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Health and Safety on Educational Excursions: A Good Practice Guide

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Health and Safety on Educational Excursions

Annex A - Other guidance

Health and Safety Executive

Guidance to the Licensing Authority on the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 1996 (HSC 9)

A Guide to Risk Assessment Requirements - ( www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg218.pdf)

Avoiding ill health at open farms: Advice to farmers with teachers supplement - Agricultural Information Sheet no.23 (revised 2002)

Five Steps to Risk Assessment - ( www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf)

Adventure activities centres; five steps to risk assessment (4.50)

Managing Health and Safety: Five Steps to Success - ( www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg275.pdf)

Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools revised edition 1999 (HSC 179 10.50)

Reducing Risk Protecting People 2001

Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee (AAIAC): Statement of Risk Perception in Adventure and Outdoor Activities

Everyone's Guide to RIDDOR 95 - HSE31 - free leaflet or available in priced packs. ISBN 0 7176 1077 2

Others

The Administration of Medicines in Schools - Scottish Executive Education Department - ( www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/amis-00.asp)

For guidance on Farm Visits, see Scottish Executive website - ( www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/health/ecsip-00.asp)

Work Experience: A Guide to Promoting Quality and Work Experience: Case Studies of Scottish Schools - ( www.ltscotland.org.uk/edresources/publications.asp?cat= pub&education key+Enterprise%20in%20Education)

Health Advice to Travellers Anywhere in the World - Available free from most Post Offices, travel agents and local libraries or Free Phone 0800 555777

Safe Practice in Physical Education - The British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in Physical Education - ( www.baalpe.org/publications.htm)

Information about adventure activity providers covered by the Adventure Activities Licensing Scheme - ( www.aala.org.uk)

Self Assessment and Guidance - Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA) - ( www.aala.org.uk)

The Wales Tourist Board, VisitScotland and the British Activity Holiday Association provide voluntary inspection schemes to complement licensing for providers of activities that are out of scope of licensing

Get Safe for Summer - Amateur Swimming Association - ( www.asa-awards.co.uk)

Safety on British Beaches - Joint publication by the Royal Life Saving Society and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) 13.49. Available from RoSPA

Safe Supervision for Teaching and Coaching Swimming - Amateur Swimming Association and others. 2nd edition 2001 Tel: 01509 618700

Group Safety at Water Margins - Central Council for Physical Recreation - ( www.ccpr.org.uk)

Minibus Safety: A Code of Practice - RoSPA and others 2002 - ( www.rospa.com/pdfs/road/minibus.pdf)

A Practical Guide to Safe School Trips - Scottish School Board Association - ( www.schoolboard-scotland.com)

Guidance published by the National Governing Bodies (NGBs) for various adventure activities. NGBs also maintain leader training and assessment programmes

Safe and Responsible Expeditions and Guidelines for Youth Expeditions - Young Explorers' Trust, c/o RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. 5 inc. p & p or free from website - ( www.rgs.org/eacpubs)

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)'s Expedition Advisory Centre, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR provides advice, information and training to anyone planning an overseas expedition. Tel: 020 7591 3030 - (www.rgs.org/eac)

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has its own clear structure, procedures and guidelines - ( www.theaward.org)

Guidance is produced by many of the voluntary youth organisations

Quality, Safety and Sustainability - Field Study Centres: A Code of Practice - National Association of Field Studies Officers (NAFSO) - ( www.nafso.org.uk)

The Waterways Code (leaflet) and The Waterways Code for Boaters (video) are available from British Waterways - hq@britishwaterways.co.uk - Tel: 01923 201120

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust has produced a range of guidance on personal safety, including booklets, videos and training courses - ( www.suzylamplugh.org)

Address details for listed Government publications

The Stationery Office
Scotland Bookshop
71 Lothian Road
Edinburgh
EH3 9AZ
Tel: 0870 606 5566
Fax: 0870 606 5588
www.tso.co.uk

HSE Books
PO Box 1999
Sudbury
Suffolk CO10 6FS
Tel: 01787 881165
Fax: 01787 313995
www.hsebooks.com

HSE priced publications are also available from The Stationery Office and good booksellers.

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