Health and Safety in the Work Place
Health and Safety in the Work Place:
When owning and running a equine facility that is open the the public, there are plenty of risks to look for. To prevent any accidents, consider doing a Risk Assessment. Doing these Risk Assessments can potentially save your facility. When doing an assessment consider the people that could be put at risk.
-Excepting mothers
-Elderly
-Hired people (farriers, vets, electricians, plumbers)
-Uneducated workers
-People with disabilities
-Children
Items that should be taken in consideration with working with horses:
-Behavior of horse
-Regulations of occupational safety
-Tack, equipment and vehicles. Make sure these are up to date
-First aid certification (EMT)
-Fire plan
-“Un-wanted” Guest plan
These people can be hurt by the horses if the horses are not monitored correctly. Always keep certain horses that have issues like biting or kicking in contained, marked stalls. Do not allow people of the public to touch them. Also if there is a any equipment out and around the public, this could be a great place for children to play is not watched. Store equipment in a safe place away from people.
Make sure all the workers know how to do the task at hand, this will eliminate a lot of risks of the workers. An efficient way or making sure all jobs get done if make a check list with a description of the task.
Keep a record of all accidents that happen. Also keep a record of all Risk Assessments and keep them dated. This will be your best friend.
Risk Assessment for both Horse and Rider:
Educate the people who may be unsure of what they are doing. Riding a horse is a scary thing and you wouldn’t want to be the reason why someone has a hatred fro horses. Make sure they understand the risks of equine involvement and have them sign a release form stating that they have gone over the risks. When assessing the person have them state their age, weight, and horse experience. This way you can match them with an adequate horse. Also assess the horse prior to riding. Check age, weight, injury, activities the horse can be involved with, and Body Condition Score. Also make sure the horses are up to date on all of their vaccines and have a clean bill of health.
When owning and running a equine facility that is open the the public, there are plenty of risks to look for. To prevent any accidents, consider doing a Risk Assessment. Doing these Risk Assessments can potentially save your facility. When doing an assessment consider the people that could be put at risk.
-Excepting mothers
-Elderly
-Hired people (farriers, vets, electricians, plumbers)
-Uneducated workers
-People with disabilities
-Children
Items that should be taken in consideration with working with horses:
-Behavior of horse
-Regulations of occupational safety
-Tack, equipment and vehicles. Make sure these are up to date
-First aid certification (EMT)
-Fire plan
-“Un-wanted” Guest plan
These people can be hurt by the horses if the horses are not monitored correctly. Always keep certain horses that have issues like biting or kicking in contained, marked stalls. Do not allow people of the public to touch them. Also if there is a any equipment out and around the public, this could be a great place for children to play is not watched. Store equipment in a safe place away from people.
Make sure all the workers know how to do the task at hand, this will eliminate a lot of risks of the workers. An efficient way or making sure all jobs get done if make a check list with a description of the task.
Keep a record of all accidents that happen. Also keep a record of all Risk Assessments and keep them dated. This will be your best friend.
Risk Assessment for both Horse and Rider:
Educate the people who may be unsure of what they are doing. Riding a horse is a scary thing and you wouldn’t want to be the reason why someone has a hatred fro horses. Make sure they understand the risks of equine involvement and have them sign a release form stating that they have gone over the risks. When assessing the person have them state their age, weight, and horse experience. This way you can match them with an adequate horse. Also assess the horse prior to riding. Check age, weight, injury, activities the horse can be involved with, and Body Condition Score. Also make sure the horses are up to date on all of their vaccines and have a clean bill of health.