Name of activity / event / location	Cricket Camp - Go Karts	Date of risk assessment	01/03/2025	Name of who undertook this risk assessment	M L
		Date of next review	01/03/2026

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.
Exposure / hypothermia & sunburn – risk of sunburnt skin, heat exhaustion, dehydration		All present	Instructors and participants must have suitable clothing for the weather and activity. Both instructors and participants to drink plenty of water. Sun cream applied when needed.
Slips, trips, collisions & falls – risk of cuts, bruises and grazes		All present	Participants warned about potential hazards. All participants must be wearing sensible footwear.
Group behaviour – loss of control of the group, participants being distracted/not listening.		All present	Group leader to brief participants at the start of the activity about the rules of the activity and where they are permitted to go. Group leaders are to ensure that the group is under control at all times. Leader in charge to stop the session if participant behaviour becomes dangerous.
Adverse weather		All present	Advice is given on what to do in the occurrence of adverse weather. Participants are advised to wear suitable clothing for weather conditions.
Karts colliding – cuts, bruises and grazes.		All present	Group leader to brief participants at the start of the activity about the rules of the activity and where they are permitted to go. Participants must be supervised at all times by a Group leader.
Falling out the Go Kart – cuts, bruises, grazes and concussion.		Young people	Activity supervised at all times by the Group leader. Go-karts travel at a relatively slow speed <10 mph. Helmets worn when on the Go-Karts. Group leader to have first aid kit available.
Impact with objects around the site e.g. trees, fencing – participant could fall off the Go Kart due to force.		Young people	Group leader to brief participants at the start of the activity about the rules of the activity and where they are permitted to go. Activity supervised at all times by the Group leader. Go-karts travel at a relatively slow speed <10 mph. Helmets worn when on the Go-Karts. Group leader to have first aid kit available.
Equipment failure - Musculoskeletal injuries, cuts, bruises		Young people	All equipment is inspected periodically and anything faulty is removed from use immediately and repaired or replaced.
Removing Go Karts from the storage container – manual handling related injuries.		All present	Two persons are to be involved removing the Go Karts from the wall storage in the container. Go Karts to be pushed out the container and not ridden. Manual handling best practice to be applied.
Unauthorised use – Musculoskeletal injuries, cuts, bruises and grazes.		All present	When not in use, the Go Karts are secured with a padlock and chain and stored in the container.