Motor Sport Risk Assessment Guide
What is risk? The dictionary defines it as the 'potential negative impact of an event' and in motor sport it’s not hard to see where that could apply. The reality is if you participate you know the risks and accept those risks as a necessary consequence of competing.
Risk assessment is simply the process of looking at what we are doing and considering the relative likelihood of undesirable consequences. It’s then about asking the question: Is this an acceptable risk?
If not, we take precautions to make things as safe as we can given the resources available to us. Risk assessment is not about eliminating all risk – it is about deciding what we are prepared to tolerate.
How do I get started?
Click
here to access our risk assessment tool for the motor sport industry. It includes:
- a sample risk assessment template that allows relevant information to be recorded, in a simple and easy format
- a sample inspection template that will help you to confirm that key safety precautions are in place before each event
What else needs to be 'risk assessed'?
The risk assessment process described here relates to 'general' risks. There are certain areas that need to be subjected to a more specific assessment due to the complexity of the hazards and the presence of specific legislation.
Details on these are outlined on the HSE website and include (but are not limited to):
- Noise
- Manual Handling
- Hazardous substances (COSHH)
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- Fire
- Display Screen Equipment
- Asbestos
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