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Tree Climbing Risk Assessment Template
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for tree climbing 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 tree climbing in forest schools settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
Improves gross motor coordination, balance, and strength through climbing activity.
Strengthens connection with nature and respect for trees and wildlife.
Teaches risk assessment and decision-making at height in a supervised setting.
Enhances body awareness and movement planning during complex climbs.
Promotes resilience through repeated practice and overcoming fear.
Typical hazards & measures
Smooth or sloping branches
— Children shown how to test surface texture and slope before stepping. Shoes with appropriate tread encouraged. Branch angles discussed in pre-climb briefings.
Climbing above others
— Only one child allowed per tree. Staff establish clear safety zones around trunks, and climbers pause if people enter that zone. Ground-level activities kept at distance.
Multiple climbers near each other
— Children take turns and only one climber per tree. Trees spaced out to prevent unintentional contact between adjacent climbers. Staff supervise climbing queues.
Branch strength & stability issues
— Staff assess trees before climbing, checking canopy, branches, trunks, and roots for deadwood, decay, looseness, or tilt. Climbing restricted to structurally sound trees with branches thicker than a child’s wrist. Children taught to visually identify brittle or damaged wood and test holds by applying body weight gradually. Wobbling or unstable trees marked off-limits.
Low-hanging branches
— Staff mark low-hanging branches where needed. Children taught to move carefully with one hand protecting their head. Routes chosen to reduce low-branch exposure.
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