RISK MANAGEMENT

RAMS FORM

SACRED HEART COLLEGE – EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM (EOTC)

Safety Management

PEOPLE -

What would happen to PEOPLE, when participating in the activity?

-Injury (eg; twist ankle, Concussion)

-Hypothermia

-Not bringing the minimum requirements - food/clothing/survival kit

-Not following instructions 

What can we do to minimise or eliminate these to make the activity safe?

-Check that each individual has a substantial survival kit in their pack

-Carry resources that can be of heating use to both the individual and an environment to try and keep the patient as warm as possible while waiting for help

-Everyone pairs up and checks each others gear bags before leaving to make sure they meet the minimum requirements - if your partner does not meet these requirements, tell one of the adults.

-Sign the student contract so that rules have to be abide by.

RESOURCES/EQUIPMENT -

What would happen to their EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES, when participating in the activity?

-All clothing (on the participant and in their bag) gets wet

-Losing map

-Run out of food

-No source of light when it turns dark

-Mountain radio is not responding and there is no cellphone reception and their is an emergency

What can we do to minimise or eliminate these to make the activity safe?

-Minimise the possibility of belongings in ones bag getting wet by putting a rubbish bag inside their pack with their gear inside it

-Equip all participants with their own map so that if ONE person loses their map you have plenty of back-ups.

-If everyone takes more food than required (but not so much that it takes up all room in your bag) and put the extra food in a different section of your pack so it is purely for emergency situations/ last minute food if everything else is gone.

-Spare batteries for torches x2 (spare torch incase one is faulty) candles as a last resort for light

-Split group into two groups (1 adult with each group) and one group stays with the emergency situation and the other group heads back from the track to find a person or some source of contact (which ever comes first) to find help.

ENVIRONMENT -

What would happen to the ENVIRONMENT, when participating in the activity?

-Wet track conditions

-Slip in the track

-Unclear marking of the track 

-Torrential Rain entire time - what will you do about keeping your gear dry? 

-One participant forgetting to shut a gate - denying nz safety code = leave environment how you found it

What can we do to minimise or eliminate these to make the activity safe?

-Check the weather report a few days before your trip to see what type of conditions you are going to meet on arrival (e.g. if it has been raining heavily for 2 out of 3 days leading up to your trip the track is unlikely to be completely dry on your arrival) then check the expected weather for when you are going to be there

-Contact DOC to see if they are aware of any major changes that may have occurred such as a slip on the track recently so you can be prepared and know about the current conditions

-Be careful and work in pairs or as a group to get to the final location safely - suitable shoes with a lot of grip and extra safety equipment.

-Make a decision as a group as to what way you are going to go on the track - if split up leave markings which are known within the group such as an arrow followed by a pile of rocks (or agree on an available resource) to confirm the route you took

-Work together as a team and stay together to make sure you ALL make it through the rain safely-look out for one another.

-Have a black rubbish bag inside your day pack with all your gear in it to ensure you have a second layer of protection to keep your possessions dry

-Denying outdoor safety code = leave environment how you found it. Make sure someone else double checks all gates YOU close. Be responsible for yourself and ask someone to check for you.