Hazard Identified? /
Risks from it? | Category | Who is at risk? | How are the risks already controlled?
What extra controls are needed? | What has changed that needs to be thought about and controlled? |
Hazard – something that may cause harm or damage.
Risk – the chance of it happening. | Category to help organise risks | Young people,
Leaders,
Visitors? | Controls – Ways of making the activity safer by removing or reducing the risk from it.
For example - you might use a different piece of equipment or you might change the way the activity is carried out. | Keep checking throughout the activity in case you need to change it…or even stop it! This is a great place to add comments which will be used as part of the review. |
Tripping over or slipping, especially when under the parachute
Risk: Broken limbs, sprains, bruising, and cuts | | All present | Check the floor is free from objects that could get in the way. | |
Damaged equipment
Risk: Cuts or bruises | | All present | Instructor to check all the equipment before giving it to the children.
Brief all users hold to hold the parachute correctly – by the handles (stitching can be fragile and could rip), don’t walk on it with shoes on. | |
Jumping on participants under parachute.
Risk: Collision, injury, bruising | | All present | Instructor supervision Maintain level ground | |
Collisions between playing participants
Risk: Minor injury, bruising and cuts. | | All present | Good group control | |
Pulling people under parachute.
Risk: Back injury | | All present | Participants must be sitting not standing | |
