Name of activity / event / location	Phoenix Campsite - Cave Bus	Date of risk assessment	15/07/2025	Name of who undertook this risk assessment	A H
		Date of next review	15/07/2026

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.
Participants scared in a confined space	Activity	All Participants	Clear briefing given at start of activity Cave can be accessed to extract participants at points along the route Instructor briefed on extraction points and procedure Roof LED lighting can be activated in emergency or for reassurance.
Getting stuck inside the cave	Activity	All Participants	Clear briefing given at start of activity Cave can be accessed to extract participants at points along the route Instructor briefed on extraction points and procedure Roof LED lighting can be activated in emergency or for reassurance.
Banging Head	Activity	All Participants	Helmets to be worn at all times within the cave Helmets checked by instructor on entry
Poor light conditions / dark	Activity	All Participants	Lights provided if required, regularly charged
Illness during activity	Activity	All Participants	Extraction procedure possible during activity
Poor behaviour from participants	Activity	All Participants	Brief at start of the activity Limited numbers in the bus at any one time - currently max of 4 Group leaders present during activity if required
Lack of experience from insturctor	Activity	All	Instructors trained on how to operate activity and regularly updated on any changes to procedures
Equipment failure	Activity	All Participants	Equipment checked at the start of each session and for long sessions at regular intervals
Cuts/grazes/splinters due to wooden nature of cave	activity	All Participants	Cave bus is regularly checked for damage
Unauthorised use of cave bus	Activity	All Participants	Cave bus is a bookable activity and is kept locked outside of use.