DATE: February 2010

SITE OR LOCATION: Tyre Park area

JOB OR SITUATION: Kirk Sandall Infant School

DEGREE OF RISK

RISK

RATING

PERSONS AT

RISK

SERIOUSNESS

LIKELIHOOD

5

4

3

2

1

 5

4

3

2

1

F

A

T

A

L

M

A

J

O

R

I

N

J

U

R

Y

3

D

A

Y

M

I

N

O

R

I

N

J

U

R

Y

N

O

I

N

J

U

R

Y

C

E

R

T

A

I

N

V

E

R

Y

L

I

K

E

L

Y

L

I

K

E

L

Y

U

N

L

I

K

E

L

Y

V

E

R

Y

U

N

L

I

K

E

L

Y

I

N

I

T

I

A

L

F

I

N

A

L

E

M

P

L

O

Y

E

E

Y

O

U

N

G

P

E

R

S

  O

N

C

H

I

L

D

P

U

B

L

I

C

O

T

H

E

R

S

I

T

E

U

S

E

R

TASKS OR ACTIVITIES

HAZARDS IDENTIFIED

No.

Movement in and out of the area

Children becoming lost

1

/

X

/

X

12

4

/

/

 Children trapping their fingers in their gates between areas

Fingers trapped / injuries – gates

2

/

X

/

X

9

4

/

/

Physical play, climbing, balancing etc

Children falling and slipping when climbing and balancing

3

/

X

/

X

9

4

/

Play in area

Hazards in the area e.g. cans, bottles etc

4

/

X

/

X

9

4

/

/

Physical play on wooden equipment

Children to get splinters

5

/X

/

X

6

4

/

/

Children playing on the tyres and equipment in damp / wet weather and slipping

Slips and falls

6

/

X

/

X

9

4

/

RISK SCORES:-      0  - 8        LOW RISK          

                                             9 - 15      MEDIUM RISK   

                                           16 - 25      HIGH RISK

RISK RATING

/   = INITIAL RISK RATING

X  = FINAL RISK RATING

For further information contact Corporate Safety Section: Tel: 01302 737537        

Postal Address: Unity House, Carr Lane, Doncaster DN4 5AA

Email: safety@doncaster.gov.uk

Hazard

No.

Existing Controls

Further Controls

By Whom

Completion Date

1. Children becoming lost

2. Fingers trapped / injuries – gates

3. Children falling and slipping when climbing and balancing

4. Hazards in the area e.g. cans, bottles etc

5. Children to get splinters

6. Slips and falls

Groups of children supervised in and out of the area on all occasions

Staff open and close gates

Staff to supervise always

Equipment is age appropriate and safety checked

Site supervisor to check areas daily – any hazards remover

Condition of wooden equipment regularly checked- weekly

Member of staff only to let children use if decision made that it isn’t too slippy due to weather conditions

Padlock replaced whilst children in the area.

Any child leaving to use the toilets will be accompanied by a member of staff

Gates and hinges checked and monitored by all staff

Equipment checked by member of staff responsible prior to entry to the area

Area checked prior to entry to the area

Children to have appropriate footwear

All staff

Site supervisor / staff

All staff

On-going

On –going

On- going

Assessed by: .....Mrs J Foster..............................     Approved by: ……                   Review Date: …Annually……………