Professional Bodies, Health & Safety
Your safety is paramount at Craggy Island.
Whether you are a registered Craggy climber or visiting us for a course or instruction we go to great lengths to ensure you are as safe as possible.
While the ultimate responsibility lies with yourself, our staff are trained to seek out unsafe climbing practices that might put a climber and those around them in danger. We also have stringent regular safety checks in place for all our equipment.
We
employ the services of Citation plc who ensure our Health and Safety
practices are up to date, current and effective. Citation also
take an active role in the production and upkeep of our risk assessments.
Citation only employs the highest calibre Health and Safety consultants,
who are qualified members of the Institution of Occupational
Safety and Health (IOSH) or the International Institute of Risk
Safety Management (IIRSM).
Craggy
Island is a full member of the Association of British Climbing
Walls. As the representative body of Climbing Centre Managers and
Owners, the ABC issues guidelines for the safe running of indoor
climbing walls. Craggy Island has taken care to incorporate the
ABC guidelines in the running of the business and has exceeded
the level of ABC safety requirements in a number of areas.
While we cannot guarantee anyone's safety while visiting Craggy Island, you will be pleased to learn that we have an excellent safety record in an industry that is already declared a low risk against most other sports.
If you need more details of our safety procedures, please contact us.