Assessment Number / sUAV-Dartmoor-2017

Hazard and Risk Assessment Summary

School/Dept / EESE / Location of Activity / Haytor and Quarries, Dartmoor / Date of Assessment / 16/07/2017
Assessor / Activity Assessed / Aerial Video surveys (not a funded activity, but undertaken for a feasibility investigation approved by the Dartmoor National Park Authority)
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Assessment of Hazard and Risk / Control Measures Required
HAZARD
(List only hazards from which there is a significant risk of serious harm under foreseeable conditions) / PERSONS AT RISK (See key, / PERSONAL HARM? / LIKELIHOOD
of HARM?
Indicate number) / F / Mj / Mn / Y / Pr / Po / R
Personal injury to non-University Team members caused by loss of control of sUAV (e.g.persons hit by falling UAV or by elements of the sUAV (e.g. propellers).
Specific system-related injuries
Injury caused by moving in and around the (disused) Haytor Quary areas.- trips, falls, immersion. / S, Pg, Pu
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X / Ensure minimum separation distance as defined in SOPs between non-University observers and sUAV flight path/trajectory. Adhere to guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017). Check for walkers and climbers in the immediate area. Use whistle for alerting but avoid flying in close proximity and delay flying until immediate area is clear. Act on instructions from Haytor DNPA Raneger at all times
Adhere to sUAV deployment guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017).
Adhere to sUAV deployment guidance laid down in SOP Document SOPs UAV V1.3 (01/2017). Conduct pre-flight survey of area to dentify no-go/no-fly zones and reliable lines of sight. Avoid Quarry areas with sheer faces and deep water.
Accident during vehicular transit of sUAV equipment to operational site. / S, Pg / ü / ü / ü / x / x / x / ü / Ensure two drivers and take breaks every two hours. Appraise the condition of the track from the main Princetowen-Tavistock Road to the Quarry – hire a 4x4 vehicle. Keep to tracks.
Accident during manual transit of equipment from vehicle to launch site. / S, Pg / x / x / ü / x / x / ü / ü / Ensure appropriate number of personnel available to handle equipment (e.g. main Peli case), adopt correct lifting procedures throughout. Select appropriate transit path from vehicle to launch site from initial Quarry site survey and briefing.
Key / PERSONS AT RISK / PERSONAL HARM? / LIKELIHOOD / Risk Significance / Date for Review / 21/07/2015
Ug / Undergraduate / F / Fatality / Y / Yes/ Very High / Y / Pr / Po / R
Pg / Postgraduate / Mj / Major Injury / Pr / Probable / F / ü / ü / ü / ü / ü / = Significant risk
S / Staff / Mn / Minor Injury / Po / Possible / Mj / ü / ü / ü / ü
C / Contractor / R / Remote / Mn / ü / ü / X / X / X / = Insignificant risk
V / Visitor
Pa / Patient / Major Injury: / Loss of or broken limb
Pu / General Public / Loss of or damaged eye
Yp / Young Person / Loss of consciousness
Nm / New/Expectant Mother / Acute illness needing medical treatment / g:\aww7text\guidance\17ra.doc
Permanent ill health or disability / 19.12.00

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