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Health and Safety
Toad Patrolling is an immensely rewarding activity with
potential to help toads locally and to provide crucial data that
can feed into national monitoring initiatives. However, Toad
Patrolling is a potentially dangerous volunteer activity and any
attempt to Patrol a crossing should be fully risk assessed
beforehand and insurance should be sought. If you have any
concerns about safety on a road, under no circumstances should
you undertake a Toad Patrol. Your local council might be able to
help on these roads by providing signs, or occasionally, by
installing tunnels or other mitigation measures. Contact us if
this is the case.
Do not
undertake or take part in a Toad Patrol without first
undertaking a full Risk Assessment.
Do not undertake or take part in
a Toad Patrol without first taking out insurance for you and
your patrollers (see below).
You are under no obligation to
undertake or take part in a Toad Patrol. If you are uncertain or
have concerns about undertaking or taking part, under no
circumstances should you continue.
Children under 18 years of age
should only take part in a Toad Patrol in the presence of a
parent or guardian. Vulnerable persons taking part will also
require specialised supervision.
Reflective clothing should be
worn and a torch carried at all times.
More ideas for
safe working.
Before starting a Toad Patrol it is vital that you identify the
risks involved by doing a Risk Assessment. If you do not
undertake this you might be liable should an accident occur to
you, other patrollers or passing traffic. Please download the
sample Risk Assessment which outlines some example dangers that
might occur at a toad crossing and which you need to control
for. You must visit the site and fill in the blank Risk
Assessment, evaluating and specifying how you will control for
site dangers that might occur there. If you have any further
questions please get in touch.
Sample Risk Assessment.
Blank Risk Assessment.
Froglife can provide you with free insurance to cover you and
you Patrollers for Public Liability Insurance and Personal
Accident Insurance. It is a simple process, all you need to do
is get each patroller to read the appropriate Health and Safety
information (above) and the Risk Assessment, and sign a
declaration form. ALL Patrollers must sign a form and return it
to us otherwise they WILL NOT be covered. Download a declaration
form or request one. Toad Patrols who are part of an Amphibian
and Reptile Group can also get insurance if they are affiliated
to the ARG UK insurance scheme - contact your local ARG
representative for more information.
Volunteer declaration.
ARG UK.
Thanks to our
Tuppence a Toad appeal Patrollers can now receive
, such as high-vis
vests, head torches and buckets. To request an order form please
contact Lucy Benyon on
lucy.benyon@froglife.org or 01733 558844.
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