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. |
| Disorientation – Site visitors become lost, leave campsite boundaries. | | All present | Group leaders to inform their group members of the campsite boundaries, areas which are out of bounds and where the site facilities are located.
Do not climb over any fencing.
Signage on site.
Perimeter fencing and fencing off of restricted areas.
Use a torch when dark on site.
Keep the main gate to the campsite closed. | |
Slips, trips & falls
| | All present | - Suitable/PPE footwear for weather & ground conditions
- Plan safe access and egress to / from work site
- Clear area of any removable slip / trip hazards before work begins and as work proceeds
- Mark obvious slip / trip hazards that cannot be removed
- Designate area to store for tools / equipment & waste
- Take care on wet floors, in particular the toilet and shower areas. Caution signs to be erected during cleaning of these areas.
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| Woodpile, woods & vegetation – splinters, cuts, grazes, stings | | All present | Appropriate footwear to be worn when in the wood pile area.
No climbing on the woodpile.
Care to be taken when collecting wood from the wood pile, e.g. nails.
Avoid overgrown vegetation areas.
Avoid climbing trees.
Group leaders to advise group members of the risks and where appropriate supervise and give instructions. |
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| Vehicles on site – Hit by moving vehicles on campsite, car park and access road. | | All present | - No vehicles on the camping grounds unless permission given and if permission has been given the vehicle must keep to 5mph speed limit, use headlights when dark.
- Vehicles must be returned to car park after unloading/loading.
- Speed limit of 5mph must be adhered to by drivers using access road and car park.
- No vehicles are to be driven behind or in front of the lodge for the exception of unloading/loading.
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| Fire – Burns, death. | | All present | Groups must have a fire plan for the duration of their stay, that plan must be explained to group members.
Follow the site’s fire evacuation plan, Group leaders to ensure the evacuation plan is given to group members.
Group leaders must take fire precautions on their campsites.
Fires in camping areas to be in altar fires only. Ground fires are only permitted in the campfire circle and bushcraft area. | |
| Adverse weather conditions – exposure, hypothermia, heat stroke, falling branches. | | All present | Group leaders to ensure their group members are adequately prepared for the prevailing weather conditions.
Group to camp in an appropriate area as much as reasonably possible.
Site to be closed when a yellow wind warning is forecast.
Site to conduct regular tree surveys. | |
| Toilets & Showers – slips, trips and falls. | | All present | Site visitors to take care in wet conditions or shortly after floors have been cleaned.
Site visitors to take care in the shower cubicles and shower changing areas when wet. | |
