Berkshire Scouts

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Safety in Scouting

Contact:
Howard de Silva
County Safety in Scouting Coordinator
Contact the Safety in Scouting Team

Safety in Scouting

The Safety in Scouting Coordinators are available to provide advice and support to Groups and Districts in ensuring that Scouting takes place in a safe environment. They are particularly concerned with providing advice on meeting places, Scout owned or managed buildings and organising events. The Safety in Scouting Team is not directly concerned with adventurous activities for which the activity team provides advice and support.

Contacts

Howard de Silva County Safety in Scouting Co-ordinator safetycoordinator_county@berkshirescouts.org.uk

 

Tom Handy East Reading District Safety in Scouting Co-ordinator

safetycoordinator_eastreading@berkshirescouts.org.uk

 

Neil Jefferies Kennet District Safety in Scouting Co-ordinator

safetycoordinator_kennet@berkshirescouts.org.uk

 

Graham Tidy South East Berkshire District Safety in Scouting Co-ordinator

safetycoordinator_seberkshire@berkshirescouts.org.uk

 

Robert (Rob) Wilson  South Berkshire District Safety in Scouting Co-ordinator  safetycoordinator_southberkshire@berkshirescouts.org.uk

 

Ken Cooper Windsor & Eton District Safety in Scouting Co-ordinator safetycoordinator_windsorandeton@berkshirescouts.org.uk

 

Wokingham District Safety in Scouting Co-ordinator

safetycoordinator_wokingham@berkshirescouts.org.uk

 

Resources

Responsibilities for Safety

Fireworks and Firework Displays

Bonfire Parties

Safe Use of Bunk Beds

Fire Risk Assessment of premises and meeting places

Use of flexible rubber pipe for gas bottle connection use

Gas Appliances

Outdoor Gas Applicances

Working at Height (WAH) Regulations, 2005

Injury incidents occurring in Berkshire (May 2005 - April 2006)

Scout Association Fact Sheets

Berkshire Scouts ResourceBase Safety-related entries

Links

A short guide to making your premises safe from fire (DCLG)

Fire Safety Risk Assessment – Small and Medium Places of Assembly (DCLG)

Fire Safety

Food Safety

Health and Safety Executive

Road Safety

ROSPA