1. CHINATOWN -
RISK ASSESSMENT
DATE RISK ASSESSMENT COMPLETED: 11.04.14
TASK/ACTIVITY: Visiting China Town
PERSONS AT RISK: School children and staff
Risk/Hazard Those
who may
be
harmed
Action to reduce/prevent risk Risk
asse
ssm
ent
Moving up
and down the
lifts
All
participant
s
Children to not use lifts LOW
Travelling on
a tube
All
participant
s
1.Ensure pupils stand away from the platform edge. Adults to form a barrier between
platform edge and children
2.All children to stay with their designated adults at all times. (Children grouped with a
specific adult)
3.All children to have something to hold onto on tube if no seats available to minimise risk
of fallingover injuries occurring.→
4.2 designated adults (Teacher plus a support staff) to be the first person to leave the tube
to check for the sizr of the gap and help facilitating children climbing off.
5.Other adult (TA?) to be the last adult to leave the tube – they should check no children are
left in tube carriage before they get off the tube. TAs group of children to go with teacher's
group while TA does this – TA can help children off the tube to where teacher is, then check,
then leave.
6.Adults to help facilitate children into apartner lines as soon as children have climbed off
the tube, ready for a head count
7.Head counts before leaving, before entering tube station, before getting on tube, after
High

2. getting off tube, after leaving the station, upon entering chinatown, entering restaurant /
bakery
8.Children's allergies checked before trip – any medication to be brought in and carried by
group leader. Food allergies checked if the children will be eating in Chinatown.
9.The noise level should be acceptable to the situation.
Separating
from a group
All
participant
s
Regular head counts High
General
public
All
participant
s
1.Remind children of expected level of behaviour. Facilitate talk about surroundings, help
the children independently look out for hazards and of stranger danger.
2.Regular head counts.
3.Children walking in partners, holding hands. Adults to stay with their group, and help each
other.
4.Adults to watch out for hazards on the street (thorny bushes, dog mess).
High
Minor
accidents
All
participant
s
First aid kit to be available throughout the trip. Also: Plasters, wet wipes, plastic bags, tissues, hand
sanitiser, additional medication (eg, inhalers).
Medi
um
Crossing
roads
Adult to stand in the middle of the road to help facilitate class crossing the road.
Adult at front of the group to stop and check cars are not coming when encountering a corner.
Check cars are not coming round a corner before crossing.
High
Alternative Route from China Town
1.Catch 19 bus from Shaftsebury Avenue to Bloomsbury Square.
2.Walk to the IOE (5 – 10 mins).