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Description

Explore hazards you might face while orienteering and help everyone help each other spot dangers and how to avoid them.

Activity from Scouts.org.uk
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/orienteering-safety-rodeo/

I do not take any credit for this activity

Resources

Scissors
Sticky tape
Container or hat
Scrap paper, as needed

Instructions

Before you begin:
- Print and cut out the ‘Safety in orienteering situations’.
- Place the cut-out hazards into a container or hat and shuffle them around.

Get your group talking:
- Split into groups of two or three. Each group should pick some hazards from out of the container or hat. They should keep picking until none remain but make sure each group has the same amount of hazards.
- In their groups, everyone should examine their hazards and think about ways they could be avoided or how someone should respond to them.
For example, sunburn could be avoided by applying suncream in advance, and responded to by applying suitable after-sun cream.
- Everyone should come together again and discuss the ways to avoid and responses toward each hazard. Leaders and helpers should encourage everyone to include any alternative answers they might’ve come up with, even if some other suitable answers have already been given. Better safe than sorry!
- A leader or helper should go through the ‘Safety in orienteering answers’ below to check that they’re all covered by the group’s discussions.

Saftey Rodeo:
- Now, collect in the cut-out hazards, return them to the container or hat and shuffle them around. Have everyone line up facing the opposite wall, or just shut their eyes.
- Stick a hazard to each person’s back with tape. Make sure no-one tries to look at the hazard on their own back. It doesn’t matter if two or more people have the same hazard.
- Everyone can now open their eyes and move around the activity area. They should be able to read the hazards on other people’s backs. They may not reveal what these are, but may give that person safety advice, based on what their hazard is.
For example, one person with ‘sunburn’ on their back may be advised by another person to apply some after-sun.
- Everyone should try to guess what hazard is on their back. When everyone’s got it, take off the hazards, reshuffle them and play again in the same way from step five. Continue until everyone’s worked out a few hazards.

Tags

• orienteering
• safety outdoors

Badge Links

• Navigator - Equipment
• Navigator - Equipment
• Navigator - Equipment
• Orienteer - Safety