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Page 1 of 5 RESERVE / SITE RISK ASSESSMENT SITE NAME Dullatur Marsh Wildlife Reserve DATE OF RISK ASSESSMENT 28 JANUARY 2016 Due to be updated: 28/01/17 EMERGENCY PLANNING OS MAP No. & TYPE Landranger 64 (1:50k) GRID REFERENCE NS75367755 Nearest vehicular access SATELLITE NAVIGATION Easter Dullatur Farm LOCATION (street / district / town) Strathblane - Lennoxtown Road A891 DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE Easter Dullatur Farm ACCESS mark as appropriate PRIVATE ROAD 4X4 FOOTPATH OPEN GROUND WOODLAND NEAREST ROAD JUNCTION Junction of unmarked road with Glen Road (Opposite Victoria Terrace) NEAREST A&E HOSPITAL Western Infirmary HOSPITAL , Glasgow PHONE NO: 0141 211 2000 SUPERVISOR NAME / CONTACT No. Complete on day OTHER SWT CONTACTS Sven Rasmussen Reserve Manager 07920 468 573 HQ 0131 312 7765 H&S OFFICER 07920 468550 HSE RIDDOR REPORTING 0845 300 9923 Alert HSE of reportable accident / incident first only if the H&S Officer or HQ is unavailable IN EMERGENCY, PHONE OR TEXT 112 Phones must be pre-registered to text 112. Text the word REGISTER to 112 & follow instructions. Do it now! COMMON HAZARDS Focus only on significant and foreseeable hazards relevant to this site. Ignore minor hazards WHO IS AT RISK? public, staff, volunteers, contractors TYPE OF RISK slip, trip, fall, striking, moving, illness, bite, sting, drowning…. CONTROL MEASURES IN PLACE what has been done to reduce the risk level to the lowest level that is reasonably practicable? RESIDUAL RISK high, medium, low HUMAN FACTORS behaviour / awareness - unfamiliar with site & hazards, sporting / children’s activities, trespassing, violence / Intimidation, illegal activities MATERIALS / EQUIPMENT discarded waste, chemicals, asbestos, sharps, gases, fumes, dust, fuel etc. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS sheer drops / slopes, water, man made structures / features, biohazards, plants, animals, terrain, vehicles, power lines, underground cables, weather, falling objects, biohazards, work on or near site etc. Marsh, deep ditches and open water (canal) All Slips, trips, falls, drowning Visitors to reserve are expected to take responsibility for their safety, assessing the risks Med

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RESERVE/SITERISKASSESSMENTSITENAME DullaturMarshWildlifeReserveDATEOFRISKASSESSMENT 28JANUARY2016Duetobeupdated: 28/01/17EMERGENCYPLANNINGOSMAPNo.&TYPE Landranger64(1:50k) GRIDREFERENCE NS75367755Nearest

vehicularaccessSATELLITENAVIGATION EasterDullaturFarmLOCATION(street/district/town) Strathblane-LennoxtownRoadA891DESIGNATEDMEETINGPLACE EasterDullaturFarmACCESSmarkasappropriate PRIVATEROAD4X4FOOTPATHOPENGROUNDWOODLANDNEARESTROADJUNCTION JunctionofunmarkedroadwithGlenRoad(OppositeVictoriaTerrace)NEARESTA&EHOSPITAL WesternInfirmaryHOSPITAL,GlasgowPHONENO:01412112000SUPERVISORNAME/CONTACTNo. CompleteondayOTHERSWTCONTACTS SvenRasmussen

ReserveManager07920468573 HQ 01313127765 H&SOFFICER 07920468550

HSERIDDORREPORTING 08453009923AlertHSEofreportableaccident/incidentfirstonlyiftheH&SOfficerorHQisunavailableINEMERGENCY,PHONEORTEXT112 Phonesmustbepre-registeredtotext112.TextthewordREGISTERto112&followinstructions.Doitnow!COMMONHAZARDSFocusonlyonsignificantandforeseeablehazardsrelevanttothissite.Ignoreminorhazards

WHOISATRISK?public,staff,volunteers,contractors

TYPEOFRISKslip,trip,fall,striking,moving,illness,bite,sting,drowning….

CONTROLMEASURESINPLACEwhathasbeendonetoreducetheriskleveltothelowestlevelthatisreasonablypracticable?

RESIDUALRISKhigh,medium,low

HUMANFACTORSbehaviour/awareness-unfamiliarwithsite&hazards,sporting/children’sactivities,trespassing,violence/Intimidation,illegalactivities MATERIALS/EQUIPMENTdiscardedwaste,chemicals,asbestos,sharps,gases,fumes,dust,fueletc.

ENVIRONMENTALFACTORSsheerdrops/slopes,water,manmadestructures/features,biohazards,plants,animals,terrain,vehicles,powerlines,undergroundcables,weather,fallingobjects,biohazards,workonornearsiteetc.Marsh,deepditchesandopenwater(canal)

All

Slips,trips,falls,drowning

• Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisks

Med

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associatedwithobvioushazardssuchdeepditchesandopenwater.

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Dangeroustrees/limbs All Strikingbyfallingtree/branch

• Avoidusingreserveinhighwinds;• Pro-activelyidentifyhazardoustreesbycarrying

outannualTreeSafetySurvey(RM);• DealwithhazardoustreesASAP;• Highlightdangerusinghazardtapeandsigns;

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Adverseweather Staff,volunteers

Sunburn,dehydration,sunstroke.HypothermiaLightningstrike

• Supervisor/taskleadertocheckforecastbeforehand,andremainawareofweatherconditionsthroughouttheday.Ceaseworkifconditionsdeteriorate.

• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn,applysunscreen,provideadequatedrinkingwater;

• Ensureappropriateclothingisworn-warmandwaterprooftopreventstaff/volunteersgettingexcessivelycold/wet.

• Ceaseworkandleavesiteifthunder/lightningarelikely.

LowLowLow

Hazardsasaresultofadverseweather(heavyrain/freezingconditionsetc).

Visitors Slip/trip/fallDrowning/hypothermiaasaresultoffallingthroughiceonloch.

• Staffcapacitymeansthatproactivereserveclosureaheadofextremeconditionsisimpractical.

• Visitorstoreserveareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirsafety,assessingtherisksassociatedwithobvioushazardssuchasicypaths,thiniceonloch.

Med

Broken/damagedinfrastructure(egboardwalk,stileetc)

All Slip/trip/fall • Pro-activelyidentifyhazardsbycarryingoutannualReserveInspection(RM);

• Keepboardwalkingoodrepair,reducesliphazardbycoveringwithchickenwireorusingfencingstaplestoprovidetraction;

• Dealwithhazards(broken/damagedslats,wornoutchickenwire)ASAP;

• Highlighthazardsusinghazardtape/closepathif

Low

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immediateactionisnotpossible.Derelictbuilding All Strikingbyfalling

debris• Astrainedwirefencehasbeenerectedaround

building

Livestock All Injurycausedbyanimal • Permanentfencingtocontainlivestock.• Nobullsorheiferswithyoungcalvestobegrazed

onsite.

Low

Weil’sdisease Staff,volunteers

Severeillness • Washhandsbeforeeating;• Cleanandcovercutsandabrasions.

Low

ADDITIONALHAZARDS NOTES/COMMENTSRISKRATING-GUIDANCEONLYRESULT PROBABLE POSSIBLE IMPROBABLE

PROBABLE-happensrepeatedly/expectedPOSSIBLE-potentialexists/uncommonIMPROBABLE-rarelyoccurs/conceivable

FATAL/DISABILITY HIGH MEDIUM LOWMAJORINJURY HIGH MEDIUM LOWMINORINJURY MEDIUM LOW LOWNOINJURY LOW LOW LOWThisriskassessmentmustbesignedandretainedinhardcopy.Itmustbereferredtoinconjunctionwiththerelevantworkactivityriskassessment(s)beforeanyworkorled/organisedleisureactivitycommences.AllparticipantsmustbebriefedonanysignificanthazardsandcontrolmeasuresC:\Users\srasmussen\Dropbox\Sven'sDocs\RMWestCentral\05DullaturMarsh\09Health&Safety\DullaturMarsh_SiteSpecificRiskAsesment_20160128.docxNAME

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