general risk assessment.xlsx

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2								British Sub-Aqua Club - London No.1 Branch
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8		Note here any factors that make any of the below risks worse than usual (eg inexperienced divers, poor expected conditions etc)…
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13		#	Hazard	Who at risk	Frequency	Severity	Risk Evaluation	Controls	Immediate measures if risk occurs
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15		List any extra hazards specific to your trip here…
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19	THE SITE
20		1	Boat separation from surfaced divers	All Divers	Occasional	Fatal	HIGH	Dive plan agreed with boat Coxswain. Diving not to be undertaken when sea state is above Force 5. RIB to maintain cover at all times, taking it to account currents and winds. All divers to carry flags/SMBs and whistles. If dift diving all dive pairs follow same plan. If drift diving all dive pairs marked by SMB.	Divers to wave flags and blow whistles. Re-establish contact. Render assistance as required. Apply first aid or hospitalise as required.
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22		2	Diver Separation	All Divers	Frequent	Fatal	HIGH	Divers to dive in buddy pairs at all times. Contact to be maintained throughout the dive. All divers to carry a torch on low vis dives. Buddy lines to be carried for very low vis dives.	Divers to surface immediately. Re-establish contact. Render assistance as required. Apply first aid or hospitalise as required.
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24		3	Contact with other water users	All	Occasional	Minor Injury	LOW	Flag ‘Alpha’ flown while divers are underwater. Monitoring of other surface traffic by boat cover. Divers marked by SMBs or ascending under DSMBs.	First Aid kit on boat. Boat crew trained in First Aid. Seek medical advice. Hospitalise.
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26		4	Entanglement with underwater obstacles	All Divers	Rare	Fatal	MEDIUM	Dive Marshal to brief divers of danger areas. Instructor control. All divers carry appropriate cutting implements such as fillament line cutter, wire snips, diving knife etc. Instructor control.	Assistance from buddy.
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28		5	Water Temperature	All Divers	Frequent	Moderate Injury	LOW	All divers to wear appropriate thermal protective clothing (swimming suit, here).	Provide first aid treatment for hypothermia. Hospitalise
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30		6	Objects thrown at divers	All Divers	Occasional	Major Injury	LOW	Divers to exit the danger area. Security to be contacted to remove offenders	Provide any first aid that may be appropriate. Hospitalise, if required.
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32		7	Injury from falling cylinders	All	Rare	Moderate Injury	LOW	Trainees taught to always lay heavy equipment down. Monitoring by buddy or Instructor.	First Aid by Instructor or buddy
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34		8	Reduced underwater visibility	All Divers	Frequent	Major Injury	High	Diver numbers in water to be controlled and monitored. Divers to carry strobes and buddy lines on all dives.	Torches & buddy lines items to be used in the event of the onset of reduced visibility. Dive to be abandoned in the event of adverse reduced visibility. Divers to surface and exit. Dive Manager to abort diving
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36		9	Contact with boat propeller	All Divers	Rare	Fatal	Medium	Only trained coxswains allowed to operate boats. Trainees receive specific instruction in boat exit / entry techniques. All exit from and entry to boats controlled by coxswain.	First Aid kit on boat. Boat crew trained in First Aid.
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38		10	Deteriorating Weather	All Divers	Frequent	Fatal	High	Diving planned using latest weather information. Alternative site planned. Weather conditions constantly monitored by Dive Manager / coxswain during diving. Diver recall mechanism available (e.g. signals via SMB line, Thunderflashes)	Diving cancelled or changed to back-up site by Dive Manager. Diving in progress terminated using diver recall mechanism. Boat intentions and appropriate times notified to Coastguard prior to departure. Updated if plans are changed.
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40		11	Trips slips and stumbles	All	Occasional	Minor Injury	Low	Dive Manager to advise all divers of no running on site. Make party aware of road-mounted ringbolts and other dangers. All dive equipment to be stowed neatly to avoid a trip hazard	Remove casualty from danger and provide appropriate first aid. Hospitalise, as required.
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42		12	Illness from water quality	All	Rare	Minor Injury	LOW	Provide appropriate first aid on the scene.	Seek medical advice. Hospitalise.
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45	THE EQUIPMENT
46		13	Diving equipment malfunction	All Divers	Rare	Fatal	LOW	Divers to carry octopus rig to cover loss of primary second stage. To be checked in brief. Buddy check must be conducted before every dive. All diving equipment must be checked as being in service and function for purpose.	Dive to be aborted. Buddy to render assistance to casualty. Casualty to be removed from water. Appropriate first aid to be applied Hospitalise as required
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48		14	Loss of buoyancy at surface	All Divers	Occasional	Major Injury	MEDIUM	All buoyancy devices should be checked for functionality prior to dive in brief. Dive to be aborted if any indication of BC malfunction is detected.	Buddy to render immediate assistance to casualty. Divers to raise alarm to shore party. Shore party to provide additional assistance.
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50		15	Mask Squeeze	Trainees	Rare	Moderate Injury	LOW	Only mask which encloses both eyes and nose in the same airspace used. Trainees receive specific instruction in mask equalisation.	Assistance from Instructor or buddy.
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52		16	Running out of air	All Divers	Occasional	Fatal	HIGH	All SCUBA sets fitted with cylinder pressure gauges. Monitoring by Instructor or buddy. Instructor/trainee ratios in accordance with BSAC recommendations.	All divers carry 2nd regulator for air sharing.
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55	THE DIVER
56		17	Nitrogen Narcosis	All divers	Frequent	Fatal	HIGH	Progressive build up of depth experience for trainees. Progressive work-up dives for all divers who are going beyond their recent diving experience. Experience gained in company of Instructor / diver of greater experience at that depth. Clear dive plans. Dive slates used for all decompression dives.	Assistance from Instructor / buddy.
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58		18	DCI	All divers	Occasional	Major injury	MEDIUM	Dives planned and conducted in accordance with BSAC ‘88 Decompression Tables or decompression computer. All divers equipped with depth gauges and watches and / or decompression computers. All divers to conduct a safety stop on all dives. Dive manager to ensure sufficient surface interval between dives. Dive manager to review dive plans of all divers before entry into the water.	Oxygen Administration equipment and trained administrators on site.
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60		19	Rapid Ascent	All Divers	Frequent	Major Injury	HIGH	Progressive training. Correct weighting of all divers. Monitoring by Instructor. Instructor/trainee ratios in accordance with BSAC recommendations. Visual datum used for ascent exercises where appropriate.	Diving monitored by shore / cover able to provide direct assistance. Oxygen Administration equipment and trained administrators on site.
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62		20	Ear Damage	All Divers	Occasional	Moderate Injury	MEDIUM	Trainees receive specific instruction in ‘ear clearing’. Divers or snorkellers do not dive when suffering from a cold.	Assistance from Instructor or buddy.
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64		21	Panic	Trainees	Rare	Moderate Injury	LOW	Monitoring by Instructor. Instructor/trainee ratios in accordance with BSAC recommendations.	Assistance from Instructor or buddy.
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66		22	Lung Overexpansion	All Divers	Rare	Major Injury / Fatal	MEDIUM	Always breath since the beginning of the diving training. Asthma divers should not be divers	Oxygen Administration equipment and trained administrators on site.
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68		23	Drowning	All divers	Rare	Fatal	MEDIUM	Monitoring by duty Rescue Divers Monitoring by instructors with trainees Training conducted in depths suitable to skill levels	Assistance from Instructor or buddy.
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70		24	Heart attack	All	Rare	Fatal	MEDIUM	Medical selfdeclaration/ referral to Medical Referee.	BLS by Instructor or buddy. Emergency services activation plan.
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73	THE BOAT
74		25	Collision, sinking, man overboard or other issues on dive trips	everyone on Boat	Occassional	Fatal	MEDIUM	1. Must be a minimum of 2 people on the boat at all times one of whom must be an approved club approved boat handler 2. Advise either the coastguard, boat officer, diving officer, training office of departure departure. Update them on return 3. Plan to complete trip in daylight hours 4. Ensure always in sight of land 5. Check weather forecast, do not leave if weather is or forecast to be above a force 4, or in fog or poor visibilty 6. Check fuel, radio, flares and other equipment before departure 7. lifejackes or zipped up dry suits to be worn at all times 8. Follow seperate club procedure for discharging and collecting divers	1. Alert coastguard in accordance with normal protocols, all other measures subject to instructions from coastguard 2. Follow normal processes for man overboard etc 3. In cases of bad weather/poor visibility make for nearest safe harbour/refuge 4. Alert relevant club officer ashore if appropriate 5. If engine fails deploy anchor to avoid drift
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76		26	Collision, sinking, man overboard or other issues on boat deliveries	everyone on Boat	Occassional	Fatal	HIGH	As item above but in addition: 1. Must be a minimum of two club approved boat handlers. 2. A passage plan to be prepared and filed with a either the coastguard. 3. carry a back up radio (eg handheld) and back up GPS (eg Navionics)	1. Alert coastguard in accordance with normal protocols, all other measures subject to instructions from coastguard 2. Follow normal processes for man overboard etc 3. In cases of bad weather/poor visibility make for nearest safe harbour/refuge 4. Alert relevant club officer ashore if appropriate 5. If engine fails deploy anchor to avoid drift
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