BOCCIA RISK ASSESSMENT

Situation / Potential Hazard / Likelihood / Impact / Risk Factor / Measures to Take / Implementing Measures / Measures Implemented
Hosting competition & coaching sessions / Players, Carers, Spectators, Umpires or Coaches tripping over ramps and injuring arms, legs or back. / 2 / 2 / 4 / Ramps not in use to be laid in horizontal position against a wall out of the way of persons at risk. / All new participants to receive verbal safety briefings from Sports Leader or Coaches.
Sports Leader & Coaches to rectify any safety issues as they arise. / Pre 2014
Players, Carers, Spectators, Umpires or Coaches tripping over equipment bags and injuring arms, legs or back. / 2 / 2 / 4 / Bags to be kept fastened and upright at back of court out of the way of persons at risk. / All new participants to receive verbal safety briefings from Sports Leader or Coaches.
Sports Leader & Coaches to rectify any safety issues as they arise. / Pre 2014
Players, Carers or Umpires stepping on balls and injuring arms, legs or back / 1 / 2 / 2 / Only players, carers & umpires allowed on court.
Warn competitors of the dangers of stepping on balls. / All new participants to receive verbal safety briefings from Sports Leader or Coaches.
Sports Leader & Coaches to rectify any safety issues as they arise. / Pre 2014
Situation / Potential Hazard / Likelihood / Impact / Risk Factor / Measures to Take / Implementing Measures / Measures Implemented
Hosting competition & coaching sessions / Players injured through incorrect delivery of Boccia balls. / 1 / 2 / 2 / Ensure all new players receive coaching to establish best means of delivering balls in relation to their disability.
Ensure that sufficient coaches available at coaching sessions to ensure safety of those being coached. / New players attending a coaching session will receive initial 1:1 coaching to help them learn how best to deliver Boccia balls.
Coaching sessions for all players will be restricted to a ratio of 1:6 with only 1 player delivering a ball at any given time. / Pre 2014
Pre 2014
Players’, Carers’, Spectators’, Umpires’ or Coaches’ injuries not treated adequately. / 1 / 3 / 3 / Trained First Aider on duty at all times.
Ensure that volunteers and staff have access to information relating to health and safety as well as emergency procedures. / Club policy states that no sport should take place without a qualified first aider present.
Health & safety information and emergency procedures clearly displayed on club notice board / Pre 2014
Children and vulnerable adults abused. / 1 / 4 / 4 / Sports Leader, Coaches and all volunteers to hold current enhanced DBS certificates.
Each Section to have a Child Protection Officer to whom concerns may be reported. / Club policy that all Sports Leaders, Coaches and Volunteers must hold current enhanced DBS certificates.
Club policy that each Section appoints & trains a Child Protection Officer. / Pre 2014
Pre 2014
Individual Adaptations to chairs and equipment / Players and volunteers injured due to adaptations not being secured. / 2 / 2 / 4 / All adaptations to chairs and equipment to be trial run and tested during training. / Individual players and volunteers to be made aware that a new adaptation is being trialled and to keep an eye on the equipment and player for safety. / Pre 2015

Key:

Likelihood / Impact / Risk Factor (Likelihood * Impact)
Very Low / 1 / 1 / 1-3
Low / 2 / 2 / 4-7
Medium / 3 / 3 / 8-11
High / 4 / 4 / 12-16

Melissa Paulden - Boccia Sport Leader

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