We offer a range of bushcraft and survival skills courses for children and adults.
Talk to us if you would like tailored courses, fun children parties, corporate events or activities to inspire adventurous minds in education.
Risk Assessment
It is our priority to keep you safe and out of danger at all times, but it is also your responsibility to help make that possible by following our rules and guidance. Together we will learn, protect and enjoy.
Consequence ratings L= Likelihood S= Severity C= Controlled scoring measures L= Low Medium H= High
| Hazard | Potential Harm | Consequences
L S C |
Controls | Controlled
L S C |
| Public road | Road traffic accident | L H Y | · full safety briefing at start of course
· course away from all main roads |
L H Y |
| Vehicles | Crashes and Crushes | L H Y | · All vehicles to be locked at all times
· Vehicles only to be moved under supervision |
L H Y |
| Flora | Poisoning | L H Y | · Area pre checked for hazardous flora
· Safety briefing given at the beginning of the course · Hand washing facilities available at all times |
L H Y |
| Ticks | Lyme disease | M H N | · Long sleeves and trousers to be worn at all times
· If a tick is found it is to be immediately removed with tick tweezers and a letter to go home on how to monitor |
L H Y |
| Insects | Stings and bites, potential anaphylaxis for wasps and bees | M H N | · Pre course check for new nests and any found to be removed professionally
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L H Y |
| Moving through woodland | Slips, trips, falls, eye damage, lost student | H L N | · Full safety briefing at start of course
· Head counts throughout the day |
L L Y |
| Deadfall | Crushing injuries, breaks, death | L H Y | · Site checked before each course and midday check
· Weather checks for high winds |
L H Y |
| Woodland foraging | Poisining, stings, pricks and cuts | H M N | · Full safety briefing at the beginning of each course
· Only plants picked and consumed after being checked by the course leader · Hand washing before and after foraging |
L M Y |
| Low Branches | Eye and head injuries | M M Y | · Before all courses check for any low branches that could cause harm
· If branches are found no running and supervision throughout the courses. |
L L Y |
| Uneven ground and animal holes | Breaks, twists, falls and sprains | M L N | · Site checked before courses, marking all dangerous areas
· No running, supervision at all times. |
L L Y |
| Fencing | Lacerations, grazes, falls and trips | M M N | · Safety briefing to include site boundaries
· No activities will be held around them |
L M Y |
| Heavy lifting | Back damage, strains, sprains | M L N | · In safety briefing show the correct lifting techniques | L L Y |
| Exhaustion | Bad temper, lack of participation and tiredness | M L N | · Staff to keep an eye on all persons making sure that they have plenty of food and water and that they are consuming it. | L L Y |
| Fire lighting and open fires | Burns, scolds | L M N | · Demonstration on the correct method for lighting fires
· All staff first aid trained and keeping an eye on things as they progress |
L M Y |
| Cooking over open fires | Burns, scolds | H M N | · Demonstration on correct method of cooking and boiling water
· All staff fully first aid trained · Supervision at all times of the student’s progress · Heat proof gloves available at all times |
L M Y |
| Poor hygiene | Sickness and illness | M L Y | · Hot water hand washing available all day long
· Toilets are cleaned regularly · Staff to keep an eye on all participants personal hygiene |
L L Y |
| Shelter building | Collapse of shelter, eye damage, hyperthermia | M M N | · Full safety briefing
· Demonstration on putting up safe shelters · All shelters to be checked to ensure safety · Night supervision · Blankets and sleeping bags available at all times in case weather turns |
L M Y |
| Food handling | Contamination | H M N | · Full safety briefing
· Hands washed before and after activity · Appropriate coloured chopping boards · Instructors to be watching at all times |
L M Y |
| Food allergies | Irritations, sickness or anaphylaxis | M H N | · All dietary and medical conditions to be stated on the application form before the course starts
· A no nut policy on the site · All staff to keep a particular eye on anyone with any problems with food |
L H Y |
| Sharp cutting tools/ knife work | Impaling and lacerations | M H N | · All knifes to be handed in at the beginning of the course
· Knifes will only be handed out when the instructors are fully confident the student has proven to be competent and safe · No person to touch any cutting implements unless told to by an instructor |
L H Y |
| Making and setting traps | Puncture wound, lacerations, head injuries, eye injuries and entanglement | H M N | · Full safety briefing on traps and snares
· Zone corned off where the traps and snares are · Supervision at all stages of progress whilst making and setting them |
L M Y |
| Poor lighting/ darkness | Trips and slips, head/ eye injuries, getting lost | H M N | · Torches must be carried at all times at night
· All tents and tarps must have a lantern hanging while you’re not there · Staff to escort all persons back to tent and tarp area after dark |
L M Y |
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Dated: August 2021 nb. The latest version will be available onsite.