Econet Risk Assessment [Friends of Clayfield Copse]
Date: Monday, 28th October 2024 (10:00 - 12:00)
Activity: Half term treat!
Description: Meet Charlotte Alchin and her mouse, foraging for winter supplies! An 'Autumn fruits walk', could be muddy!
Site: Clayfield Copse, Caversham
Site Manager: Reading Borough Council Site Contact: Parks Dept., Reading Borough Council (0118) 937 3042
Nearest Postcode: RG4 6AA Map Ref: SU7256976789 (remain.hurt.chief)
A&E:
Royal Berkshire Hospital (3.8m)
London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN Telephone: (0118) 322 5111
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Assessment Summary: Public open space; Event - Walk;
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Public open space
Last updated: 01/01/2012 00:00:00
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Typical uncontrolled outcomes
Stress, distress, minor cuts and bruises, sickness
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Typical groups at risk
Volunteers, general public
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Hazards
- Contact with public
- Abuse or aggression from public
- Discarded sharps
- Uncontrolled dogs
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Controls
- If available, place warning signs at approaches to work area.
- Keep paths clear of tools and debris.
- Avoid volunteers working in isolation.
- If confronted be conciliatory, avoid aggravating situation; be prepared to walk away.
- If sharps found, do not touch or move, highlight location and advise site owner or manager.
- Warn volunteers of possibility of dogs causing a distraction by entering the work area.
- Warn volunteers of likely presence of dog faeces.
- If practical, remove dog faeces from work areas using bags or burying where unlikely to be disturbed. Avoid skin contact.
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Event - Walk
Last updated: 03/11/2022 22:44:25
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Typical uncontrolled outcomes
Fractures; strains; minor cuts and bruises; concussion; serious injury; abuse of trust; distressed children and adults; verbal abuse
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Typical groups at risk
Volunteer leaders; general public
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Hazards
- Slips, trips and falls
- Falling trees and branches
- Unsuitable clothing and/or footwear for prevailing conditions
- Children and young people becoming separated from parents
- Unsupervised access to children
- Physical and verbal aggression from or towards participants
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Controls
- Leader(s) to walk route in advance noting hazards and removing where possible.
- Advise participants at start of walk and remind on route of possible hazards.
- Before start of walk (in advertising material) give details of terrain and likely conditions and repeat before start of walk.
- Before start of walk (in advertising material) advise on appropriate clothing and footwear and for late evening, night time and early morning walks request that participants provide torches.
- Do not walk in the vicinity of dead trees or trees containing deadwood in windy conditions.
- Before start of walk remind parents (or other accompanying adults) that they are responsible for their children.
- Leader(s) must avoid becoming isolated with children.
- Avoid volunteers working in isolation.
- If confronted be conciliatory, avoid aggravating situation; be prepared to walk away.
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