Do you have a Health & Safety policy for the manual work on the volunteer holiday and charity challenge volunteer projects?

Yes. We have a strict health and safety policy as follows:

• The main priority at all times is the safety of the group and individuals travelling with DTC. DTC will not allow this priority to be compromised.
• No one may conduct volunteer work in an environment, or with materials, where they might be at risk of injury, without having been subjected to a full briefing of any potential hazards, dangers and risks.
• No one should work in any such environment without wearing appropriate safety clothing – including hard-capped boots, safety helmet, gloves and goggles, which it is their responsibility to provide and maintain to a satisfactory level.
• No one is allowed to work in a hazardous environment without the proper supervision of a contractor or supervisor, suitably qualified and able to instruct on matters pertaining to safety.
• The decision of a tour leader, contractor or qualified person appointed by DTC is final and non-negotiable.
• Anyone working outdoors should take adequate care to ensure that they are protected from the effects of exposure to the sun. This means that no-one should expose any part of their body for more than 20 minutes in one 24 hour period, and that they should wear a high-factor sun screen and UVA resistant sunglasses, which they must provide themselves.
• People must remember to drink plenty of water and avoid alcohol and drugs whilst working on any projects, especially if working with machinery and/or tools which can cause hazards to others.
• People are expected to be mindful of others around them and be careful regarding causing a hazard for others on the site by acting in a safety conscious manner at all times.
• Those with existing medical conditions should declare this to the group leader before commencing work on any volunteer project.
• Anyone who chooses not to adhere to the health and safety policy in its entirity does so at their own risk, and DTC cannot be held responsible for any injury arising from non-adherence to their health and safety policy.