M&D LEISURE RISK ASSESSMENT AMAZONIA RA 203 13 Handling Animals on and off site of park Reviewed By Date Changes J. Keenan 08/11/2011 Addition of current preventative measures K. Hill, A. Gott 28/02/2013 Addition of current animals K. Hill Minor amendments Assessment Date : Review Date : 01/11/2014 Prepared By; Tel : 0141 332 3199 HSE Solutions Ltd Health, Safety & Environmental Solutions for Business and Industry
Provided by HSE Solutions Ltd, Page 1 of 3 RISK ASSESSMENT LOCATION Various Date TASK RA 203 13 Handling Animals on and off site of park CONTRACT Tast Hazard Visits in and outwith Park Injury, Damage Who's at risk? Current Preventative and Protective Measures and safe systems of work. Current Risk Further Action Required Future Risk L H T L H T 1 Loading and unloading vehicle Animal escape/ bites / stings Minor allergies / irritations Only trained skilled persons load vehicle. All animals / insects loaded into secure containers prior to transport into the LandRover. All animals stacked together within custom built Employee secure containers or appropriate cage for transport in Monitor LandRover. All carried out under the direct supervision of trained staff. Vehicle will be locked at all times when not under direct supervision. 2 Driving to and from venue vehicle collision Minor allergies / irritations / escape on animals Animals stored in secure containers. Containers secured to the Employee rear of the vehicle to prevent movement during transit. Vehicle 3 2 6 Monitor 3 2 6 branded to highlight transport of animals. 3 Arrival and setup Animal escape/ bites / stings Minor allergies / irritations Vehicle will be locked at all times when left unattended. Staff will transport all animals to the display area. Area of display is Employee secure with closable door and provided with hand washing Wash hands after contact with antiseptic facilities. Display area is clean and tidy with sufficient floor 3 3 9 soap. space to conduct display. Display is set up using custom built 3 3 9 display bench which will contain the animals to be displayed and materials required. 4 Handling sessions Minor bites, scrapes Cuts, abrasions children No eating or drinking is allowed during handling sessions. All children will be fully briefed on the handling sessions and informed on any dangers posed by the animals. All children will be instructed to sit still and only come up for handling sessions one at a time. All children must wash hands before and after each handling session with antibacterial hand wash. Children will be instructed not to stress any of the animals. The member of staff in charge establishes themselves, as the person in charge, and emphasises the need for quietness and order. Wash hands before and after contact with 3 3 9 3 3 9 antiseptic soap. 6 General Handling Only animals used to handling sessions will be used within any school visits. Animals will be selected for their passive behaviour. Any handling session will be conducted with handler directly beside animal, controlling session and animal at all times when allowing persons to handle animals. The handling session will end if any sign of distress is seen either with the pupil or the animal. 0 0
Provided by HSE Solutions Ltd, Page 2 of 3 RISK ASSESSMENT LOCATION Various Date TASK RA 203 13 Handling Animals on and off site of park CONTRACT Tast Hazard Injury, Damage Who's at risk? Current Preventative and Protective Measures and safe systems of work. Current Risk Further Action Required Future Risk L H T L H T 7 Royal Pythons Negligible risk, very placid in nature. Slight risk of salmonella. Food poisoning symptoms. handled. Snakes are cleaned before and after handling. All persons handling animal instructed to clean hands with appropriate antiseptic hand wash. Persons only allowed to he handling experience to continue. 8 Chilean Rose Tarantula May bite and kick irritant hairs if provoked. Painful bite (equivalent to bee sting), anaphylactic shock, irritation to skin Animal will only bite if directly threatened. Animal held within a secure locked glass cage unless being handled. All persons handling animal instructed to clean hands with appropriate antiseptic hand wash. Persons only allowed to handle animal under the direct supervision of designated staff. If any misbehaving is witnessed or anticipated staff will not allow the handling experience to continue. Children will be instructed to hold out their hand on the desk. The handler will then place their hand over their hand effectively controlling the child in case of any sudden movement. The animal will then be able to crawl over the Child's hand and then picked up by the handler. Staff trained in first aid in the event of an emergency. 2 3 6 2 3 6 Antiseptic cream to be applied to bite. 9 Horsefield Tortoise Nip skin Minor Cut Employee/ public he handling experience to continue.
Provided by HSE Solutions Ltd, Page 3 of 3 RISK ASSESSMENT LOCATION Various Date TASK RA 203 13 Handling Animals on and off site of park CONTRACT Tast Hazard Injury, Damage Who's at risk? Current Preventative and Protective Measures and safe systems of work. Current Risk Further Action Required Future Risk L H T L H T 10 Bearded Dragon skin contact Minor allergies Employee/ public Bearded dragon placed lying down on hand as this is the most comfortable position for it. 2 2 4 wash their hands before and after handling 11 Fat Tailed Gecko Minor bites, scrapes if handled wrongly Cuts, abrasions Employee/ public 12 Hissing Cockroaches skin contact Minor allergies 13 Indian Stick Insects skin contact Minor allergies Employee Animal held within a secure locked glass tank. No public access Monitor Animal held within a secure locked glass tank. No public 14 White Tree Frog skin contact Minor allergies Employee Monitor access. Staff never leave open tanks unattended 15 King Snake skin contact Food poisoning symptoms. handled. Snakes are cleaned before and after handling. All persons handling animal instructed to clean hands with appropriate antiseptic hand wash. Persons only allowed to 16 Corn Snake skin contact Food poisoning symptoms. handled. Snakes are cleaned before and after handling. All persons handling animal instructed to clean hands with appropriate antiseptic hand wash. Persons only allowed to Signed: Risk Assessor) Kenneth Hill Signed: Authorising Manager) Date: Date: Review Date 01/11/2014
RISK RATING SCALE Severity Frequency Trivial Injury or Loss (1) Slightly Harmful (2) Minor Injury/Loss (3) Harmful (4) Major Injury or Loss (5) Extremely Harmful (6) Multiple Fatality (7) Remote (1) Trivial Risk Trivial Risk Trivial Risk Trivial Risk Tolerable Risk Tolerable Risk Tolerable Risk Highly Unlikely (2) Trivial Risk Trivial Risk Tolerable Risk Tolerable Risk Moderate Risk Moderate Risk Moderate Risk Possible (3) Trivial Risk Tolerable Risk Tolerable Risk Moderate Risk Moderate Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Unlikely (4) Trivial Risk Tolerable Risk Moderate Risk Moderate Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Probable (5) Tolerable Risk Moderate Risk Moderate Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Intolerable Risk Highly Likely (6) Tolerable Risk Moderate Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Intolerable Risk Intolerable Risk Near Certain (7) Tolerable Risk Moderate Risk Substantial Risk Substantial Risk Intolerable Risk Intolerable Risk Intolerable Risk ACTION REQUIRED No action is required and no documentary records need to be kept. TOTAL RISK RATING 0 ~ 4 Trivial No additional controls are required. Consideration may be given to a more cost-effective solution or improvement that imposes no additional cost burden. Monitoring is required to ensure that controls are maintained. 5 ~ 9 Tolerable Efforts should be made to reduce the risk, but the costs of prevention should be carefully measured and limited. Risk reduction measures should be implemented within a defined time period. 10 ~ 16 Moderate Work should not be started until the risk has been reduced. Considerable resources may have to be allocated to reduce the risk. Where the risk involves work in progress, urgent action should be taken. Work should not be started or continued until the risk has been reduced. If it is not possible to reduce risk even with unlimited resources, work has to remain prohibited. 17 ~ 29 Substantial 30 ~ 49 Intolerable Template as at 03/13
RISK RATING SCALE Risk Analysis Table The following risk analysis table is used in calculation of the risk in respect to all activities Frequency ( F) (how often the hazardous event is likely to occur) 1 Remote - Not aware of it ever happening 2 Highly Unlikely - Happens no more than once every 5 years 3 Possible - Happens no more than once a year 4 Unlikely - Happens no more than once in 3 months 5 Probable - Happens no more than once a month 6 Highly Likely - Happens no more than once a week 7 Near certain - Permanently present Template as at 03/13 Severity (S) / Impact (what is likely outcome of the hazardous event happening) 1 Trivial - No exposure to safety risk. Minimal loss to business process, some extra work created 2 Slightly Harmful - Nuisance, slow work process, no first aid treatment required 3 Minor Injury - Minimum safety risk (minor injury). Minor loss to business process, minor cuts, burns, abrasions, resolved by cleaning, first aider or rest 4 Harmful - Cuts, burns requiring hospital treatment. Minor breaks, such as fingers, toes or strains requiring time off 5 Major Injury - Major injury requiring immediate hospital treatment, breaks of bones other than fingers / toes. Significant loss to business process. 6 Extremely Harmful - Single fatality, substantial loss to business process 7 Multiple significant injuries / fatalities - Catastrophic loss to business process
RISK ASSESSMENT ACTION PLAN Ref. 3 Wash hands after contact with antiseptic soap. COMPLETION SHEET Actions to be Taken Date of assessment: 4 Wash hands before and after contact with antiseptic soap. 6 during handling session. 8 during handling session. Antiseptic cream to be applied to bite. 10 wash their hands before and after handling during handling session. Signed: Signed: Kenneth Hill, HSE Solutions Ltd Date of Assessment Review: 01/11/2014