Cooking on Fire Risk Assessment Template
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for cooking on fire in forest schools settings. Tailor hazards and measures to your needs and download a professional PDF. Add your own branding.
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What this covers.
This template focuses on typical risks and controls for cooking on fire in forest schools settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
- Engages all five senses in a rich, real-world context.
- Builds practical skills and confidence by teaching safe fire-starting techniques using natural materials and tools.
- Develops teamwork as children take turns managing cooking stations or food items.
- Links fire, fuel, and environmental awareness through natural resource use.
- Encourages responsibility for cleanliness, hygiene, and preparation of ingredients.
Typical hazards & measures
- Throwing items into fire — Children are taught the consequences of unsafe behaviour. Expectations are clear and reinforced. Unsafe actions lead to removal from the activity.
- Hot embers left after cooking — Children are involved in fire dousing: stirring, checking steam, and confirming with an adult before leaving.
- Lack of first aid for burns — Children know where the first aid kit and burn gel are kept. Staff model first-response procedures so children know what to do if needed.
- Low adult-to-child supervision — Staff-to-student ratios are maintained at all times, with experienced leaders ensuring close supervision and appropriate support based on the activity and group needs.
- Hot equipment, food, or embers — Demonstrate safe handling techniques before use, including wearing heat-resistant gloves or using cloths. Position kettles, pans, and utensils securely to prevent tipping or dropping. Use tools such as long tongs for placing food into the fire and allow skewers or food to cool before handling. Test temperatures with the back of the hand and supervise closely, providing adult assistance for heavy or awkward items.
How to use this template
- Click Create Risk Assessment: Cooking on Fire to begin immediately.
- Review suggested hazards and measures, then tailor as needed.
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