Risk Assessment Reference Number
Assessor/s: / G Tully / Assessment Date: / 1 August 2014
Department: / RA Review Date: / 1 August 2015
Location: / Museum including Schoolroom building
Job to be done: Activities covered by this assessment: School visits to Saffron Walden Museum, either on an independent visit or as part of an organised visit.
Tasks/Actions:
Persons at Risk (Who could be harmed): Pupils and staff / other adults accompanying school group
Task Ref: / What are the hazards (The potential to cause harm) / What is the risk of harm (How harm can occur) / Current control measures. Enter reference to documents / To improve safety Actions required /recommended by assessor / Potential Risk / Actions
By Who / By When / Done Date
1 / Falling and slipping / Museum and school staff to ensure that all children are told to walk, not run, in Museum / Make sure appropriate pupil teacher ratio and extra Museum volunteers when possible / 1 / GT
2 / Separation from group / School staff to ensure that children are aware they should stay together. School staff to tell children to ask at front desk for a member of Museum staff. / As above / 1 / GT
3 / Injury from displays / No running in the Museum. Accompanying School staff to supervise pupils, Museum staff to request this.
Keep access clear between display cases at all times. / As above / 1 / GT
4 / Fire Evacuation / Museum and school staff to ensure that children are aware that may be a fire alarm. They should stay together if asked to evacuate and to respond to staff requests appropriately. School staff should also make themselves familiar with fire exit points.
Fire drills for Museum staff twice a year in Museum and in schoolroom. / Learning Officer to make sure a full Health and Safety briefing takes place at the beginning of each visit / 1 / GT
5 / Misuse of lift / Teachers should be advised to properly supervise children. Do not use lift in case of fire evacuation.
Teachers to be advised that children are not to use the lift, since this facility is provided for the use of disabled visitors. / Make sure appropriate pupil teacher ratio and extra Museum volunteers when possible / 1 / GT
Risk rating score without all recommended actions/controls in place: 1 x 2 = 2
Risk Rating Score with all controls in place / Severity = 1 / Likelihood = 1 / Score = Severity x Likelihood
Score = 1
Review / By Who / Date / Comments or amendments / Next Review Date
Aug 2015
METHOD OF CALCULATING RISK RATING SCORE
RISK RATING THE TASKSEVERITY / SCORE / LIKELIHOOD / SCORE / RISK RATING SCORE
Major (Death, amputation etc) / 3 / High / 3 / The score is calculated by multiplying Severity by Likelihood to give:
1 no action or low priority
2 low priority action
3 or 4 medium priority action
6 high priority action
9 immediate action which will probably mean stop the task immediately
Serious (fracture of large bones, permanent or long term disability) / 2 / Medium / 2
Slight (minor cuts, scratches, bruises, abrasions etc) / 1 / Low / 1
GUIDANCE ON EXPECTED ACTION COMPLETION TIMES
Apart from Immediate if it is impractical due to operational reasons to meet timescales then other temporary alternative arrangements must be put in place to reduce the risk / Low Priority Action – Actions to be completed within 3 months
Medium Priority Action – Actions to be completed within 1 month
High Priority Action – Actions to be completed within 2 weeks
Immediate Action – If actions can not be done immediately work must stop until actions are completed
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