Risk Assesment

Deerspotter

Has anyone done a Risk Assesment for their Coillte lease and if so, is there a good template that one can copy and paste from?

cavan shooter

Google risk assessment deer shooting and you will get loads of info;)

Deerspotter

All I can find is UK templates, does someone have one specific for Coillte with the Irish legislation?

cavan shooter

I cant understand why this is requested The 2005 Act looks at employer employee relationship, key thing here you must be an employer and you are doing this for a buisness.

My advise would be use the UK model and remove any mention of the legislation. Do a simple cloumn type spread sheet with the following headings.

Activity: Hazards (i.e Anything with potential to cause harm)
Risk (chances someone will get hurt) use high low medium for handiness
Control measures required.

If you think about what you are going to do Deer stalking you can picture the hazards such as

Activity: deer stalking

use of loaded firearm
slip trip and fall
Noise
interaction with the general public
Manual handling
Biological agents
Taking the shot
use of knives.

I dont want to get carried away but you get the idea, same way i'm not getting into a debate on which risk assessment methodology is best:D

PM me if you want more info and Ill take you through it

Deerspotter

Thanks so much for your post, I will work it that way.