Overview
What is BS 8848 ?
| BS 8848 is a ground-breaking publication from the British Standards Institution (BSI) that pulls together expertise and good practice into a new national standard for the safe management of overseas ventures. BS 8848 provides a specification for organizing and managing visits, fieldwork, expeditions, and adventurous activities, outside the United Kingdom. |
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Activities undertaken without the appropriate experience or background could be high-risk and dangerous, possibly resulting in injury or worse. It is essential for organizers to apply the principles of good management to ensure risks are reduced whilst travelling overseas.
Shane Winser of the newly expanded Centre for Geography Outdoors at the Royal Geographical Society believes: “For years the outdoor sector has been desperately calling for a standard that clearly outlines how to recognise a safe and well organized overseas venture - with more and more people relying on companies to take them overseas, the development of this new British Standard couldn’t be more timely.” - ‘Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’ The Geographer (The Royal Geographical Society)
BS 8848 covers the preparation and execution of adventurous activities abroad so that the level of risk included is reasonable and acceptable. It will prepare participants for the risks involved, and the actions and behaviour required to keep risks down to acceptable levels.
BS 8848 does not aim to make adventurous activities safe. Following it should reduce the risks associated with peripheral aspects of core adventure, so that the riskiest elements are well managed for inexperienced participants.
Who is BS 8848 for?
Organizers of overseas activities including:
- Adventure holidays
- University and academic fieldwork
- GAP-year activities
- Research expeditions
- Travel and tour operators
- Charity challenges
BS 8848 can help minimize risk through:
- Guidance on how to recognize a safe and well organized overseas venture
- Establishing best practice for organizers
- Helping a user recognize whether a venture is safe
- Preparing participants for the risks involved
- Aiming to reduce risk of injury and near misses
- Providing clear accountability and defined roles for everyone involved
“This standard, and the way it's been put together, not only enables a true line of accountability but also encourages people to undertake the training and detailed planning to give them the confidence to go out and see the world." - Paul Rose, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), BBC TV presenter, explorer, diver and mountaineer.
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Bibliographic Detail
| Standard Number | BS 8848:2007 |
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| Title | Specification for the provision of visits, fieldwork, expeditions, and adventurous activities, outside the United Kingdom |
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| Status | Current, Work in hand |
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| Publication Date | 30 April 2007 |
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| Cross References | BS EN ISO/IEC 17000, BS EN ISO/IEC 17021, BS EN ISO/IEC 17050, Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, Data Protection Act 1998, Disability Discrimination Act 2005, Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 |
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| Draft Superseded | 06/30147317 DC |
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| Descriptors | Tourism, Leisure, Education, Teaching, Courses, Fieldwork, Management, Hazards, Safety measures, Risk assessment, Consumer protection, Personal health, Information, Consumer-supplier relations, Contracts, Documents, Conformity, Verification |
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| ICS | 03.080.30 (Services for consumers)
03.200 (Leisure. Tourism)
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| Committee | SVS/2/-/5 |
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| ISBN | 978 0 580 50503 4 |
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| Publisher | BSI |
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| Format | A4 |
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| Delivery | YES |
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| Pages | 48 |
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| File Size | 424 KB |
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| Price | £ 80.00 |
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