Mark.H.V.CorpsMark.H.V.CorpsIFI Angling AdvisorIFI Angling Advisor

Marine & Countryside Guiding Marine & Countryside Guiding

FETAC Level 6FETAC Level 6

Risk Risk ManagementManagement

Unaware of any risks … but vigilant

This isn't dangerous I’ve crossed it many times…

Bugger!

What the duck!!

I I can't take the risk!can't take the risk!• You can & do (every day), we all take risks, You can & do (every day), we all take risks,

walking down stairs, crossing roads, walking down stairs, crossing roads, driving, cooking driving, cooking

• We manage risks by using our judgment, We manage risks by using our judgment, experience & following guidance where experience & following guidance where necessarynecessary

• A risk assessment (RA) is simply a record A risk assessment (RA) is simply a record that people have considered the risks & that people have considered the risks & prepared for themprepared for them

Keeping it in perspectiveKeeping it in perspective

•Living is dangerous - there is risk even when asleep, but from the moment we wake the risk increases

•In Britain every year, 20 people are electrocuted by bedside lights /alarm clocks; 20 killed falling whilst getting out of bed; 30 drown in the bath; 60 are seriously injured putting on socks; 600 die from falling down stairs

•To make the world safe we have to remove baths, socks & stairs. Zero risk is not a meaningful option, because zero in this case can only be obtained by not doing anything at all.

Apathy Paranoia

Managing Risk Sensibly

Reasonably Practicable

Foreseeable

Suitable and Sufficient

Focus on Significant Hazards

‘Duty of Care’

Not ‘Life’ Risks

Simple

Efficient

Cost Effective

Good Practice

Common SenseNo consideration Overkill

‘I’ve been doing this for twenty years without a hitch’

‘Someone else should do this’

‘It’s not worth the risk’

‘Where do you stop?’

‘You have to risk assess everything’

‘We’ve done the best we can’

‘We can always review and improve this’

Active risk managementActive risk management

• Involve clients & staffInvolve clients & staff

• ManagingManaging rather than eliminating risks rather than eliminating risks

• Guides / coaches with appropriate training Guides / coaches with appropriate training & experience should feel confident in & experience should feel confident in using their judgementusing their judgement

• Flexibility in formatFlexibility in format

Sensible risk management Sensible risk management ISIS aboutabout

• Ensuring clients, workers & ‘others’ are Ensuring clients, workers & ‘others’ are

properly protectedproperly protected

• Providing overall benefit by balancing Providing overall benefit by balancing

benefits & risks, with a focus on controlling benefits & risks, with a focus on controlling

real risks - either those which arise most real risks - either those which arise most

often or those with the most serious often or those with the most serious

consequencesconsequences

• Enabling innovation & learning not stifling Enabling innovation & learning not stifling

themthem

• Ensuring that those who create risks Ensuring that those who create risks

manage them responsibly & understand manage them responsibly & understand

that failure to manage serious risks that failure to manage serious risks

responsibly is likely to lead to robust actionresponsibly is likely to lead to robust action

• Enabling individuals to understand that as Enabling individuals to understand that as

well as the right to protection, they also well as the right to protection, they also

have to exercise responsibilityhave to exercise responsibility

HSE June 2006

It It IS NOTIS NOT about about

• Creating a totally risk free societyCreating a totally risk free society

• Generating useless paperworkGenerating useless paperwork

• Scaring people by exaggerating / publicising Scaring people by exaggerating / publicising

trivial riskstrivial risks

• Stopping recreational or learning activities Stopping recreational or learning activities

for individuals where the risks are managedfor individuals where the risks are managed

HSE June 2006HSE June 2006

What is Risk Assessment?What is Risk Assessment?

A A RA RA should usually involve identifying should usually involve identifying the the hazardshazards present in any undertaking present in any undertaking (whether arising from work activities or (whether arising from work activities or from other factors, e.g. the layout of the from other factors, e.g. the layout of the premises) & then evaluating the extent premises) & then evaluating the extent of the of the risksrisks involved, taking into account involved, taking into account whatever precautions are already been whatever precautions are already been taken’taken’

What is RA?What is RA?

• A RA is nothing more than a careful A RA is nothing more than a careful examination of what in the workplace examination of what in the workplace could cause harmcould cause harm

• It is a formal exercise required by law, It is a formal exercise required by law, where the employer has to identify the where the employer has to identify the risks to employees & others associated risks to employees & others associated with their business activitieswith their business activities

• It is about identifying what might go It is about identifying what might go wrong, prioritising the possibilities & wrong, prioritising the possibilities & implementing control measures to implementing control measures to prevent them from occurringprevent them from occurring

Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment

• Suitable & sufficientSuitable & sufficient

• Identify significant risks arising out of Identify significant risks arising out of work activitieswork activities

• Enable identification & prioritisation of Enable identification & prioritisation of the measures needed to comply with H & the measures needed to comply with H & S legislationS legislation

• Be appropriate to the work activitiesBe appropriate to the work activities

• Remain valid for a reasonable time periodRemain valid for a reasonable time period

Stages involved in RAStages involved in RA

• Identification of hazardsIdentification of hazards

• Identification of people at riskIdentification of people at risk

• Evaluation of the riskEvaluation of the risk

• Selection of additional control measuresSelection of additional control measures

• Information & trainingInformation & training

• RecordRecord

• Monitoring & reviewMonitoring & review

GenericSite

Specific

Types of Risk Assessment

Definition of an Accident Definition of an Accident (ROSPA)(ROSPA)

‘‘an unplanned & uncontrolled event, which an unplanned & uncontrolled event, which has led to, or could have caused injury to has led to, or could have caused injury to persons, damage to plant or other loss’persons, damage to plant or other loss’

Distinction between ‘accident’ & Distinction between ‘accident’ & ‘injury’‘injury’

A major difficulty in accident prevention is A major difficulty in accident prevention is that ‘accident’ and ‘injury’ has come to mean that ‘accident’ and ‘injury’ has come to mean one & the same thing. It is important to one & the same thing. It is important to distinguish the two – distinguish the two – an injury is the result of an injury is the result of an accidentan accident

Many accidents occur which have the Many accidents occur which have the potential to cause injury but do notpotential to cause injury but do not

Definition of HazardDefinition of Hazard

a hazard is something with an a hazard is something with an

inherent potential to cause harminherent potential to cause harm

Please list 10 angling Please list 10 angling hazards hazards

(3 minutes)(3 minutes)

WeatherWeatherWindWindColdColdSunSunCold , deep waterCold , deep waterFast flowing Fast flowing

waterwaterStranger dangerStranger danger*Uneven ground*Uneven ground*Wet ground*Wet groundMoving luresMoving luresAnimalsAnimalsInsectsInsectsFishFish

Plants Moving vehicles *Slippery ground Water quality Barbed wire fence Electric fence Steep banks Other water users Anglers *Uneven river bed *Soft river bed Light Light qualityquality

* Often grouped as STF

Definition of RiskDefinition of Risk

is the likelihood or probability that is the likelihood or probability that

a hazard will cause actual harma hazard will cause actual harm

Control MeasuresControl Measures

are the arrangements made or are the arrangements made or precautions taken to reduce riskprecautions taken to reduce risk

Risk assessment must be

• Simple

• Manageable

• Proportional

• Suitable

You should have a clear system of support documents

• RA is a process, what you do is more important

Reducing RisksReducing Risks

Reducing RisksReducing Risks

• Employ / use experienced & competent Employ / use experienced & competent GuidesGuides

• Substitute actual high risk for perceived Substitute actual high risk for perceived riskrisk

• Use alternative method(s)Use alternative method(s)

• Separate people from the riskSeparate people from the risk

• Reduce the period of exposure to the riskReduce the period of exposure to the risk

• Increase training & qualification of guidesIncrease training & qualification of guides

• Apply stricter supervision ratiosApply stricter supervision ratios

• Improve your briefingsImprove your briefings

• Provide PPEProvide PPE

• Discontinue the activityDiscontinue the activity

Top TipsTop Tips • Think of RA’s as the minutes of a meeting

where issues regarding safety were raised & discussed

• It is the discussion & sharing of ideas, experience & knowledge which will enhance safety & reduce risk – not the piece of paper

• Keep it proportional

• Include yourself in ‘who might be harmed’

• Use Generic RA’s carefully- it may be best to write your specific RA from scratch, then use the generic to check if you’ve left anything major out

• Don’t let your RA’s become static – review them regularly or ‘as required’

• Use other peoples’ accidents as a ‘near miss’ for your client / groups & revisit your RA’s – anything to change or add?

• There is no ‘right way’ to do RA’s. A dozen different RA’s could be done for one activity & they could all be equally valid

• Most accidents occur on activities considered to be the lowest risk

• It’s not what you write which drives safety, it’s what you do. Merely writing a RA will not protect people from harm. It is the operating procedure that comes out of RA that is important.

Make sure they understand you!Make sure they understand you!

RA in practiceRA in practice

• Prior to commencing thorough preparation Prior to commencing thorough preparation is necessaryis necessary

• Brief all personnel involvedBrief all personnel involved

• Ensuring risk assessors are competentEnsuring risk assessors are competent

Priorities in PreventionPriorities in Prevention

• Avoid a risk altogetherAvoid a risk altogether

• Combat risks at sourceCombat risks at source

• Adapt work to the individualAdapt work to the individual

• Give priority to those measures which Give priority to those measures which protect the whole workplaceprotect the whole workplace

• Ensure everyone involved knows what they Ensure everyone involved knows what they are expected to doare expected to do

• An active Health & Safety culture An active Health & Safety culture

Record RA Record RA

• PracticalPractical

• Use own formatUse own format

• Sub group exercise at suitable locationSub group exercise at suitable location

• Share resultsShare results

Questions?Questions?