Friday, January 9, 2009
Base camping involves sleeping in tents, either at places with no facilities or at camps where some facilities are provided.
Lightweight camping involves sleeping in tents at places with no facilities and carrying all of the gear necessary to undertake the camp (e.g. short or extended backpacking, sailing, canoeing, pony trekking and cycling trips).
Associated activities (such as swimming, day hiking, or rock climbing) should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the specific Schedules for those activities.
Nature of hazards
As part of the process of safety self-regulation, all persons engaging in this activity should identify the hazards, assess their significance and manage the potential risks including any additional hazards not mentioned here
Camping carries the potential risk of students becoming lost during activities and suffering from exposure.
Hazards that may be encountered in camping include:
Lightweight camping involves sleeping in tents at places with no facilities and carrying all of the gear necessary to undertake the camp (e.g. short or extended backpacking, sailing, canoeing, pony trekking and cycling trips).
Associated activities (such as swimming, day hiking, or rock climbing) should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the specific Schedules for those activities.
Nature of hazards
As part of the process of safety self-regulation, all persons engaging in this activity should identify the hazards, assess their significance and manage the potential risks including any additional hazards not mentioned here
Camping carries the potential risk of students becoming lost during activities and suffering from exposure.
Hazards that may be encountered in camping include:
- environmental hazards (e.g. adverse climatic conditions, falling branches)
- physical hazards (e.g. tent pegs, tent guy ropes, gas lights, cooking equipment, inadequate hygiene); and
- biological hazards (e.g. ticks, snakes, bees).
Level of risk
The categorisation of these conditions is subjective and offered as a starting point for risk management planning. The actual degree of risk is best ascertained by persons with intimate local knowledge present at the site of the activity.
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