MOLESEY REGATTA
Event Management Plan
July 20th and July 21st 2024
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: 2nd April 2019, reviewed 14th April 2024
Status of the Plan – Reviewed, no material changes
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)
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 155 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 170 to 200 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a children’s fairground, music in the evening, lunch, a beer festival and shopping (all of these facilities have been withdrawn for the 2021 regatta in recognition of the Covid-19 situation.
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.
To 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:
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, with the exception of bar staff. Land and river jobs are organized in the same way.
The responsibilities of Race Control and Day Control are to:
- Race Control – coordinate racing activities on the river, always mindful of safety aspects,
- Day Control – coordinate 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:
- The Regatta has identified the hazards associated with the event.
- The Regatta has identified those exposed to the hazards.
- The Regatta has evaluated the risks, taking into account existing precautions (this has indicated the level of residual risk).
- The Regatta has devised safe systems that have reduced the residual risks to as low a level as is reasonably practicable.
- 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 consider 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. 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:
- To review the anticipated crowd behaviour before, during and after racing.
- Review the crowd management techniques employed.
- Assess possible over-crowding locations.
- 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 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. 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 1000 race entrants are expected. On Saturday, 600 – 900 may attend. On Sunday, a similar number.
500 or so local residents may be in attendance on each day. The biggest concentration could be at the open air music event on the Saturday evening (cancelled in 2021) although by this time a number or race spectators will have left.
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 free car parks – one for competitors with access from Sadlers Ride, the other for spectators with access from Ferry Road (withdrawn in 2021). Both entrances will have volunteers in attendance to welcome visitors. See Map.
Toilets
9 toilet cabins 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 hasnot 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 large marquee, a 5m pagoda, 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 two marquees would need to be emptied of people in the event of lightning.
Medical / First Aid Provision
A paramedic unit with an ambulance will be in attendance and in possession of a radio. A defibrillator will be part of their equipment. On the water two rescue launches are 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 | Ted Bates |
ENTRIES AND DRAW | Andrew Ruddle |
REGISTRATION | TBA |
COURSE CONSTRUCTION | Wick Hutton |
BOATING AREA | Peter Hartman |
START & STAKE BOATS | Fe Wood |
UMPIRING | Andrew Ruddle |
RESULTS AND RACE PROGRAMME CONTROL | Andrew Ruddle |
COMMENTARY | TBA |
EXPLORE/FUN RACING | TBA |
REGATTA SUPPORT SECTION | |
Co-ordination: | Ted Bates |
PUBLICITY | Fe Wood/Alex Fenn |
SPONSORSHIP | Fe Wood/Ted Bates |
ENTERTAINMENT | Fe Wood |
SHOPS | None planned |
CATERING | Anne O’Connor |
BARS & FOOD OUTSOURCING | Ted Bates/Fe Wood |
FRIENDS | Rob Nesbitt |
CONSTRUCTION | Ted Bates |
SPECIAL EVENTS/PUB RACES | None planned |
SECRETARY/ TREASURER | Ted Bates/Rob Nesbitt |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Fe Wood |
DAY CONTROL – SATURDAY DAY CONTROL – SUNDAY SAFETY ADVISER | Ted Bates Hans Peter Ulrich Patrick Sinnott |
WELFARE | Fe Wood |
Committee and Organisers
MAR COMMITTEE & MANAGERS 2024 | ||
Andrew Ruddle | Race Control/Umpiring | aprapr@aprapr.plus.com |
Ben Pugh | Launches & drivers | ben.pugh@moleseyboatclub.org |
Lisa Glasspool | Junior Liaison | lisaglasspool@btopenworld.com |
David Porteus | President | dmporteus@hotmail.com |
Fe Wood | Promotion/PR/Entertainmen | fe123wood@yahoo.co.uk |
Oli Knight | Ex officio MBC Captain | captain@moleseyboatclub.org.uk |
Rob Nesbitt | Friends | robertnnesbitt@btinternet.com |
Mark Stollery | Umpire Supprt | mark@markstollery.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 | Welfare Officer | fe123wood@yahoo.co.uk |
Alex Fenn | Public Relations | |
ORGANISERS | ||
Alison Frost | Information | alison_frost_uk@yahoo.co.uk |
John Sheldon | Signs | j-sheldon@ntlworld.com |
Mike Watts | Results | MichaelDonaldWatts@hotmail.com |
Peter Hartman | Rafts | peterhartman@rjdance.co.uk |
Britt Bates | Shops | elsebritt@aol.com |
Dick Kruger | Commentary | rkruger8888@gmail.com |
APPENDIX 2 – WATER RISK
ASSESSMENT & SUMMARY OF SAFETY
ARRANGEMENTS
- A Para-Medic post is situated outside the south east corner of Race Control.
- A Safety Launch is patrolling on the river. These two are in radio communication.
- Surrey police have been notified and are running extra patrols.
- An MAR launch is working at the start.
- An MAR launch is available at the finish.
- 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.
- An emergency phone is carried by the Secretary.
- Fresh water is available in the Bar/Teas tent.
- 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.
12. 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.
13 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 December 2017 & April 2024 by Ted Bates. |
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 marshal | ||||
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 (e.g. 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. (see pdf sent separately)