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Tree Climbing Risk Assessment Template
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for tree climbing in outdoor activity provider 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 outdoor activity provider settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
Encourages teamwork and communication when climbing with partners, fostering collaborative and supportive relationships
Improves mental focus and problem-solving by planning and executing climbing routes and overcoming obstacles
Enhances balance and coordination by requiring precise movements and stability while ascending and navigating trees
Promotes confidence and overcoming fears by challenging individuals to climb to heights and manage their apprehensions
Builds upper body and core strength through climbing and supporting body weight while maneuvering through tree branches
Typical hazards & measures
Slipping off a branch
— Trees must be evaluated for suitability based on weather and branch conditions. Instruct climbers on how to test branch stability before applying full weight.
Unauthorized use of equipment
— Ensure all climbing equipment is locked away when not in use. Only qualified staff should have access to and be allowed to distribute equipment.
Safeguarding
— Ensure all adults working with youth have completed safeguarding or child protection training appropriate to their role. Any one-to-one interaction must be risk assessed, authorised, and take place in an open or observable setting, with prior notification to relevant leaders or guardians. Keep clear records of one-to-one meetings and ensure all safeguarding concerns are reported immediately following organisational procedures.
Sharp objects (e.g., stones, branches) on the ground below
— Clear the area beneath climbing trees of all sharp objects, stones, and large branches. Regularly inspect and maintain the climbing area to ensure it remains free of hazards.
Allergies (e.g., pollen, insect bites)
— Pre-screen participants for allergies and have antihistamines or EpiPens on hand if necessary. Avoid climbing in areas with a high concentration of allergens, such as flowering trees.
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