As per the syllabus:
Risk Assessment
Students will identify a sport or recreation facility and assess the risks inherent in it, using information gained from this course and the text. Students will be required in advance to identify and contact an organization for which they would like to do a risk assessment. No two persons may assess the same facility. This project may be done individually, or in teams of two or three.
If possible, students should videotape the site as they walkthrough it so that they can use this tape when further analyzing the facility and/or writing the paper. Name of file=RiskAssess
The following guidelines apply:
- Submission of chosen facility name and contact info via professor’s website
- A written, 12-15 page assessment of risk, separated using headers, which includes consideration of:
- Organization Description (see p. 311) with Organizational Structure Flow Chart
- Personnel (see pp. 311-312)
- Conduct of Activities (see p. 312)
- General Supervisory Practices (see p. 312)
- Facilities (see p. 313)
- Crisis Management and Emergency Action Plans (see p. 313)
- Insurance Coverage (see pp. 313-314)
- Miscellaneous (see pp. 314-315)
- Any other additional applicable categories (see p 333, Grange & Over, 1985 and Fried, 1999)
- The paper should conclude with an overall brief summary the assessment of risk
- Rate the risk of the facility, arbitrarily, on a scale of 1 (low risk) to 10 (great risk) in the summary section
- A completed Safety Inspection Checklist from the site visit (see p. 319)
- A completed Inspection Checklist Action Report from the site visit (see p. 3??)
- A risk category matrix (p. 292)
- A risk treatment matrix (p. 293)
- One page at the very back of the paper with reactions, thoughts, and overall evaluation of the project, site, etc., with each individual highlighting the areas that stood out most to him/her during this assessment.
EVALUATION
- 70% for the written paper
- 7% for each of a MINIMUM of 9 sections (7 are specifically described above in italics, more than 9 are acceptable)
- 7% for the final summary write up including the 1 to 10 rating
- 30% for the additional forms/appendices
- 5% for the Safety Inspection Checklist
- 5% for the Action Report
- 5% for a risk category matrix
- 5% for a risk treatment matrix
- 10% (toward the individual person’s grade) for the one-page response write-up
Required Forms
Below are some required forms for the project:
- Risk Assessment Project Cover Letter and Information Form
- Risk Assessment Project Report Received Confirmation (to be signed by the agency)
Sample Documents for Assistance
Here are some sample documents to help you:
