Hazard Identified? /
Risks from it? | 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. | 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. |
Drowning
| Users | Prior to the session group leaders or instructors will stress the need for safety. All users must wear a buoyancy aid and users must be able to swim 50 metres in open water. Trainees taught to hold onto boat for buoyancy should they capsize All group leaders/ instructors are first aid trained. A designated safety boat is on the water at all times
| Buoyancy aids inspected on issue & removed from service if damaged At the pre-activity briefing all users are asked whether they can swim 50 metres. Non Swimmers are not allowed to take part without extra precautions being in place
First Aid training records are held on file & staff are encouraged to re-train every three years
The safety boat is tested for water worthiness on a regular basis
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Collision with other craft
| Users,Trent Lock SAC staff,Public Boaters | Prior to the session group leaders or instructors will stress the need for safety & how to take emergency action should a collision look likely. Group leaders or instructors will familiarise themselves with other activities taking place & ensure their group is in a safe location. Groups are split into separate areas on the available water leaving clear channels for general navigation and warned to be aware of other craft
Safety boat drivers must be trained and attained RYA Level 2(minimum) Drivers under instruction are never left unaccompanied in the powerboat. Instructor/student ratio is 1:3
| Driver qualifications are kept on file or documents shown, prior to access to the boat.
RYA powerboat trainers are aware of the dangers & understand the need never to leave untrained persons in the boat
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Hit by Dinghy Booms During rescues
| Trent Lock SAC staff | Safety boat drivers must be trained and attained RYA Level 2(minimum) Safety boat drivers should be briefed about rescue techniques for the craft on the water. If required helmets are available
| Driver qualifications are kept on file or documents shown, prior to access to the boat.
Helmets are checked for worthiness on issue The group would be continually monitored & their competence reassessed during the entire session
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Entrapment
| Users | All trainees instructed how to escape from capsized craft Instructors are trained in rescue techniques and first aid
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Propeller injuries
| Young People, Leaders, Trent Lock SAC staff | Safety boat drivers must be trained and attained RYA Level 2(minimum)
Drivers under instruction are never left unaccompanied in the powerboat. Instructor/student ratio is 1:3 All group leaders/ instructors are first aid trained. The Safety Boat is fitted with a ‘dead man’ kill-switch that disables the engine when the driver leave the controls
Driver qualifications are kept on file or documents shown
| Driver qualifications are kept on file or documents shown, prior to access to the boat. RYA powerboat trainers are aware of the dangers & understand the need never to leave untrained persons in the boat
Driver qualifications are kept on file or documents shown, prior to access to the boat.
RYA powerboat trainers are aware of the dangers & understand the need never to leave untrained persons in the boat
First Aid training records are held on file & staff are encouraged to re-train every three years
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Hypothermia/ Hyperthermia
| Young People,Leaders,Trent Lock SAC staff | Group leaders trained to be aware of symptoms & if identified take immediate appropriate action The weather conditions would be assessed during instruction. Should the weather become adverse the session would be halted The group leader or instructor would assess the weather/water conditions ensuring that they were acceptable for the group on the water and that the group is clothed appropriately Safety boat crew should be made aware during training for the need for sun protection Clothing checked for suitability before going on the water First Aid training records are held on file & staff are encouraged to re-train every three years
Regular training updates should reemphasise hazards
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Embarkation /Debarkation Trees, Jetties
| Young People,Leaders,Trent Lock SAC staff | Group leaders to advise on the dangers and instruct on correct methods of embarkation and stowing kit on bank. Group leaders advise on dangers of slipping and their wearing of correct footwear. This would include the need to avoid inappropriate behaviour Regular training updates should reemphasise hazards
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Medical Conditions
| Trent Lock SAC staff | Safety boat crew should be made aware during training of the need to inform the warden of any disabling medical condition which makes it unsafe to carry out their duty of care Persons diagnosed with epilepsy are not permitted to drive the safety boat
All group leaders/ instructors are first aid trained Regular training updates should reemphasise hazards of person on the water with undeclared medical conditions First Aid training records are held on file & staff are encouraged to re-train every three years
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Weil's disease / Leptospirosis
| Everyone | In house training provided to staff on risks.
clean any wounds as soon as possible cover any cuts and grazes with waterproof plasters Where dead rodent require retrieval technical tools eg) litter picker to be used. Washing facilities eg) waterless soap,hand sanitizer to be provided
Hands to be washed prior to eating. DO not eat, drink or smoke before hands clean
shower as soon as possible if you've been in potentially infected water
do not drink water from places like rivers, canals or lakes
If flu like symptoms develop consult your doctor immediately
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