Kayak and open canoe risk assessment
Adventure
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RISK ASSESSMENT - kayak/canoe
Specific areas
Pool sessions
Inland flat water
Inland moving water
Pool sessions
Risk involved - paddling in close confinement to others
Hazards arising from risk - collision with other paddlers, banging head or other body parts on poolside or other boats and possible entrapment.
Effects of hazards - cuts, bruising, and in extreme cases broken bones or drowning.
Risk management � qualified experienced person/instructor to be on hand.
Inland flat water
Risk involved � paddling on expanses of open water
Hazards arising from risk � collision with other paddlers, capsizing kayak/canoe, submersion in cold water. Possible entrapment.
Effects of hazard � cuts, bruising and in extreme cases broken bones. Possibility of hypothermia. In extreme cases drowning
Risk management � qualified experienced person/instructor to be on hand. Adequate clothing and safety equipment to be worn during session.
Inland moving water
Risk involved � paddling on stretches of moving water sometimes on white water sections involving the negotiation of stoppers and standing waves
Hazards arising from risk � loosing boat and being washed down stream. Entrapment in or out of boat (in extreme cases under water). Submersion in cold water.
Effects of hazard � minor bruising, in extreme cases broken bones. Possible hypothermia and in extreme cases drowning.
Risk management � qualified experienced person/instructor for the grade of water. Adequate clothing and safety equipment to be worn during session and spare equipment carried.