Appendix 2a OPERATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT Risk Countryside and Parks owned and managed by Assessment NNDC Service Countryside and Parks Date 20.01.2017 Activity District Assessment Assessor(s) Annie Gedge Hazard Who Existing Controls Further Justification might Action be Required harmed & How Slips, trips and falls General Public, No trailing leads, or covered in buildings staff, General awareness, removing trip and slip contract hazards, including entrances to buildings General housekeeping and maintenance Paths and hard Public, Formal inspection twice a year for high surfaces in formal staff, amenity and once a year for general amenity parks and open contract areas as part of grounds maintenance spaces monitoring and ad-hoc informal inspection (records kept) Repairs implemented as necessary Paths, hard Public, Monthly recorded inspections undertaken by Findings to To avoid surfaces, staff, rangers be oversights boardwalks etc in Repairs implemented as necessary discussed woodland and at weekly countryside sites team meetings Natural and Public, Monthly recorded inspections undertaken by unsurfaced paths, staff, rangers public rights of Repairs implemented as necessary way ad hoc shortcuts Public No formal inspection or maintenance Problem areas blocked or allowed to grow over Fallen trees and Staff Trees adjacent to public areas inspected and branches Public maintained to a high standard failures – minimised Specialist tree surgeon contracted
Appendix 2a OPERATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT Risk Assessment Countryside and Parks owned and managed by NNDC Service Countryside and Parks Date 20.01.2017 Activity District Assessment Assessor(s) Annie Gedge Hazard Who might be harmed & How Existing Controls Further Action Required Justification Slips, trips and falls General Public, staff, No trailing leads, or covered in buildings General awareness, removing trip and slip hazards, including entrances to buildings General housekeeping and maintenance Paths and hard surfaces in formal parks and open spaces Public, staff, Formal inspection twice a year for high amenity and once a year for general amenity areas as part of grounds maintenance contract monitoring and ad-hoc informal inspection (records kept) Repairs implemented as necessary Paths, hard surfaces, boardwalks etc in woodland and countryside sites Public, staff, Monthly recorded inspections undertaken by rangers Repairs implemented as necessary Findings to be discussed at weekly team meetings To avoid oversights Natural and unsurfaced paths, public rights of way Public, staff, Monthly recorded inspections undertaken by rangers Repairs implemented as necessary ad hoc shortcuts Public No formal inspection or maintenance Problem areas blocked or allowed to grow over Fallen trees and branches Staff Public Trees adjacent to public areas inspected and maintained to a high standard – failures minimised Specialist tree surgeon contracted contract
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