Orienteering & Navigation Risk Assessment Template
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for orienteering & navigation in scouting & guiding 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 orienteering & navigation in scouting & guiding settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
- Builds outdoor awareness and safety knowledge for future adventures.
- Promotes self-confidence and independence by developing navigational competence.
- Strengthens problem-solving and critical thinking skills through route planning and decision-making.
- Enhances spatial awareness and understanding of map and compass use.
- Encourages teamwork and leadership through group navigation exercises.
Typical hazards & measures
- Urban traffic and cyclists — Pre-approve road crossings, forbid multi-lane roads, marshal key junctions and mandate bright tops. Stagger starts to reduce bunching and teach a stop-look-decide routine.
- Fences, walls and barbed wire — Mark forbidden crossings, encourage stile and gate use and avoid fragile walls. Brief on safe climbing technique, tape barbed wire at control sites and place flags to avoid unsafe shortcuts.
- Safeguarding and remote supervision — Ensure all staff and volunteers complete background checks and safeguarding training. Maintain two-adult supervision, use buddy systems and designated meeting points, and display complaint procedures with clear reporting lines.
- Wildlife, livestock and dogs — Brief on calm movement near animals, avoid splitting herds, notify landowners of events. Mark dog areas and relocate controls if hazards are reported. Carry antihistamines.
- Night navigation and low visibility — Require head torches, backup lights and reflective gear. Tighten course boundaries, add catching features, and position marshals at crossings. Use whistles for safety.
How to use this template
- Click Create Risk Assessment: Orienteering & Navigation to begin immediately.
- Review suggested hazards and measures, then tailor as needed.
- Download your PDF. Create a free account if you want to save.
FAQ
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Can I edit a saved assessment?
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