Safety Procedures
Award Centres, and specifically Adventurous Journey Supervisors, have the responsibility to ensure that all Award activities are operated in a safe environment. It is a requirement that Award Centres carry out thorough risk assessments for all activities to identify and, where possible, mitigate any potential risk.
This requirement exists regardless of the type of journey, form(s) of transport, location or routes. All journeys and campsites/accommodation should be assessed and documented to minimise harm or injury. Risk assessments are dynamic and should be continually reviewed prior to and during every journey or event.
To ensure participant and adult safety, it is essential that the correct procedures are followed to safeguard the interests of the young people, your organisation, and the Foundation.
Award Centres must report any serious incident or accident that leads to, or could have led to, the death or serious injury of a participant or any adult involved in an Adventurous Journey to the National Award Operator’s or Foundation’s Serious Incident Reporting Policy.
Organisations must have emergency procedures and policies in place, and must ensure that all adults involved in an Adventurous Journey are aware of them.
For additional information please see Safeguarding policy, Code of Conduct and Reporting incident procedures available on the Safeguard page (hyperlink remains the same)