Led Walks Incident Analysis Reports and Case Study One

Walking is one of the safest outdoor activitiesIt’s completely natural, doesn’t overly strain your body and doesn’t require sophisticated equipment. Every week, Ramblers volunteers organise over 500 led walks, taking thousands of people out walking - in the vast majority of cases without incident.

Incident Analysis

Occasionally, incidents do occur and it is requested that these are reported directly to Central Office. See here for insurance guidance.

For the first time in organisational memory the Ramblers has analysed reported incidents.This brings a number of benefits that include:

• Raising the profile of risk management within the organisation, to members & staff and also with other interested agencies and bodies.
• Ensuring that adequate insurance cover is provided for members.
• Better placing the organisation to provide appropriate guidance to walk leaders, members and the public.
• Helping to identify any training needs.

Bi-annual summaries will be published on the Walk Leader page. The first two summaries have been published and are available below:

Report 1 (Oct 08/Mar 09)

Report 2 (Apr 09/Sept 09)

Case studies

Very occasionally, for a variety of reasons, a reported incident may warrant further investigation.Investigations are considered important to better determine the sequence and nature of events and to identify advice or procedures that will reduce the likelihood of a recurrence.Such an investigation, led by the Ramblers, took place in early 2009.

An overview of the incident including the lessons learned for the organisation can be found on the Case Studies page.