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Risk Assessment
Sunday Creek
Environmental Education Centre
- Residential Camping (program A)
- Bushwalking
- Cookery
- Orienteering
- Woodworking ( Pioneer Tools)
- Approves all activities of the Residential Camp,
which includes bushwalking, cookery,
orienteering, pioneer tools.
- Refers the camp leader to their responsibilities
in managing the Residential Camp.
- Approves the involvement of any leader.
- Residential Camping - Medium Risk
(level 2)
- Bushwalking (Graded Hikes) - Medium
Risk (level 2)
- Cookery - Medium Risk (level 2)
- Orienteering – Low Risk (level 1)
- Woodworking – Low Risk (level 1)
- Lost Student
- Exposure
- Climate conditions
- Falling branches
- Inadequate hygiene
- Ticks
- Snakes
- Bees
- Stinging plants
- Falls while walking
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- Exposure
- Steep terrain
- Apiary sites
- Vehicles on Sunday Creek Road
- Biological Hazards
- Gravitational hazards
- Uneven terrain
A
minimum of two adults is required for all activities
conducted in or around the centre.
One adult
present should have knowledge of, and ability to
perform, first aid procedure.
The leader:
- should be a registered teacher,
- with experience in supervising students in all
required activities.
- Have participated in at least one camp while
being supervised by the principal.
- Read and understood this risk management
document in conjunction with the relevant EPPR
references.
Teachers are
responsible for managing a safe educational
environment and ensuring that all camping activities
address safety issues and procedures.
Prior to the camp it is the teacher’s responsibility
to:
- Identify the curriculum links and to help
develop a program with the Centre staff that best
suite the required educational outcomes.
- Inform parents of:
- details of activities to be undertaken; and
- supervision to be provided.
- determine the students’ capabilities to engage
in the activities;
- Obtain the necessary consent forms;
- To manage the acquisition of medical information
regarding the participant.
During camp the Camp teacher will
ensure students:
- Adhere to all safety instructions and directions
given in relation to activities and equipment;
- Secure or remove any loose apparel, jewellery
and other ornaments that may cause
injury to themselves and/or other participants; and
- Secure long hair if it is likely to impair
vision or become entangled in the equipment.
- Wear appropriate footwear and clothing
- Practice sun safety
The Sunday Creek teacher is prepared to adapt the
program where possible, to ensure all
students who have the need and desire to participate
in the program has the opportunity.
- Brief students about the nature and purpose of
the camp
- Establish camp rules or group contract
Prior to the activities the Sunday Creek Teacher will
brief students on potential hazards and safety
procedures
- Camp Teacher to carry first aid pack and UHF
radio
- Students to hydrate themselves before departure
and to carry water bottle if required.
- Long pants, sleeved shirts, covered shoes and
hats to be worn.
- Other suitable clothing will be required
depending on the weather eg. rain, cold
- Camp Leader to walk at front at all time,
spotting snakes, stinging trees and spiky vines.
- Students to walk on one side of the Sunday Creek
Road to and from the walks.
- Students are instructed on safety when
bushwalking:
- Stay with the group at all times
- Be observant of where you are putting your
feet
- No jumping on sticks
- No throwing of sticks or rocks
- No use of walking sticks
- Look after yourself, and the group.
- A student head count will be conducted at the
start during and at completion the of the walks.
- Centre to be contacted via UHF on reaching the
Sunday Creek Rd.
- Long pants, sleeved shirts, covered shoes, and
hats to be worn.
- Students to be seated at all times around the
fire.
- Safety water buckets and first aid pack to be on
hand.
- Any stick to be placed in fire is to stay in
fire.
- Students at no time to play with fire.
- If student needs to move for an apparent reason
(smoke), they will directly leave the circle and
walk around the outside, behind all other people. At
no time will a student walk between the fire and
another student.
- Covered shoes, sleeved shirts and hats to be
worn.
- Students to be stationary when looking at the
map.
- Students to stay inside the grounds at all
times.
- No running around the buildings.
- Covered shoes, long pants, and hat to be worn
for this activity.
- Students to always remain behind the safety
line, unless invited to participate.
- Always walking while around the saw.
- Do not drop the saw.
- Reconnoiter the area before selecting the
location, to ensure appropriateness;
- Identify potential dangers;
- Establish resting stations;
- Ensure all equipment is maintained, and conform
to Australian Standards specification
- Ensure emergency communication systems are
available.
- Carry First aid pack, compass, emergency
whistle.
- Carry personal food and water;
- Protective clothing
- Sunscreen and insect repellent.
- Students are instructed on the Hazards
(see 4.1,4.2, 4.3, 4.4) and the Safety
Procedures (see 6.6) for each activity.
- Students are given strategies to deal with
possible hazards.
Examples –
Snakes - concentrate on ground ahead
- If snake is seen stand back and allow it to
move on – do not attack or try to catch it
- If snake is seen too late and is within
striking range stand still and wait until snake
moves on
- If bitten by snake, call for help, do not run
or panic.
Ticks - be aware of and check for tick bite symptoms
and first aid. (If you find a tick on self tell first
aid teacher immediately)
Falling
on Steep terrain – no running, look for easiest route,
watch for sticks and loose rocks.
Apiary
sites – keep safe distance and walk calmly
Fatigue, heat exhaustion – take regular stops through
out the day and activities, eat and drink
small amounts regularly.
Stinging Plants – Leader identifies and describes
stinging plants.
- Ensure all students who require necessary
medication (asthmatics, diabetics) carry this
through out the activities.
- Camp teacher to assess weather conditions for
suitability of each individual activity.
- Accompanying teachers and parents are briefed on
their roles within the activity.
- Ensures all safety procedures are adhered to;
- Monitors all students and their health;
- Continues to assess for any potential risks.
- (illness or injury not requiring outside
assistance)
- Camp teacher will deal with the crisis and
activity will continue
- (injury or illness while not considered
life threatening but is such that the participant is
unable to or chooses not to continue the camp)
- Camp teacher will deal with the crisis.
- Parents will be contacted immediately, and
informed of the students condition, and asked to
pick student up from the camp.
- (illness or injury while not considered
life threatening but is such that outside expertise
or assistance is needed)
- Camp Leader will contact ambulance communication
centre for advice via phone. 000
- Centre staff will inform emergency service that
the nearest ambulance is Kilcoy.
- Organise for student to be evacuated via centre
emergency vehicle to Kilcoy Hospital.
- Illness or injury will be carefully monitored.
- If illness or injury deteriorates and immediate
evacuation is necessary, 000 will be called, and the
centre's co-ordinates will be given to the operator
for and emergency evacuation by Helicopter, if
required.
- (illness or injury is considered life
threatening or unmanageable by Camp staff and
requires outside assistance urgently)
- Centre staff will call 000 and ask for immediate
assistance at the Sunday Creek EEC, giving
location, and co-ordinates.
- Missing person should be notified to the Centre
teacher
- Centre teacher organises a search in the
immediate area for a set length of time
- The remaining students should stay at location
and be supervised.
- If student/s are not found in the search, Centre
teacher should consult with accompanying supervisor
identifying a further plan of action taking into
account:
- Condition of terrain
- Weather conditions
- Time of day
- Physical and emotional conditions
- A time limit of terrain to be searched
- Communication between Centre Teacher and staff.
- Accurate information regarding the students
confirmed movements, clothes, water, food and
equipment should be detailed in writing.
- If the search is to no avail police
communications and the principal of Sunday Creek
should be contacted. The search will then be
handed over to the police.
Examples:
- Bush fire;
- Building Fire;
- Vehicle accident;
- Cyclone, storm damage or flooding;
- Military conflict;
- Earthquake/collapse;
- Fumes/spills/leaks/contamination by hazardous
materials;
- Damage to buildings or equipment;
- Firearms/bomb threat
- Siege/hostage or removal of student
- Outbreak of disease
- Assault/sexual assault/injury/fatality
Refer to Document –
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