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Chapter 14 of 30 · 1 min read

Science and Coding Camp Experiment Risk Review

Review each experiment before buying materials, including quantities, exposure, equipment, supervision, cleanup and waste. Record the qualified reviewer and approved conditions. Use activities suited to your real ages, site and staff rather than treating a written idea as approval.

Make an activity risk card for every experiment. List materials, quantities, exposure routes, equipment, supervision, protective measures, cleanup, waste, emergency response, and the qualified reviewer.

Do not assume a household ingredient is safe in every mixture or use. Do not improvise chemicals, concentrations, heating, pressure, or containers because the planned item is missing.

For a simple first camp, choose activities that avoid hazardous reactions, flames, pressurized systems, unknown microbes, and other specialist risks. Do not culture unknown samples from skin, bathrooms, or the environment as a casual camp activity.

Keep chemicals and equipment labelled and secured. Food and drink should stay outside experiment areas. Participants must not taste materials or take unknown substances home.

Any specialist biology, chemistry, electrical, laser, or workshop activity needs appropriate expertise, facility approval, and controls. A short online video is not training.

Plan safe cleanup and disposal before the activity starts. Staff should know where waste goes and what to do after a spill or exposure. Follow reviewed instructions and seek appropriate urgent help when needed.

Your task: Remove every experiment that has no named competent reviewer or no workable cleanup plan.

Put this chapter to work

Optional · Putting your plan into practice

Using Bookify for this goal

This part starts with your own planning and judgement. Use the guide and its worksheets to work through it with your team.

When you are ready to put your camp plan into a booking system, you can explore a sample camp in Bookify or see what the software can help you do.