Hard, uneven or slippery Area checked for hazards before session. Participants Surfaces surfaces causing slips, trips and checked to ensure they are wearing suitable Participants falls footwear. Jewellery/Objects Entrapment/ collisions causing Participants checked to ensure they have removed Participants in Pockets cuts, bruises and abrasions jewellery and objects from pockets. Participants must wear helmets when on the pedal Collisions causing cuts, bruises The track karts. Participants and abrasions Leaders must ensure the helmets are fitted correctly. Over-exertion / Insufficient Leaders to ensure a thorough warm-up is carried out Muscle strains Participants warm up prior to the activity starting. Weather - Session Sessions cancelled in adverse weather conditions undertaken in adverse Injury/Fall/ Equipment (this is weather that is considered to cause harm to Participants weather conditions very Damage the group, either directly or indirectly-as a result of – heavy rain the weather causing safety equipment to fail. Ensure regular water breaks are taken. Risk of sunburn, heat If it is hot, ensure participants wear sun cream and Weather hot / cold days exhaustion and dehydration; hats and there is a shaded area available. Participants – or hypothermia during activity If it is cold, ensure participants are wearing suitable clothing to keep warm. SPECIFIC HAZARD TO BE COMPLETED BY THE USER – The Leader in charge to list any specific hazards that are not covered by the Activity Risk Assessment Hazard Risk People at risk Risk Control
Surfaces Hard, uneven or slippery surfaces causing slips, trips and falls Participants Area checked for hazards before session. Participants checked to ensure they are wearing suitable footwear. Jewellery/Objects in Pockets Entrapment/ collisions causing cuts, bruises and abrasions Participants Participants checked to ensure they have removed jewellery and objects from pockets. The track Collisions causing cuts, bruises and abrasions Participants Participants must wear helmets when on the pedal karts. Leaders must ensure the helmets are fitted correctly. Over-exertion / Insufficient warm up Muscle strains Participants Leaders to ensure a thorough warm-up is carried out prior to the activity starting. Weather - Session undertaken in adverse weather conditions – very heavy rain Injury/Fall/ Equipment Damage Participants Sessions cancelled in adverse weather conditions (this is weather that is considered to cause harm to the group, either directly or indirectly-as a result of the weather causing safety equipment to fail. Weather – hot / cold days Risk of sunburn, heat exhaustion and dehydration; or hypothermia during activity Participants Ensure regular water breaks are taken. If it is hot, ensure participants wear sun cream and hats and there is a shaded area available. If it is cold, ensure participants are wearing suitable clothing to keep warm. SPECIFIC HAZARD – TO BE COMPLETED BY THE USER The Leader in charge to list any specific hazards that are not covered by the Activity Risk Assessment Hazard Risk People at risk Risk Control
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