1. FSC Employee; Students; Non-FSC Staff; Public; All
FSC Site Working Information Card: Ludlow Castle
Issued: [19/3/18]
By: [CT]
To be read in conjunction with OCOP P01, and OCOP P01:
App. 1 – Generic Out of Classroom Risk Assessment
App. 2 – Generic Environment Risk Assessment - built
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: Medieval castle ruins maintained for visitors.
Mobile Phone Coverage: All networks – Low to High.
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: Tickets required for castle access:
Nearest Phone: Ticket Office in Castle.
Grid reference / Postcode: SY8 1AY/SO
Nearest Dwelling: Ticket Office in Castle, plenty of shops neighbouring.
Access / Egress: Follow A49 south from Shrewsbury. Turn off on B4361 signed to the town centre. Coach drop off beside the Assembly rooms in the town centre, or outside The Feathers Hotel, and then walk up to the traffic lights and turn right into the town centre.
Nearest Hospital / Doctor: Stonebow Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2BN/Distance: 21.4 miles/Tel: /Open: 24/7. Pharmacy: 49 Bull Ring, Ludlow, SY8 1AB/Distance: 0.2 miles/Tel: / Open: M-F 8:30-17:30 Sat 9:00-17:00 Sun Closed
Parking: Castle Square/Mill Street.
Special equipment required: Cash or cheque to pay for castle entry..
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
Falling from castle buildings eg.Tower
 All  5 2 10
 Students must be supervised at tower summits, and briefed on appropriate safe behaviour at height. 5   1 5
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2. Towers to have an adult supervising the base and preventing access. X
FSC Site Working Information Card:
Pharmacy N
Towers to have an adult supervising the base and preventing access. X
Only tower 9 (Great Tower) to be ascended with a supervisor at the top.
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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