SAFETY AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICE
The management of safety and risk are important factors
for any business. The challenging activities offered in the Outdoor
Industry make these areas crucial to successful operation. First time
participants in our activities will perceive a high level of potential
risk when, in reality, the actual risk are very low indeed.
4th Dimension’s safety record is exemplary. Our records show that
incidents occur most frequently when course members are playing games in
between activity sessions and not during the activities! Incidents
during activities are almost unheard of.
This has been achieved by a thoughtful land extensive training programme
which all our staff complete.
It is a widely accepted fact that incidents on courses such as ours
occur not through equipment or material failure but through human error.
We have established an operating procedure which minimises this
possibility. For example, our course members will be shown how a
karabiner is made secure and how to “squeeze test” it: they will be
asked to do this for themselves, and to ask another person to check.
After this, their Instructor will make a final check. In this way, three
people are involved in the safety chain, not just the Instructor.
This practice was endorsed and advocated during our most recent
inspection by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority in August
2009.
4th Dimension will continue to evaluate and develop their safety
procedures in accordance with the latest information and advice.
Technical Advisory Service
4th Dimension personnel have vast experience in the Outdoor Industry.
Therefore, we are often asked to advise other organisations in a wide
range of aspects of the Outdoor Industry, including Instructor training
and assessment.. We currently offer this advice to Centre Parcs and
several smaller Outdoor Centres, in the UK and France.
This service is not only available to other outdoor providers but also
adds to the peace of mind of our own customers.
