Society Name:
Assessment Date
Assessed By
Approved By
Locations
Activities
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11
INDOOR HAZARDS
Inappropriate lighting
Temperature
Insufficient or unsuitable space
Untidiness – causing trip / fire hazard
Stairs – dark / steep / no handrail
Lack of fire escapes / extinguishers / procedures
Slip / trip / fall hazards
Inadequate ventilation
Inhalation of dust
Poor surfaces for activities – slips / trips / impact
Electrical hazards
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
HAZARDS ON HILLS AND MOUNTAINS
Slips & trips on grass, mud, rock
River crossings
Remote locations
Difficult communication – weather / distance
Falling debris
Extra work imposed by terrain type / angle
Lack of shelter
Separation of group members
Getting lost
Falls from height
Extremes of weather
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
22.22
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
4
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
SPORTING ACTIVITY HAZARDS
Uneven playing surface
Playing surface too hard or soft
Hard or sharp objects on pitch
Sliding on Astroturf or tarmac
Collisions / Conflict with surrounding objects or people
Impact from sports equipment
Contact sport injury
Personal injury – fracture / sprains / cuts
USE BY UNTRAINED PERSONS NAUGHTY
HAZARDS ON COASTS & COASTAL WATERS
Falls from cliffs, piers, sea walls
Struck by falling objects from cliff
Slips & falls on slopes / loose surfaces
Quick sand & mud
Access problems due to steep angle of beach slope
Collisions between water users
Swept away by wave surges
Being washed against rocks / piers
Low water temperatures
Communication problems from waves / swell / distance
Struck by objects in water
Stranded by tides
Swept away by currents
Rip tides
Longshore drift
Conflicts between beach users
HAZARDS ON STILL / MOVING WATER
Getting swept away from equipment or people
Striking / trapping by submerged obstacles
Being dragged down by undertow
Restricted or impossible access to / from water
Access problems – rescue / getting kit into water
Falls from drops in level at weirs / waterfalls
Getting out of depth
Low water temperature
Separation from other people
Slips / trips on steep banks or uneven surfaces
Difficult communications
Remote locations
6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
6.15
6.16
2.22
7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.11
7.12
8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONAL HAZARDS
Lack of information, training or instruction
Poor activity planning or preparation
Poor activity delivery or organisation
Ignorance of rules and / or procedures
Unsafe behaviour or attitude
Lack of appropriate first aid equipment and experience
Medical conditions of participants
Poor safety control from group leaders
Poor safety awareness from participants
Lack of cooperation within group
Differing skill levels within group
Low level of physical fitness / strength
Aggression between participants
Aggression from crowd / public
Contact between participants increasing risk
USE BY UNTRAINED ERSONS NAUGHTY
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER HAZARDS
Cash handling
Transport to and from your activity
Food poisoning
Hazardous substances
Equipment with moving / hot parts
Heavy equipment
Electrical hazards from equipment
Noise from equipment
Risk of trapping body / clothing in equipment
Inadequate protective equipment
Equipment in unsuitable condition
OTHER HAZARDS SPECIFIC TO YOUR ACTIVITY
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Risk Assessment – Societies Federation
Society Name
Number of Persons Involved
Nature of Activity
Frequency of Activity
Assessed By
Date
Reviewed By
Date
Hazard
Ref.
Potential Effect
Existing Controls in Place
Score
Low/Medium/High Risk
Further Controls Required?
OFFICE USE
Who By
OFFICE USE
Target date
How to fill out a Risk Assessment:
You need to do a risk assessment for any particularly ‘risky’ activity such as those involving alcohol, physical activity, electrical equipment, food or large
groups of people. You don’t need to do one for regular ordinary meetings! A lot of what goes on here is common sense: it should help your event go
smoothly and is protection for you in case something goes wrong, you can prove that you have thought through things and planned your activity
properly. We need Risk Assessments at least 1 week before an event. Talk to us if you need more help!
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Go through page 1 and tick the potential ‘hazards’ that might apply to your activity – many might not apply so you can add additional ones
‘specific to your activity’.
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On page 2 under ‘hazard ref’ write in the reference numbers from page 1 that you’ve ticked.
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For each hazard ref you fill out the boxes as follows: ‘Potential effect’ is where you write what might happen because of this hazard. Under
‘Existing controls in place’ you put what you are doing to prevent it happening. Then from looking at what might happen, and what you’re doing to
prevent it, you decide how likely it is that something bad might happen by rating the risk high/medium/low. If the risk is still high or medium, you
may want to write in further things you’re going to have to do to stop bad things happening in the box that says ‘further controls required’.
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Hand in your completed Risk Assessment to your nearest SU reception or societies staff BEFORE the event!
For more help with this email bsusocieties@brighton.ac.uk or phone 01273 643599.