Name of activity / event / location	Phoenix Campsite - Archery	Date of risk assessment	31/10/2023	Name of who undertook this risk assessment
		Date of next review	31/10/2024

Hazard Identified? / Risks from it?	Category	Who is at risk?	How are the risks already controlled? What extra controls are needed?	What has changed that needs to be thought about and controlled?
Hazard – something that may cause harm or damage. Risk – the chance of it happening.	Category to help organise risks	Young people, Leaders, Visitors?	Controls – Ways of making the activity safer by removing or reducing the risk from it. For example - you might use a different piece of equipment or you might change the way the activity is carried out.	Keep checking throughout the activity in case you need to change it…or even stop it! This is a great place to add comments which will be used as part of the review.
Set up of bows and equipment	Activity	All Participants	Only instructors who have a Scout archery permit and have had a Phoenix induction are permitted to set up the activity. This is controlled by been listed on the SLAM archery instructor list held within OSM.
Environment. Trips and falls.		All Participants	Trees have been regularly checked and trimmed but dead branches and debris may periodically fall into the archery area particularly after high winds. Check the area on arrival for trip hazards. Shooting lines are highlighted. Archery area is netted on three sides and these should be checked to make sure they are in place and in a good state of repair before using activity.
Equipment failure		All Present	Online equipment log in use for usage times and checking for damage. Damaged equipment to be removed from general use for repair. All equipment is safety approved.
Over ambitious behaviour		All Participants	Controlled by instructor and at least one other adult.
Observers and non-participants on site		All Present	Archery zone is netted on three sides. An over-shoot area beyond the netting from the toilet block to the main marquee is marked out of bounds with signs and hi viz rope provided when in use. The blue fence should be in place along the back of the bottom marquee to provide a second out of bounds area. The path behind the top marquee should have a barrier in place to prevent access into overshoot area. Observers attracted to the area to be controlled by leaders outside the archery zone.