Managing Risk or Loss

Using this document

You should use this document to help you manage risks in the outdoors.

Specific situations include:

Community projects

Public land

Community projects where volunteer or community participation is planned, on public land

• Refer Safety and Conservation Values 
• Ensure you have the Declaration of Known  Risks form  completed by an appropriate Council officer. Incorporate this information into your planning 
• Follow the process of managing safety and conservation values on site including all of the attached work-sheets and report back to the Council officer. You will need their permission to continue.  They will give you feedback (and help) in completing your planning.

Private land

Community projects where volunteer or community participation is planned, on private land

This is your responsibility, but it would be good practice to follow the guidelines.

• Refer Safety and Conservation Values 
• Follow the process of managing safety and conservation values on site 
• Get the landowners permission. See Community Project Agreement & Landowner Permission form available from Parks & Landscape Community Project Coordinator at Waitakere City Council). This might help.

Private and / or commercial projects

Public land

Private and/or commercial activity on public land eg hiring a Park

• Refer Safety and Conservation Values 
• Ensure you have the Declaration of Known  Risks form  completed by an appropriate Council officer. Incorporate this information into your planning for managing safety and conservation values on site. 
• This planning is your responsibility. You can use the tools provided here or follow your company procedures.

Council projects

Public land

Council run community projects where volunteer or community participation is planned, on public land

• Refer Safety and Conservation Values 
• Follow the process of managing safety and conservation values on site including all of the attached work-sheets except the Declaration of Known Risks form - this information will be automatically incorporated into your risk management forms.

Declaration of known risks

Note: You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view and print this document.  For help opening PDF files or tips on copying information see Helpful Tips.

Declaration of Known  Risks form (Size 16K)

Have this form completed by an appropriate Council officer.  Incorporate this information into your planning for managing safety and conservation values on site.