Assessment Number
sUAV-Dartmoor2017
Hazard and Risk Assessment Summary
School/Dept
Location of Activity
EESE
Assessor
Activity Assessed
(Attach protocols)
Haytor and Quarries, Dartmoor
(List only hazards from which there is a significant risk of serious harm under
foreseeable conditions)
16/07/2017
Aerial Video surveys (not a funded activity, but undertaken for a feasibility
investigation approved by the Dartmoor National Park Authority)
Assessment of Hazard and Risk
HAZARD
Date of Assessment
Control Measures Required
PERSONS PERSONAL LIKELIHOOD
AT RISK
HARM?
of HARM?
(See key,
Indicate number)
F
Mj
Mn
Y
Pr
Po
R
Personal injury to non-University Team members caused
by loss of control of sUAV (e.g.persons hit by falling UAV
or by elements of the sUAV (e.g. propellers).
S, Pg, Pu
 X X XX 
Specific system-related injuries
S, Pg, Pu
X  X X X X 
 X X XX
Ensure minimum separation distance as defined in SOPs between non-University observers and sUAV
flight path/trajectory. Adhere to guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017).
Check for walkers and climbers in the immediate area. Use whistle for alerting but avoid flying in close
proximity and delay flying until immediate area is clear. Act on instructions from Haytor DNPA Raneger
at all times
Adhere to sUAV deployment guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017).
Injury caused by moving in and around the (disused)
Haytor Quary areas.- trips, falls, immersion.
S, Pg
Accident during vehicular transit of sUAV equipment to
operational site.
S, Pg
  x x x 
Ensure two drivers and take breaks every two hours. Appraise the condition of the track from the main
Princetowen-Tavistock Road to the Quarry – hire a 4x4 vehicle. Keep to tracks.
Accident during manual transit of equipment from vehicle
to launch site.
S, Pg
x x x x
Ensure appropriate number of personnel available to handle equipment (e.g. main Peli case), adopt
correct lifting procedures throughout. Select appropriate transit path from vehicle to launch site from
initial Quarry site survey and briefing.
Key
PERSONS AT RISK
Ug
Pg
S
C
V
Pa
Pu
Yp
Nm
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Staff
Contractor
Visitor
Patient
General Public
Young Person
New/Expectant Mother
PERSONAL HARM?
F
Mj
Mn
Fatality
Major Injury
Minor Injury
Adhere to sUAV deployment guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017).
Conduct pre-flight survey of area to dentify no-go/no-fly zones and reliable lines of sight. Avoid Quarry
areas with sheer faces and deep water.
LIKELIHOOD
Y
Pr
Po
R
Yes/ Very High
Probable
Possible
Remote
Risk Significance
Y
F 
Mj 
Mn 
Major Injury: Loss of or broken limb
Loss of or damaged eye
Loss of consciousness
Acute illness needing medical treatment
Permanent ill health or disability
1
Pr



Po


X
R


X
Date for Review 21/07/2015
 = Significant risk
X = Insignificant risk
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