Alton Castle Risk Assessment – Adventure Course. Site Hazard Who Could be Likelihood Consequence Risk Control Measure Review harmed Medical evacuation Visiting Children, Unlikely Very Harmful The Site has emergency access following serious gates located at Team Leaders, injury NGR SK072423 Quote Teachers Staff Postcode ST10 4AF when and public requesting Ambulance assistance. Visiting Children, Fallings from Likely Harmful All Participants will wear All accidents and near platforms, elements helmets. Landscaping barrier misses recorded and if Team Leaders, etc. covered with a good depth of appropriate action to Teachers Staff bark chippings forming clear prevent re-occurrence is and public fall zones around activity implemented. elements. Safety briefing and walk through, ongoing monitoring by instructor Being struck by Visiting Children, likely Slight Harm Safety briefing and walk moving elements, through, ongoing monitoring Team Leaders, ships fender or by instructor. Children are not Teachers Staff button seats to move around the site other and public than on the course. All moving parts are rubber coated. Twisting Back Visiting Children, Unlikely Harmful Briefing and monitoring by All accidents and near Injury instructor misses recorded and if Team Leaders, appropriate action to Teachers Staff prevent re-occurrence is and public implemented. Child in flight Visiting Children, Unlikely Harmful All Participants will wear colliding with trees helmets. Safety briefing and Team Leaders, or Platforms walk through, ongoing Teachers Staff monitoring by instructor and public Equipment failure Visiting Children, Unlikely Very Harmful Regular inspection and All accidents and near maintenance of activity misses recorded and if Team Leaders, equipment. Where applicable appropriate action to Teachers Staff use of parts with a CE rating, and public
Alton Castle Risk Assessment – Adventure Course. Site Hazard Who Could be harmed Likelihood Consequence Risk Control Measure Review Medical evacuation following serious injury Visiting Children, Team Leaders, Teachers Staff and public Unlikely Very Harmful The Site has emergency access gates located at NGR SK072423 Quote Postcode ST10 4AF when requesting Ambulance assistance. Fallings from platforms, elements etc. Visiting Children, Team Leaders, Teachers Staff and public Likely Harmful All Participants will wear helmets. Landscaping barrier covered with a good depth of bark chippings forming clear fall zones around activity elements. Safety briefing and walk through, ongoing monitoring by instructor All accidents and near misses recorded and if appropriate action to prevent re-occurrence is implemented. Being struck by moving elements, ships fender or button seats Visiting Children, Team Leaders, Teachers Staff and public likely Slight Harm Safety briefing and walk through, ongoing monitoring by instructor. Children are not to move around the site other than on the course. All moving parts are rubber coated. Twisting Back Injury Visiting Children, Team Leaders, Teachers Staff and public Unlikely Harmful Briefing and monitoring by instructor All accidents and near misses recorded and if appropriate action to prevent re-occurrence is implemented. Child in flight colliding with trees or Platforms Visiting Children, Team Leaders, Teachers Staff and public Unlikely Harmful All Participants will wear helmets. Safety briefing and walk through, ongoing monitoring by instructor Equipment failure Visiting Children, Team Leaders, Teachers Staff and public Unlikely Very Harmful Regular inspection and maintenance of activity equipment. Where applicable use of parts with a CE rating, All accidents and near misses recorded and if appropriate action to
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