Rounders England Event Risk Assessment – January 2010 Produced By Alison Steel and Karen King

EVENT RISK ASSESSMENT

HAZARD / RISK / PEOPLE AT RISK / CONTROL MEASURES / COMMENTS/
ACTIONS / RESIDUAL RISK RATING
L M H / SEVERITY
RISK
RATING
L M H / INITIAL IF ALL IN PLACE
Suitability of staff and volunteers / ·  Events Organiser must be DBS checked
·  Events Organiser is responsible for ensuring that all volunteers/officials supporting at events have been CRB checked where appropriate. Where a CRB is not in place a RE self declaration must be in place where appropriate / If no DBS – no event.
If officials are not DBS checked then they cannot work at a Rounders England event
Suitability of venue / o  Events Organiser is responsible for ensuring that an up to date RA is received from the venue in advance of the event / No venue RA in advance of event – no event
People participating are not medically fit / Unknown medical conditions or injuries / Participants / ·  Ask the participants if they are medically fit to participate (all Team Managers/Local (Organisers are responsible for ensuring they have a completed medical form for all players) enquire in sensitive and confidential manner for any updates / All Team Managers/Local Organisers have up to date medical forms for all participants
Team Managers to verbally check prior to event for any recently diagnosed medical conditions or recent injuries / Low / Medium
Condition of Playing Field / Slips, Trips & Falls / Event Organiser, Volunteers,
Officials and Participants / ·  Inspection of the playing field to ensure it is safe for the event to take place
·  Access to qualified First Aider, First Aid kit and telephone / Request letting body to clean if required / Low / Low
Rounders Bats, Balls and Posts / Cuts, Collision with Equipment / Event
Organiser, Volunteers, Officials and Participants / ·  All equipment must be Rounders England approved
·  All equipment and positioning is checked before use / Inform Events Organiser of any concerns / Low / Low
Strains and Injuries during and after play / Injury / Event Organiser, Team Managers/
Local Organiser and Participants / ·  Adequate warm up and cool down
·  Participants wearing suitable clothing and footwear and jewellery removed or taped if appropriate
·  Access to qualified First Aider, First Aid kit and telephone / Planned and structured management of participants / Low / Low
Hit by bat or ball
collision with post / Cut or body injury including head / Event Organiser, Team Managers/
Local Organiser and Participants / ·  Events Organiser to manage the event
·  Group supervision and control
·  Access to qualified First Aider, First Aid kit and telephone / Ensure good participant, volunteers, officials, team managers/local organiser control and include in briefing at start of session / Low / Low
Heat Exhaustion / Dehydration / Event Organiser, Team Managers/
Local Organiser and Participants / ·  In hot weather, more breaks and access to drinking water will be necessary / Planned and structured event / Low / Medium

This is a generic Event Risk Assessment which identifies the common hazards and control measures associated with this type of event.

Before the event commences the Events Organiser must also complete an on the day venue Risk Assessment.

Risk Assessment Carried Out By: Name Signed: Date:

Review Date: Annually