PART A. ASSESSMENT DETAILS: Area/task/activity: School Group visit for Gawthorpe Textiles Collection Learning Sessions.

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1 RISK ASSESSMENT FORM PART A. ASSESSMENT DETAILS: Area/task/activity: School Group visit for Gawthorpe Textiles Collection Learning Sessions. Location of activity: Gawthorpe Hall Service /Team name: ACS, Museums Service Address & Contact details: Gawthorpe Hall Padiham Burnley BB12 8UA Name of Person(s) undertaking Assessment (if other than line manager): Signature(s): Jenny Waterson Learning Officer Gawthorpe Textiles Collection Jenny Waterson Line Manager (Name/Title): Rachel Pollitt de Duran Museum Manager Date of Assessment: 29/07/15 Signature: Planned Review Date: (Minimum 12 months) 29/07/16 How communicated to staff: Copy ed to Gawthorpe Hall staff and Museums & Schools staff. Date communicated to staff: 29/07/16 PART B. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL MEASURES: Step 1 Identify significant hazards List of significant hazards (something with the potential to cause harm) (1) Pupils running in uncontrolled manner around the museum and/or grounds Pupils running in uncontrolled manner around the museum and/or grounds Step 2 Identify who might be harmed and how Who might be harmed? (2) Pupils, other members of public Pupils, other members of public Type of harm (3) Bumping into other people and knock over, intimidating other people, noise, disturbance. Trip, slip, cuts. Bruises Step 3 identify precautionary measures already in place Existing controls (4) (Actions already taken to control the risk - Include procedure for the task/activity where these are specified) Booking form sent to school states that for every 8 pupils there must be 1 teacher or adult and that the adults must stay with the children and supervise them for the whole visit. Booking form also informs teachers that they are in loco parentis and must have signed and returned the booking form to say that they have understood this. There is a first aid kit, first aid trained staff and accident reporting booking on site. The booking form states that responsibility for first aid rests with the teachers. Further action / controls required (transfer to action plan at Part C below) (5) Page 1 of 6

2 Pupils getting lost in the Hall or wandering off on their own Pupils lost, scared, alone, crying, upset, unable to return to group Adult with bad intentions Teachers and adults must properly supervise the children, booking form sent to school states that for every 8 pupils there must be 1 teacher or adult and that the adults must stay with the children and supervise them for the whole visit. If staff found a child alone they would return them to the session that they should be in. Hall staff are unknown to school teachers Pupils, young adults towards children cause harm, take photos, touch inappropriately etc All staff at the Hall (both responsible for leading sessions and rest of staff) have enhanced DBS disclosures. All staff will demonstrate exemplary behaviour. Pupil (or teacher) becoming ill whilst on a visit to Hall Fire alarm sounding in main Hall or lunch room Pupil in wheelchair or with severe mobility difficulties upstairs in Hall House being cold in autumn and winter (due to its historic nature) Pupils, teacher Pupils, teachers and staff Pupil and teachers sickness, vomiting, need to return home Trapped in the building unable to escape, burns, smoke inhalation, death Trapped in building in case of fire or need to evacuate quickly Cold, chill, shivering There is a first aid kit, first aid trained staff and accident reporting booking on site. The booking form states that responsibility for first aid rests with the teachers. Hall staff can take pupil with a teacher to a room with toilet where they can be away from group and can phone home for child to be collected if necessary. Fire escape procedure in place for school visits; regularly practiced with Hall staff. Teachers are told fire procedure on arrival at the Hall. Craft Activities in the basement are accessible as there are no steps. The ground floor will need to be assessed on an individual basis to see if possible for pupil to enter as there are some steps. Pupils in wheelchairs can not be carried up and down the spiral or main staircases as they can not be evacuated quickly in an emergency, Heaters switched on in rooms where activities are held, teachers advised that the Hall can be cold in winter and that pupils should dress accordingly. Individual risk assessment by school if they have any pupils with mobility difficulties or in wheelchair Page 2 of 6

3 OUTSIDE BUILDING Occasional traffic along driveway where coach parks and in courtyard Cobbles in courtyard uneven and may be slippery in the wet Stone flags leading to the basement entrance to Gawthorpe Hall uneven and slippery when wet Floor slippery when wet in outside toilets, staff, staff, staff, staff Road traffic risk Trip risk/slipping Trip risk/slipping Slipping Uneven floors in stable block Trip risk Small step at entrance porch to the Hall Trip risk Verbal warning given to teachers to warn pupils of the hazard and they are supervised leaving and rejoining coach Verbal warning given to teachers and pupils, warned of the hazard and supervised by staff Verbal warning given to visitors. Signage used to warn of hazard when wet. School pupils warned of the hazard and supervised by staff Verbal warning given to visitors. School pupils warned of the hazard and supervised by school staff Verbal warning given to visitors. School pupils warned of the hazard and supervised by school staff The uneven surfaces are due to the historic nature of the building; verbal warning to groups is given. Particular care should be given to making younger/older or otherwise vulnerable visitors aware of the risk of stumbling. INSIDE BUILDING Uneven floors throughout the Hall Trip risk The uneven surfaces are due to the historic nature of the building; verbal warning to groups is given. Particular care should be given to making younger/older or otherwise vulnerable visitors aware of the risk of stumbling. Good light levels Flagged/tiled floors may become slippery if wet Pupils and teacher Slipping The flagged and tiled floors are due to the historic nature of the building; verbal warning to groups is given. Particular care should be given to making younger/older or otherwise vulnerable visitors aware of the risk of slipping. Walking through the Hall Items protruding from the walls Verbal warning given to visitors, minimum of this due to historic nature of building. Page 3 of 6

4 Step down from the long gallery Trip risk Using main staircase Falling Low balustrade on stairs and landing Falling Heaters on throughout building Discomfort/minor burn The uneven surfaces are due to the historic nature of the building; verbal warning to groups is given. Particular care should be given to making younger/older or otherwise vulnerable visitors aware of the risk of stumbling. White strip along edge of step. Verbal warning given to visitors School pupils supervised and told to use the staircase in single file, slowly and holding on to the handrail at all times. Verbal warning given to visitors School pupils supervised and warned of hazard whilst walking through the building Verbal warning given to visitors School pupils supervised and warned of hazard whilst walking through the building. Written notice indicates that the radiators are hot ACTIVITY SPECIFIC RISKS Stuarts, Battles and Lace Session Use of magnifying glass (with glass lens) Cut, graze or puncture Use of scissors Cut, graze or puncture Use of hole punches Cut, graze or puncture Use of beads Risk of choking Use of pencils Puncture injury Use of yarn Garrotting injury Use of glue sticks Ingesting glue or getting glue in eyes Page 4 of 6

5 Introduction to the Textile Collection Session Use of scissors Cut, graze or puncture Use of hole punches Cut, graze or puncture Use of beads Risk of choking Use of pencils Puncture injury Use of yarn Garrotting injury Use of glue sticks The Textile Journey Session Use of magnifying glass (with glass lens) Ingesting glue or getting glue in eyes Cut, graze or puncture Use of scissors Cut, graze or puncture Use of pencils Puncture injury Use of yarn Garrotting injury Investigating Pattern Session Page 5 of 6

6 Use of scissors Cut, graze or puncture Use of pencils Puncture injury Use of glue sticks Ingesting glue or getting glue in eyes PART C: ACTION PLAN No. Action required Person(s) to undertake action? Priority Projected time scale Notes / comments Date completed Page 6 of 6