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Risk Assessment
Issue v3
Date form issued: 09/08/11
Revised: 09/08/11
Form No:HST/22
Task/Activity:
Date assessment completed:
Review Date:
Lunch club
12/09/2011
12/12/2011
Brief Details of Task/Activity
Assessment completed by:
Signature:
Project to provide young people with healthy food and leisure activities.
Lucy Buckingham
What are the hazards?
Who might be
harmed and how?
e.g. slip/trip hazards, electricity,
manual handling, work equipment
E.g. staff, service users,
visitors etc... and likely
injury e.g. bruises, muscle
strain, fracture, poisoning
etc…
Aggression and violence
Staff, service users
or members of the
public. Injuries most
likely to be
cuts/bruises if any.
1)Staffing ratio of 3 staff for each
session
2) 2 of these staff to supervise
young people at all times.
3) Safe work procedure in place
for staff to follow.
Pool table/pool balls and
cues.
Staff, service users
and members of the
public i.e. Bruises,
breaks, lacerations
Injuries may be of a
serious nature and
may require medical
treatment.
Staff and service
users. I.e. Cuts,
burns, lacerations
Injuries may be very
serious due to the
nature of kitchen
equipment.
Kitchen area
What are you already doing
to control the hazard?
What further action or
additional controls are
required
Risk
rating
Action by
who
Action by
when
1) De-escalation training for all
staff.
2) Devise and launch a safe work
procedure
C/D
1&2)Lucy
1) In the
next 6
months.
2) In the
next 14
days.
1) Equipment to be put away
when not in use.
2) Staff member to supervise
games.
3) Safe work procedure in place
for staff to follow.
1) Devise and launch safe work
procedure.
C
Lucy
1) Young people are not
permitted to enter kitchen.
2) Knives and other dangerous
implements are used to prepare
food before young people arrive
and then locked away in the
office.
3) Safe work procedure in place
for staff to follow.
1) Devise and launch safe work
procedure
D
Lucy
(if necessary)
Date
completed
What are the hazards?
Who might be
harmed and how?
e.g. slip/trip hazards, electricity,
manual handling, work equipment
E.g. staff, service users,
visitors etc... and likely
injury e.g. bruises, muscle
strain, fracture, poisoning
etc…
Fire
Staff, service users
and members of the
public. Injuries could
be very serious and
may be fatal. Smoke
inhalation, burns,
fatality
Slips/trips.
Staff and service
users. Injuries may
range from minor to
those that may
require hospital
treatment.
Food preparation
Staff and service
users. Food
poisoning – most
likely to be mild but
may be serious.
Highly Likely
What are you already doing
to control the hazard?
What further action or
additional controls are
required
Risk
rating
Action by
who
Action by
when
E
All staff
October
2011
Lucy
In the next
3 months.
(if necessary)
1) The YMCA displays fire
safety notices which
state what to do and
where to go in the event
of a fire.
2) Leave by nearest
available exit.
3) Congregate on Queen
St. car park and await
further instructions.
4) In addition to the YMCA
signing in book YOT staff
must maintain their own
record of who is present
at Brunch club.
1) All staff to dress appropriately
for working in a kitchen e.g.no
high heels.
2) Any spillages or dropped food
should be wiped up immediately.
3) Any other potential hazards
must be reported to the manager
of the YMCA immediately.
1) All staff involved in the
preparation of food to
undertake the Food
hygiene certificate.
2) All staff to follow
guidelines set out during
this training re hygiene
when storing and
preparing food.
CATEGORIES OF LIKELIHOOD
Expected to happen/reoccur, possibly frequently.
1) All staff to make
themselves familiar with
the evacuation
procedure at the YMCA.
None
1) Food hygiene training for
newer volunteers.
E
E
Date
completed
Possible
Might happen/reoccur at some time depends on
circumstances.
CATEGORIES OF CONSEQUENCE SEVERITY
Catastrophic Incident could result in one or more fatalities.
Unlikely
Not expected to happen/reoccur but possible in
certain circumstances.
Major
Very Unlikely
Would only occur in very exceptional circumstances.
Significant
Minor
Negligible
RISK RATING
Highly
Likely
Possible
Unlikely
Very
Unlikely
A
Catastrophic
A
A
B
E
B
Major
A
B
C
E
C
Significant
B
C
D
E
D
Minor
C
D
E
E
E
Negligible
E
E
E
E
Major injury resulting in incapacity, hospitalisation
>24 hours.
Injury requires attention of a Doctor or Hospital
treatment or hospitalisation <24 hours.
Small cut, bruise, abrasion, basic first aid
treatment provided.
Some discomfort, self help. No treatment required.
RISK CLASSIFICATIONS
Unacceptable risk, requires immediate attention. Work
should not be started or continued until the level of risk has
been reduced.
High risk, requires immediate attention. Control measures
must be identified and put into place as soon as possible.
Medium risk, requires attention as soon as possible. The
risk should be only be tolerated in the short term and only
when further control measures are being planned and
introduced, Timescales must be short.
Low risks, confirm that there are no low/no cost solutions
which may eliminate/ reduce the risk further.
Trivial risk, no further action required but review at regular
intervals to ensure controls remain effective.