MOLESEY REGATTA

Event Management Plan

July 20th and July 21st 2024

First compiled with EBC in 2018

 

A Guide to the Health, Safety and Welfare of Those Attending

Published by Molesey Regatta Committee

In consultation with the Elmbridge Safety Advisory Group

and the Surrey Event Safety Group

Last amended: 30th March 2023. 

 

Status of the Plan – Reviewed 20th April 2024

For more information see www.moleseyregatta.org.uk

 Please refer any queries to Ted Bates (tbates8888@aol.com) or Fiona Wood (fe123wood@yahoo.co.uk)

MOLESEY REGATTA 2022 and on

Contents: A Guide to the Health, Safety and Welfare of those participating or attending

 

Part 1 STRATEGIC CONTEXT

Part 2 LEGAL CONTEXT

Part 3 VOLUNTEERS/STEWARDING

Part 4 LOGISTICAL ISSUES

 

Appendix 1 List of Key Personnel

Appendix 2 Water risk assessment

Appendix 3 Land risk assessment

Appendix 4 Maps:

Marquee positioning – ‘marquee positioning.pdf’

Overall layout – ‘Regatta Layout.pdf’

 

Part 1 STRATEGIC CONTEXT

Outline Description of the Event

Aim

Objectives

Principles

Scope

Organisation

Command, Control and Communication

 

Part 2 LEGAL CONTEXT

Health & Safety

Risk Assessment

Planning

Crowd Management

Review & Assumptions

Event Details & Time Scales

Route

 

Part 3 VOLUNTEERS/STEWARDING

Responsibilities & Functions

Chain of Command

Roles

 

Part 4 LOGISTICAL ISSUES

Car Parking

Lost Children

Temporary Structures

Emergency Procedures

Evacuation Plan

Medical & First Aid Provision

Emergency Service Vehicle Access to the Route

PART ONE – STRATEGIC CONTEXT

 

OUTLINE DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT

Molesey Regatta is primarily a rowing event. It also has land activities in terms of spectators, supporters and local residents. It has been established for 157 years, and is allocated the same event date each year by the Thames Regional Rowing Regatta who manage the Thames Rowing Calendar.

The course on Saturday is currently 850 metres long and is competed on by seniors who are over 18 and can be over 70.

The course on Sunday is currently 500 metres long and is competed on by juniors who are 12 to 18.

On each day 200 to 225 crews compete in side by side racing over two lanes, thus over the two days there are almost 2000 sporting participants.

Land activities include a bar, tea and refreshments, a children’s fairground, music in the evening, lunch, a beer festival, possibly fireworks, and shopping.

 

AIM OF THIS PLAN

To describe the strategic and operational framework of Molesey Regatta, normally held on the third weekend in July under British Rowing guidelines and event insurance.

 

OBJECTIVES

To deliver a safe and well-organised event.

To ensure effective crowd management arrangements.  ensure a co-ordinated approach with partners where required, in particular, supporting the work of Surrey County Council and Elmbridge Borough Council in liaison with the Environment Agency and the emergency services .

To outline key risk areas, and how they are provided for.

 

PRINCIPLES

As the event organiser the Molesey Regatta Committee is responsible for the organisation of the crews boating and rowing in the event, management of the crowds attending, and for ensuring they enjoy safe and smooth activities during the two days of the event.

 

SCOPE

This is the Event Management Plan. It is intended to complement existing plans and procedures in Surrey.  It provides a general outline of actions, roles and responsibilities.

This Plan has been put forward for agreement by the Elmbridge Safety Advisory Group, the Environment Agency and the Surrey Safety Advisory Group. All responding agencies will have their own incident management / emergency response plans.

The plan is restricted to the reach of the Thames from Aquarius Sailing Club to Hampton Church and the adjacent Surrey Bank, and the land area of Hurst Park between Sadlers Ride and Ferry Road in Molesey.

 

Connected Plans

This Plan has been produced with reference to EA and British Rowing Row-Safe guidelines. Other Surrey wide plans may also be active in the event of an incident. Specifically, these include:

Elmbridge Borough Emergency Plan

Surrey Major Incident Plan

Surrey Emergency Assistance Centre Plan

 

Organisation

The event is organized by a volunteer committee, and designated organisers (see Appendix 1). The committee meets several times a year as needed.

COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION

Regatta Control is established on site in the form of Race Control and Day Control. The core event management team is led by the Regatta Secretary. Individual responsibilities are set out in Appendix 1.

Each responsibility area of the regatta is coordinated by an individual, either a committee member or a designated organiser. Each of these areas is covered by a number of trained volunteers. There are no paid staff or employees. Land and river jobs are organized in the same way.

The responsibilities of Race Control and Day Control are to:

• Race Control – coordinates racing activities on the river, always mindful of safety aspects,
• Day Control – coordinates land activities and any overlap with racing, always mindful of safety aspects.
• Provide guidance to regatta volunteers and organisers, when required.
• Communicate and co-ordinate with other responding agencies/partners.
• Respond to and manage incidents that occur before, during and after the regatta.
• Manage the evacuation of the site, as safely as is reasonably practicable, in the event that evacuation is required.
• Co-ordinate communications on the day to residents and businesses, including through social media.
• Manage safely the arrival and departure of crews and spectators to and from the event.

PART TWO – LEGAL CONTEXT

Health and Safety

As there are no employees the Act does not apply, however the health and safety of all competitors, workers and spectators at the event is a primary responsibility of the Regatta Committee. This plan sets a framework for effective organisation and stewarding to reduce the potential risk of disruption or injury to any of the participants.

The Committee of Molesey Regatta will not be negligible in its actions, and will take all steps necessary to ensure high standards of safety both on the river and on the land.

All the various tasks will be undertaken in accordance with best practice. Best practice requires that the principles of the current health and safety laws are applied as a minimum standard.

Following a detailed risk assessment of the river and the land activities, hazards that have been identified have been considered, and risk control measures have been put in place. It is the responsibility of the Molesey Regatta committee to ensure that these measures are followed. All staff and volunteers need to understand their own responsibilities and undertake their duties effectively to ensure safety of spectators and stewards.

The Regatta Committee has a responsibility to all participants to ‘take action as far as is reasonably practicable’, to ensure their safety. Reasonably practicable means that the time, trouble, cost and physical difficulty of taking measures to avoid the risk are not wholly disproportionate to it.

 

Health and Safety at Work Act

The Act does not apply, but its principles do:

Section 2 of the Act requires that, as far as is reasonably practicable, volunteers have suitable experience and/or are trained for their duties, to protect themselves and the public

Section 3 places a duty of care on Regatta staff and volunteers to safeguard the public on the consequences of their undertaking.

Section 6 places a duty of care on all suppliers, so far as reasonably practicable, to ensure that all articles or substances are safe without risk to the public.

Section 7 requires Molesey Regatta (the organisers) to take reasonable care of themselves and others.

 

Risk Assessment

The Regatta has taken a risk based approach to developing this Plan. It has identified the risks that could potentially impact on the event and has established whether they will be managed, tolerated, or removed.

The primary responsibility for the elimination of risk in the open spaces in the Borough lies with the Borough as the land owner. However this responsibility is transferred to the Regatta for the duration of the event and its setting up and removal. The Regatta Project Team has identified key risks and these will be reviewed regularly.

See Appendix 2 for water risk assessment and Appendix 3 for land risk.

Five steps have been taken to assess the risks involved with organising the event:.

1. The Regatta has identified the hazards associated with the event.
2. The Regatta has identified those exposed to the hazards.
3. The Regatta has evaluated the risks, taking into account existing precautions (this has indicated the level of residual risk).
4. The Regatta has devised safe systems that have reduced the residual risks to as low a level as is reasonably practicable.
5. The Regatta will implement safe systems of crowd management and control.

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Planning

Molesey Regatta Committee, or its management groups, meets regularly in the planning of the regatta. It would be happy to take into account any advice received from the Elmbridge Safety Advisory Group (SAG), British Rowing, the Thames Regional Rowing Council and the Environment Agency.

 

Crowd Management

Objectives

The Molesey Regatta Committee does not at the moment see a huge increase in the size of crowds attending, however it is working to involve itself more with the community and is actively promoting itself and organizing attractions.

In river terms the racing is limited by the time constraints of starting at 8 a.m. and finishing at 7 p.m. and racing at a minimum of three-minute race intervals. However, contestants can race in 8 person, 4 person, 2 person or 1 person boats.

It is difficult to see more than 1700 contestants racing over the two days, and many will go home after losing a race.

In land terms, whilst there may be an increase in people, the viewing area, which is the riverbank, is open and unrestricted, and could if necessary, as it did in the past, accommodate thousands of spectators without a problem.

The overall objectives:

1)    To review the anticipated crowd behaviour before, during and after racing.

2)    Review the crowd management techniques employed.

3)    Assess possible over-crowding locations.

4)    Make appropriate recommendations for implementation.

The ‘Review’ Assumptions

The crowd will be in attendance to watch the rowing events, and just to have a good time by the river. The following assumptions have been made about the spectator crowds.

It is anticipated to be predominately the families and supporters of participants, as well as local residents within say a ten mile radius.

There is no evidence of racial or political tension locally and there is no intelligence at present to suggest that this will be an issue.

We expect the crowd to be well behaved.

A few people may arrive by train. The first trains arrive at Hampton Court from Waterloo (via Wimbledon and Surbiton) at 6.42 and 07.12. Trains leave Hampton Court at 6.24, and 6.54 and at the same minutes each hour.

Whilst much of the crowd will come by foot, a considerable number will come by car and use either the competitor parking area on the Hurst or the spectator parking area. Both of these offer a reasonable amount of expansion, but this needs to be monitored carefully. Each parking area has its own main road access, see Map.

 

Event details / timescales

Thursday and Friday are setup days.

On Saturday the first race could be at 8 a.m., depending on the draw. Racing will continue with breaks all day until about 7 p.m. After racing there will be food, drinking, a music performance and possibly fireworks, if permitted. This will shut down at 11 p.m. and the site will be empty by 11.30 p.m.

On Sunday, it will be much the same pattern, though it could finish earlier, possibly at about 7 p.m. Monday is a clear away day.

 

Post event crowd assumptions

The spectator crowds will thin out towards the end of racing. Many picnickers though will stay on to enjoy the evening if it is nice weather. The evening music event will retain many and new people may come to listen.

A security officer will be in attendance over Saturday night, and will provide assistance as people leave.

 

Crowd number assumptions

Over the two days a maximum of 1700 race entrants is expected.

On Saturday, 500 – 800 may attend. On Sunday, a similar number. Over 500 hundred local residents will be in attendance on each day. The biggest concentration could be at the open air music event on the Saturday evening.

Effective stewarding is essential to the success of the event, although numbers expected are unlikely to demand a high level of stewarding.

All volunteer workers will be identified by a black and white rosette. These could be marked ‘committee’, ‘umpire’ or ‘staff’.

 

Responsibilities and Functions

Apart from their own jobs, one of the main responsibilities of volunteers is to report any incidents that they cannot deal with to Race Control or Day Control. All volunteer workers are experienced in regatta matters, no matter what their own direct job is.

 

Volunteers – Chain of Command, Control and Communication

Volunteers are managed in their roles either by a committee member or an organiser. Their initial point of reference is to that person. However as the regatta site is quite extended, a volunteer may decide to refer directly to Race Control or the Secretary/Day Control.

Regatta communication equipment comprises VHF radios, a public address system, which reaches almost the whole site and personal mobile phones.

 

Day Control

The responsibilities of Day Control are to:

• Direct volunteers to the areas required.
• Wherever possible, safely deal with unruly behaviour, and report to the Police when needed.
• Communicate major incidents through the chain of command.
• Liaise with the Police for the safe management of the event.
• Maintain a staff log of staff on duty and those leaving\ returning to the site.
• Maintain a log of lost children\ lost property on site
• Know the venue and facilities
• Know the directions of exits
• Know the location of car parks & public transport links
• Know the location of medical facilities, toilets, etc
• Monitor crowd density levels.
• Understand the evacuation procedure.
• Ensure regular clearance of litter on site into the bins provided.

Equipment

All volunteers will be given access by means of the regatta website to:

• A copy of this document.
• A map of the open spaces and the river.
• A job description.

Paper copies will also be available.

They will also be provided with

• A rosette
• A Hi-Vis waistcoat, if appropriate.

Organisers and committee members will be provided with VHF radios, or made aware of the nearest contact point (usually the Secretary or Race Control). 

Briefings

Committee members and organisers will brief the volunteers in their areas of responsibility. 

Debrief

Immediately after the event volunteers will be invited to make comments. This will be followed up with a ‘wash-up’ meeting within 3 weeks of the event. The results of this will be posted on the regatta website.

PART FOUR – LOGISTICAL ISSUES

Car Parking

The Regatta will provide two car parks – one for competitors with access from Sadlers Ride, the other for spectators with access from Ferry Road. Both entrances will have volunteers in attendance to welcome visitors. See Map.

Toilets

Two large toilet trailers, or alternatives, and a disabled toilet will be provided. These will be kept clean regularly during the day, and emptied at the beginning of the second day. Any queuing will be noted and signs put up to indicate the alternative toilet.

Lost Children

Children and family parties may become lost or separated. Volunteers must attempt to locate lost children and attempt to reunite them. Where the children cannot be located in this way it must be reported to Day Control where a central log will be maintained. The child will be escorted to Day Control if the child has not been reunited immediately.

River safety

In the event that any spectator enters the river, volunteers should attempt to recover the spectator. Water depth next to the bank and for some four feet out is only two feet. Should the spectator be further out than this and be apparently incapable, volunteers should dial 999 first, and then report to Day Control.

Temporary Structures

Any temporary structure (such as barriers, marquees, catering stalls etc) will be erected carefully and without danger of collapse or danger to the public and volunteers. They will be checked as ‘safe’ by the Regatta’s volunteer Safety Adviser.  

Current structures are one or two marquees, a Finish platform and three landing stages on the river edge.

Emergency Procedures

In the event of an incident which requires emergency plans to be invoked, Day Control and Race Control will co-ordinate action using the public address system and the radios. Surrey Police are most likely to lead in the initial stages of an incident and will be called immediately.

The Elmbridge Borough Emergency Management Team will be on standby at the Civic Centre, working with the Event Management Team.

Evacuation Plan

Evacuation will always be a last resort and only undertaken when absolutely necessary. It is difficult to envisage the need for a full site evacuation in view of the fact that this large site is not enclosed and there is no impediment to people leaving, nor any constricted entrances.

It is more likely that the marquees would need to be emptied of people in the event of lightning.

Medical / First Aid Provision

A paramedic unit will be in attendance and in possession of a radio. A defibrillator will be part of their equipment. On the water a rescue launch is on patrol in addition to five regatta launches, who are either marshalling or transporting umpires.

Emergency Service Vehicles Access to the Route

Emergency services are most likely to enter the site via the Ferry Road entrance.

Appendix 1 – List of Key Personnel

This is the current organisation, some allocations may change nearer to the event.

 

On the ground

 

TASK	COORDINATOR
RACING SECTION	Andrew Ruddle
RACE PREPARATION	Ted Bates
COMMUNICATIONS	Rob Nesbitt
ENTRIES AND DRAW	Andrew Ruddle
REGISTRATION	Jacqui Papillon
COURSE CONSTRUCTION	Wick Hutton
BOATING AREA	Ted Bates
START & STAKE BOATS	Fe Wood
UMPIRING	Sarah Langslow
RESULTS AND RACE PROGRAMME CONTROL	Andrew Ruddle
COMMENTARY	Jonathan Steel
EXPLORE/FUN RACING	?
REGATTA SUPPORT SECTION
Co-ordination:	Ted Bates
PUBLICITY	Fe Wood
SPONSORSHIP	Ted Bates
ENTERTAINMENT	Fe Wood
SHOPS	Britt Bates
CATERING & BARS	Anne O’Connor/Ted Bates
FRIENDS	Rob Nesbitt
CONSTRUCTION	Ted Bates
SPECIAL EVENTS	Fe Wood
SECRETARY/ TREASURER	Ted Bates/Rob Nesbitt
DAY CONTROL – SATURDAY DAY CONTROL – SUNDAY SAFETY ADVISER	Ted Bates Ted Bates Patrick Sinnott

 

Committee and Organisers

 

MAR COMMITTEE & MANAGERS 2024
Andrew Ruddle	Race Control/Umpiring	aprapr@aprapr.plus.com
Ben Pugh	Launches & drivers	ben.pugh@moleseyboatclub.org
Peter Hartman	Rafts	peterhartman@rjdance.co.uk
David Porteus	President	dmporteus@hotmail.com
Fe Wood	Promotion/PR/Entertainmen	fe123wood@yahoo.co.uk
Oli Knight	Ex officio as MBC Captain	captain@moleseyboatclub.org
Rob Nesbitt	Friends	robertnesbitt@btinternet.com
Andrew Ruddle	Race Control/Umpiring	aprapr@aprapr.plus.com
Malcolm Hutton	Course	msjhutton@gmail.com
Anne O’Connor	Refreshments & Teas	oconnor.anne123@gmail.com
Patrick Sinnott	Safety Adviser	prj_sinnott@yahoo.co.uk
Robert Nesbitt	Treasurer	robertnnesbitt@btinternet.com
Steve Matley	Launches & drivers	steve@standardfreight.com
Ted Bates	Secretary/Co-ordinator	tbates8888@aol.com
Fe Wood	Assistant Secretary	fewood123@yahoo,co,uk
ORGANISERS
Alison Frost	Information	alison_frost_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Graeme Thompson	Signs	graeme.thompson@me.com
Mike Watts	Results	MichaelDonaldWatts@hotmail.com
Fe Wood	Flowers	fewood123@yahoo.co.uk
Ted Bates/Fe Wood	Bar	See above
Britt Bates	Shops	elsebritt@aol.com
Dick Kruger	Commentary	rkruger8888@gmail.com
Fe Wood	External Catering	See above

 

 

 

APPENDIX 2 – WATER RISK ASSESSMENT & SUMMARY OF SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS

 

1. A First Aid post is situated outside the south east corner of Race Control.
2. A Safety Launch is patrolling on the river. These two are in radio communication.
3.  A paramedic is in attendance with a defibrillator.
4. Surrey police have been notified and are running extra patrols.
5. An MAR launch is working at the start.
6. An MAR launch is available at the finish.
7. Regatta radios are in use at the start and finish and in the start launch, and a public address system reaches the crew area and the enclosure.
8. An emergency phone is carried by the Secretary. 
9. Fresh water is available in the Bar/Teas tent.
10. In the event of an accident, the safety boat should be called and its crew will assess what further action is needed. The race controller situated at the finish will decide what action to take with regard to the racing
11. Boat Circulation – Crews GOING to the Start should boat from the UPSTREAM boat raft, give way to crews returning from the Finish, keep to the Middlesex side of Thorneycroft Island and proceed well above the start before turning and waiting for the Start Marshall’s orders. RETURNING crews should proceed well beyond the Finish, turn opposite Hampton Church and come in against the stream to use the DOWNSTREAM raft.
12. A security officer is in attendance from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m on Friday and Saturday nights.

 

WATER RISK ASSESSMENT

 

 

Molesey Amateur Regatta Risk assessment July 2015 by Mike Gardiner, reviewed March 13th 2022 by Pat Sinnott.

General water safety

All boat movements on the water are covered by the British Rowing “Row Safe” guide. The guide applies to all participants, who are responsible for self-policing the standards set out in “Row Safe”. Coaches, marshals, umpires and all regatta officials should apply the code. All involved in the Regatta have a duty of care to other river users.   Failure to comply with any part of that code in relation to equipment or behaviour will lead to the crew or participants not being able to go afloat and/or race.

At the Saturday regatta, two safety launches patrol the course and there are marshalling launches at the start and elsewhere. Races are followed by Umpires in launches with a driver, who can either summon assistance from the safety launches or provide assistance themselves if necessary. All the above launches are in radio contact with regatta officials.   At the Sunday regatta, with a shortened course, there is a safety launch to patrol the course, and there are marshalling launches at the start and elsewhere. Races are bank Umpired. All launches and Umpires are in radio contact with regatta officials

 

 

 

Specific risk assessment
Hazard	Potential outcome	Likelihood	Measure to reduce risk	Overall risk

 

Landing stages
			Raft marshals instructed
			to minimise time crew
Trip hazard due to items being left on	Injury to rowers and/or damage to	Moderate	equipment is left on staging.	Low
the landing stages	Boats		Incoming and outgoing
			stages are segregated
Prior to race start
			Reliance on competency
			of crews & coaches, and
			compliance with “Row
			Safe” and the navigation
			rules applicable to the
		Moderate	Thames.
			Circulation patterns
			advised to crews prior to
			the event, non-
Collision with other boats on way to start or in marshalling area	Injury to rowers and/or damage to boats		compliance may lead to race penalties being applied. Potential hazard behind Thorneycroft Island due to two way	Low
			working clearly
			signposted.
			Liaison with Hampton
			Sailing club to be in
			place well before race
			day to segregate their
			boats from Regatta

 

 

During the race
			All racing is carried
			out under BRITISH
			ROWING Rules of
			Racing and in
			compliance with “Row
			Safe”.
			Bank marshals or
			Umpires (Sunday)
Incidents involving other racing crews	Injury to rowers and/or damage to boats	Low	along the course will advise boats to move as necessary if there is a safety issue.	Low
			No warm up on the
			course. All
			competitors are
			advised and must
			meet the circulation
			pattern. St John’s
			Ambulance available.
Capsize	Potential drowning, injury or hypothermia	Medium	Umpires & marshals along the course can summon safety boats. Umpires have instructions to control an incident until safety boat arrives. See also “Row Safe” & Coach education programme. St John’s Ambulance available.	Low
			Environment Agency
			informed of the
			Regatta and
			agreement obtained
		Low	to close the navigation channel on the Surrey side of	Low
			Thorneycroft Island.
			Navigation channel
Incidents involving other vessels	Injury to persons or damage to vessels and equipment		closure advised to masters of other vessels by means of warning notices.
			Arrangements of Junior Racing to take account of extent of non regatta traffic if	Low subject to careful attention to marshalling
			weather is nice
			Additional marshall
			launches to be
			deployed

 

 

Weather risks
Strong stream	Crews unable to control boats	Moderate	Risk will be known of in advance and safety adviser will assess the situation in advance. The safety adviser should take account of advice from the EA, and in particular whether red or yellow boards are shown.   The Race Committee may postpone or cancel racing or categories of races if the conditions are deemed unsafe. Racing may be curtailed if red or yellow boards are shown.	low
			Race Committee to
			apply 30 second / 10
			minute rule. When
			gap between visible
			lightning and thunder
			is 30 seconds or less,
			racing to be stopped,
			water to be cleared.
			All tents are to be
			evacuated, and all
		Low	spectators to be
			advised to get into
			vehicles, to close
			doors and windows.
Thunderstorm or other storm	Damage to equipment and structures. Fatal risk from lightning		Action should be taken to minimise the risk of lightning strikes (eg on oars held vertically)	Low
			Start area personnel
			to be advised to leave
			vehicle near start area
			for shelter in case of
			thunder/lightning
			All clear when
			lightning gap /
			thunder exceeds 30
			seconds for 10
			minutes.
High Winds	Severe injury, death or damage to equipment and structures	Low	The Race Committee may postpone or cancel racing or categories of races if the conditions are deemed unsafe.	Low

 

 

Major incident
Bomb, terrorist or other war action	Deaths, injuries and severe damage	Low	Police notified and all further instructions will be issued from Surrey Police	Low
Fire	Deaths, injuries and severe damage	Low	Tented areas to evacuate and wait instructions from Fire Service.   Fire Service to control incidents once on site.	Low
Vehicle and cycle movements
Fall hazard while unloading boats	Injury to rowers and/or damage to boats	Low	Reliance on competency of crews. The BRITISH ROWING provides guidelines on trailers and towing.	Low/ Moderate
Collision hazard due to trailers, boats and cars and cycles	Injury to rowers, spectators and/or damage to boats and vehicles	Moderate	Vehicles only allowed to access car and trailer parks and not the course	Low
Fall hazard while unloading boats	Injury to rowers and/or damage to boats	Low	Reliance on competency of crews. The BRITISH ROWING provides guidelines on trailers and towing.	Low/ Moderate
Illness and other medical conditions
Illness and other medical conditions of rowers and spectators	Illness or other medical conditions (eg asthma, epilepsy) may require immediate assistance	Moderate	Provide St John’s Ambulance cover at enclosure. Ensure that there are landing points for casualties marked on Regatta course map/location plan	Low

 

 

 

APPENDIX 3 – LAND RISK ASSESSMENT

 

Hazard	Potential outcome	Likelihood	Measure to reduce risk	Overall risk
Hygiene   Food preparation     Drink handling         Hot water     Hose pipes	Sickness     Sickness         Scalding     Water contamination	Low     Low         Moderate     Low	Workers properly instructed and equipped. Refrigeration overnight..   Dispensing equipment kept clean. All drinks will be in date. Only plastic or recyclable cups and glasses will be used.   Provide secure base and area for electric or gas water urns.   Ensure that all temporary hosepipes and fittings are thoroughly flushed through before use.	Low         Low

Electricity	Electric shock	Low	Overground cables will be armoured and protected by an ECB. Internal cables will be securely attached, and taken above any entrances.	Low
Waste	Site litter	Moderate	Waste containers and bags will be provided. Waste and litter will be collected at two hourly intervals. A skip will be provided as a central waste point.	Moderate
Structure	Bruising and tripping	Low	Ensure that all marquee fittings and pegs do not present a hazard. Ensure that any extra materials and tools are stored in a safe place.	Moderate
Lightning	See water risk assessment
Toilets	Illness	Low	Ensure that the toilets are kept clean, charged with paper and kept operational by access to a call out service.	Low
Traffic	Personal accident	Low	Ensure that all drivers over grass restrict their speed to 5 mph, and are made aware that the grassed areas of the regatta site are shared with pedestrians. Mark out parking areas and ensure that there is no blocking of temporary roadways.	Low
Theft	Loss of cash or materials	Moderate	Ensure that all cash and materials are kept safe, either in a safe or in locked trailers.	Moderate
The river	Discomfort or drowning	Low	Ensure that the river bank is under surveillance by all volunteers. Only attempt rescue if it is safe to do so, in preference call 999. After dark, make sure that the security officer regularly checks the river bank.	Low

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX 4

 

MAPS

 

Map 1 – positioning of marquees

 

Map 2

 

Overall regatta layout.