A07 covered by this assessment Issued May 2013 Description of Equipment covered by the assessment: Classic & Balance Circus Workshop Equipment All Circus Skills Workshops activities are supervised by Tutors / Entertainers trained in-house with the necessary core skills to supervise activities safely. Classic Circus Workshop Balance Circus Workshop Balloon Modelling Workshop Juggling Balls / Bean Bags Stilts Hand Held Modelling Balloons Juggling Clubs Stilts Strap on Balloon Pumps Diablo Stilts Rope Table Devil Sticks Power Risers Staffs Unicycle Spinning Plates Trainee Unicycle Hula Hoops Pedle Go Poi What follows are details of our Assessment of the specific Risks that can be posed by the use of the individual pieces of equipment within our Workshops. As with all physical activities Risk can never be completely eliminated, however they can be reduced by implementing the Actions Taken to Reduce Risk. Our Tutors / Entertainers will to the best of their ability action all points noted in the Actions Taken to Reduce Risk column. However we cannot be responsible for the misuse of equipment or misbehaviour by Participants. We would like to point out that if any Participant consistently misuses equipment or in the view of our Tutor / Entertainer poses a Risk to anyone else they will be asked to leave the Workshop. Persons Exposed to Risk 1. Participants Anyone taking part in an 2. Tutor / Entertainer Tutor / Entertainer provided by The Joker Entertainment 3. Assistant Anyone provide by the Client to assist with child supervision 4. Public Anyone present on site but not directly involved with the Workshop.
Classic Circus Worksop Equipment Risks 1 Juggling Ball Bean Bags Persons at Probability Severity Risk Actions Taken to Reduce Risk Balls or bag hitting someone. 1,2,3,4 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of balls and bags. Ball or bag bursts releasing beans, 1 1 2 2 All equipment to be checked by Tutor at could go into eyes or be swallowed start of session.. 2 Juggling Clubs Club hitting some one 1,2,3,4 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of balls and bags. 3 Diablo Diablo hitting someone or something when thrown. 1,2,3,4 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of Diablo. Ensure Participant does not throw to high until competent. Instruct Participants not to throw Diablo indoors if lights could be broken Diablo string breaking 1,2,3,4 2 1 2 All equipment to be checked by Tutor at start of session. 4 Devil Sticks Stick hitting someone or something when thrown. 1,2,3,4 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of Devil Stick. Ensure Participant does not throw to high until competent. Instruct Participants not to throw sticks into the air indoors if lights could be broken Devil Stick dropped on foot 1 2 1 2 Ensure all Participants wearing suitable footwear 5 Staffs Participant loses control of Staff and it hits someone 1,2,3,4 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of batons.
Classic Circus Worksop Equipment Risks Continued 6 Spinning Plates Hit in face by Spinning Plate 1 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of Plates. Poked in eye by spinning plate stick 1 1 2 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of Plates. Ensure Equipment is not misused in any way ie. Fencing or generally poking at people with sticks 7 Hula Hoops Hula Hoop hitting someone 1,2,3,4 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of Hoops. 8 Poi Poi hitting participant or other 2 1 2 Ensure participant has sufficient space. Demonstrate correct use of Poi.
Balance Circus Worksop Equipment Risks 1. Stilts Strap On Falling off Stilts 1 2 2 4 Ensure Participant has sufficient space and Tutor should ensure that participant is big enough so that stilts strap on correctly. 2. Power Risers Falling off Stilts 1 2 2 4 Ensure Participant has sufficient space and Tutor should ensure that participant is big enough so that stilts strap on correctly.
Balance Circus Worksop Equipment Risks Continued 3. Unicycle Falling Off 1 2 2 4 Ensure Participant has sufficient space and 4. Trainee Unicycle Falling Off 1 1 2 4 Ensure Participant has sufficient space and
Balance Circus Worksop Equipment Risks Continued 5. Stilts Hand Held Falling off Stilts 1 2 2 4 Ensure Participant has sufficient space and 6. Stilts Rope Falling off Stilts 1 2 2 4 Ensure Participant has sufficient space and 7. Rola Bola Falling Off 1 2 2 4 Ensure Participant has sufficient space and
Balloon Worksop Equipment Risks 1 Modelling Balloons Balloon Bursting and resulting in hitting someone. Persons at Probability Severity Risk Actions Taken to Reduce Risk 1 2 1 2 Ensure participants are shown how to inflate and twist the balloons correctly. Balloon being stretched and flicked by one participant at another. 1,2,3,4 2 2 2 Tutors will supervise the activity at all times. 2 Balloon Pump Balloon Pump snapping or breaking 1,2,3,4 1 1 1 All Balloon Pumps to be checked before use. 3 Table Table collapsing on someone 1,2,3,4 1 2 2 Ensure table is sturdy and assembled and that it is used correctly.