Risk Assessment Hazard Checklist – Student Activities

All clubs and societies must create and make available to their members risk
assessments detailing all possible risks and controls put into place to minimize
the risk, this guide provides all the information and a template to create a
comprehensive Risk Assessment.

RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE

A Risk Assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of what could

cause harm to people during your activities, so that you can establish whether
you have taken enough precautions or if you need to do more to control risks
and prevent harm.

Risk Assessment can be carried out in 5 simple steps, as follows.

1. Identification of all the hazards in the area or activity under review. A hazard
is anything with the potential to cause harm.

2. Identification of all persons that may be at risk. This should include

participants, instructors and spectators etc.

3. Evaluation of all risks associated with the hazards. Risk is the chance, high or
low that someone will be harmed by the hazard.

4. Implementation of control measures to eliminate or reduce the risk to an

acceptable level.

5. Record and inform your members of your findings and review the assessment
on a regular basis.

All assessments must take the following into account:

 The capabilities and limitations of the participants.

 The safety, maintenance and storage of any equipment being used.
 The environment in which the activity is being undertaken.
 The inherent hazards associated with the activity.
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Your Risk Assessment must also be suitable and sufficient, you need to be able
to show that a proper check was made, you asked those who may be affected,
you dealt with all the significant hazards and the precautions or controls you
implemented are reasonable and any remaining risk is low.

Any assessment must cover those risks that are reasonably foreseeable. This will
include planning for contingencies, arising from foreseeable changes. A good
example of this would be predicting changes in weather conditions for any
outdoor activities.

HAZARDS

Below is a list of the many types of hazards that you may wish to consider in
your assessment. Not all these hazards may apply to your activity and indeed
your activity may present hazards not on the list, therefore it should be used as
a guide only.

All the hazards below can be added to your risk assessment template by clicking
on the boxes next to each one. Go through the list and select those hazards that
apply to your club or society they will then appear in the template where you
can fill out the rest of the information yourself.

REMEMBER this list is not exhaustive so try and think of risks that have not been
listed that may affect you and add them to the blank boxes on the template.

When you have finished creating your risk assessment please save this
document as a PDF or Word document to prevent any unintended changes
being made to it.
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Tick the box next to the Hazard to add it to your Rick assessment. This is not an exhaustive list, think
what other risks may apply to your club/society that may not be listed below.

1. INDOOR HAZARDS HAZARDS ON COASTS & COASTAL

3.
WATERS
1.1 Inappropriate lighting

1.2 Temperature 3.1 Falls from cliffs, piers, sea walls

1.3 Insufficient or unsuitable space

3.2 Struck by falling objects from cliff
1.4 Untidiness – causing trip / fire hazard
3.3 Slips & falls on slopes / loose surfaces
1.5 Stairs – dark / steep / no handrail

Lack of fire escapes / extinguishers / 3.4 Quicksand & mud

1.6
procedures
Access problems due to steep angle of
1.7 Slip / trip / fall hazards 3.5
beach slope

1.8 Inadequate ventilation 3.6 Collisions between water users

1.9 Inhalation of dust

3.7 Swept away by wave surges
1.1 Poor surfaces for activities – slips / trips /
0 impact
1.1
Electrical hazards 3.8 Being washed against rocks / piers
1

3.9 Low water temperatures

2. SPORTING ACTIVITY HAZARDS
Communication problems from waves /
3.10
2.1 Uneven playing surface swell / distance

2.2 Playing surface too hard or soft 3.11 Struck by objects in water

2.3 Hard or sharp objects on pitch 3.12 Stranded by tides

2.4 Sliding on Astroturf or tarmac

3.13 Swept away by currents
Collisions/Conflict with surrounding
2.5
objects or people
3.14 Rip tides
2.6 Impact from sports equipment
3.15 Longshore drift
2.7 Contact sport injury

3.16 Conflicts between beach users

2.8 Personal injury – fracture / sprains / cuts
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HAZARDS ON STILL / MOVING
4. 6. PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONAL HAZARDS
WATER
Getting swept away from equipment or
4.1 6.1 Lack of information, training or instruction
people
Collision with rocks in and to sides of
4.2 6.2 Poor activity planning or preparation
rivers
Striking / trapping by submerged
4.3 6.3 Poor activity delivery or organisation
obstacles

4.4 Being dragged down by undertow 6.4 Ignorance of rules and / or procedures

Restricted or impossible access to / from 6.5 Unsafe behaviour or attitude

4.5
water
Lack of appropriate first aid equipment and
Access problems – rescue / getting kit 6.6
4.6 experience
into water
6.7 Medical conditions of participants
Falls from drops in level at weirs /
4.7
waterfalls
6.8 Poor safety control from group leaders
4.8 Getting out of depth
6.9 Poor safety awareness from participants

4.9 Low water temperature

6.11 Lack of cooperation within group

4.10 Separation from other people 6.12 Differing skill levels within group

Slips / trips on steep banks or uneven

4.11 6.13 Low level of physical fitness / strength
surfaces

4.12 Difficult communications 6.14 Aggression between participants

6.15 Aggression from crowd / public

4.13 Remote locations
6.16 Contact between participants increasing risk

5 EQUIPMENT AND OTHER HAZARDS

5.1 Cash handling 7 HAZARDS ON HILLS AND MOUNTAINS

5.3 Hazardous substances 7.1 Slips & trips on grass, mud, rock

5.3 Equipment with moving / hot parts 7.2 River crossings

5.4 Heavy equipment 7.3 Remote locations

5.5 Electrical hazards from equipment

7.4 Difficult communication – weather / distance
5.6 Noise from equipment
7.5 Falling debris
Risk of trapping body / clothing in
5.7
equipment 7.6 Extra work imposed by terrain type / angle
Inadequate environment for equipment
5.8
operation 7.7 Lack of shelter
5.9 Inadequate protective equipment
7.8 Separation of group members

5.10 Equipment in unsuitable condition 7.9 Getting lost

5.11 Lack of Adequate Supervision 7.10 Falls from height

5.12 Lack of First Aid Provision 7.11 Extremes of weather

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8 TRANSPORT HAZARDS 9 FOOD SAFETY HAZARDS

8.1 Travelling by Hired Vehicle Biological Hazards (Bacteria, yeasts, moulds

9.1
and viruses)
8.2 Travelling by Hired Coach
Chemical Hazards (Includes Water, food
contact materials, cleaning agents, pest
8.3 Travelling by Train 9.2
control substances, contaminants,
pesticides, biocides and food additives)
8.4 Travelling by Public Transport
Physical Hazards (Includes glass, packaging,
9.3
jewellery, pest droppings, screws)
8.5 Travelling by Personal Vehicles
Time & Temperature Abuse (re-heating and
9.4
8.6 Travelling by Airplane out of date food)

8.7 Travelling by NUSU Minibus 9.5 Cross Contamination

8.8 Travelling by Foot 9.6 Poor personal Hygiene

8.9 Traveling to and from your activity 9.7 Allergies and intolerances

8.10 Lone Travel

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