| Hazards | Probable injury or Reason | Person at risk | Current control measures | Action required | Actioned by/date | Probability x severity = impact | ||
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Covid 19 |
Infection spread, risk of illness / death | User
Staff Public |
CBW Covid 19 policy
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Review changes Government / NHS advice. |
1×5=5
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| Slips, trips and falls | Cuts and bruises
Chains, ropes, steps, slipways, stones, seaweed |
User
Staff Public |
Briefing & supervision
Enough helpers to handle lifts and shifts Suitable footwear |
2×2=4
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| Trips and falls | Equipment on the beach | User
Staff Public |
Ensure kit is not left unsupervised. | 2×2=4 | ||||
| Carrying boards or sails | Cuts/bruises to hands and feet
Back/muscle injury |
User
Staff Public |
Two people to carry two boards.
Brief carrying sails. |
2×2=4 | ||||
| Underwater rocks or chains | Cuts, bruises, sprains | Staff
User |
Appropriate footwear
|
2×2=4 | ||||
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Collisions |
Cuts/bruises
More serious injury if high speed |
User
Public Staff |
Defined wind surfing area
Briefing & Supervision. Maintain lookout |
1×4=4 | ||||
| Illness | Any pre-existing illness or injury that could cause problems | User | Pre-session forms
Safety boat informed. Customer to carry meds e.g. asthma inhaler. |
1×5=5 | ||||
| Climatic reaction | Sunburn
Heat stroke Hypothermia Hyperthermia Dehydration |
User
Staff |
Briefing participants/staff on the need for skin protection, appropriate hydration and reducing exposure
Safety boat to carry spare warm clothing and appropriate hydration fluids |
2×3=6 | ||||
| Drowning | Head injury
Lack of confidence Poor swimming ability |
User | Instructors to ensure competency for conditions
Safety boat cover PFD If secondary drowning suspected access A+E |
2×5=10 | ||||
| Trapped between boat & board | Injury to fingers, body. | User
Staff |
Instructor briefing. | 2×2=4 | ||||
| Separation from windsurf board or group | Hypothermia
Exhaustion Lost at sea |
User | Briefing re. capsize/hold on
Clearly defined windsurf area Adhere to established group size and instructor ratio guidelines |
1×5=5 | ||||
| Entrapment | Drowning | User | Briefing
Safety boat |
1×5=5 | ||||