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LDomeney  
#1 Posted : 18 November 2024 10:50:21(UTC)
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LDomeney

Hi, we have a staff member who has volunteered to complete a high risk adventurous activity in aid of charity fundraising.  The 'charity week' is week is where our students select a charity and select various activities (5-a-side football, cake sale, tuck shop etc) for fundraising.  My question - is a risk assessment required for one of our teachers that has volunteered to carry out a high risk adventurous activity in aid of raising funds for the said charity?  From the school's perspective, this specific activity has not been requested. 

I feel it's a little grey - they are a staff member completing on a voluntary basis to raise funds for a charity approved by the school, but they alone have solely made the decision to carry out the activity in their own time.   I'm inclined to think we have the responsibiltiy to raise a risk assessment as they are a staff member carrying out an activity to raise funds for a school approved charity.....?  

Anyone have any wisdom for this one please?

LancBob  
#2 Posted : 18 November 2024 11:14:44(UTC)
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LancBob

Is the high risk adventurous activity planned and arranged by the teacher or via a third party?

If it's third party then they will have completed the risk assessment applicable to that activity - so that should be covered.

As the activity is not requested by the school or inconjunction with school I would be inclined to think that a risk assessment completed by the school wouldn't be necessary. For instance if the RA required a specialist piece of kit as a control measure who funds the measure - the teacher or the school?

This would be my take... but open to opinions.

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peter gotch on 18/11/2024(UTC)
peter gotch  
#3 Posted : 18 November 2024 12:07:43(UTC)
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peter gotch

Hi LD

I think this comes down to whether the school has any active involvement whatsoever, including, in particular, making available school facilities and/or providing equipment. 

If the answer is YES, then possibly the provisions of the Occupier's Liability Act(s) are as important as any duties under occupational health and safety legislation.

However in terms of HSWA, what you need to consider is whether anything associated with these not "at work" activities fall within the "conduct" of the school's "undertaking" such that Section 3(1) becomes relevant.

+ whether anyone at all might be "at work", in which case Section 4(2) might also be relevant. 

chris42  
#4 Posted : 19 November 2024 13:20:01(UTC)
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chris42

Reported Maxime for badly hidden link in someone else’s post The attempt to hide it using white text means they know they were breaking forum rules. However not smart enough to realise quoted text has a grey background.

Edited by user 19 November 2024 13:20:42(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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Roundtuit on 19/11/2024(UTC), peter gotch on 19/11/2024(UTC), DH1962 on 21/11/2024(UTC)
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