Outdoor Education Advisers' Panel

The Lofstedt Review into health and safety regulation called "Reclaiming Health and Safety for All" is published today at  http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/lofstedt-report.pdf. Reference to schools in chapter 4.

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The D f E has published new advice on school visits - the Legal Position. More...

Proposed replacement for the licensing regime for adventure activities established under the Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) Act 1995 in England

Thie Consultation Document sets out proposals for replacement arrangements for adventure activities. Replacement arrangements are needed to implement the recommendation in the report Common Sense Common Safety to abolish the licensing of four specified adventure activities by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority, which will occur following the necessary legislative change at a later date.

The questions on the general characteristics of future arrangements will be of interest to providers of adventure activities, as well as their clients and others with an interest.

Responses should be sent by 21 September 2011

http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd236.htm

The ERCA UK conference is to be on the 1st and 2nd
December 2010 and will take place at Liddington - PGL’s
newest centre near Swindon.

It will run from 1pm on the first day until 1pm on the second. It includes
world experts in their respective fields and a highly entertaining key
note speaker.

For detailed information and ticket
purchase under: www.erca.co.uk/events/uk2010conference

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Following the recent revisions to the UK resuscitation guidelines [1]. HSE are now informing all HSE approved training providers involved in the deliver of first aid at work, emergency first aid at work, offshore first aid or offshore medic training the timetable by which they should be compliant with the changes to UK Resuscitation protocols.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/resuscitation-guidelines.htm

A body recovered from a Cumbrian lake was that of a missing canoeist, police have confirmed.

Chad Salisbury, 18, from Leyland in Lancashire, failed to surface after overturning on Ullswater on Saturday afternoon.

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A council has been found not guilty of breaching health and safety law over the death of a boy who drowned on a school caving trip. More...

Teachers and others will now find it easier to take young people out and about as Schools Minister Diana Johnson today launched a consultation on simple and straightforward guidance to cut red tape. Teachers and others will now find it easier to take young people out and about as Schools Minister Diana Johnson today launched a consultation on simple and straightforward guidance to cut red tape. More...