Risk Assessment Form s4

RISK ASSESSMENT

Risk assessment Service Madras College – Duke of Edinburgh (Fife Council Community Use) Date: Compiled by:

Risk assessment Task / EXPEDITION CAMPING – Campsite or Remote (SUMMER) Date: Process Approved by: Location Review date: Reference No: C : Consequence L: Likelihood C x L = R (Residual Risk)

Persons Control Measures Residual risk Related Procedure / Hazard Consequence Affected (existing precautions) C L R Assessment Location Physical and All Use of competent leaders who are familiar with the locations suitability emotional harm Especially through experience or research caused by participants Match location and activity with experience of staff ignorance, Screen beforehand locations that are new Tick if applicable insecurity or Provide information and clear briefings about contingencies abuse Match location with abilities/experience of group and conditions Flexibility of planning Leader carries mobile telephone (and Sat phone where applicable) Progressive preparation of participants Knowledge of participants by leader Camping / Injury, All Use of experienced, accredited leaders Bothying - site hypothermia, Especially Match journey, location and weather conditions with ability, death resulting inexperienced experience and previous training of group from campsites participants Choice and knowledge of site by leaders Tick if applicable that are remote, Group management and clear briefings wild or exposed to objective dangers Camping / Burns, scalds, All Stringent training in use of stoves and their risks Bothying - Fire death as a result Especially Guidelines on use and refilling of stoves of misuse of inexperienced Checking of personal stoves by an experienced leader malfunction of participants Briefings on dangers of tent fires - Action Tick if applicable stoves/accidents caused by naked flames or smoking

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Persons Control Measures Residual risk Related Procedure / Hazard Consequence Affected (existing precautions) C L R Assessment Camping / Illness, disease, All Information and training beforehand Bothying – death caused by Especially Clear briefings about hygiene procedures / conduct in camp hygiene unhygienic inexperienced Avoid, if possible, camping in fields being used, or recently used practice in participants for grazing / stockholding of animals (3 weeks clear). (location cooking food, suitability) Tick if applicable eating and toileting. Infection from E. coli 0157 Camping / Hypothermia Participants Leader to ensure all clothing / equipment is suitable and well Bothying – caused by maintained. (Initial advice + Pre-activity check) clothing & unsuitable Briefing on the need for keeping spare clothing and sleeping bag equipment clothing / dry equipment Tick if applicable

Expedition – Trauma, injury, All Early planning incorporating a full forecast Weather & death as a result Particularly Match location and journey with previous experience of group / route Environment of effects of young and choice / season hypothermia and inexperienced Flexible planning / emergency procedures Tick if applicable cold injuries Personal organisation to keep dry / warm Injury due to slips Appropriate clothing and sun protection and stumbles on Good supply of food and drink ice or wet/frozen Potential to modify /cancel activity ground Expedition – Exhaustion Inexperience Emphasise lightness – ¼ body weight (approx) Lifting & leading to slips, d participants Necessary vs unnecessary items Carrying Loads stumbles, falls Advice on lifting and carrying caused by heavy Tick if applicable loads / incapacity due to injury Expedition – Exhaustion / Inexperience Match location and journey with previous experience of group / Energy hypothermia / d participants route choice expenditure injury as a result Knowledge of energy requirements of energy Eat and drink nourishing foodstuffs Tick if applicable Procedure No. Issue Issue Date Issued By Approved By Page No OHS-C-12.F1 1.2 03/10/2010 S. Harris C. Herschell Page 2 of 5 RISK ASSESSMENT

Persons Control Measures Residual risk Related Procedure / Hazard Consequence Affected (existing precautions) C L R Assessment depletion

Expedition – Injury, All Progressive training / responsibility Remote hypothermia, participants Procedures for staff checks and supervision supervision death due to Routes varied to suit appropriate age etc mishap or Gradual ‘weaning off’ of supervision Tick if applicable becoming lost

Further Action Required / Review Comments Action by (whom) Action by (date)

SCORING RISKS

Step 1 – Consequence

Impact of Score Description Occurrence Impact on Service Financial Impact Impact on People Impact on Time Impact on Reputation Objectives Catastrophic 5 Unable to function, Severe financial loss Death Serious - In excess of two years to Highly damaging, inability to fulfil > £XM recover pre-event position severe loss of public obligations confidence Major 4 Significant impact on Major financial loss Extensive injury, major permanent Major – Between 1 year – 2 years Major adverse publicity, service provision £XM to £YM harm to recover pre-event position major loss of confidence Moderate 3 Service objectives Significant financial medical treatment required, semi- Considerable – between six months Some adverse publicity, partially achievable loss £XK to £XM permanent harm up to 1 year to 1 year to recover pre-event legal implications position Minor 2 Minor impact on Moderate financial First aid treatment, non- Some - 2 to 6 months to recover Some public service objectives loss £XK to £XK permanent harm up to 1 month embarrassment, no damage to reputation None 1 Minimal impact, no Minimal loss Up to No obvious harm/injury Minimal – up to 2 months to recover No interest to the press, service disruption £XK internal only Step 2 - Likelihood

Likelihood of Occurrence Score Description Almost certain 5 Will undoubtedly happen, possibly frequently Likely 4 Will probably happen, but not a persistent issue Possible 3 May happen occasionally Unlikely 2 Not expected to happen, but is possible Remote 1 Very unlikely this will ever happen

Step 3 – Residual Risk Table

Risk Impact

Likelihood None (1) Minor (2) Moderate Major (4) Catastrophic (3) (5) Almost 5 10 15 20 25 certain (5) Likely (4) 4 8 12 16 20

Possible (3) 3 6 9 12 15

Unlikely (2) 2 4 6 8 10

Remote (1) 1 2 3 4 5

Key Risk Insignificant Low Medium High

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