Work Method Statement:				Work In, Over or Adjacent to Water with Risk of Drowning
Activity	What are the Hazards?	What is the Risk?		How are you going to Control the Hazard and minimise the risk of injury?							Who is going to Monitor and
	(What has the potential to cause injury?)	(From Risk Calculator - see below)		A HAZARD MAY REQUIRE THE USE OF ONE OR MORE CONTROL MEASURES - CROSS OUT/ DELETE CONTROL MEASURES NOT USED							Review it and How?
				1.  Can the water hazard be removed by draining.							Name
Working near	Risk of
Water	Drowning			2.  Barrier the water from creating the Hazard.  Eg.  The use of Guards or Rails or
				or Cover the Surface.
				3.  Consider Diverting or Reducing Rates of Flow by closing sluice gates etc.
				4.  Post Warning Signs where appropriate.
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				5.  Use people that are appropriately trained and able to work safely near water.
				Eg.  Have learnt to swim, know CPR, etc.
				6.  Use appropriate PPE and safety equipment;  ensure it is in good working
				order and maintained and used as per the manufacturers instructions.  Eg.  Life
				Jackets or other Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs)
				7.  A Safety observer should be present who is competent in CPR and rescue.
											Method (How)
				8.  Put in place an Emergency Procedure, if a fall into water does occur, an alarm							Visual
				can be sounded, buoyancy aids, throw lines & grab lines administered, etc.							inspection
											where required
				9.  For large bodies of water consider a Rescue Boat and competent operator/s
				with required licences etc.							Workers
											supervised
				10.  Consider Electrical Safety - remove unnecessary electrical items.  If electrical
				items are required for use, ensure they are connected to an electrical safety switch,							Use of
				and are water resistant in design or a control measure has been taken so they can							competent
				not make contact with the water body.							persons where
											required
				11.  If the water body splashes or spills, slip retardant flooring or matting may be
				required to prevent slipping into the water body.
HOW TO USE THIS RISK TABLE			RISK RATING CALCULATOR		Likelihood					Risk Rating	Prioritisation
			Consequence		Very likely Could happen anytime	Likely Could happen sometimes	Unlikely Could happen, but only rarely	Very Unlikely Could happen, but probably never will		1 or 2	Action to rectify
Step 1:  Identify potential hazards.			What injury/damage could it cause?								must be done
Step 2:  Decide what the possible Consequence could be			Death or permanent disability		1	1	2	3			immediately
Step 3:  Decide How Likely? It is to happen			Long term illness or serious injury		1	2	3	4		3, 4 or 5	Consider
Step 4:  Line up your choices in the table to get a number			Medical attention & several days off work		2	3	4	5			control measure
Step 5:  Use the Priority table (far right side) to guide your next steps			First aid needed		3	4	5	6			as necessary