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Using Tarps and Hammocks Risk Assessment Template
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for using tarps and hammocks 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 using tarps and hammocks in forest schools settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
Links comfort and protection to decision-making about space and shelter.
Encourages problem-solving and teamwork when constructing shared spaces.
Fosters independence in creating personal resting or hiding places.
Provides practical experience with knots, shelter design, and tarp layout.
Improves awareness of spatial arrangements and structural stability.
Typical hazards & measures
Entrapment or suffocation under tarp
— Ensure tarps are pulled taut with no large pockets or low-hanging fabric. Avoid full enclosures. Supervise closely during play. Children should be able to see and exit all parts of the tarp area.
Multiple people on hammock
— Implement a strict one-person-at-a-time rule for hammocks. Explain reasons clearly and enforce consistently. If children wish to use hammocks together, provide alternatives like group shelters.
Rope burn injury
— Show children how to hold and adjust rope slowly and correctly. Avoid rapid pulls or climbing on tensioned lines. Provide gloves for children handling load-bearing ropes.
Uneven ground
— Clear all tarp and hammock zones of rocks, roots, and uneven surfaces before setup. Rake or level ground where needed. Conduct a site sweep before every session to ensure stability and reduce the chance of trips, stubbed toes, or poor footing.
Children wandering into setup zone unaware
— Clearly mark hammock and tarp zones using signs, tape, or cones. Brief children and remind them regularly. Assign lookouts if needed during busy sessions.
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