Hazards Probable injury or Reason Person at risk Current control measures Action required Actioned by/date Probability x severity = impact
 

Covid 19

 Infection spread, risk of illness / death User

Staff

Public

 CBW Covid 19 policy  Use single handed boats except for family “bubble” Review if changes to Government policy  

1×5=5
 

 

Slips, trips and falls

 Cuts and bruises

Chains, ropes, steps, slipways, stones, seaweed

 User

Staff

Public

 Good briefing

Enough helpers to handle lifts and shifts

Suitable footwear

Students under staff supervision

  

2×2=4

 
 

Dragging/carrying

 Cuts/bruises to hands and feet

Back/muscle injury

 User

Staff

Public

 Good briefing

Enough helpers to handle lifts and shifts

Quad bike

  

2×2=4
Injury on underwater obstacles/ foot entrapment

 

 

 Cuts, bruises or sprains Staff

User

 Staff and users all wearing appropriate PPE and footwear

Communication between all staff and users

  

2×2=4
 

Collisions

 Cuts/bruises

More serious injury if high speed

 User

Staff

Public

 Defined sailing area

Hire to competent sailors only

Supervision by staff

  

1×4=4
 

Illness

 Any pre-existing illness or injury that could cause problems  

 

User

 

 Pre-session forms

Safety boat teams to be informed of any issues

Users to be advised to take on activity any medication that may be needed during the session e.g. asthma inhaler

  

1×5=5
 

 

Climatic reaction

 Sunburn

Heat stroke

Hypothermia

Hyperthermia

Dehydration

  

 

User

 

 Briefing participants /staff on the need for skin protection, appropriate hydration, and reducing exposure

Safety boat to carry spare warm clothing and appropriate hydration fluids

  

2×3=6
 

 

Drowning

 Head injury

Lack of confidence

Poor swimming ability

  

 

User

 

 

 Instructors to ensure competency for conditions and craft

Safety boat cover

PFD

If secondary drowning suspected access A+E

  

2×5=10
 

Trapped fingers

 Injury to fingers during sailing/coming alongside/launch and recovery User

Staff

 Briefings

Enough people to manage craft

  

2×2=4
 

Separation from catamaran or group

 Hypothermia

Exhaustion

Lost at sea

  

User

 Briefings re. capsize/hold on

Clearly defined sailing area

Adhere to established group size and instructor ratio guidelines

 1×5=5
 

 

Entrapment/

entanglement

 Drowning

Cuts and bruises

  

User

 Briefing re. capsize

Instructors to carry knife and use re-right catamaran as priority technique

Staff to ensure use of sailing area away from buoys, ropes etc. where possible

  

 

 1×5=5
Crushing Injury to feet User

Staff

 

 Advise that hulls may drop onto feet between waves User briefing

Staff training

 3×1=3

 

 

19/02/2021