School risk assessments
Vehicle movement within the school site
What other factors may contribute to the likelihood of any harm occurring?
Shared vehicular and pedestrian routes :
Reversing vehicles :
Blind spots / corners / overgrown shrubs :
Large numbers of pedestrians :
Members of the public using school facilities or other facilities on the site e.g. swimming pool /sports facilities :
Public right of way across the school site :
Inadequate number or no designated car parking spaces :
Narrow vehicle routes ( vehicles having to mount paths / walkways to pass) :
Inadequate external lighting :
Vehicles parked close to designated pedestrian crossing routes :
Significant numbers of contractor’s vehicles entering the site :
Significant numbers of private vehicles entering the site :
School buses, taxis dropping off / picking up pupils :
Lack of or no designated pedestrian paths :
Poor condition of paths :
Missing or damaged road signs :
Vehicles passing close to buildings or vulnerable objects / items e.g. gas, oil or chemical storage tanks, pipes :
Pedestrians unable to see clearly in all directions at crossing points :
Steep gradients :
Temporary workplaces, e.g. construction sites :
Maintenance work being carried out on or near traffic routes :
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