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RISK ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE FOR RFU CLUBS
Activity Assessed: Showers, Plant and Changing Rooms Assessment Date: Reference:
Name of Assessor: Review Date:
Ref No. / Hazard / Persons at Risk and How They Might be Harmed / Controls Currently in Place / Further Controls Recommended / Risk Rating / Action by Whom / Action by Date / Completed DateSlips Trips and Falls / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Injury from cuts and bruises / Non slip surface within changing rooms (concrete) and on floor of shower area and toilet facilities.
Floors in good order.
Hot surfaces and Water / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Injury from burns and scalds / Access to plant room is secured. Hot water piping and other hot surfaces in plant room are highlighted with warning signs.
Inadequate Lighting / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Injury from slips and trips, bruising and cuts. / Lighting is in good order. Emergency lighting is provided.
Legionnaires / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Illness through contracting Legionnaires disease. / Regular flushing of unused showers and taps during long periods of un-use e.g. summer
Showerheads are removed and cleaned thoroughly on a regular basis.
Tanks are checked annually.
Carry out a suitable water risk assessment. Refer to http://www.hse.gov.uk/legionnaires/ for additional information.
Gas Leak / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Injury from fire or explosion. / Any gas hot water heating systems are inspected annually by a competent person (e.g. Gas Safe registered engineer) and record kept available.
Employees and volunteers are aware of gas leak procedure.
Smoking inside the building is prohibited and suitable signs displayed.
The gas isolation valve is readily identifiable and accessible.
Electricity / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Injury from electric shock, burns. / Fixed electrical installation correctly installed by qualified electrician and inspected regularly.
All repairs by qualified electrician.
Players are warned not to take electrical items into shower/wet areas.
All electrical circuits in the changing areas are protected by residual current devices.
Fire / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Fatality, burns inhalation of smoke. / The plant room is fitted with a smoke detector.
The plant room is secured and not used to store combustibles.
A specific fire risk assessment has been carried out. Refer to the General Workplace Assessment for the link to additional guidance on this.
Smoking is prohibited in the changing rooms.
Hazardous Substances / Employees,
Volunteers
Players and visitors
Contractors
Children
Ingestion of harmful substances of harmful substances coming into contact with the skin, eyes etc. / All hazardous substances are secured away. During match days teams are instructed to correctly dispose of any soiled materials like bandages.
Suitable PPE is worn by staff where soiled bandages etc are required to be removed from the changing rooms and showers.
Suitable assessments have been carried out for the use of cleaning materials by employees and volunteers.
Risk Rating Key
Medium / Serious but reversible injury or health effect likely
Low / Minor injury or health effect likely
Notes for Assessor
This template is supplied as a generic form. Each club will be unique and have its own specific issues. Where an existing control is identified but is not yet implemented, it should be moved to the ‘Further Controls Recommended’ and then the ‘Action’ boxes completed with a timescale. The residual risk level should be reduced to a level which is as ‘low as reasonably practicable’. If a control is not included in the ‘Controls Currently in Place’ but the club has implemented it, then it should be added into that column.
If a control or hazard is not applicable, then it should be deleted from the assessment form. Do not leave hazards or controls on the form that do not apply. This will only confuse people who read the assessment.
The assessment should be revised at least once a year. Additionally, it may need to be revised if the assessment is no longer considered valid (for example if the club has had repair or refurbishment work undertaken) if there has been an accident or if there has been a change to legislation that may apply.
Copies of risk assessments should be kept available in the club and should be read by anyone who needs to read them, this would include any employees, volunteers, contractors for example.
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