Health and Safety

Your safety is of great importance to us so please read our Health and Safety policy ( gdpr logo

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In Summary

There is a short health and safety briefing before each trip. This points out any unusual hazards we are aware of including tide times where appropriate. Many sites we visit are by their very nature hazardous to some extent and there is always the need to be careful. On the seashore there are additional hazards such as slippery rocks and the danger of being cut off by the tide, so special care is always required. As part of our reconnaissance trips we undertake a health and safety assessment, you will get a copy of this when you receive the trip information. This will outline what safety items you need to bring and the type of terrain expected. A hard hat must be worn if they are call out for in the trip notes. We suggest that you purchase your own as they can be purchased for a few pounds from DIY stores or builders merchants, we may have a couple available should you forget yours. We suggest that you get one with holes for fixing a chin strap. Wear your hard hat when near to cliff or quarry faces. Also on slippery sea shores.

Do not undertake any part of the trip or any activity you are not comfortable about. We often need to walk a few miles and sometimes to go over rough ground or across rocks. Occasionally there is a longer walk involved. We give as much detail as we can about this in the description for the trip. Take special care when clambering over rocks especially on the sea shore.
Take care when using hammers or acid. Wear goggles where there is hammering taking place. Think about others as well as yourself.