1. FSC Employee; Students; Non-FSC Staff; Public; All
FSC Site Working Information Card: Preston Montford Estate and Farm Lane
Issued: 19/3/18
By: AM
To be read in conjunction with OCOP P01, and OCOP P01:
App. 2 – Generic Out of Classroom Risk Assessment
App. 3 – Generic Environment Risk Assessment – Farmland, Freshwater, Parkland, Woodland.
App. 4 & 5 – Generic Activity Risk Assessments [various]
Site Specific Risk Assessment (see below)
Learning Location: Preston Montford Field Centre
Address: Preston Montford, Shropshire, SY4 1DX
Tel:
Duty Phone number:
Other contacts: n/a
Site Information
In the event of an accident / incident:
Site description: Field Studies Council field centre. Centre buildings and grounds, including fields (some grazed), ponds, woodlands, river bank and lane past neighbouring farm (plus badger sett viewing area).
Mobile Phone Coverage: All networks – Average to Good.
Stay calm and decide how best to manage the situation
Ensure Safety and Welfare of whole group
Deal with immediate Injuries
Evacuate or phone 112 / 999
Phone Preston Montford
Complete Incident Card
Access rights: Farm is currently inhabited by resident tenants. Farm being managed by Onslow Estate. We can use the badger watching and lane for the foreseeable future.
Nearest Phone: Preston Montford Field Centre(PM)/FSC Head Office(HO)/Preston Montford Farm.
Grid reference / Postcode: SJ /SY4 1DX (PM)/SY4 1HW (HO).
Nearest Dwelling: See above.
Access / Egress: From A458, turn onto B4473, take second left to the field centre, or take the first left down a single track lane, to FSC Head Office or the farm. Then turn left onto the farm track if necessary.
From B4380, turn onto B4473, take the first right to Preston Montford Field Centre or the second right to HO or the farm. By foot from Preston Montford Field Centre, pass FSC Head Office and continue through farm yard onto track. From Ford, via public footpath..
Nearest Hospital / Doctor: Hospital & Walk-in Centre: Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8XQ /Distance: 3.7 miles/Tel: & /Open; 24/7 & 8:00-20:00. Pharmacy: Bicton Heath Shopping Centre, Welshpool Road, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5AD/Distance: 2.2 miles/Tel: /Open: M-F 9:00-18:00, Sat 9:00-13:00
Parking: Park at Preston Montford Field Centre or FSC Head Office. It would be possible to drive along farm lane track if necessary.
Special equipment required: None.
Site Specific Risk Assessment
Risk without controls
Control Measures
Risk with controls
Hazards
(state none if all hazards and controls are identified in OCoP P01 and appendices)
Persons at Risk
FSC Employee; Students; Non-FSC Staff; Public; All
Outcome
Likelihood
Total Risk rating
Outcome (1) Inconvenience (2) Minor Injury (3) Injury / Illness (4) Major Injury (5) Fatality / Multiple
Likelihood (1) Rarely (2) Unlikely (3) Infrequent (4) Sometimes (5) Often
Total Risk Rating with controls
 None
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2. Turn right at end of B4473 & drive to next village (Bicton)
FSC Site Working Information Card: Preston Montford Estate and Farm Lane
Fuel Station
Turn right at end of B4473 & drive to next village (Bicton)
River Bank
MUST be pre-checked before taking a group. Paths may periodically flood, which can make them impassable or slippery.
Bridleway
Horses and dog walkers use occasionally
Bee Hotel
Sheep Grazed in fields
Steeply sloping Woodland
Stay on paths
Reedbed Sewage System
Risk of waterbourne disease,
Some steep banks
Vehicle Access from B4473
Pedestrian Access and Egress
Via Ford N
Narrow Track
Used by farm machinery, very muddy in places, and can get very waterlogged.
Site Boundary
Out of Bounds
Out of SWIC
Vehicle access
Nearest Phone
Nearest Dwelling
Site Access
Public Toilets
Parking
Road Crossing
Pharmacy
Petrol Station
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