Rounders England Event Risk Assessment – January 2010
Produced By Alison Steel and Karen King
EVENT RISK ASSESSMENT
HAZARD
Suitability of
staff and
volunteers
Suitability of
venue
RISK
PEOPLE AT
RISK
CONTROL MEASURES
 Events Organiser must be DBS checked
 Events Organiser is responsible for
ensuring that all volunteers/officials
supporting at events have been CRB
checked where appropriate. Where a
CRB is not in place a RE self declaration
must be in place where appropriate
o Events Organiser is responsible for
ensuring that an up to date RA is
received from the venue in advance of
the event
COMMENTS/
ACTIONS
If no DBS – no
event.
If officials are not
DBS checked
then they
cannot work at a
Rounders
England event
No venue RA in
advance of
event – no event
RESIDUAL
RISK
RATING
LMH
SEVERITY
RISK
RATING
LMH
INITIAL
IF ALL
IN
PLACE
Rounders England Event Risk Assessment – January 2010
Produced By Alison Steel and Karen King
People
participating
are not
medically fit
Unknown
medical
conditions
or injuries
Participants
 Ask the participants if they are medically
fit to participate (all Team
Managers/Local (Organisers are
responsible for ensuring they have a
completed medical form for all players)
enquire in sensitive and confidential
manner for any updates
Condition of
Playing Field
Slips, Trips &
Falls
Event
Organiser,
Volunteers,
Officials and
Participants
 Inspection of the playing field to ensure
it is safe for the event to take place
 Access to qualified First Aider, First Aid kit
and telephone
Rounders Bats,
Balls and Posts
Cuts,
Event
Collision with Organiser,
Equipment
Volunteers,
Officials and
Participants
Injury
Event
Organiser,
Team
Managers/
Local
Organiser
and
Participants
Strains and
Injuries during
and after play
All Team
Managers/Local
Organisers have
up to date
medical forms
for all
participants
Team Managers
to verbally
check prior to
event for any
recently
diagnosed
medical
conditions or
recent injuries
Request letting
body to clean if
required
Low
Medium
Low
Low
 All equipment must be Rounders
England approved
 All equipment and positioning is
checked before use
Inform Events
Organiser of any
concerns
Low
Low
 Adequate warm up and cool down
 Participants wearing suitable clothing
and footwear and jewellery removed or
taped if appropriate
 Access to qualified First Aider, First Aid kit
and telephone
Planned and
structured
management of
participants
Low
Low
Rounders England Event Risk Assessment – January 2010
Produced By Alison Steel and Karen King
Hit by bat or
ball
collision with
post
Cut or body
injury
including
head
Event
Organiser,
Team
Managers/
Local
Organiser
and
Participants
 Events Organiser to manage the event
 Group supervision and control
 Access to qualified First Aider, First Aid kit
and telephone
Heat
Exhaustion
Dehydration
Event
Organiser,
Team
Managers/
Local
Organiser
and
Participants
 In hot weather, more breaks and access
to drinking water will be necessary
Ensure good
participant,
volunteers,
officials, team
managers/local
organiser control
and include in
briefing at start
of session
Planned and
structured event
Low
Low
Low
Medium
This is a generic Event Risk Assessment which identifies the common hazards and control measures associated with this type of
event.
Before the event commences the Events Organiser must also complete an on the day venue Risk Assessment.
Risk Assessment Carried Out By: Name
Review Date: Annually
Signed:
Date: