Pa-Kua Cambridge Risk Assessment for Archery in Fenners Gallery of Kelsey Kerridge

Risk Assessment for Pa-Kua Archery in Fenners Gallery of Kelsey Kerridge

The following is our current risk assessment for Pa-Kua Cambridge at the particular venue: Fenners Gallery of Kelsey Kerridge.

Should you identify any further hazards that you feel are not properly represented below, we would ask you to please contact Pa-Kua Cambridge at contact@pakua-cambridge.co.uk. This document was last updated on //.

The following is considered to be compulsory and should be considered in conjunction with the action points on this risk assessment;

A proper warm up will be carried out at the start of every lesson

Student numbers will be controlled by the instructor at all times

All members are given a copy of the club rules and charter

Any person feeling unwell or with any other medical condition / injury must contact the instructor BEFORE starting the session, or immediately should the condition develop during the class

Any other club rules or association guidelines will be properly observed throughout all classes and training sessions

Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 or any other infectious disease should avoid attending to the class

Hazard	Risk	Persons at Risk	Risk rating	Control Measures in Place
Stray arrows, thumb rings and participants over shooting line	Death or serious injury	instructors participants	High	Instructor to supervise with vigilance and explain the boundaries of range and 'stop' command Range must be set up pointing away from the public and clear signs will be placed outside the venue Arrows must always point towards the target Nobody to go over the shooting line unless directed by the instructor All non-shooting participants to wait in the designated area
Overshot arrows	Death or serious injury	instructors participants public	High	Range set up within guidelines Nets defining the back and sides of the range catching the overshoots Instructor to give briefings and to stop anybody who purposely shoots over the netting from continuing the session Co-operation in group control by the instructor
Unsupervised access	Death or serious injury	instructors participants public	High	No equipment should be left unsupervised.
Arrow Collection	Eye injury, torso injury	instructors participants	Medium	Clear instruction and training to ensure the correct technique to remove arrows is carried out, Ensure all participants have finished shooting before collecting arrows Stand at the side of the target when removing the arrows, check that the area in front of target is clear when removing arrows Collect any arrows lying around the target first and pass arrows points downward No running in the area
Bow string	Bruising on the inner fore arm from the bow string when shooting	instructors participants	Medium	Long hair tied back Long sleeves to be worn (Pa-Kua uniform) Any loose clothing tucked away, uniform to be worn neatly Demonstration and training to be provided Instructor to monitor closely
Faulty Equipment and inappropriate use	Bruises, cuts and abrasions Facial injuries, in particular eye injuries and/or wood/bamboo splinters	instructors participants	Low	No dry (no arrow to shoot) releasing of bows, good instructor awareness and vigilance All equipment inspected before the class and after each use during the class, regular maintenance
Room Fixtures	Slips, Trips, falls, or damage to furniture	instructors participants	Low	Any unnecessary hazards are removed from the area as appropriate, no running in the range, Area used for archery checked before the class, Participants instructed to hold the equipment correctly, good instructor briefing
Incorrect Technique	Sprains, strains, grazes to fingers	instructors participants	Low	Clear demonstration and instruction, on-going monitoring and advice
Arrows falling off bow while nocking, overdrawing, arrows rebounding	Injury from arrow coming into contact with hand and/or foot	instructors participants	Low	All arrows are long enough for participants to use to prevent overdrawing Good Instructor awareness, clear demonstration and training provided
Uncollected arrows	People injuring themselves having found the arrows	public	Low	Arrows must be counted in at the end of the session and any missing arrows found before departure of the site (or venue notified). Archery must not take place in long grass or in snow.
Falling Target	Injuries from arrows	instructors participants	Low	Target properly secured Correct retrieval technique
Soft/contact archery with blunt foam arrows	Bruises, cuts and abrasions	instructors participants	Low	All equipment inspected before the class and after each use during the class, regular maintenance Only horizontal shoots against single target Instructor to monitor closely
Viral infection	catching infectious disease	instructors participants	Medium	Encourage vaccination (COVID-19, flu, etc) for instructors and participants Disallow participating with any symptoms of being sick

Hazard

Risk

Persons at Risk

Risk rating

Control Measures in Place

Stray arrows, thumb rings and participants over shooting line

Death or serious injury

instructors
participants

High

Instructor to supervise with vigilance and explain the boundaries of range and 'stop' command
Range must be set up pointing away from the public and clear signs will be placed outside the venue
Arrows must always point towards the target
Nobody to go over the shooting line unless directed by the instructor
All non-shooting participants to wait in the designated area

Overshot arrows

Death or serious injury

instructors
participants
public

High

Range set up within guidelines
Nets defining the back and sides of the range catching the overshoots
Instructor to give briefings and to stop anybody who purposely shoots over the netting from continuing the session
Co-operation in group control by the instructor

Unsupervised access

Death or serious injury

instructors
participants
public

High

No equipment should be left unsupervised.

Arrow Collection

Eye injury, torso injury

instructors
participants

Medium

Clear instruction and training to ensure the correct technique to remove arrows is carried out,
Ensure all participants have finished shooting before collecting arrows
Stand at the side of the target when removing the arrows, check that the area in front of target is clear when removing arrows
Collect any arrows lying around the target first and pass arrows points downward
No running in the area

Bow string

Bruising on the inner fore arm from the bow string when shooting

instructors
participants

Medium

Long hair tied back
Long sleeves to be worn (Pa-Kua uniform)
Any loose clothing tucked away, uniform to be worn neatly
Demonstration and training to be provided
Instructor to monitor closely

Faulty Equipment and inappropriate use

Bruises, cuts and abrasions
Facial injuries, in particular eye injuries and/or wood/bamboo splinters

instructors
participants

Low

No dry (no arrow to shoot) releasing of bows, good instructor awareness and vigilance
All equipment inspected before the class and after each use during the class, regular maintenance

Room Fixtures

Slips, Trips, falls, or damage to furniture

instructors
participants

Low

Any unnecessary hazards are removed from the area as appropriate, no running in the range,
Area used for archery checked before the class,
Participants instructed to hold the equipment correctly, good instructor briefing

Incorrect Technique

Sprains, strains, grazes to fingers

instructors
participants

Low

Clear demonstration and instruction, on-going monitoring and advice

Arrows falling off bow while nocking, overdrawing, arrows rebounding

Injury from arrow coming into contact with hand and/or foot

instructors
participants

Low

All arrows are long enough for participants to use to prevent overdrawing
Good Instructor awareness, clear demonstration and training provided

Uncollected arrows

People injuring themselves having found the arrows

public

Low

Arrows must be counted in at the end of the session and any missing arrows found before departure of the site (or venue notified).
Archery must not take place in long grass or in snow.

Falling Target

Injuries from arrows

instructors
participants

Low

Target properly secured
Correct retrieval technique

Soft/contact archery with blunt foam arrows

Bruises, cuts and abrasions

instructors
participants

Low

All equipment inspected before the class and after each use during the class, regular maintenance
Only horizontal shoots against single target
Instructor to monitor closely

Viral infection

catching infectious disease

instructors
participants

Medium

Encourage vaccination (COVID-19, flu, etc) for instructors and participants
Disallow participating with any symptoms of being sick

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