AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT RISK ASSESSMENT AND ANAYLSIS TEMPLATE

Location: Darebin Creek

Date of the Assessment: Due 9th March

Assessment conducted by: Sarah Fernando 8E

Step 1- Spot the Hazard Step 2- Assess the risk Step 3- Fix the problem Who and When Reassess the risk
Identify the risk Who is at risk? Is the risk low, moderate If the risk is deemed unacceptable for Who would be responsible If the strategies were put in
or high? Why? the water activity of choice, what could for removing or reducing place, would the revised
be done to reduce or remove the risk? the identified risk? risk now be assessed as
high, moderate or low?
Why?
No railing or gate Anyone who Low. This is because the Adding some sort of gate or fence The government, local Low. The gate only
around the creek might slip and risk levels depend on around the parts of the creek that are services. Knowing this risk prevents people from
and its ponds, even fall, especially knowing if the too close to the footpaths to avoid can help them act toward falling into the water.
around the areas since some parts person/people can swim. If children and even other people from the issue. Some people might climb
closer to the of it are deep it they fall, they would have slipping into the water. over it etc…
footpaths. might be hard to to swim out.
get out of.
Currents, especially Anyone who Moderate. I think this is Having signs around the area. Many Anyone who might have Low because the signs
in the wetter might not know because it depends on how people have been caught in currents had an incident in the would help people know
seasons. how to swim, or storing the current is and if in rivers because the currents are past could have gone to when and If to go in the
swim well. the person caught in it can strong and they’ve gone in without local services and had water and the creeks and
swim. knowing. some signs put up. the deeper parts of it.
Shards of glass in Anyone who is Moderate. Though people Signs banning the use of glass bottles The community in Low, even though people
many areas exposed to it might not be injured by the around the creek. general. It is their job to might not listen to the
glass, it is a hazard for keep the creek safe and signs, they would have
small children and can be children-friendly. seen them and acted on
found in many places. it.