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Training Risk Assessment A Practical Guide

hazard 1.A chance; an accident. 2.A chance of being injured or harmed; danger: Space travel is full of hazards. 3.A possible source of danger: a fire hazard. 4.Games. A dice game similar to craps. 5.Sports. An obstacle, such as a sand trap, found on a golf course.

risk 1.The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger. 2.A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard: a.The danger or probability of loss to an insurer. b.The amount that an insurance company stands to lose. c.The variability of returns from an investment. d.The chance of nonpayment of a debt. 3.One considered with respect to the possibility of loss: a poor risk.

Conducting a Risk assessment Where to start?

A Safety Statement Policy Statement Responsibilities Risk Assessment Emergency SOPs Procedures

Risk assessment process DIVIDE THE ORGANISATION UP. 1 IDENTIFY THE HAZARD. 2 IDENTIFY THE RISK. 3 IDENTIFY WHO MIGHT BE HARMED. 4 IDENTIFY WHAT PRECAUTIONS ALREADY 5 EXIST TO CONTROL THE RISK. IDENTIFY WHAT OTHER PRECAUTIONS ARE 6 NECESSARY. RECORD YOUR FINDINGS. 7

DIVIDE THE ORGANISATION UP. 1 Into….. Activities or Physical / geographic areas or both…..

DIVIDE THE ORGANISATION UP. 1 Activities  Level 1 sailing courses  Level 4 sailing courses  Powerboat training courses  Club dinghy racing  Using cranes

DIVIDE THE ORGANISATION UP. 1 Physical or geographic areas  Slipway  Dinghy park  Sailing area adjacent to club / centre  Offshore racing area

DIVIDE THE ORGANISATION UP. 1 Activity run in a particular physical or geographic area  Level 4 sailing course day trip to Schull  Advanced Powerboat course night time passage in Dublin bay

IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS 2 Anything that may cause harm In a building  Electrics  Cleaning materials.  Fire Could be considered as potential hazards

IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS 2 Anything that may cause harm On activities  The water  Boats & rigging  Weather Could be considered as potential hazards

IDENTIFY THE RISKS 3 What injuries or accidents may arise from each hazard?  The water - Drowning  Boats & rigging – head injuries  Weather

IDENTIFY WHO MIGHT BE HARMED 4  Sailors  Instructors  General public  …….. The precautions you put in place may vary according to whether those at risk;  are children, adults  might be expected to be able to read or adhere to instructions.  Have a defined level of skill, knowledge or awareness

IDENTIFY WHAT PRECAUTIONS ALREADY 5 EXIST Precautions Things that can be done to reduce the risk  Remove the hazard  Exclude those people at risk  Warning signage  Training / education  ……….

IDENTIFY WHAT PRECAUTIONS ALREADY 5 EXIST Are the precaution already in place still adequate? If not, then IDENTIFY WHAT OTHER PRECAUTIONS 6 ARE NECESSARY

RECORD YOUR FINDINGS 7  Risk Assessment  Include precautions in Standard Operating procedures.

Periodically Review Your Risk Assessment 8  New Hazards  New Risks  New categories of people who might be harmed  New precautions available  ……….

Its not rocket science!

Group Conduct risk assessment of; 1 Sailing Area in front of Club 2 Safety Boat Operations 3 Level 3 sailing trip across lake. 4 Dinghy park / foreshore 5 Regional dinghy regatta

Who should conduct a risk assessment?  Professional risk assessor?  Safety Officer?  Club manager?  Senior Instructor?  Competent person familiar with environment? Don’t underestimate the knowledge & skills within your organisation. Don’t overestimate the ability of an outsider to provide you with appropriate solutions.

And finally consider…..  Can all risk be controlled?  Do we want to remove all risk?

Risk 1 st Aid No harm Medical Attn Injury Hospital Death Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic Certain 3 4 5 5 5 Likely 2 3 4 5 5 Possible 2 3 3 4 5 Unlikely 1 2 3 3 4 Rare 1 1 2 2 3 • In this ranking system Risk Description both 4 & 5 would be both 1 Very Low be unacceptable risks. 2 Low • It may be possible to 3 Medium / Tolerable mitigate risk 4 to a lower 4 High level with specific 5 Very High controls in place.

Risk Assessment Hazard Who is Control Risk Additional New at risk Measures 1-5 Measures Risk 1-5

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