Risk Assessment - University of Birmingham



|Assessment Number |sUAV-Dartmoor-2017 |

Hazard and Risk Assessment Summary

|School/Dept |EESE | |Location of Activity |Haytor and Quarries, Dartmoor | |Date of Assessment |16/07/2017 |

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|Assessor | | |Activity Assessed |Aerial Video surveys (not a funded activity, but undertaken for a feasibility investigation approved by|

| | | | |the Dartmoor National Park Authority) |

| | | |(Attach protocols) | |

|Assessment of Hazard and Risk |Control Measures Required |

|HAZARD |PERSONS AT RISK |PERSONAL HARM? |LIKELIHOOD | |

|(List only hazards from which there is a significant risk of |(See key, | |of HARM? | |

|serious harm under foreseeable conditions) | | | | |

| |Indicate number)|F |Mj |Mn |Y |Pr |Po |R | |

|Personal injury to non-University Team members caused by loss|S, Pg, Pu |( |( |X |X |X |X |( |Ensure minimum separation distance as defined in SOPs between non-University observers and sUAV flight |

|of control of sUAV (e.g.persons hit by falling UAV or by | | | | | | | | |path/trajectory. Adhere to guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017). Check for walkers and|

|elements of the sUAV (e.g. propellers). | | | | | | | | |climbers in the immediate area. Use whistle for alerting but avoid flying in close proximity and delay |

| | |X |( |X |X |X |X |( |flying until immediate area is clear. Act on instructions from Haytor DNPA Raneger at all times |

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|Specific system-related injuries |S, Pg, Pu |( |( |X |X |X |( |X |Adhere to sUAV deployment guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017). |

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|Injury caused by moving in and around the (disused) Haytor |S, Pg | | | | | | | |Adhere to sUAV deployment guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017). Conduct pre-flight |

|Quary areas.- trips, falls, immersion. | | | | | | | | |survey of area to dentify no-go/no-fly zones and reliable lines of sight. Avoid Quarry areas with sheer |

| | | | | | | | | |faces and deep water. |

|Accident during vehicular transit of sUAV equipment to |S, Pg |( |( |( |x |x |x |( |Ensure two drivers and take breaks every two hours. Appraise the condition of the track from the main |

|operational site. | | | | | | | | |Princetowen-Tavistock Road to the Quarry – hire a 4x4 vehicle. Keep to tracks. |

|Accident during manual transit of equipment from vehicle to |S, Pg |x |x |( |x |x |( |( |Ensure appropriate number of personnel available to handle equipment (e.g. main Peli case), adopt correct |

|launch site. | | | | | | | | |lifting procedures throughout. Select appropriate transit path from vehicle to launch site from initial |

| | | | | | | | | |Quarry site survey and briefing. |

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|Key |PERSONS AT RISK | |PERSONAL HARM? | |LIKELIHOOD | |Risk Significance |Date for Review |21/07/2015 |

| |Ug |Undergraduate | |F |Fatality | |Y |Yes/ Very High |

| |Pu |General Public | | | |Loss of or damaged eye | | |

| |Yp |Young Person | | | |Loss of consciousness | | |

| |Nm |New/Expectant Mother | | | |Acute illness needing medical treatment |g:\aww7text\guidance\17ra.doc | |

| | | | | | |Permanent ill health or disability |19.12.00 | |

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