RISK ASSESSMENT EXAMPLE FOR SCHOOLS/ GROUPS



RISK ASSESSMENT EXAMPLE FOR SCHOOLS/ GROUPS

This is an example only and should not be soley used by any school or group, please use this as an example as a base for your own risk assessment.

|Main Hazards:- |Who May Be Harmed:- |

|Traffic, Transport, Slips, trips & falls, Lost children, Infection from animals, e-coli etc, Injury from farm animals,|Children, accompanying adults, general public, staff |

|Farm machinery, Members of the general public, Water, Play areas (indoor and outdoor), Protection of all vulnerable | |

|children | |

Risk level: VU = very unlikely, U = unlikely, L = likely, VL = very likely

Severity: S = slight (minor injury, cuts etc), SE = serious (brakes, sprains, head injuries, electric shocks, back injury), F = Fatal (death)

|HAZARD |CONTROL MEASURES THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER |RISK LEVEL |SEVERITY |

|Traffic |Drop off in main car park area |L |SE - F |

| |Be aware of other members of the general public arriving in their own transport when moving across the car park. There are no marked crossing areas so | | |

| |extra precaution must be taken. | | |

| |Ensure children area aware of strict guidelines on behaviour | | |

| |Good supervision with adequate ratios | | |

|Transport (travel sickness, |Provide a sick bucket, water, cups and paper towels |L |SE - F |

|disruptive behaviour, accidents) |Sit those prone to sickness or disruptive behaviour at the front or with accompanying adult | | |

| |Check you have written consent from parents to take the child out | | |

| |Staff to maintain firm control on the bus | | |

| |In case of accident etc where children must vacate the bus etc, ensure you have a full list of each child’s name and who is responsible for them, make | | |

| |your supervisors aware of who they are responsible for and also that the children know who they are supposed to be with. | | |

|Slips, trips & falls |Ensure that parents & carers are aware of the clothing requirements needed. All children should wear flat full toe shoes that cover their feet or sandals |L |S - SE |

| |with socks at the least. Always make sure you have weather appropriate clothing as the majority of your visit will be outside and some areas are more at | | |

| |risk for slips and falls | | |

| |All paths are concreted and mostly flat but some have banking areas leading down to the lakes. Always ensure that you are supervising your children around| | |

| |these areas. | | |

| |If you see something that has the potential to cause injury then you should report it to the farm manager immediately | | |

|Lost children |Make sure you have clear objectives so that the children know what is expected of them if they become lost. Make them aware that they must not give their |U |S - SE |

| |name to anyone unless they are wearing a Ponderosa uniform. Make it clear to them what this looks like. | | |

| |Always ensure you have your ratio of supervisors to children correct and that they are aware of their responsibilities | | |

| |Periodically check that your group is intact. | | |

| |We advise you never write the child’s name onto a sticker, this makes them more vulnerable. | | |

|Infections From animals |We advise you to download the HSE guidelines as an extra addition to your risk assessment. |L |S-SE |

|(E-Coli) |Discuss and agree with all supervisors that they must always remind children of the rules for the visit, stressing that they must not eat, drink or chew | | |

| |anything (including sweets) outside the areas in which you permit them to do so. They must explain why they must wash their hands thoroughly after contact| | |

| |with animals and before eating and drinking. Demonstrating to the children how to wash their hands properly. Check that all cuts, grazes etc are covered | | |

| |with a waterproof dressing. | | |

| |During and after the visit make sure that the children: do not kiss animals or put their faces near them, always wash their hands thoroughly before and | | |

| |after eating, after any contact with animals, and again before leaving the site. Eat only food that they have brought with them, or food that they have | | |

| |bought on the premises for human consumption. Eat only in food areas. Do not suck fingers or put hands, pens or crayons in their mouths etc. do not climb | | |

| |onto fencing, gates etc. do not chase, frighten or torment animals. Do not wander off unsupervised. | | |

| |We provide hand sanitising foam which are attached to the walls and situated around the farm, we also have a number of hot water sinks with soap. | | |

|Injury from animals |Always ensure there is adequate supervision of children |L |S - SE |

| |Remind children that all animals have the potential to bite and are unpredictable and that it is important to read and understand signage (where | | |

| |practicable or to be relayed by supervisor). Remind them of the dangers of being bitten, knocked over or trodden on. | | |

| |Always remind children of the importance of not putting hands in mouth, hand washing etc | | |

| |Fingers and hands must not be put through railings or fencing | | |

| |Make them aware that when standing against a pen that their feet do not stick through as toes can be trodden or bitten. | | |

| |Listen to supervisors carefully | | |

| |Not to allow children to chase, frighten or torment animals. | | |

| |We provide hand sanitising foam which are attached to the walls and situated around the farm, we also have a number of hot water sinks with soap. | | |

|Farm Machinery/deliveries |Machinery should be out of the way and not being used unless needed while the farm is open. |VU |S - SE |

| |Adults to ensure that children do not go near or play on any machinery. | | |

|Members of the general public |Clear instructions to be given to children and supervisors about the importance of not talking to strangers |U |S - SE |

| |Children should be supervised at all times so they are not put into a vulnerable position with the general public | | |

|Water Areas |There are 2 lakes on site. Each lake has large warning signs and 2 life rings. |L |SE -F |

| |Supervision in these areas is of utmost importance | | |

| |Some banking areas will be slippy so ensure children are not allowed down unsupervised. | | |

| |Children must be supervised in these areas | | |

|Play areas (indoor and outdoor) |Children must be supervised in the indoor playbarn and all outdoor play areas |U - L |S- SE |

| |Children must not take food or drink into the play area | | |

| |Children must wear socks in the play barn | | |

| |There are safety signs situated in play areas both indoor and outdoor. Supervisors to ensure that they are aware of these warnings and to supervise | | |

| |children under these instructions. | | |

|Protection Of Vulnerable children |Always carefully choose any volunteers that you bring. It is essential to ensure that all volunteers have a current enhanced CRB check within the last |U - L |SE - F |

| |year and that it has been checked as sufficient. | | |

| |If your volunteers do not have a CRB check then never leave children alone with them unsupervised. | | |

| |We advise that you download a protection of vulnerable children policy or revert to your own company requirements. | | |

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