Not been in that neck of the woods I'm not going to comment if this is good or bad.
However, if charging a fee to access the Cave and claiming the money is for rescue dump etc - it is now a commercial operation.
I do hope the access controlling group has sorted their insurance.... It will need to be along the lines of Go Below or Honister - not that of a tourist show cave. To get this they will need to provide a risk assessment from a competent person. They will also need to have a rescue and evacuation plan - drawn up with all blue light services, plus a Site Specific Risk Assessment by the fire & rescue service.
And HSE involvement.
Are the people involved with access control aware of the liability now placed on them if there is an accident /entrapment.... Significant investigations by HSE leading to potentially unlimited fines and custodial sentences?
However, if charging a fee to access the Cave and claiming the money is for rescue dump etc - it is now a commercial operation.
I do hope the access controlling group has sorted their insurance.... It will need to be along the lines of Go Below or Honister - not that of a tourist show cave. To get this they will need to provide a risk assessment from a competent person. They will also need to have a rescue and evacuation plan - drawn up with all blue light services, plus a Site Specific Risk Assessment by the fire & rescue service.
And HSE involvement.
Are the people involved with access control aware of the liability now placed on them if there is an accident /entrapment.... Significant investigations by HSE leading to potentially unlimited fines and custodial sentences?