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Posted By Trevor Anstey
Hi
We are planning to organise a family day in the summer - off site & out of working hours. Activities include a bouncy castle, bucking bronco, football, tug of war etc.
St Johns Ambulance have been asked to provide first aid cover for the event & have supplied some strict terms & conditions, one of which is that a suitable & sufficient risk assessment must be completed prior to them attending the event.
Is this so that if risks of injury are identified they can provide appropriate cover?
(Falls, sprains,, fractures etc)
Obviously the Health & Safety at WORK Act springs to mind (we are not at work but St Johns staff are)
How do you risk assess a bucking bronco - its risky full stop.
Any help would be appreciated...
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Posted By Adam Worth St John should themselves carry out a risk assessment to determin what level of cover to provide. A high risk activity and large amounts of people may require provision of an Ambulance / First aid post / specialist radio equipment / nurses /Drs etc - all of which in the name of charity you have to pay for :) How do you risk assess a bucking bronco Haven't you already done this by providing adequate first aid cover - I assume it will be on a soft mat, purchased from a reputable supplier and checked pre use to check it's in good nick? And i aussme only sober people will play :) http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htmHave fun
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Posted By MCJ
Trevor,
Remember the HSW Act covers people not at work who may be exposed to risk from your activities (See Section 3).
If you’re organising an event then you should properly assess the risks and put in place controls to eliminate or reduce the risks.
You’ve already started – risk: injury from rides – control: first aid cover. I suspect you’ve also selected providers of the equipment who are going to maintain it to a good standard. Are they providing staff to operate the rides, who would presumably will monitor use, etc.
St John Ambulance are simply following best practice - making sure that the event where they send their staff/volunteers is properly risk assessed and controlled. Its part of their duty to ensure their own staff/volunteers is safe.
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Posted By daisafety
It is standard practise for St John to request such information. They need to know the type of risks they are putting their staff/volunteers may be exposed to. they would also need to know expected numbers of visitors (so they can ensure adequate first aid cover). they can then carry out their own assessments when on site. You have a responsibility to ensure that risks are eliminated or controlled in a similar fashion to when at your workplace. Although no specific legislation, the HSE has several docs dealing with public events that may be of use to you.
With regards to MCJ's comment that a control measure is first aid, I'm a little concerned about this. surely the controls would be maintenance of equipment, inflatable matting or similar to soften falls, suitable supervision etc. first aid cover should be "back up" provision and if control measures are adequate, although there are always exceptional cases, first aid shouldn't be needed and St John Ambulance staff can have a cushty day in the sun.
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Posted By Tabs
First aid can be a control measure - not to the accident happening, but to the deterioration of an injured person's condition.
I would add it as a control to such hazards as "delay of treatment to injured person".
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Posted By MCJ
d - I would suggest the provision of advanced first aid trained personnel and equipment (i.e. St John) is a control measure to mitigate consequences of an accident.
I'm not suggesting that as the only measure, but its certainly part of the overall mix of control measures.
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Posted By grahams
Risk Assessment for a 'bucking bronco'. Some years ago I was involved in the H & S side of an event being organised which had amongst them a bucking bronco and a sumo warrier activity. Luckily the owners of these had generic risk assessments which helped us prepare ours. I suggest you talk to the owners.
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