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Risk Assessments

Risk Assessment is……

Hazard

Risk

• An action plan of how to deal with hazards and risks

• A way of ensuring you have a course of action to lessen the impact of any hazards.

• Anything that can cause harm• Equipment, slippery surfaces,

drunk students.

• The chance or likelihood that someone will be harmed by the hazard

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Risk Assessments: When do you need one?

Before you run a new trip or event

Review during the event- were the

preventative measures in place

sufficient?

If any new hazards are identified

update the Risk Assessment

Review after time (annually)

Ensure that current risk assessments are passed onto

incoming committees.

Consider setting up a Dropbox or buy a

Society USB.

Keep for 40 yearsDo not overwrite,

save a new version

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How to start a risk assessment

Identify Hazards

Decide who might be

harmed and how

Evaluate severity and likelihood of current risks

Evaluate the sufficiency of

current precautionary

measures

Review and Revise

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What Risks to include: • Concentrate on significant hazards that are likely to happen and could

cause significant harm. • A.L.A.R.P In reality this means weighing up the cost and the

prevention of the riskHazards

Noise Alcohol

ElectricityBus AccidentBroken Glass

Allergic Reactions to foodPeople getting left behind

Spilt Drinks- slipping Hazard Fire

Extreme Weather Conditions Injuries/Illness

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Activity: Write your risk assessment

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Process for Controlling RisksEliminatio

nRemove the hazard completely if it is

seen as too dangerous.

Substitution

Use something less risky

Containing

Prevent access to a hazard

Reducing Exposure

Limit times

Training and

Supervision

Make sure people follow procedures.

PPE Wear protective equipment for where there is a risk that cannot be controlled

in other ways. Welfare Facilities

Washing or first aid for quick treatment of injury- prevention is better!

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