Health and Safety Executive

Preparations for the fateful visit

These pages describe the extent and limits of the arrangements for the visit.

The lessons learned cover particularly the need for:

  • good, informed communication with parents and pupils
  • clear visit objectives
  • staffing needs to be based on risk assessment
  • a viable "Plan B" in case the main objective becomes undeliverable

This Part has four pages:

  • Planning and preparation
  • Objectives
  • The participants and their skills
  • Range of activities

It ends with a summary of the key points.


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Updated 12.11.09