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RESERVE/SITERISKASSESSMENTSITENAME DullaturMarshWildlifeReserveDATEOFRISKASSESSMENT 28JANUARY2016Duetobeupdated: 28/01/17EMERGENCYPLANNINGOSMAPNo.&TYPE Landranger64(1:50k) GRIDREFERENCE NS75367755Nearest

vehicularaccessSATELLITENAVIGATION EasterDullaturFarmLOCATION(street/district/town) Strathblane-LennoxtownRoadA891DESIGNATEDMEETINGPLACE EasterDullaturFarmACCESSmarkasappropriate PRIVATEROAD4X4FOOTPATHOPENGROUNDWOODLANDNEARESTROADJUNCTION JunctionofunmarkedroadwithGlenRoad(OppositeVictoriaTerrace)NEARESTA&EHOSPITAL WesternInfirmaryHOSPITAL,GlasgowPHONENO:01412112000SUPERVISORNAME/CONTACTNo. CompleteondayOTHERSWTCONTACTS SvenRasmussen

ReserveManager07920468573 HQ 01313127765 H&SOFFICER 07920468550

HSERIDDORREPORTING 08453009923AlertHSEofreportableaccident/incidentfirstonlyiftheH&SOfficerorHQisunavailableINEMERGENCY,PHONEORTEXT112 Phonesmustbepre-registeredtotext112.TextthewordREGISTERto112&followinstructions.Doitnow!COMMONHAZARDSFocusonlyonsignificantandforeseeablehazardsrelevanttothissite.Ignoreminorhazards

WHOISATRISK?public,staff,volunteers,contractors

TYPEOFRISKslip,trip,fall,striking,moving,illness,bite,sting,drowning….

CONTROLMEASURESINPLACEwhathasbeendonetoreducetheriskleveltothelowestlevelthatisreasonablypracticable?

RESIDUALRISKhigh,medium,low

HUMANFACTORSbehaviour/awareness-unfamiliarwithsite&hazards,sporting/children’sactivities,trespassing,violence/Intimidation,illegalactivities MATERIALS/EQUIPMENTdiscardedwaste,chemicals,asbestos,sharps,gases,fumes,dust,fueletc.

ENVIRONMENTALFACTORSsheerdrops/slopes,water,manmadestructures/features,biohazards,plants,animals,terrain,vehicles,powerlines,undergroundcables,weather,fallingobjects,biohazards,workonornearsiteetc.Marsh,deepditchesandopenwater(canal)

All

Slips,trips,falls,drowning

• Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisks

Med

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associatedwithobvioushazardssuchdeepditchesandopenwater.

Med

Dangeroustrees/limbs All Strikingbyfallingtree/branch

• Avoidusingreserveinhighwinds;• Pro-activelyidentifyhazardoustreesbycarrying

outannualTreeSafetySurvey(RM);• DealwithhazardoustreesASAP;• Highlightdangerusinghazardtapeandsigns;

Med

Adverseweather Staff,volunteers

Sunburn,dehydration,sunstroke.HypothermiaLightningstrike

• Supervisor/taskleadertocheckforecastbeforehand,andremainawareofweatherconditionsthroughouttheday.Ceaseworkifconditionsdeteriorate.

• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn,applysunscreen,provideadequatedrinkingwater;

• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn-warmandwaterprooftopreventstaff/volunteersgettingexcessivelycold/wet.

• Ceaseworkandleavesiteifthunder/lightningarelikely.

LowLowLow

Hazardsasaresultofadverseweather(heavyrain/freezingconditionsetc).

Visitors Slip/trip/fallDrowning/hypothermiaasaresultoffallingthroughiceonloch.

• Staffcapacitymeansthatproactivereserveclosureaheadofextremeconditionsisimpractical.

• Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisksassociatedwithobvioushazardssuchasicypaths,thiniceonloch.

Med

Broken/damagedinfrastructure(egboardwalk,stileetc)

All Slip/trip/fall • Pro-activelyidentifyhazardsbycarryingoutannualReserveInspection(RM);

• Keepboardwalkingoodrepair,reducesliphazardbycoveringwithchickenwireorusingfencingstaplestoprovidetraction;

• Dealwithhazards(broken/damagedslats,wornoutchickenwire)ASAP;

• Highlighthazardsusinghazardtape/closepathif

Low

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immediateactionisnotpossible.Derelictbuilding All Strikingbyfalling

debris• Astrainedwirefencehasbeenerectedaround

building

Livestock All Injurycausedbyanimal • Permanentfencingtocontainlivestock.• Nobullsorheiferswithyoungcalvestobegrazed

onsite.

Low

Weil’sdisease Staff,volunteers

Severeillness • Washhandsbeforeeating;• Cleanandcovercutsandabrasions.

Low

ADDITIONALHAZARDS NOTES/COMMENTSRISKRATING-GUIDANCEONLYRESULT PROBABLE POSSIBLE IMPROBABLE

PROBABLE-happensrepeatedly/expectedPOSSIBLE-potentialexists/uncommonIMPROBABLE-rarelyoccurs/conceivable

FATAL/DISABILITY HIGH MEDIUM LOWMAJORINJURY HIGH MEDIUM LOWMINORINJURY MEDIUM LOW LOWNOINJURY LOW LOW LOWThisriskassessmentmustbesignedandretainedinhardcopy.Itmustbereferredtoinconjunctionwiththerelevantworkactivityriskassessment(s)beforeanyworkorled/organisedleisureactivitycommences.AllparticipantsmustbebriefedonanysignificanthazardsandcontrolmeasuresC:\Users\srasmussen\Dropbox\Sven'sDocs\RMWestCentral\05DullaturMarsh\09Health&Safety\DullaturMarsh_SiteSpecificRiskAsesment_20160128.docxNAME

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