School of Integrative Biology
Risk Assessment Sheet
ZOOL2029 Spotlighting Excursion
Section 1 Description
Activity Title: Spotlighting excursion
Location: Karawatha Forest Park, Brisbane
Description of Activities:
Students will be taken on a guided walk through Karawatha Forest Park after
dark. The purpose of this exercise is to show students some of the nocturnal
fauna inhabiting bushland in and around Brisbane.
Students will be following tutors while spotlighting fauna along established
tracks through the forest. Tutors will be handling frogs and geckos using
plastic bags and showing these to students in plastic clip-seal bags.
Otherwise students are not to interfere with fauna in any way.
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SIGN THE COVERSHEET THAT WAS EMAILED TO YOU AND SUBMIT THE
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Section 2 Risk Assessment – Karawatha spotlighting excursion
HAZARD TYPE
PROBABILITY OF
OCCURRENCE
LIKELY CONSEQUENCE
RISK
CONTROL ACTIONS REQUIRED
Cuts and abrasions to feet
Occasional
Minor
Low
Fully enclosed shoes to be worn.
Eye injury from branches and
twigs
Remote
Critical
Medium
Students will remain on established tracks
Falls, strains and sprains
when traversing uneven
ground
Occasional
Minor
Low
Sturdy footwear to be worn and due care exercised when walking in the
dark. Students to carry a flashlight to light there way through the bush.
Bites and stings from insects
Remote
Major
Medium
Enclosed shoes, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt to be worn in the bush.
Watch out for wasp’s nests in vegetation and check clothes and body for
ticks after working in bush.
Snake bite
Remote
Major
Low
Keep a safe distance from snakes. Do not handle any snakes. Wear
enclosed shoes, thick socks and long pants when working in bushland.
Tutors will carry a snake bandage when leading students through the bush
Vehicle accidents (normal
road conditions)
Remote
Major
Low
Lightening strike
Remote
Critical
Medium
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Snake bites are to be treated using the pressure- immobilisation technique
shown in class.
Ensure private vehicles are roadworthy. Drivers/ Cyclists are to observe and
obey Queensland Road Transport Regulations.
If storms are threatening this excursion will be cancelled.
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