BALLAGAN GLEN - JANUARY 2016 - Scottish Wildlife Trust · Page 1 of 5 RESERVE / SITE RISK...
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Page 1 of 5 RESERVE / SITE RISK ASSESSMENT SITE NAME Ballagan Glen Wildlife Reserve DATE OF RISK ASSESSMENT 28 JANUARY 2016 Due to be updated: 28/01/17 EMERGENCY PLANNING OS MAP No. & TYPE Landranger 64 (1:50k) GRID REFERENCE NS57267961 Nearest vehicular access SATELLITE NAVIGATION Ballagan House LOCATION (street / district / town) Strathblane - Lennoxtown Road A891 DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE Ballagan House ACCESS mark as appropriate PRIVATE ROAD 4X4 FOOTPATH OPEN GROUND WOODLAND NEAREST ROAD JUNCTION Kirkhouse Inn junction, Strathblane: A81 (Aberfoyle Road) – A891 (Lennoxtown road) NEAREST A&E HOSPITAL Western Infirmary HOSPITAL , Glasgow PHONE NO: 0141 211 2000 SUPERVISOR NAME / CONTACT No. Complete on day OTHER SWT CONTACTS Sven Rasmussen Reserve Manager 07920 468 573 HQ 0131 312 7765 H&S OFFICER 07920 468550 HSE RIDDOR REPORTING 0845 300 9923 Alert HSE of reportable accident / incident first only if the H&S Officer or HQ is unavailable IN EMERGENCY, PHONE OR TEXT 112 Phones must be pre-registered to text 112. Text the word REGISTER to 112 & follow instructions. Do it now! COMMON HAZARDS Focus only on significant and foreseeable hazards relevant to this site. Ignore minor hazards WHO IS AT RISK? public, staff, volunteers, contractors TYPE OF RISK slip, trip, fall, striking, moving, illness, bite, sting, drowning…. CONTROL MEASURES IN PLACE what has been done to reduce the risk level to the lowest level that is reasonably practicable? RESIDUAL RISK high, medium, low HUMAN FACTORS behaviour / awareness - unfamiliar with site & hazards, sporting / children’s activities, trespassing, violence / Intimidation, illegal activities Participants on Guided walk unfamiliar with site & hazards Visitors Slip, trip, fall • Leader to brief participants on hazards, location and emergency procedure before walk starts; • Leader to ensure that participants have appropriate clothing and footwear; • Leader to find out if any participants are at risk from heart attack (& other medical conditions) & monitor closely; • Leader to be Frist Aid trained and carry First Low
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RESERVE/SITERISKASSESSMENTSITENAME BallaganGlenWildlifeReserveDATEOFRISKASSESSMENT 28JANUARY2016Duetobeupdated: 28/01/17EMERGENCYPLANNINGOSMAPNo.&TYPE Landranger64(1:50k) GRIDREFERENCE NS57267961Nearest
vehicularaccessSATELLITENAVIGATION BallaganHouseLOCATION(street/district/town) Strathblane-LennoxtownRoadA891DESIGNATEDMEETINGPLACE BallaganHouseACCESSmarkasappropriate PRIVATEROAD4X4FOOTPATHOPENGROUNDWOODLANDNEARESTROADJUNCTION KirkhouseInnjunction,Strathblane:A81(AberfoyleRoad)–A891(Lennoxtownroad)NEARESTA&EHOSPITAL WesternInfirmaryHOSPITAL,GlasgowPHONENO:01412112000SUPERVISORNAME/CONTACTNo. CompleteondayOTHERSWTCONTACTS SvenRasmussen
ReserveManager07920468573 HQ 01313127765 H&SOFFICER 07920468550
HSERIDDORREPORTING 08453009923AlertHSEofreportableaccident/incidentfirstonlyiftheH&SOfficerorHQisunavailableINEMERGENCY,PHONEORTEXT112 Phonesmustbepre-registeredtotext112.TextthewordREGISTERto112&followinstructions.Doitnow!COMMONHAZARDSFocusonlyonsignificantandforeseeablehazardsrelevanttothissite.Ignoreminorhazards
WHOISATRISK?public,staff,volunteers,contractors
TYPEOFRISKslip,trip,fall,striking,moving,illness,bite,sting,drowning….
CONTROLMEASURESINPLACEwhathasbeendonetoreducetheriskleveltothelowestlevelthatisreasonablypracticable?
RESIDUALRISKhigh,medium,low
HUMANFACTORSbehaviour/awareness-unfamiliarwithsite&hazards,sporting/children’sactivities,trespassing,violence/Intimidation,illegalactivitiesParticipantsonGuidedwalkunfamiliarwithsite&hazards
Visitors Slip,trip,fall • Leadertobriefparticipantsonhazards,locationandemergencyprocedurebeforewalkstarts;
• Leadertoensurethatparticipantshaveappropriateclothingandfootwear;
• Leadertofindoutifanyparticipantsareatriskfromheartattack(&othermedicalconditions)&monitorclosely;
• LeadertobeFristAidtrainedandcarryFirst
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Aidkit. MATERIALS/EQUIPMENTdiscardedwaste,chemicals,asbestos,sharps,gases,fumes,dust,fueletc.
ENVIRONMENTALFACTORSsheerdrops/slopes,water,manmadestructures/features,biohazards,plants,animals,terrain,vehicles,powerlines,undergroundcables,weather,fallingobjects,biohazards,workonornearsiteetc.Sheerclifffaces All Slips,trips,falls • Clifffacesfencedofffromabove. MedSteepslope/slippery/unevenground Visitors
Staff/Vols
Slips,trips,falls • Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisksassociatedwithobvioushazardssuchsteepterrain,cliffs,movingwaterandslipperyrocks.
• Rocksaroundtheburnareextremelyslipperyduetoalgae.
• Wearappropriatefootwear.
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Rapidfloodingofwatercourse Staff/Vols Slips/trips/fallsasaresultoffloodwaters;Drowning
• BriefvolunteersthattheBallaganBurncanfloodrapidlyafterheavyrain.Beawareofthisifworkingnear/crossingtheburn;
• Vacatefloodplainareaifwaterlevelstartstoriseorifheavyrainispredicted.
• Donotattempttocrossburninspateconditions.
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Dangeroustrees/limbs All Strikingbyfallingtree/branch
• Avoidusingreserveinhighwinds;• Pro-activelyidentifyhazardoustreesbycarrying
outannualTreeSafetySurvey(RM);• DealwithhazardoustreesASAP;• Highlightdangerusinghazardtapeandsigns;
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Overhanging/protrudingvegetation All Strikinginjury • Briefparticipantsonidentifiedrisksalongroute Low
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participants andidentifiedwithinsiteriskassessment• Stayonmainroutes/pathnetwork• Avoidareaswithloosebranches/vegetation• Advisewalkersonanyknownpoisonousplants
onplannedrouteAdverseweather Staff,
volunteersSunburn,dehydration,sunstroke.HypothermiaLightningstrike
• Supervisor/taskleadertocheckforecastbeforehand,andremainawareofweatherconditionsthroughouttheday.Ceaseworkifconditionsdeteriorate.
• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn,applysunscreen,provideadequatedrinkingwater;
• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn-warmandwaterprooftopreventstaff/volunteersgettingexcessivelycold/wet.
• Ceaseworkandleavesiteifthunder/lightningarelikely.
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Hazardsasaresultofadverseweather(heavyrain/freezingconditionsetc).
Visitors Slip/trip/fallDrowning/hypothermiaasaresultoffallingthroughiceonburn/rocks.
• Staffcapacitymeansthatproactivereserveclosureaheadofextremeconditionsisimpractical.
• Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisksassociatedwithobvioushazardssuchasicypaths,thiniceonloch.
Med
Broken/damagedinfrastructure(egboardwalk,stileetc)
All Slip/trip/fall • Pro-activelyidentifyhazardsbycarryingoutannualReserveInspection(RM);
• Keepboardwalkingoodrepair,reducesliphazardbycoveringwithchickenwireorusingfencingstaplestoprovidetraction;
• Dealwithhazards(broken/damagedslats,wornoutchickenwire)ASAP;
• Highlighthazardsusinghazardtape/closepathifimmediateactionisnotpossible.
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ADDITIONALHAZARDS
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NOTES/COMMENTSRISKRATING-GUIDANCEONLYRESULT PROBABLE POSSIBLE IMPROBABLE
PROBABLE-happensrepeatedly/expectedPOSSIBLE-potentialexists/uncommonIMPROBABLE-rarelyoccurs/conceivable
FATAL/DISABILITY HIGH MEDIUM LOWMAJORINJURY HIGH MEDIUM LOWMINORINJURY MEDIUM LOW LOWNOINJURY LOW LOW LOWThisriskassessmentmustbesignedandretainedinhardcopy.Itmustbereferredtoinconjunctionwiththerelevantworkactivityriskassessment(s)beforeanyworkorled/organisedleisureactivitycommences.AllparticipantsmustbebriefedonanysignificanthazardsandcontrolmeasuresC:\Users\srasmussen\Dropbox\Sven'sDocs\RMWestCentral\03BallaganGlen\09Health&Safety\BallaganGlen_SiteSpecificRiskAssessment_20160128.docNAME
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