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Shelter Building Risk Assessment
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for shelter building 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 shelter building in forest schools settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
Increases spatial awareness by working with physical materials and layouts.
Builds gross motor skills through lifting, dragging, and balancing components.
Enhances understanding of structural stability through real-world testing.
Promotes teamwork and shared problem-solving as children build functional shelters.
Develops planning and communication as children negotiate roles and strategies.
Typical hazards & measures
Muscle strain twisting
— Encourage warming up, use proper posture during twisting motions. Teach that twisting heavy branches should be done with feet stable and rotating feet, not spine. Provide spotters or assist as needed.
Poor knot tying
— Teach and practice useful secure knots before build. Confirm children can tie adequate lashings. Check all knots during build. Intervene when knots slip or loosen and re-tie under guidance.
Dog or livestock encounter
— Brief group to be still and calm if animals approach. Avoid known animal routes. Staff to direct movement and supervise near paths. Inform participants not to feed or approach unfamiliar animals.
Contact with vegetation and protruding materials
— Trim or remove low branches, thorns, or protruding materials in work zones; instruct safe handling of sticks (points down, away from group); encourage wearing long sleeves and eye protection where needed; brief participants on awareness of overhead and side hazards.
Entry while unstable
— Clear rule: no one enters shelter until leader inspects and approves stability. Keep participants clear during build. Communicate approval before entry. Dismantle before anyone enters if stability uncertain.
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