Name: Equine Safety Risk Assessment
Brand: BlueSafe Online
SKU: prod_01KBY70JHY3YZJDP7MM50GYH6P
Price: 79.50 AUD
Availability: InStock

Product Overview

This risk assessment covers equine handling, riding, care tasks, transport interactions and emergency response. It supports planning, communication and risk management for hazards associated with horses, work areas, materials and changing conditions.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

Plan work, assess horse and rider suitability, and communicate site conditions and emergency arrangements
Access paddocks, stables, yards and enclosed horse areas
Approach, catch and lead horses through open, grouped or narrow areas
Carry out grooming, hoof care, rugging and routine horse handling
Fit saddles and tack, and mount or dismount horses
Undertake riding, exercising and ground work activities
Complete feeding, watering, cleaning and manual handling tasks
Coordinate horses, handlers, vehicles, plant and transport activities
Manage illness, biosecurity concerns, chemicals and medications
Prepare for incidents, first aid, evacuation and emergency access

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out equine handling, care, riding or related activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity	Potential Hazards
Pre-start planning and suitability assessment	Worker or rider matched with an unsuitable horse for their experience Unfamiliarity with horse behaviour, site layout or local conditions Poor communication of hazards, emergency arrangements or changed conditions Use of new or inexperienced workers without adequate supervision
Accessing paddocks, stables, yards and enclosed areas	Being crushed, pinned, kicked or trodden on in confined areas Restricted escape routes and poor gate control Herd behaviour causing agitation or crowding Trips, slips and obstruction hazards in horse keeping areas
Approaching, catching and leading horses	Horse spooking, striking, biting, pulling away or bolting Entering blind spots or kick zones Loss of control while catching or leading through groups or narrow areas Injury to nearby workers or bystanders
Grooming, hoof care, rugging and routine handling	Kicks, bites, head movement or sudden body movement Awkward postures and prolonged bending Contact with legs, hooves and body weight of the horse Cuts, bruising or hand injuries from tools and equipment
Saddling, tack fitting, mounting and dismounting	Manual handling strain from lifting or positioning saddles and tack Horse movement during fitting, mounting or dismounting Falls while getting on or off the horse Poorly fitted or defective tack contributing to loss of control
Riding, exercising or ground work activities	Falls from horse Loss of control in open areas or group activities Collision with fences, gates, obstacles, vehicles, animals or other riders Horse behaviour escalating due to noise, weather, terrain or other stimuli
Feeding, watering, cleaning and other manual tasks	Musculoskeletal injury from lifting feed, saddles, bales, buckets or equipment Strain from pushing, pulling or carrying loads over uneven ground Trips from hoses, tools, uneven surfaces or poor housekeeping Uncontrolled horse movement during feeding or cleaning tasks
Plant, vehicles and horse transport interactions	Collision between horses, handlers and moving vehicles or plant Noise or movement from plant causing horses to spook Injury during loading, unloading or transport preparation Poor coordination between workers, drivers and handlers
Biosecurity, illness and contact with chemicals or medications	Exposure to zoonotic disease or bodily fluids from sick horses Skin, eye or respiratory exposure to chemicals, disinfectants or medications Cross-contamination between horses, workers or equipment Delayed isolation of an unwell or suspect horse
Incident response, first aid and emergency management	Delayed response to falls, kicks, crush injuries or entanglement Inadequate first aid resources or trained personnel Poor access for emergency services Confusion during evacuation or incident coordination

Need to tailor this risk assessment?

Use the BlueSafe Portal to add site-specific activities, hazards, controls, responsibilities and review details before the assessment is put into use.

Acceptance Guaranteed: If your client or principal requests changes during document review, BlueSafe will help revise the document at no extra cost and support resubmission until it is accepted.

Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Confined spaces — 3.4 Assessing the risks; p. 24.
Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.
Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 5. Step 4 — How to review controls; p. 27.

Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)

Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
Initial and residual risk ratings
Assigned responsible persons for each activity
Risk matrix and assessment classification
Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
Site-specific customisation before use

Equine Safety Risk Assessment

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