Risk Assessment

RetiredGreyFox · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:24

A couple of weeks ago I did a risk assessment for a day out for 30 students and thought I'd completed it.
On friday I was discussing the itineray with the boss and said -
We go from base to point A by coach and spend 2 hours there.
We walk from point A to B which is a 15 min walk at the side of a lake but the path is very wide.
We spend 1 hour at point B and then picked up by coach and taken back to base.
My boss said that they couldn't walk from A to B and have to be taken by coach because of a big risk.
I ask what the risk is and its this -

Its a bridge over a brook thats about 10 foot long with rails either side :eek:

Bloody Health & Safety, it really is a joke sometimes.

Nix · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:27

How old are the students?

Sic · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:29

the risk is that they might throw you in for whining relentlessly.

Jokester · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:29

Wait a minute...

It's not safe to use bridges?

Surely there's a bigger risk of death and injury using the coach?

Crazy, people need to get things into perspective when doing risk assessments.

JBuk · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:32

its still a minor risk so whats the problem?

Jokester · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:37

JBuk said:
its still a minor risk so whats the problem?

It's a risk that's been mitagated with a bridge with handrails, no further action should be required.

RetiredGreyFox · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:40

Nix said:
How old are the students?

15

Sic said:
the risk is that they might throw you in for whining relentlessly.

I see what you did there.
Are you the new iBot?

It has added £100 to the cost to go 3/4 mile.

Mr.Clark · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:40

Tell your boss that he's an idiot.

Ask how a bridge with handrails is so unsafe that it needs a bus to cross it.

Muffin` · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:43

Are these the rough kids?

Slinwagh · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:43

JBuk said:
its still a minor risk so whats the problem?

Make us laugh, what is the risk???

Slinwagh · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:44

Muffin` said:
Are these the rough kids?

From Stoke......... I guess it would be a combination of that and stupid.

RetiredGreyFox · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:46

Muffin` said:
Are these the rough kids?

I'm not at the Juvenile Offenders prison anymore, I'm working with Young Apprentices in Social & Healthcare and they're all good girls.

Slinwagh · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:47

dmpoole said:
I'm not at the Juvenile Offenders prison anymore, I'm working with Young Apprentices in Social & Healthcare and they're all good girls.

15 years old girls, there is a world of trouble awaiting your wandering eye!!!

Solari · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:48

I wanted to photoshop the Dinosaur saying "Hello" out of the bushes to highlight risk, but couldn't find it. I looked for "Rawr" in Google images but fainted at the 5th result...

RetiredGreyFox · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:51

Solari said:
I wanted to photoshop the Dinosaur saying "Hello" out of the bushes to highlight risk, but couldn't find it. I looked for "Rawr" in Google images but fainted at the 5th result...

Oh dear.

DB_SamX · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:52

Solari said:
I wanted to photoshop the Dinosaur saying "Hello" out of the bushes to highlight risk, but couldn't find it. I looked for "Rawr" in Google images but fainted at the 5th result...

LOL. I had to check.

ins0mn1ac · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:53

Solari said:
I wanted to photoshop the Dinosaur saying "Hello" out of the bushes to highlight risk, but couldn't find it. I looked for "Rawr" in Google images but fainted at the 5th result...

hahaha

Azagoth · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:54

Slinwagh said:
From Stoke......... I guess it would be a combination of that and stupid.

Meaning what exactly?

Muffin` · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:56

Azagoth said:
Meaning what exactly?

How's the benefit claiming going? You still working?

Psymonkee · 29 Jun 2008 at 22:59

pffft took me till page 5 of image searching Rawr to come up with something funny :>

http://www.superhonda.com/photopost/data/515/Rawr.jpg