Accidents on school trips

Schools have been urged not to be deterred from running school trips and educational visits for fear of legal action in the event of an accident. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) said, however, that organisers of educational/recreational activities must ensure that they are properly planned, managed, and delivered by competent staff. This demands proper risk assessment, deployment, and monitoring, and the use of all reasonably practicable measures to counter the identified hazards.