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Admin		#1 Posted : 05 September 2007 16:38:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Gilly Hi - I am the H&S advisor for a local church and they want to be able to hold 'sleep overs' (for adults or young persons) at odd times during the year. APART from a risk assessment, what extra measures do we have to have in place - I think that the fire alarm bells would need to reach a higher Db level but past that.....? Thanks in advance.
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Admin		#2 Posted : 05 September 2007 16:49:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By anon1234 You may wish to consider the adequacy of the welfare arrangements, means of raising a frie alarm, security (e.g. prevention of unwanted intruders when there may be young persons/children about), etc
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Admin		#3 Posted : 05 September 2007 17:02:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Gilly Anon - Thanks for that - helpful stuff.
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Admin		#4 Posted : 05 September 2007 17:06:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Arran Linton - Smith Been there! Our main concern was the child protection issue. It was a Norman stone built church so our view was that the fire risk was low. One child did asked if any one else had ever slept in the church, but another answered this with; "yes when my dad did a sermon"!
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Admin		#5 Posted : 05 September 2007 17:07:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Arran Linton - Smith Been there! Our main concern was the child protection issue. It was a Norman stone built church so our view was that the fire risk was low. One child did asked if any one else had ever slept in the church, but another answered this with; "yes when my dad did a sermon"! Not a lot of sleep that night!
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Admin		#6 Posted : 05 September 2007 18:18:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Gilly Arran - thanks....whether or not they sleep is thankfully not an issue!!
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Admin		#7 Posted : 05 September 2007 19:53:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Robert K Lewis Fully agree with Arran the child protection and food hygiene issues are likely to overwhelm all other concerns. Bob
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Admin		#8 Posted : 05 September 2007 22:23:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By RP Contact the local Scout group, they will help as they have the information you are seeking...
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Admin		#9 Posted : 06 September 2007 08:57:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Jimmy R Gilly, I agree with a lot of what has been mentioned, also: Have written fire evacuation procedures. A written brief for all concerned. Brief the adults formally and kids informally. Review fire procedures; types and numbers available. Welfare facilities. Privacy issues. Risk Assess for internal and external hazards. Consider speaking with LA agencies for advice. Jimmy
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Admin		#10 Posted : 06 September 2007 08:59:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Sally Also check with your insurers whether they will cover this type of thing. Most do but some have exclusion causes. Scout website scoutbase.org.uk has useful info
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Admin		#11 Posted : 06 September 2007 09:11:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Glen Coe Just a thought, have a "toolbox talk/briefing" so everyone knows what to expect and where to go, head count etc.. Also consider power failure during the night so some battery torches would be good to aide evacuation. otherwise enjoy!
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Admin		#12 Posted : 06 September 2007 09:15:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Glen Coe Try this also for some light reading: http://www.nationalmedia...m.org.uk/pdfs/HASPEV.pdf Cheers GC
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Admin		#13 Posted : 06 September 2007 11:12:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By mrs.seed A few extras to consider: 1. ratio of adults to kids (when it is kids). You could use the Ofsted guidelines for schools/nursery's. 2. Alcohol/drugs policies for when adults (or teenagers!) 3. First aiders/facilities/boxes 4. Disabilities
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Admin		#14 Posted : 06 September 2007 16:10:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By David Bannister I first discovered the opposite sex at a youth organisation sleepover - at a surprisingly young age. Probably my kids did too. Be aware and beware angry fathers!
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