Help required - safety of caving

[nickwilliams]

I need to (fairly urgently) generate some evidence of the health benefits and safety of caving as an activity.

ISTR there was an article in Descent a few years ago which addressed the comparative safety of caving with other activities. Can anyone provide a citation for this article?

Links/references to anything else published on this would be welcome.

Nick.

 

[martinr]

Previous thread? https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=24280.0

 

[nickwilliams]

Thank you, that is useful.

Something which specifically (and quantatively) compares the risk of caving with sports such as rugby or horse riding would be most useful.

 

[mudman]

Have you seen this: https://startcaving.com/caving-guides/safety?
There are some stats and probabilities as well as a comparison table.

 

[Bob Mehew]

ISTR there was an article in Descent a few years ago which addressed the comparative safety of caving with other activities. Can anyone provide a citation for this article?

The title pages of the last 5 years worth of Descent give no clues to such an article.  The latest issue has an article on 25 years of rescue but it focuses on caving stats.

 

[Martin Laverty]

A search in the BCRA's caving library e.g.
http://caving-library.org.uk/catalogue/BCL/code/php/library.php?action=search&lib=&type=any&search=any&search_string=risk
gives some food for thought

and reveals that Descent 153 (April 2000) is probably what you recall [Gauging the risk, pp.20-23, by Pete Mohr]

 

[mikem]

Descent 153 indeed: https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=11647.0

May help on health: https://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/fitness/caving-for-fun-and-fitness/
Natonal Park's view: http://enjoy.pcnpa.org.uk/details.asp?hbid=7
See discussion: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0170853

 

[nickwilliams]

Has anyone got a risk assessment for a caving expedition that they can let me have a copy of, please?

 

[royfellows]

I would take a look at the office for National Statistics at https://www.ons.gov.uk/

 

[Ian Ball]

Not expedition specific but the Oxford Union club has some paperwork

Oxford University Cave Club
Documentation

 

[Badlad]

Has anyone got a risk assessment for a caving expedition that they can let me have a copy of, please?

We used to do them for the Mulu trips I ran.  I've lost most of my planning docs for those trips but if you still have the stuff from the trip you came on with me it will be there in the bundle.  If not and you still need one I can put you in touch with the author.

 

[nickwilliams]

Thanks for the input everyone, I have what I need for the moment.

Nick.