their impairment and/or the degree of adaption of the working environment. / 1. Make all reasonable adaptions to the work and leisure environments we have control or influence over to address eliminate or mitigate risks.
2. Inform and if necessary train all participants with physical impairments in hazards and risks and adaptions that are specific to them.
Hazards not identified in this Generic Risk Assessment that are specific to a site. / The location of an activity may carry hazards specific to it that can only be assessed at that location. / 1. To be defined consistent with the specific site
Failure to minimise level harm once/ if an accident happens / Staff , visitors or clients / 1. Directors will assess
· hazards specific to the location and the activity i.e. are they doing higher risk outdoor
pursuits or indoor sedentary activities;
· the number of people;
· 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.