- Rock fall from - Briefing, avoidance (no points under cliff quarry cliffs anyway), supervision. - Leaving of course - Briefing, supervision, positioning of staff. perimeters Paddlesports Risk Assessment (to be read in conjunction with the generic risk assessment common to all activities) Hazard Control Measures Residual Comment and Risk further action Drowning Suitable safety equipment worm complying to Low BCU standards, sizing and fitting checked, Venue and route choice, group management, briefings, supervision Entanglement in Route and venue choice, supervision, briefings, Low rope or group management, instructor to carry accessible knife. For SUP consider leash entanglement issues Entrapment in Choice of footwear, correctly fitted footwear, Low boat from laces or dry/wet capsize drills, briefing, group other reason management, supervision Separated from Consideration of weather conditions (in particular Low group by wind any offshore consideration of tidal and/or currents conditions, local knowledge, venue choice, route choice, supervision, briefings, group management, consider carrying of tow line and throwline (in case of swimmer) Pinning of Awareness of tidal/water movement, avoidance Low of static barriers to this movement (moored boats, poles, bridges etc.), briefing, group management, supervision, vigilance Capsize Briefing, group management, supervision, Low Chances of instructor proficient in rescue techniques, capsize will consider throwlines and towlines to aid swimmer. likely be fairly If using canoes, consider rafting together for high but stability consequences can be kept very low Immersion Wearing of suitable clothing for the conditions, Low Hypothermia monitor condition of group, group management, supervision Collison with other Awareness and avoidance, group management, Low craft supervision, briefings, venue choice Waves leading to Consideration of weather, tide and sea state, Low capsize and venue choice, passing boats, route choice, group swimmers management, briefings, supervision
- Rock fall from quarry cliffs - Leaving of course perimeters - Briefing, avoidance (no points under cliff anyway), supervision. - Briefing, supervision, positioning of staff. Paddlesports Risk Assessment (to be read in conjunction with the generic risk assessment common to all activities) Hazard Control Measures Residual Risk Comment and further action Drowning Suitable safety equipment worm complying to BCU standards, sizing and fitting checked, Venue and route choice, group management, briefings, supervision Low Entanglement in rope or Route and venue choice, supervision, briefings, group management, instructor to carry accessible knife. For SUP consider leash entanglement issues Low Entrapment in boat from laces or other reason Choice of footwear, correctly fitted footwear, dry/wet capsize drills, briefing, group management, supervision Low Separated from group by wind and/or currents Consideration of weather conditions (in particular any offshore consideration of tidal conditions, local knowledge, venue choice, route choice, supervision, briefings, group management, consider carrying of tow line and throwline (in case of swimmer) Low Pinning of Awareness of tidal/water movement, avoidance of static barriers to this movement (moored boats, poles, bridges etc.), briefing, group management, supervision, vigilance Low Capsize Briefing, group management, supervision, instructor proficient in rescue techniques, consider throwlines and towlines to aid swimmer. If using canoes, consider rafting together for stability Low Chances of capsize will likely be fairly high but consequences can be kept very low Immersion Hypothermia Wearing of suitable clothing for the conditions, monitor condition of group, group management, supervision Low Collison with other craft Awareness and avoidance, group management, supervision, briefings, venue choice Low Waves leading to capsize and swimmers Consideration of weather, tide and sea state, venue choice, passing boats, route choice, group management, briefings, supervision Low
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