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    The document discusses potential hazards for a mountain bike orienteering activity and risk mitigation strategies. It identifies hazards such as falls from bikes, bike malfunctions, participants getting lost, vehicles, falls into water, and adverse weather. Risks are rated from low to high. Precautions include using highly trained staff, providing helmets and bike safety checks, route planning to avoid hazards, briefings on skills and safety, cutting off times before searches, and cancelling activities if weather is unsafe.

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    The document discusses potential hazards for a mountain bike orienteering activity and risk mitigation strategies. It identifies hazards such as falls from bikes, bike malfunctions, participants getting lost, vehicles, falls into water, and adverse weather. Risks are rated from low to high. Precautions include using highly trained staff, providing helmets and bike safety checks, route planning to avoid hazards, briefings on skills and safety, cutting off times before searches, and cancelling activities if weather is unsafe.

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    Mountain Bike Orienteering - Risk

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    Edwin Crozier
    The document discusses potential hazards for a mountain bike orienteering activity and risk mitigation strategies. It identifies hazards such as falls from bikes, bike malfunctions, participants getting lost, vehicles, falls into water, and adverse weather. Risks are rated from low to high. Precautions include using highly trained staff, providing helmets and bike safety checks, route planning to avoid hazards, briefings on skills and safety, cutting off times before searches, and cancelling activities if weather is unsafe.

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    Peak Discovery Risk Assessment: Mountain Bike Orienteering Potential Hazards Individuals falling from Mountain Bike Risk

    k Factor Medium High Pre-cautionary Measures Highly trained and experienced staff. Cycle helmets provided and fitted by staff. Instruction given on bike control and handling. Route selected to minimise obstacles and uneven ground. Helmets checked for malfunction on on-going basis. Bikes maintained by cycle mechanic on regular basis. Inspection of each bike made before and after each activity. Participants to be set off in pairs and given a briefing in map reading skills Highly trained and experienced staff to have working knowledge of area. Cut off time for arrival back before search commences. Good quality, easily read maps provided Routes designed to miss main roads, vehicle tracks and car parks. All participants to receive thorough safety brief. Highly trained and experienced staff to have working knowledge of the area. All participants shall receive a thorough safety brief before the activity begins. Routes designed to miss major potential hazards. Safety signs erected warning of potential hazards. Highly trained and experienced staff. Individuals to wear suitable clothing for weather conditions. Activity cancelled if weather conditions exceed safe operating limit.

    Bike mechanical malfunction Individuals getting lost

    Low Medium Low Medium

    Vehicles Individuals falling into open water hazards

    Medium High Medium High

    Climatic influences

    Low Medium

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