Risk Management Plan Hagley Farm School Excursions/Day Visit and Camps

Risk Management Plan – Hagley Farm School Excursions/Day Visit and Camps

Dear Visitor, Attached is a Risk Management Plan for your Excursion to Hagle Farm Environment Centre.It is not meant to be a complete list of all Risk Factors but a basis for you to form your own plan. We would welcome any generic oversights highlighted to us via e-mail. Staff Ratio one adult per fifteen students For overnight camps at 1 teacher must sleep in each cottage plus at least 1 other adult.All adults must have a current police check. There are no phones in the cottages please bring mobiles.It is advisable that there is a car on site for emergencies. Nearest hospital is in Launceston approximately a $70- $75 taxi fare

Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome 3 treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n 1 Snake/insect    m   bite Death/illness School reputation Environment Centre Only walk in areas where staff @ school, first aid phone reception is kit, education of available students about avoidance 2 Student lost    l   Involvement of Buddy System Police - 'Bad  press' Teacher trail tails - Possibility of cancellation of  similar events in the Education around issue future  - Ministerial inquiry Routine head count

3 Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n  Meeting, waiting point

3 Dehydration      Illness Check student equipment  Carry extra water  Stop for drinks frequently 4 Sunburn      Injury Slip,slop,slap encouraged  Hats, t-shirts with sleeves no singlet tops  Extra sunscreen taken 5 Behavioural   - Adequate supervisory   issues during Curtailment of arrangements excursion activity - Put in place an agreed - Stress and code of conduct with uncertainty to sanctions participants Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n - Adverse media exposure - Future activities put in jeopardy

6 Medical      issues - Injury/death of School reputation - Obtain relevant Check student records (known student medical information before excursion conditions) - Curtailment of from school office  excursion - Ensure students take Ask parents to identify - Future excursions along medication (or medical concerns on of that type put in teacher to take it for permission slip/medical jeopardy them) form bring with you - Additional costs to student and DoE

RISKS SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HAGLEY FARM ENVIRONMENT CENTRE

7 Cottages      Potential injury/fire School reputation Discussion or rules with  visiting children and Property damage adults including frequent observation and monitoring Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n  Fire Safety  Climbing, jumping from beds  Respect other peoples property  Children in Cottages only when an adult present 8 Activity   Museum and Injury Discuss with children Agricultural safety proccedures Museum  Burm Breakages   Dangers- heat from Property Damage fire,weight from objects glass etc  Quiet voices walking sensibly  Items are of value and have been lent or donated by people, please be careful Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n

9 Dining   Room/Hall Falls, spills, burns Discuss code of injury behaviour  Walk  Quiet voices, listen carefully 10 Tractor/Trailer  School exposure  Potential injury,death Load/unload through doors  No standing while moving,no jumping over side rails  No walking between tractor/trailer 11 Traffic      Potential injury/death Walking on side of Providing physical barriers roadways at the hedge corner   Accompanied by an Wearing high visibility adult bvest for specific activities   Adult walking in Reduce traffic flow front/rear at night withinthe school Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n   Obey road rules No buses  Walking the safe way 12 Farmyard      Potential injury/death School exposure Children not allowed in Environment Centre Staff the area unless for a and Farm Manager specific activity develop an action plan with defined roles in case of emergency an display in Dairy and Shearing Shed 13 Fences,      gates, silos Potential injury Chn warned about  climbing,swinging on Destruction of gates property  Children not allowed into certain area when not accompanied by an FFadult except for specified activity  No climbing on ladders associated with feed silos 14 Animals      Potential injury/death DoE and Schools Children to be briefed to either children about approaching /animals animals ,not to enter paddocks unless with Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n Environment Centre Staff 15 Machinery      Potential injury/death Chn need to be wary of machinery moving around the site  Chn not allowed into farmyard area without Environment Centre Staff/adult supervision

16 Playground      Injury Children must be in view of an adult/ teacher  Sensible play  Guidelines for use of swings, eg no jumping dismounts wait until swing has stopped  Access from behind the swings  Use equipment sensibly Targe t date Proposed (additional) risk Additional & Other management areas Existing risk treatment Risk # Risk Outcome treatment actions to resources respo or sites directly affected actions in place rating mitigate risks required n- sible perso n

17 Church      Walk as a group Safe walking guide  Obey road rules on Church lane  Respect the property 18 Water-based   - Pre-excursion briefing of m   activity, Potential of participants -Have an action plan and podlife study injury/death to - Define boundaries and defined roles encase of fishing from participant and expectations when around incident. the bank, intended rescuers water walking - Involvement of -Rescue/communication around water emergency services equipment available impoundment - Possibility of cancellation of similar events in the future - Coronial or Ministerial inquiry 19     

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