In order to meet its duty of care Grantham u3a requires basic risk assessments to to completed for all group meetings. In the first instance contact the Groups Co-ordinator (grpco.granthamu3a@gmail.com); a committee member will then be allocated to guide you through the process if you need help.

Many groups have already produced an RA but for some of those who haven’t we have produced simplified Risk Assessment Templates. These relate to groups meeting in private homes and non-sporting groups meeting on third party premises. Sports groups and those involved in outdoor activities will need to use the Third Age Trust u3a templates

Here are links to the key documents:

• Simplified Private Residence Risk Assessment Template and a completed Private Residence RA Example.
• Simplified Public/Hired Venue Risk Assessment Template and a completed Public/Hired Venue RA Example.
• Grantham U3A Policy on Risk Assessment Risk Assessment Policy 2023
• Personal Members Checklist which has been sent to all current members.

For the national templates go to the TAT Risk Assessment Templates page.

This is not intended to stop activities from taking place, it is to enable activities to take place safely. If you already have an RA checklist in place, please review it and, where necessary, update it (including a date when it was revised/updated). If not, please download the appropriate template from this page.

If you find yourself struggling with this please, let the Groups Co-ordinator know and a committee member will support you. We have a number of already completed RAs which might give you a guide.

Once your RA is completed or been revised, please send it to the Groups Co-ordinator who will inform the Secretary in order to keep our Risk Register up-to-date.