LO3

Question 1

Types of hazards and what they include

Answer 1

Psychological
- Stress, fatigue, drugs, alcohol
Chemical
- Cleaning material, chlorine (used or stored incorrectly)
Biological
- Waste (rubbish), infections, animal faeces
Environmental
- Slip/trip hazards, equipment, weather, clothes

Question 2

List of environments hazards may occur in

Answer 2

• Sports hall
• Gym/fitness suite
• Swimming pool
• Changing rooms
• Playing fields
• Leisure centre/multi sport facilities
• Communal areas e.g. café, reception

Question 3

4 control measures for emergency and what they include

Answer 3

Auditory
- Fire alarms, PA systems
Visual
- Permanent e.g. no running poolside sign
- Temporary e.g. wet floor sign
Physical
- Locked cupboards, fenced off areas
Procedural
- Evacuation procedures

Question 4

Ways to minimise risks

Answer 4

• Clear policies/procedures
• Staff training
• H+S signs
• Deal with potential hazards
• Risk assessments
• PPE
• Clean and maintained areas

Question 5

4 pieces of key documentation

Answer 5

• Accident report forms
• First aid book
• Maintenance and service records
• Evacuation procedures

Question 6

Manager roles and responsibilities of individuals for risk assessments

Answer 6

• Staff training
• Supervision
• Replace faulty equipment

Question 7

First aider roles and responsibilities of individuals for risk assessments

Answer 7

• Monitor first aid supplies/equipment
• Updating contact details

Question 8

Coach/instructor roles and responsibilities of individuals for risk assessments

Answer 8

• Risk assessment of own activity/ area/equipment

Question 9

Receptionist roles and responsibilities of individuals for risk assessments

Answer 9

Accurate records of who is in building

Question 10

Health and safety officer roles and responsibilities for risk assessments

Answer 10

• Risk assessments
• Updating policies/procedures
• Communicating updates

Question 11

Fire officer roles and responsibilities of individuals for risk assessments

Answer 11

• Monitoring of evacuation routes
• Checking fire doors are clear/unobstructed

Question 12

Lifeguard roles and responsibilities of individuals for risk assessments

Answer 12

• Monitoring hazards/risks/behaviour at poolside

Question 13

3 types of risk assessments and what are they used for

Answer 13

Generic
- Common hazards, control measures
- Sports hall (don’t account activity)
Site
- Identify hazards for site and activity
- Basketball tournament in the sports hall
Dynamic
- Continuous process is identifying hazards, risks and action taken to eliminate risks
- Building site attached to leisure centre

Question 14

5 steps of a risk assessment

Answer 14

• Identify hazards
• Identify those at risk
• Evaluate risk and control measures
• Record findings
• Review and update

Question 15

Generic risk assessment example with hazard examples, control measures and who is at risk

Answer 15

Sports hall
Clothes and bags on floor
- Anyone (trip)
- Put on bench or put in changing rooms
Holes in the floor
- Anyone (trip)
- Put covers in or cone off area
Benches
- Anyone (trip, block fire exits)
- Move them away from fire exits or make sure they are out of the way
Slip on the net
- Anyone (trip/slip)
- No extra net is in the way
Fire exits blocked
- Anyone (fire risks, burns, inhale smoke)
- Unblock them

Question 16

Site risk assessment example with hazard examples, control measures and who is at risk

Answer 16

Football tournament on the field
Goose poo
- Players (slip, infection)
- Use other playing area or remove goose poo
Natural dips in field
- Players (falls, sprains)
- Fill dips or make players aware
Mud
- Anyone (slips, sprains)
- Wear correct footwear or cancel game
Hot weather
- Anyone, players (heatstroke)
- Cancel game, hydrate, correct clothing
Goalkeeper diving into post
- Concussion
- Dive with correct technique and awareness

Question 17

Dynamic risk assessment example with hazard examples, control measures and who is at risk

Answer 17

Leisure centre extension building site
Not wearing correct equipment/clothing
- Workers/visitors (concussion, cuts, falls)
- Wear PPE
Loose rocks
- People on site (falls, trips)
- Make sure people are aware
Machinery
- People on site (trips/falls, concussion)
- Qualifications to use it, no one in vicinity
Holes in the floor
- People on site (trips/sprains)
- Signs, make people aware
Rubbish/waste on floor
- People on site
- Trips, infections/disease
- Clean environment, wash after touching it