Risk Assessment

Event: Penrith Swap Shop

Location: Penrith bandstand
Date: Friday 27th September 2019
Time: All day
Event runner: Summer-Rose Latham

Risk Why it’s a How to resolve it How to prevent it

problem

People could trip on This is a problem If it is a minor I will prevent this

objects as people could injury then there by doing constant
get hurt will be a first aid floor checks by
kit available. If it walking around
is more serious and fixing any
then a mobile problems.
phone will be on
hand to phone for
help.
Physical or verbal abuse This is a problem This will be This will be
as it will be resolved in a prevented as if I
towards either a similar way to the see a situation
volunteer or a above but the where there is
member of public police will be negative body
phoned if language or
physical or raised voices I
escalating verbal will go over and
abuse as it is sort any dispute.
inappropriate for
an event and it
will have to be
stopped
immediately.
Fire A fire could cause I will go to the I will prevent this
harm to a person nearest business by keeping
and damage to and use their fire smokers away
the location and extinguisher. The form flammable
items nearest business objects that is
is a pub a few apart of my
metres away. project so that
they cant catch
fire.
Bad weather Slippery flooring If anyone gets I will make sure
can cause injury. injured from that there is
slipping on the nothing on the
floor then there floor to make it
will be a first aid slippery as the
kit at the location brick floor wont
and a mobile get slippery.
phone at hand to
phone for
anything serious.