needlestick injuries; gashes from broken glass; stubbed toes
head & spinal injuries
eye & other facial injuries; joint injuries
cliff collapsing*
head & spinal injuries
head & spinal injuries
wildfire
getting bitten
getting bitten
getting lost
being molested
sunburn, headaches, heat stroke
dehydration (headaches)
inability to concentrate or sleep, headaches
inability to concentrate, falling ill (“campitis”)
injuring yourself; damaging property
distracting the driver & causing an accident
* Note it can be just as dangerous to hang around the bottom of cliffs.
teacher's notes
As a generic list, the table above might not cover every base. Specific areas you visit, or activities you conduct, will have specific safety issues.
Worksheets of this kind can be tackled in the form of a class discussion, rather than individually, depending on time constraints, the need to vary the nature of tasks, etc.
additional activities
Share horror stories with students about various accidents & near misses & their causes.
Reinforce relevant safety rules during activity briefings.
Ask students to keep a file of newspaper clippings about accidents in the outdoors.
Nominate students to role play a safety briefing for a given trip/activity.