South Lakeland Orchard Group

Event / Acorn Bank Apple Day
Date of event / October 13th 2013
Location of stand (if known) / On hardstanding near the house (National Trust property)
Products to be exhibited / Apple pressing equipment (large or small apple press and electric crusher), leaflets, apple saplings
Public Liability Insurance / Insurance company: Zurich Insurance Co / Policy no: XAO 122026 3329
Sum insured: £5m / Expiry Date: May 31st 2014
Description / SLOG will demonstrate its apple presses by pressing apples into juice. The public will be offered samples to taste.
Cider from the cider competition will also be offered to the public to taste.
Safety equipment / First Aid kit, mobile phone, thick gloves.
Hazard / Persons at risk / Estimation of Risk / Current Precautions / Further precautions
Manual handling / SLOG members assembling and disassembling apple press. Loading and unloading from trailer / Severity of hazard:med
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls: good / Machinery is moved by nominated volunteers and members. / Ensure that people do not try to do too much on their own.
Strong wind lifts gazebo / Slog volunteers
Members of public / Severity of hazard:med
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls: good / Stand is erected by event organisers / Ensure gazebo securely erected. Sand bags or stones available as additional security if required.
Moving parts of machinery / SLOG volunteers and members of public who help / Severity of hazard:high
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls: good / Machinery has guards in place. Other users only with SLOG members
Electricity / SLOG volunteers / Severity of hazard:high
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls: good / Machinery only to be handled by authorised personnel or under supervision of SLOG members / Ensure stand staffed at all times.
Advise parents of potential danger to children.
There is a guard in the machine. Cables are behind the main public area.
Slipping/tripping / SLOG volunteers
Event attendees / Severity of hazard:low
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls: good / Ensure pitch is safe before erecting press
If ground conditions deteriorate, advise people coming to the stand of any slip/trip hazards.
Allergy (if serving tastings of apple juice or cider) / Public / Severity of hazard:med
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls:med / Only clean apples are pressed / Offer the taster, noting what it is (especially those under 5 years of age)
Note this is unsterilized/pasteurised juice
Broken glass / All attendees / Severity of hazard:,low
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls:good / Member to remove the glass immediately using gloves.
Electrocution / Volunteers / Severity of hazard:high
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls: good (wet weather) / Use electrical connectors rated for outdoor use.
Keep electrical wiring away from the public part of the stand / Annual check of equipment
Heat exhaustion or hypothermia / Volunteers / Severity of hazard:low
Likelihood of event:low
Adequacy of controls:good / Volunteers to dress appropriately.
Ensure breaks are taken.