| Document ID (ISN) | 102165 |
| CIS number |
03-1263 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2463-3 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Adventure activities centres: Five steps to risk assessment |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Mar. 2003. iv, 16p. 30 ref. Price: GBP 9.00. |
| Abstract |
Adventure activities are aimed at teaching young persons to face challenges and to experience a sense of achievement in overcoming them. However, while they should create a sense of adventure and excitement, they should not cause harm. This guidance on risk management is aimed at owners, operators and managers of adventure activities centres. Contents: definitions of "hazard" and "risk"; five steps of risk assessment (identify hazards, identify persons at risk, evaluate risks and decide whether existing precautions are adequate, record findings, review assessment and revise if necessary); case study of risk assessment in an adventure activities centre offering canoeing and climbing activities, mainly to under-18-year olds. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; sports and recreation; young persons; plant safety organization |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; safety guides; description of technique; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Physical fitness programmes
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