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Baptisms / christenings Risk Assessment Template
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for baptisms / christenings in place of worship settings. Tailor hazards and measures to your needs and download a professional PDF. Add your own branding.
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What this covers.
This template focuses on typical risks and controls for baptisms / christenings in place of worship settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
Strengthens family and community bonds through celebration.
Encourages reflection on responsibility and guidance in raising children.
Supports a child’s sense of belonging in a faith community.
Provides meaningful memories that connect families across time.
Marks an important milestone of spiritual initiation.
Typical hazards & measures
Large family groups arriving
— Station ushers outside and in lobbies to guide parking, prevent bottlenecks, and help families with pushchairs. Post clear signage for toilets and halls. Allow extra time in the schedule to accommodate slower arrivals and seat latecomers discreetly.
Candles and open flames
— Provide baptism candles in drip trays, limit to one per family, and supervise children closely when holding. Position flames away from fabrics and hair, extinguish promptly, and keep sand or water nearby as a precaution.
Mobility challenges for elderly guests
— Reserve front pews for those with reduced mobility, provide ramp or lift access, and unlock accessible toilets. Train ushers to provide arm support, keep hearing loop switched on, and provide large-print service sheets.
Crowd congestion at font
— Mark a safe boundary around the font, allowing parents and godparents to step forward under guidance from ushers. Limit numbers clustered nearby, keep escape routes open, and brief officiants to pause until the space is secure.
Heavy font covers or lids
— Only adults should lift, ideally with two people if the cover is heavy. Inspect hinges and fixings before use, and secure cover safely out of reach during the service until it is replaced afterwards.
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