Name of activity / event / location	Cricket Camp - Caving system	Date of risk assessment	05/09/2024	Name of who undertook this risk assessment	M L
		Date of next review	07/03/2025

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.
Slips, trips & falls – risk of cuts, bruises and grazes		All present	All equipment not being used is put away in the store or stored neatly to the side. Participants warned about potential hazards. All participants must be wearing sensible clothing, footwear (closed toe shoes) and PPE. Group leaders to have a first aid kit available during the activity.
Group behaviour – loss of control of the group, participants being distracted/not listening.		All present	Group leaders are to ensure that the group is under control at all times. Group leader to stop the session if participant behaviour becomes inappropriate.
Entrapment		All present	Entrances to the cave must be no larger than the smallest cave passage.
Unauthorised access – accessing the activity without PPE or supervision.		All present	All access points to be locked when the activity is not in use. Only authorized persons have a key to the area. Any access points to have a sign stating ‘No Admittance to Unauthorised Persons.’
Participants being accidentally locked inside the cave		All present	Conduct a headcount to ensure all participants are out of the case before closing and locking access points.
Structure failure		All present	Visual inspections of structure carried out prior to using the system by the group leader. Detailed annual structure checks carried out and recorded. Areas of concerns to be inspected by competent person. Any defects noticed should be reported to the site manager.
Escape hatches – individuals falling through unguarded escape hatches. Locked or jammed preventing escape.		All present	Escape hatches must be able to support the weight of someone stepping, laying or leaning on them. Open escape hatches must be managed by the group leader and participants made aware. Check the hatches are unblocked and in good working order before starting the activity.
Panic attacks		All present	Group leader to offer challenge by choice.