Poor Water supply Group water borne disease High Ensure has access to clean running water members daily Low Instructors Use of sterilisation tabs or filters Toilets Bacterial infections Med Ensure group has access to toilets and washing Group Sickness facilities Low members Either bury or carry out waste products Instructors Antibacterial hand wash Unaccompanied camping Poor behaviour Med Use of campsites members Sickness Check on evening and in morning. Litter check Low Stranger danger Use quiet section of site Fire risk Camp group together Camp on same site away from group as option Removal of fuel if necessary Wild camping Group Water supply Med Ensure clean water supply members Sanitation ownership of land Low Sickness Find sheltered area where possible Fire risk Remove rubbish No open Bury human waste or carry out Unaccompanied walking Group Getting lost High Active remote supervision members Injury/illness Clearly defined routes Med Obvious navigational features Low risk terrain Position staff appropriately Interaction between group Public perception Med briefings members and public members Inappropriate behaviour Group to stay together and not to enter Low General Abduction individuals dwellings public Incorrect footwear Group Blisters High Correctly fitted boots and laced correctly members Soft tissue injuries Not football, sports/ankle socks Med Dressing foot if appropriate Camping underneath Group Damage to equipment Med Caution during high winds members Tree branch falling onto tent Risk of falling branches, do not camp underneath Low Instructors trees where possible Camping near water Group Water level increase High Staff to brief group, supervise closely when near members Drowning water, monitor weather forecasts and local Low Cold shock conditions. Set clear boundaries Open fires Group Death High NO OPEN FIRES in wild camp site areas. Open members Smoke inhalation fires only on designated campsites where Low Instructors Damage to equipment provision is made for fire fighting
Poor Water supply Group members Instructors water borne disease High Ensure has access to clean running water daily Use of sterilisation tabs or filters Low Toilets Group members Instructors Bacterial infections Sickness Med Ensure group has access to toilets and washing facilities Either bury or carry out waste products Antibacterial hand wash Low Unaccompanied camping members Poor behaviour Sickness Stranger danger Fire risk Med Use of campsites Check on evening and in morning. Litter check Use quiet section of site Camp group together Camp on same site away from group as option Removal of fuel if necessary Low Wild camping Group members Water supply Sanitation Sickness Fire risk Med Ensure clean water supply ownership of land Find sheltered area where possible Remove rubbish No open Bury human waste or carry out Low Unaccompanied walking Group members Getting lost Injury/illness High Active remote supervision Clearly defined routes Obvious navigational features Low risk terrain Position staff appropriately Med Interaction between group members and public members General public Public perception Inappropriate behaviour Abduction Med briefings Group to stay together and not to enter individuals dwellings Low Incorrect footwear Group members Blisters Soft tissue injuries High Correctly fitted boots and laced correctly Not football, sports/ankle socks Dressing foot if appropriate Med Camping underneath Group members Instructors Damage to equipment Tree branch falling onto tent Med Caution during high winds Risk of falling branches, do not camp underneath trees where possible Low Camping near water Group members Water level increase Drowning Cold shock High Staff to brief group, supervise closely when near water, monitor weather forecasts and local conditions. Set clear boundaries Low Open fires Group members Instructors Death Smoke inhalation Damage to equipment High NO OPEN FIRES in wild camp site areas. Open fires only on designated campsites where provision is made for fire fighting Low
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