Risk Assessment Form
Record a risk assessment you have carried out yourself, in a layout that captures the part people forget: who is doing the further action, by when, and when it gets reviewed.
IN-02 2 pages
Pets and animals · PA-41
Animal Event Welfare Risk Assessment
A free printable animal event risk assessment: travel, handling, crowds, rest and hand-washing planned before a show or visit, then the day's working times.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Plan for each animal's welfare before the show, school or party visit, not on the day. The second page records working and rest time, and what to change next time.
Who it is for
People who take animals to shows, fetes, schools, parties and care homes, from mobile farms and exotic animal handlers to clubs and rescues.
How to use it
- Fill in the event details and go through each area before the day, writing the hazard as it applies to these animals at this venue.
- Write the controls you will use, with any limit you have set, and name who is responsible for each.
- Sign the assessment off before you travel, and tick each control on the day as it goes in.
- On the day, record each session's working and rest time, any signs of stress and what you did.
- Afterwards, note what went wrong or nearly did, and carry it into the next assessment.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: One event, assessed before the day: what could go wrong for the animals you are taking and the people who meet them, what you will do about it and who is responsible. Page two records the day itself.
Your limits, set for these animals. No session lengths, rest periods, temperatures or visitor numbers are printed. They depend on the species, the individual animal, the venue and the weather, and some activities need a licence or follow written guidance. Set your own limits for these animals, write them in the controls, and check the rules where you are.
Write-on lines: Event · Date · Venue and address · Organiser & phone
Risks and controls — fill in before the day; tick the last column as each control goes in
Table, 0 rows: Area · Hazard here · Controls you will use · Who · In place
Also printed: Travel: vehicle heat, cold, air · and stops · Carriers: secure, labelled, · loading · Pitch: shade, shelter, noise, · flooring · Crowds, queues and barriers · Handling: who may, how, · supervised · Session lengths and rest time · Quiet rest area out of public · view · Escape: containment, counting · in and out · Hand-washing and visitor · hygiene · Illness, injury, emergency vet, · bad weather
Signature strip: Assessed by · Signed off by · Date signed
Page 2
Write-on lines: Your vet & out-of-hours phone · Vet nearest the venue · First aid kit carried by
Animals going — one line per animal, checked on the morning
Table, 5 rows: Animal · Species · Fit to go? · Carrier · Handling notes · Checked by
On the day: working and resting — one line per session; resting means away from the public
Also printed: Working · Resting
Table, 7 rows: Animals · Start · End · Start · End · Handled by · Signs of stress · Action taken · Init.
Ruled lines: After the event: injuries, near misses, signs of stress, and what to change next time
Write-on lines: Reviewed by · Date · Next event
Questions
Why are there no session lengths or rest times printed?
Because they depend on the species, the animal, the venue and the weather, and on any guidance or licence conditions that apply where you are. A printed number would be wrong for most animals. Set your own limit for each one, write it in the controls, and check the rules where you are.
Does this replace a licence or the venue's own risk assessment?
No. Some animal activities need a licence or registration, and venues such as schools often have their own paperwork. This sheet is your own record of the animals' welfare, to sit alongside whatever else applies.
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