1. FSC Employee; Students; Non-FSC Staff; Public; All
FSC Site Working Information Card: Talacre Beach.
Issued: 10/1/19
By: JC
To be read in conjunction with OCOP P01, and OCOP P01:
App. 1 – Generic Out of Classroom Risk Assessment
App. 2 – Generic Environment Risk Assessment – Built, Coast
Site Specific Risk Assessment (see below)
Learning Location: Preston Montford Field Centre
Address: Preston Montford, Shropshire, SY4 1DX
Tel:
Duty Phone number:
Other contacts: n/a
Site Information
In the event of an accident / incident:
Site description: Sandy beach with sand dunes. The area around the beach is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The dunes are home to rare natterjack toads.
Mobile Phone Coverage: All networks – None to Average.
Stay calm and decide how best to manage the situation
Ensure Safety and Welfare of whole group
Deal with immediate Injuries
Evacuate or phone 112 / 999
Phone Preston Montford
Complete Incident Card
Access rights: Public access. However, Eni Liverpool Bay Operating Company own the beach and issue permits for organised visits – fill out permission request form for each visit (saved in coasts on working folder) and to Kim Norman .
Nearest Phone: Houses/shops in the village.
Grid reference / Postcode: CH8 9RL (Dangerpoint Centre)/SJ (parking area) SJ (Dune study).
Nearest Dwelling: Houses/shops in the village.
Access / Egress: From Preston Montford Follow A5 (to North Wales), A483 and N Wales Expy/A55 to A5026 in Flintshire. Take exit 32 from N Wales Expy/A55. Turn right onto the B5432 (Halkyn road), which becomes the A5026 in Holywell. Turn right onto B5121 (New road and becomes Greenfield Road). Turn left onto A548 (Mostyn Road). At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Station Road which runs into Talacre.
9m tides meant hat the car park is likely to be flooded – check bbc tide times (Conwy)
Nearest Hospital / Doctor: Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhuddlan Road, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 5UJ/Distance: 3.6 miles/Tel: /Open: 24/7. Pharmacy: Lloyds Pharmacy, High Street, PRESTATYN, Denbighshire, LL19 9AP/Distance: 3.7 miles/Tel: /Open: 9:00-17:30.
Parking: Mini bus parking: continue to the end of Station road, up and over the ramp, and down into a sandy car park (not advised in or immediately after heavy rain or during a Spring high tide). Coach drop off: on Gamfa Wen (road branching left from main road – signed overflow parking).
Special equipment required: GURS in Talacre - KISU in cold weather.
Site Specific Risk Assessment
Risk without controls
Control Measures
Risk with controls
Hazards
(state none if all hazards and controls are identified in OCoP P01 and appendices)
Persons at Risk
FSC Employee; Students; Non-FSC Staff; Public; All
Outcome
Likelihood
Total Risk rating
Outcome (1) Inconvenience (2) Minor Injury (3) Injury / Illness (4) Major Injury (5) Fatality / Multiple
Likelihood (1) Rarely (2) Unlikely (3) Infrequent (4) Sometimes (5) Often
Total Risk Rating with controls
None
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2. FSC Employee; Students; Non-FSC Staff; Public; All
FSC Site Working Information Card: Talacre Beach.
Issued: 10/1/19
By: JC
To be read in conjunction with OCOP P01, and OCOP P01:
App. 1 – Generic Out of Classroom Risk Assessment
App. 2 – Generic Environment Risk Assessment – Built, Coast
Site Specific Risk Assessment (see below)
Learning Location: Preston Montford Field Centre
Address: Preston Montford, Shropshire, SY4 1DX
Tel:
Duty Phone number:
Other contacts: n/a
Site Information
In the event of an accident / incident:
Site description: Sandy beach with sand dunes. The area around the beach is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The dunes are home to rare natterjack toads.
Mobile Phone Coverage: All networks – None to Average.
Stay calm and decide how best to manage the situation
Ensure Safety and Welfare of whole group
Deal with immediate Injuries
Evacuate or phone 112 / 999
Phone Preston Montford
Complete Incident Card
Access rights: Public access. However, Eni Liverpool Bay Operating Company own the beach and issue permits for organised visits – fill out permission request form for each visit (saved in coasts on working folder) and to Kim Norman .
Nearest Phone: Houses/shops in the village.
Grid reference / Postcode: CH8 9RL (Dangerpoint Centre)/SJ (parking area) SJ (Dune study).
Nearest Dwelling: Houses/shops in the village.
Access / Egress: From Preston Montford Follow A5 (to North Wales), A483 and N Wales Expy/A55 to A5026 in Flintshire. Take exit 32 from N Wales Expy/A55. Turn right onto the B5432 (Halkyn road), which becomes the A5026 in Holywell. Turn right onto B5121 (New road and becomes Greenfield Road). Turn left onto A548 (Mostyn Road). At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Station Road which runs into Talacre.
9m tides meant hat the car park is likely to be flooded – check bbc tide times (Conwy)
Nearest Hospital / Doctor: Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhuddlan Road, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 5UJ/Distance: 3.6 miles/Tel: /Open: 24/7. Pharmacy: Lloyds Pharmacy, High Street, PRESTATYN, Denbighshire, LL19 9AP/Distance: 3.7 miles/Tel: /Open: 9:00-17:30.
Parking: Mini bus parking: continue to the end of Station road, up and over the ramp, and down into a sandy car park (not advised in or immediately after heavy rain or during a Spring high tide). Coach drop off: on Gamfa Wen (road branching left from main road – signed overflow parking).
Special equipment required: GURS in Talacre - KISU in cold weather.
Site Specific Risk Assessment
Risk without controls
Control Measures
Risk with controls
Hazards
(state none if all hazards and controls are identified in OCoP P01 and appendices)
Persons at Risk
FSC Employee; Students; Non-FSC Staff; Public; All
Outcome
Likelihood
Total Risk rating
Outcome (1) Inconvenience (2) Minor Injury (3) Injury / Illness (4) Major Injury (5) Fatality / Multiple
Likelihood (1) Rarely (2) Unlikely (3) Infrequent (4) Sometimes (5) Often
Total Risk Rating with controls
None
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3. Dangerpoint Centre FSC Site Working Information Card:
Soft mud near the lighthouse area, so no measuring beyond here.
Minibus parking – 20p for 2 hrs
Dangerpoint Centre N
Site Boundary
Out of Bounds
Out of SWIC
Vehicle access
Nearest Phone
Nearest Dwelling
Site Access
Public Toilets
Parking
Road Crossing
Pharmacy
Petrol Station
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4. Dangerpoint Centre FSC Site Working Information Card:
Soft mud near the lighthouse area, so no measuring beyond here.
Minibus parking – 20p for 2 hrs
Dangerpoint Centre N
Site Boundary
Out of Bounds
Out of SWIC
Vehicle access
Nearest Phone
Nearest Dwelling
Site Access
Public Toilets
Parking
Road Crossing
Pharmacy
Petrol Station
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