Bodyboarding 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 All participants (under 18) to wear a buoyancy Low Continual aid. monitoring of Instructor to check the sizing and fitting of condition of PPE buoyancy aids prior to start of the activity. Sharp rocks and Avoidance, briefings, supervision, choice of Low barnacles footwear Entanglement in Choice of location, briefing, supervision Low seaweed or rope Being washed out Instructors to carry throw lines and be efficient in Low to sea their use, group management, venue choice, weather and sea state and tidal considerations Being blown out to Consideration of wind direction and strength, and Low sea by offshore how it effects the venue. Choice of venue. wind Surfing onto rocks Venue choice, awareness, briefing, supervision Low Collisions with management, briefing, supervision Low others Weaver Fish and Footwear to be worn, avoidance of jellyfish if Low * Fish seen, wetsuits worn most of the time* which exceptionally protect from jellyfish warm conditions it is feasible a session could be run without wetsuits Rip Currents Be of the rip currents that may be present at Low Information on taking people out the venue. Look for the common signs of rip identifying rips to sea or deeper currents and avoid if they are strong (it is is in the than they want to acceptable to make use of some rips to aid getting ‘instructor’s go through waves if they are only little ones) considerations’ section Bodyboard Surfing Site Specific Risk Assessments: Site and Hazard Control Measures Residual Comments/Further Risk Action Bay: See the guide’ -Rip Current on - Awareness, briefing, supervision, group Low document for more LHS of bay management beach info - Dumpy waves - Choice of tidal state sometimes at mid tide
Bodyboarding 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 All participants (under 18) to wear a buoyancy aid. Instructor to check the sizing and fitting of buoyancy aids prior to start of the activity. Low Continual monitoring of condition of PPE Sharp rocks and barnacles Avoidance, briefings, supervision, choice of footwear Low Entanglement in seaweed or rope Choice of location, briefing, supervision Low Being washed out to sea Instructors to carry throw lines and be efficient in their use, group management, venue choice, weather and sea state and tidal considerations Low Being blown out to sea by offshore wind Consideration of wind direction and strength, and how it effects the venue. Choice of venue. Low Surfing onto rocks Venue choice, awareness, briefing, supervision Low Collisions with others management, briefing, supervision Low Weaver Fish and Fish Footwear to be worn, avoidance of jellyfish if seen, wetsuits worn most of the time* which protect from jellyfish Low * exceptionally warm conditions it is feasible a session could be run without wetsuits Rip Currents taking people out to sea or deeper than they want to go Be of the rip currents that may be present at the venue. Look for the common signs of rip currents and avoid if they are strong (it is acceptable to make use of some rips to aid getting through waves if they are only little ones) Low Information on identifying rips is in the ‘instructor’s considerations’ section Bodyboard Surfing Site Specific Risk Assessments: Site and Hazard Control Measures Residual Risk Comments/Further Action Bay: -Rip Current on LHS of bay - Dumpy waves sometimes at mid tide - Awareness, briefing, supervision, group management - Choice of tidal state Low See the guide’ document for more beach info
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