EQUIPMENT ACTIVITIES POTENTIAL RISKS LEVEL RISK REMOVED OR MINIMISED INSTRUCTIONS REVIEW & OF RISK TRAINING Sail Boats Dry Handling Sailing boats Transfer from trailer Back/shoulder injuries High Minimum of 2 persons to handle boats. See manual and ongoing to beach Supervised by Sailing day coordinator verbal Sailing boats Replacement from Back/shoulder injuries high Minimum of 2 persons handling boats. See manual and ongoing beach to trailer verbal Boat Boat rigged on Wind blows boat over or boom High Position boat so that bow faces 20 degrees from Verbal Ongoing beach strikes person. Shoulder or head to wind body injury Mast and Movements to and Striking other persons Medium Maximum of one mast or two booms per person. See manual and Ongoing booms from trailer and Supervised by safety officer verbal beach Boats Launching and Loss of control of boat. Injury to At least 2 persons controlling boat. Supervised Verbal Ongoing recovery from back or hand and shoulder High by safety officer beach. injury. Extra care during windy weather and when wash from passing boats strikes shore. Boats Rigging Fitting masts, and Striking other persons. Injury to High Careful supervision by sailing coordinator See manual and Ongoing booms body and head. verbal &Annual Carrying keels Transfer from trailer Loss of control during High Supervised by and at least 2 persons handling See manual and Ongoing to boat transporting and hoisting into operation. verbal and annual. boat. Injury to backs arms legs and fingers, and loss overside. Rudder boxes Fitting into boats Incorrect fitting of rudder, rudder Medium Supervised by sailing coordinator or safety See manual and Annual and rudders. box and rudder pin. Loss of or officer verbal. no control of boat whilst sailing. Boats Washing Lifting boats off and onto trolley Medium Supervised by Sailing Day coordinator or Verbal Ongoing and onto side to drain. Injury to nominated experienced person. Two persons to backs and legs when lowering. handle tilting of boat for washing.
EQUIPMENT ACTIVITIES POTENTIAL RISKS LEVEL OF RISK RISK REMOVED OR MINIMISED INSTRUCTIONS REVIEW & TRAINING Sail Boats Dry Handling Sailing boats Transfer from trailer to beach Back/shoulder injuries High Minimum of 2 persons to handle boats. Supervised by Sailing day coordinator See manual and verbal ongoing Sailing boats Replacement from beach to trailer Back/shoulder injuries high Minimum of 2 persons handling boats. See manual and verbal ongoing Boat Boat rigged on beach Wind blows boat over or boom strikes person. Shoulder or body injury High Position boat so that bow faces 20 degrees from head to wind Verbal Ongoing Mast and booms Movements to and from trailer and beach Striking other persons Medium Maximum of one mast or two booms per person. Supervised by safety officer See manual and verbal Ongoing Boats Launching and recovery from beach. Loss of control of boat. Injury to back or hand and shoulder injury. Extra care during windy weather and when wash from passing boats strikes shore. High At least 2 persons controlling boat. Supervised by safety officer Verbal Ongoing Boats Rigging Fitting masts, and booms Striking other persons. Injury to body and head. High Careful supervision by sailing coordinator See manual and verbal Ongoing &Annual Carrying keels Transfer from trailer to boat Loss of control during transporting and hoisting into boat. Injury to backs arms legs and fingers, and loss overside. High Supervised by and at least 2 persons handling operation. See manual and verbal Ongoing and annual. Rudder boxes and rudders. Fitting into boats Incorrect fitting of rudder, rudder box and rudder pin. Loss of or no control of boat whilst sailing. Medium Supervised by sailing coordinator or safety officer See manual and verbal. Annual Boats Washing Lifting boats off and onto trolley and onto side to drain. Injury to backs and legs when lowering. Medium Supervised by Sailing Day coordinator or nominated experienced person. Two persons to handle tilting of boat for washing. Verbal Ongoing
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