DULLATUR MARSH - JANUARY 2016 - Scottish Wildlife Trust · Page 1 of 5 RESERVE / SITE RISK...
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RESERVE/SITERISKASSESSMENTSITENAME DullaturMarshWildlifeReserveDATEOFRISKASSESSMENT 28JANUARY2016Duetobeupdated: 28/01/17EMERGENCYPLANNINGOSMAPNo.&TYPE Landranger64(1:50k) GRIDREFERENCE NS75367755Nearest
vehicularaccessSATELLITENAVIGATION EasterDullaturFarmLOCATION(street/district/town) Strathblane-LennoxtownRoadA891DESIGNATEDMEETINGPLACE EasterDullaturFarmACCESSmarkasappropriate PRIVATEROAD4X4FOOTPATHOPENGROUNDWOODLANDNEARESTROADJUNCTION JunctionofunmarkedroadwithGlenRoad(OppositeVictoriaTerrace)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,illegalactivities 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.Marsh,deepditchesandopenwater(canal)
All
Slips,trips,falls,drowning
• Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisks
Med
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associatedwithobvioushazardssuchdeepditchesandopenwater.
Med
Dangeroustrees/limbs All Strikingbyfallingtree/branch
• Avoidusingreserveinhighwinds;• Pro-activelyidentifyhazardoustreesbycarrying
outannualTreeSafetySurvey(RM);• DealwithhazardoustreesASAP;• Highlightdangerusinghazardtapeandsigns;
Med
Adverseweather Staff,volunteers
Sunburn,dehydration,sunstroke.HypothermiaLightningstrike
• Supervisor/taskleadertocheckforecastbeforehand,andremainawareofweatherconditionsthroughouttheday.Ceaseworkifconditionsdeteriorate.
• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn,applysunscreen,provideadequatedrinkingwater;
• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn-warmandwaterprooftopreventstaff/volunteersgettingexcessivelycold/wet.
• Ceaseworkandleavesiteifthunder/lightningarelikely.
LowLowLow
Hazardsasaresultofadverseweather(heavyrain/freezingconditionsetc).
Visitors Slip/trip/fallDrowning/hypothermiaasaresultoffallingthroughiceonloch.
• Staffcapacitymeansthatproactivereserveclosureaheadofextremeconditionsisimpractical.
• Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisksassociatedwithobvioushazardssuchasicypaths,thiniceonloch.
Med
Broken/damagedinfrastructure(egboardwalk,stileetc)
All Slip/trip/fall • Pro-activelyidentifyhazardsbycarryingoutannualReserveInspection(RM);
• Keepboardwalkingoodrepair,reducesliphazardbycoveringwithchickenwireorusingfencingstaplestoprovidetraction;
• Dealwithhazards(broken/damagedslats,wornoutchickenwire)ASAP;
• Highlighthazardsusinghazardtape/closepathif
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immediateactionisnotpossible.Derelictbuilding All Strikingbyfalling
debris• Astrainedwirefencehasbeenerectedaround
building
Livestock All Injurycausedbyanimal • Permanentfencingtocontainlivestock.• Nobullsorheiferswithyoungcalvestobegrazed
onsite.
Low
Weil’sdisease Staff,volunteers
Severeillness • Washhandsbeforeeating;• Cleanandcovercutsandabrasions.
Low
ADDITIONALHAZARDS 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\05DullaturMarsh\09Health&Safety\DullaturMarsh_SiteSpecificRiskAsesment_20160128.docxNAME
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