BOCCIA RISK ASSESSMENT – March 2017
Situation
Potential Hazard
Likelihood
Impact
Hosting
competition &
coaching
sessions
Players, Carers,
Spectators,
Umpires or
Coaches tripping
over ramps and
injuring arms, legs
or back.
Players, Carers,
Spectators,
Umpires or
Coaches tripping
over equipment
bags and injuring
arms, legs or
back.
Players, Carers or
Umpires stepping
on balls and
injuring arms, legs
or back
2
2
Risk
Factor
4
Measures to Take
Implementing Measures
2
2
1
2
Ramps not in use to
be laid in horizontal
position against a wall
out of the way of
persons at risk.
All new participants to receive verbal safety
briefings from Sports Leader or Coaches.
Sports Leader & Coaches to rectify any safety
issues as they arise.
4
Bags to be kept
fastened and upright at
back of court out of the
way of persons at risk.
All new participants to receive verbal safety
briefings from Sports Leader or Coaches.
Sports Leader & Coaches to rectify any safety
issues as they arise.
Pre 2017
2
Only players, carers &
umpires allowed on
court.
Warn competitors of
the dangers of
stepping on balls.
All new participants to receive verbal safety
briefings from Sports Leader or Coaches.
Sports Leader & Coaches to rectify any safety
issues as they arise.
Pre 2017
1
Measures
Implemented
Pre 2017
Situation
Potential Hazard
Likelihood
Impact
Hosting
competition &
coaching
sessions
Players injured
through incorrect
delivery of Boccia
balls.
1
2
Individual
Adaptations to
chairs and
equipment
Risk
Factor
2
Players’, Carers’,
Spectators’,
Umpires’ or
Coaches’ injuries
not treated
adequately.
1
3
3
Children and
vulnerable adults
abused.
1
4
4
Players and
volunteers injured
due to
adaptations not
being secured.
2
2
4
Measures to Take
Implementing Measures
Ensure all new players
receive coaching to
establish best means
of delivering balls in
relation to their
disability.
Ensure that sufficient
coaches available at
coaching sessions to
ensure safety of those
being coached.
Trained First Aider on
duty at all times.
Ensure that volunteers
and staff have access
to information relating
to health and safety as
well as emergency
procedures.
Sports Leader,
Coaches and all
volunteers to hold
current enhanced DBS
certificates.
Each Section to have
a Child Protection
Officer to whom
concerns may be
reported.
All adaptations to
chairs and equipment
to be trial run and
tested during training.
New players attending a coaching session will
receive initial 1:1 coaching to help them learn how
best to deliver Boccia balls.
Key:
Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Likelihood
1
2
3
4
Impact
1
2
3
4
Risk Factor (Likelihood * Impact)
1-3
4-7
8-11
12-16
Melissa Paulden - Boccia Sport Leader
2
Measures
Implemented
Pre 2017
Coaching sessions for all players will be restricted
to a ratio of 1:6 with only 1 player delivering a ball
at any given time.
Pre 2017
Club policy states that no sport should take place
without a qualified first aider present.
Health & safety information and emergency
procedures clearly displayed on club notice board
Pre 2017
Club policy that all Sports Leaders, Coaches and
Volunteers must hold current enhanced DBS
certificates.
Club policy that each Section appoints & trains a
Child Protection Officer.
Pre 2017
Individual players and volunteers to be made
aware that a new adaptation is being trialled and
to keep an eye on the equipment and player for
safety.
Pre 2017
Pre 2017