Sport: Cricket Location: Sports Hall, Outdoor cricket nets, Castle Park, Reference number: Sports field Activity Hazard Hazardous event People affected Existing controls Assessment of risk Additional Risk Action Lead Residual and expected Controls Risk consequence Occupation Number Likelihood Severity Risk Level Equipment Failure to wear all Participants Ensure that everyone who wishes U S Low sufficient and members to bat in the nets are forced to necessary protective of the wear all the essential batting equipment when club who equipment (helmet, gloves, leg pad batting against wish to box thigh guard, arm guard and – bowlers or against bat chest protector are optional). the bowling (which machine may result may not in injury if hit by be all ball. Equipment Failure to set up the Participants All Ensure that the bowling machine is VU M Low bowling machine members set up correctly and safely, and that correctly could of club the correct and appropriate speed result in injury to is set up so that batsmen are not batsmen and other injured or unprepared. Always wait people in and until the batsman is ready before around the area. feeding the bowling machine balls. Wires from bowling Ensure that participants don’t walk machine could trip out in front of the bowling machine people up as well as whilst in use. an incorrectly directed machine. Equipment Failure to pull the Participants All Ensure that the net is always fully VU S Very Low indoor nets out and members pulled out and that those who are correctly and to the spectators of club in the nets watch the ball being correct distance bowled at all times. could result in players and or spectators not in the net being struck by a ball. Equipment People who are not Participants All Ensure members are spoken to and VU M Low bowling or batting and members reminded of the potential risks of or waiting to bat or spectators of club being present within a cricket bowl whilst a net training net session and to stay session is in alert to the session at all times. progress risk being hit by the ball if they are not fully concentrating on the session.
Sport: Cricket Location: Sports Hall, Outdoor cricket nets, Castle Park, Sports field Reference number: Activity Hazard Hazardous event and expected consequence People affected Existing controls Assessment of risk Additional Risk Controls Action Lead Residual Risk Occupation Number Likelihood Severity Risk Level Equipment Failure to wear all sufficient and necessary protective equipment when batting against bowlers or against the bowling machine may result in injury if hit by ball. Participants members of the club who wish to bat (which may not be all Ensure that everyone who wishes to bat in the nets are forced to wear all the essential batting equipment (helmet, gloves, leg pad box – thigh guard, arm guard and chest protector are optional). U S Low Equipment Failure to set up the bowling machine correctly could result in injury to batsmen and other people in and around the area. Wires from bowling machine could trip people up as well as an incorrectly directed machine. Participants All members of club Ensure that the bowling machine is set up correctly and safely, and that the correct and appropriate speed is set up so that batsmen are not injured or unprepared. Always wait until the batsman is ready before feeding the bowling machine balls. Ensure that participants don’t walk out in front of the bowling machine whilst in use. VU M Low Equipment Failure to pull the indoor nets out correctly and to the correct distance could result in players and or spectators not in the net being struck by a ball. Participants and spectators All members of club Ensure that the net is always fully pulled out and that those who are in the nets watch the ball being bowled at all times. VU S Very Low Equipment People who are not bowling or batting or waiting to bat or bowl whilst a net session is in progress risk being hit by the ball if they are not fully concentrating on the session. Participants and spectators All members of club Ensure members are spoken to and reminded of the potential risks of being present within a cricket training net session and to stay alert to the session at all times. VU M Low
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