(Something with a potential to cause harm) exists and who it could harm measures). This list is not exhaustive. Below are some control measures which you may find useful when completing your risk assessment. 13. Walking Bus Schemes (refer to: set up a walking bus guidance on www.kent.gov.uk) all volunteers involved with the scheme to be DBS checked a minimum of 2 adults (volunteers) must be place for walking bus routes all volunteers must be made aware of the route risk assessment all volunteers must be issued with suitable personal protective equipment e.g. Hi-Vis jacket 14. Discotheques on site volunteers are included on a specific risk assessment for the event and communicated electrical equipment provided by volunteers must not be used unless it has been PAT tested by a competent person 15. Lack of supervision for after school clubs volunteers to be made aware of the risk assessment content for the after school club activity volunteers only assist qualified teachers and/or coaches volunteers are not left unsupervised with children 16. No First Aid Provision ensure that a fully qualified first aider is present at all times ensure all volunteers are briefed on first aid provision, where you go for medical assistance and the name of the first aider available on specific day 17. Bonfires volunteers are included on a specific risk assessment for the event and communicated volunteers are issued with appropriate personal protective equipment e.g. Hi-Vis jacket Hazard if hazard Suggested action/control measure (prevention
Step 1 What are the hazards? Step 2 Who might be harmed and how? Step 3 What are you already doing? Risk rating Step 4 Is anything further needed? Step 5 Action & review Spot hazards by: walking around your workplace asking those doing the task what they think checking manufacturers’ instructions considering health hazards Identify groups of people, consider: employees temporary / agency staff contractors volunteers members of the public children (including work experience) lone workers pupils service users List what is already in place to reduce the likelihood of harm or make any harm less serious, examples include: guarding training procedures, safe systems of work personal protective equipment (PPE) Trivial, low, medium, high or stop (please see matrix below) You need to make sure that you have reduced risks ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’. An easy way of doing this is to compare what you are already doing with good practice. If there is a difference, list what needs to be done. Remember to prioritise Deal with those hazards that are high-risk and have serious consequences first. List: actions required who needs to do them by when check actions completed Risk rating Slightly harmful Harmful Extremely harmful Highly unlikely Trivial risk Low risk Medium risk Unlikely Low risk Medium risk High risk Likely Medium risk High risk STOP Risk level Action and timescale Trivial No action required and no documentary record needs to be kept. Low No additional physical control measures are required, however monitoring is necessary to ensure that the controls are maintained. Medium Efforts should be made to reduce the risk and the reduction measures should be implemented within a defined period. Where the medium risk is associated with extremely harmful consequences, further assessment may be necessary to establish more precisely the likelihood of harm as a basis for determining the need for improved control measures. High Work should not be started until the risk has been reduced to an acceptable level. Considerable resources may be allocated to reduce the risk. Where the risk involves work in progress, urgent action should be taken. Stop Work should not be started or continued until the risk has been reduced. If it is not possible to reduce risk even with unlimited resources, work has to remain prohibited.
Activity/operation/event: Assessment date: Establishment: Review date: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Risk rating Step 4 Step 5 Action & review Review Identify the hazards Who might be harmed & how? What are you already doing? trivial/ low / medium / high / stop Is anything further needed? Action required Responsible person Date completed Assessor name(s): Job title: Signature: Review date: