How Cactus will help with the risk assessment
This document is established through consideration of the particulars
of the group you have and the number of group leaders, when you
are travelling and how you are getting there.
The information contained in the initial risk assessment is provided
as a support to any investigations you wish to undertake prior
to the group’s departure. Representatives of the school
should personally satisfy themselves as to the ultimate suitability
of the destination, in terms of risks to the heath, safety and
general well being of the group. Cactus insists that group leaders
conduct an exploratory visit, so that they have a personal awareness
of the location and are fully familiarised with the likely source
of potential risks. Cactus, acting as a language travel agent
has accumulates the information provided from a combination of
telephone interviews and personal visits to the school and location.
Health & Safety generally comes down to the use of common
sense, to predict potential risks to health and safety, and to
consider options to minimise, control and prevent such risks.
It is important for group leaders to consider this document carefully,
and establish contingency plans where feasible, based on their
knowledge of the group, the group’s intentions and individual
characters and behaviours.
Attitudes to risk management, safety procedures and legislation
vary substantially from country to country. It is the duty of
group leaders to familiarise themselves with these important differences.
The report Cactus sends divides into 3 sections:-
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