Activity Rafting Assessor Duncan Eades. Type of Assessment. National White Water Centre H & S Risk. Likelihood

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1 National White Water Centre H S 08 Activity ing Assessor Duncan Eades Hazard Outcomes Existing Falling into river Impact with other rafters Foot entrapment in drain gutter Contusions or break to ankle / foot Knee sprain / wear appropriate PPE, Use of suitably qualified guides and thorough safety brief. Use of hold on and get down commands, safe swimming position wear appropriate PPE, use of hold on and get down commands brief to explain the hazard of foot entrapment in drain gutter, (-) (-) Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

2 National White Water Centre H S 08 Activity ing Assessor Duncan Eades correct foot position Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

3 National White Water Centre H S 08 Safety line breaking Hazard Outcomes Existing Client falls in Regular safety checks on condition of rope, protect with hosepipe, tie off at each D ring to prevent rest of rope unravelling.. (-) (-) T piece of paddle. Bow and Stern lines Facial injury Impact with eye Entanglement brief to stress the importance of holding on to T piece, use of sized T piece to prevent entry in to eye socket. Ensure all bow and stern lines are stored to prevent accidental release, and in short enough coils to Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

4 National White Water Centre H S 08 Activity ing Assessor Duncan Eades prevent accidental entanglement. Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

5 National White Water Centre H S 08 Throwlines Hazard Outcomes Existing Colliding with other river users. Entanglement Strangulation Rope burns Injury to other river users or guide training to include danger of throwing line over heads of in raft. Throwlines to be clean line. Personal throwlines stored on quick release belt. training to include danger of throwing line when other river users are in the vicinity. Guide training, to ensure that an audible warning is given if a collision is imminent, and stopping above rapids to ensure they are clear, Other river users guides and other river users (-) (-) 6 6 Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

6 National White Water Centre H S 08 before running. Activity ing Assessor Duncan Eades Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

7 National White Water Centre H S 08 Activity ing Assessor Duncan Eades Hazard Outcomes Existing Hitting objects or stoppers Picking up raft, portaging and loading on to trailers. Driving on site with raft trailers. Whiplash neck and back injury Possible injury, through poor manual handling Slip or trip. Possible injury to pedestrians. Ensure that get down and hold on command is used at appropriate rapids or when raft is about to hit rocks. Guide training to cover portaging and correct manual handling techniques with rafts. 0 mph speed limit on site. Other site users (-) (-) 8 Injury to passengers. Driver to advice passengers to wear seat belts and also ensure front passengers ware seat belts. Driver, Orca and 6 Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

8 National White Water Centre H S 08 Pin Hazard Outcomes Existing trapped by raft Swimming Use of Training Activity ing Assessor Duncan Eades (-) (-) 6 Client evacuation from pinned raft Swimmers Use of training. Down stream safety cover used. Use of non looped sling for evacuation Body Use of training, safe swimming position used Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8

9 National White Water Centre H S 08 Flip Hazard Outcomes Existing Swimmers Trapped under raft Use of training, (-) (-) Slalom Lines Strangulation Rope burns Use of Include in brief. PPE Date of Assessment Jan 08 Review Date Dec 08 DRE 0/0/8