Group management at the scene. Emergency procedures system. Equipment Failure All safety equipment conforms to PPE standards. Low Regular Equipment sizing, condition and fitting to be inspections and checked by instructor prior to start of activity. tests of Regular equipment checks carried out as per our equipment inspection schedule and details recorded. carried out as Equipment to be used as per manufacturer per the specification. equipment check schedule. Trips and Route choice, briefing, supervision, group Low Falls management, consider means of protection if necessary, choice of footwear for activity. Jewelry Briefing, awareness, consider taking all jewelry Low Entanglement or off, or taping over to minimize the risk. trapping Instructor Secondary in group briefed on procedures. Low Instructors who Incapacitated Venues Emergency Sheet. are experienced Secondary staff to have access to phone and in the activity, or/VHF and the FA kit. familiar with the Consider carrying of SPOT device and training venue in secondary staff in its use. conditions Late back procedures. suitable for Experienced and competent instructors used who group use are are unlikely to become incapacitated. very unlikely to come into personal difficulties. Getting lost Instructor competence, means of contacting Low help, route choice. Missing Person Group management, route choice, briefings, Low supervision. Late back and Route choice for the day, time awareness, Low darkness falling awareness of groups ability, late back procedures in place. Lightening Route/Venue choice, consideration of current and Low forecasted weather, awareness. Crossing and Minimize distance walked on roads if possible, Low walking on road briefing, supervision, group management, choice sections of crossing points and/or routes
Group management at the scene. Emergency procedures system. Equipment Failure All safety equipment conforms to PPE standards. Equipment sizing, condition and fitting to be checked by instructor prior to start of activity. Regular equipment checks carried out as per our inspection schedule and details recorded. Equipment to be used as per manufacturer specification. Low Regular inspections and tests of equipment carried out as per the equipment check schedule. Trips and Falls Route choice, briefing, supervision, group management, consider means of protection if necessary, choice of footwear for activity. Low Jewelry Entanglement or trapping Briefing, awareness, consider taking all jewelry off, or taping over to minimize the risk. Low Instructor Incapacitated Secondary in group briefed on procedures. Venues Emergency Sheet. Secondary staff to have access to phone and or/VHF and the FA kit. Consider carrying of SPOT device and training secondary staff in its use. Late back procedures. Experienced and competent instructors used who are unlikely to become incapacitated. Low Instructors who are experienced in the activity, familiar with the venue in conditions suitable for group use are very unlikely to come into personal difficulties. Getting lost Instructor competence, means of contacting help, route choice. Low Missing Person Group management, route choice, briefings, supervision. Low Late back and darkness falling Route choice for the day, time awareness, awareness of groups ability, late back procedures in place. Low Lightening Route/Venue choice, consideration of current and forecasted weather, awareness. Low Crossing and walking on road sections Minimize distance walked on roads if possible, briefing, supervision, group management, choice of crossing points and/or routes Low
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