Peel Forest Outdoor Centre

"The layout of our plans ... makes it easy for us to update activity information, procedures or hazards, without altering the majority of the document."
Andre Schoneveld, Director

Our business

We are an outdoor education centre base in the foothills of South Canterbury. We employ up to eight full time staff and a large number of part time and contract staff. We operate year round, although our busiest season is from October to May.

Safety system strength

We are particularly proud of the layout and format of our safety management plans. They are easy to update and amend and it's easy for staff to find information that they require.

It works well for us because

The layout of the plan brings together the generic information which applies to most of our activities in one section. It then separates information for specific activities into sub-documents. 

This format allows staff to hone in on specific information for activities that they are running without getting swamped by surplus information.  

It also makes it easy for us to update activity information, procedures or hazards, without altering the majority of the document. This means that indexes and tables of contents don't change with each amendment, so staff have confidence that they are able to access the information they need. 

Additional activities can also be easily added or activities deleted without dramatically altering the document layout.

Contact

Andre Schoneveld, Director
Email: pfopc@farmside.co.nz
Phone: 03 696 3832