1. Significant Hazards Who might be
harmed?
Safety measures
Measures that are in place and/or will be taken to
reduce the risk to a tolerable level
Road traffic Children, staff and
volunteers
Visit locations chosen to minimise danger from road traffic
Group briefed on road dangers and supervised to ensure
safe practice
Children and adults to wear high visibility jackets to be
easily spotted.
Transport – London
underground and train
journey
Children, staff and
volunteers
TfL informed that trip will be passing through station on
given date to ensure barriers are open and group helped to
get through barriers, particularly if station is busy.
Group briefed on dangers at stations and supervised to
ensure safe practice.
Changes to sites – eg.
Dangerous debris, loose
flooring
Children, staff and
volunteers
Visual check for changes by staff prior to/at start and
during activities.
Dangerous changes isolated or removed/disposed of
safely. If not possible activity discontinued. Problem to be
reported to member of staff in charge.
Special medical, educational
or behavioural needs
Individual children and
others in their groups
Young peoples’ special medical or behavioural needs
known to staff and volunteers and appropriate support
provided
Activity modified to ensure appropriateness for children
If children require medication this is carried by an adult
who is able to administer
Child separated from group Child separated from
group
Regular head-counts carried out
Practitioners and other adults positioned to ensure
effective supervision at all times

2. Weather extremes – wind,
cold, sun or heat related
conditions & injuries
All group members –
children, staff and
volunteers
Appropriate clothing and footwear for children and adults
Plan for pupils and adults who do not have appropriate
clothing – check before leaving or have spares
Condition of individuals monitored
Weather conditions taken into account during
venue/activity choice
Individuals encouraged to apply sun protection as
necessary. Visit leaders may issue sun cream unless
parent/carer consent has identified an allergy to sun
cream for that child.
Avoid pier pier/sea walls if winds are high
Accidents and emergencies All group members –
children, staff and
volunteers
Appropriate first aid cover (kit and first aider) provided
for activity and venue
Method of summoning help available
Child protection issues Children Setting chosen and group supervised to minimise risk of
stranger danger
Staff follow employer’s child protection procedures