ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD
Directorate:
Activity:
Hazards
Risk Assessment.
OA10
Organisation:
WALKING GROUPS
Death/injury from vehicles
Persons at
risk
Group
Lost young people
Group
Injury from trips,
environment etc
Group
Lack of group organisation
Group
Road crossing
Group
Group movement
Group
Planned date for the activity :
Risk control measures
Risk
Group is contained on pavements, walks
according to highway code, on particularly
hazardous country road sections leader
walks out in front with warning sign
Group stays together as unit or in areas
without pavements walks in smaller groups,
with leader if necessary.
Low
Group walks only, no greater than two
abreast, route risk assessed (on going risk
assessments acceptable)
Staff placed strategically, leader where they
view most of what is happening. Front
person is briefed about distance ahead,
stops etc. sweeper knows how to
communicate problems.
Staff control crossings. Cross at designated
sites or position staff so there is full
visibility.
Low
Groups identity and preparation is risk
managed.
Low
Comments
There is a limit to what is reasonable expected,
cars mounting the pavement and hitting group is
beyond the control of leader
Low
Low
Low
Urban young people often have no idea of
vehicles in country roads