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Year 13 BTEC SportUnit 3: Assessing Risk in SportBe able to carry out risk assessmentKey Terms:

Hazard- something with the potential to cause harm.

Risk- the likelihood and severity of the harm that could occur as a result of the hazard.

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What is a risk assessment?• A risk assessment is a careful

examination of what could cause harm to people in the workplace.

• Carrying out a risk assessment will help employers identify the significant risks in their workplace, and avoid wasted effort by effectively targeting these to avoid accidents occurring.

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Aims• The overall aim of risk

assessments are to prevent accidents and injuries occurring- maintaining the health and safety of all participants.

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5 Steps to Risk Assessment:

1. Identify the hazards 2. Decide who may be harmed and how 3. Evaluate the risks and decide on

preventative measures4. Record your findings and implement

them 5. Review your assessment and update if

necessary

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Eliminating hazards• If you are aware of a hazard then you

are responsible for eliminating it.• Some hazards are more obvious than

other e.g. a wet floor in the gym• Other hazards are not as obvious e.g.

a loose collar on the bar with free weights.

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Minimising hazards• A trampoline can be viewed as a

hazard. • Putting a novice on the trampoline

supervised by someone without the relevant coaching qualifications would increase the likelihood of an injury occurring whereas providing precautions would surely minimise the risk of an accident occurring.

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Protect participants from harm• This can be achieved by simply

following the correct risk assessment process.

• Many risk assessments can be adapted by employers accordingly to the sports environment.

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Objectives1. Identifying hazards

2. Identify those at risk

3. Assess the chance of that hazard causing harm- grading the risk.

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1- Identifying hazards• It is vital that we understand areas

where hazards are likely to occur and prevent these by improving safety awareness e.g. wet floor signs, line up outside the door in a single file.

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2- Identify those at risk• Consider how many people may be

at risk and how potential accidents could happen.

• Some risk assessments take numbers into consideration.

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3- Assess the chance of a hazard causing harm (grading risks)• This process develops the degree

of risk that is perceived.• It involves studying a potential

hazard and attempting to foresee a risk that could occur.

• Numerical scores are often used 1-10 or as low, medium, high.

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Risk Controls• This process involves acting on any

risk that have been identified as being high and acting on them by putting preventative measures in place.

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Do not do the activity-• The risk is too high- waterlogged

pitch. Poor conditions may lead to a serious injury.

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Modify the activity-• Moving the activity to a safer area-

from the waterlogged pitch to the 3G pitch.

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Protect the participants from the hazard-• Hazard identifications- action

needs to be taken immediately.• E.g. If a light is not working in an

area of the sports hall, that area should not be used.

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Provide appropriate safety equipment-• Hockey- • The goalkeeper has the hazard of

the hard ball hitting them.• He/she needs the correct

protective equipment.

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Provide appropriate training-• Regular staff training and

reviewing risk assessments are all part of the risk assessment process.

• Changes in conditions may affect risks, these must be communicated to those affected.

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Appropriate supervisions for participants-• Supervision of field trips- guidelines

on the ratio of leaders to participants.

• This ratio depends on age, ability, number and the nature and location of the activity.

• E.g. employing more lifeguards if more people use a swimming pool.

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Conducting Risk Assessments:• When conducting risk assessment

forms it is imperative that you provide as much details as possible.

• Why?

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What a risk assessment should include:1. Hazard- What is the hazard?2. Risk- What is the risk and who is the risk?3. Scoring the risk- Likelihood of harm (0-10) Severity of harm (0-10) Overall risk (low/medium/high)4. Control measures- What can/has been

done to reduce/eliminate the risk?

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Group task: We will now begin devising a risk

assessment for a selected sport.

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Grading tips• P3- Demonstrate an understanding of the

differences between hazards and risks (tutor support).

• M2- Pupil/s demonstrate confidence while completing their risk assessments independently.

• In addition to completing individual risk assessments pupils also submit a short report in support of their risk assessments reviewing their control measures and evaluating their effectiveness.

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Reviewing Risk assessments for 2 Sports-• Please refer to example

assignment (word document).