Transportation for Off-Site Visits. Air, Road, Sea, & Train Travel

Graham Wardle

Graham Wardle

Technical Advisor/Consultant, Current Trends
Timothy Chappell

Timothy Chappell

Director of Operations, KIS Reignwood Park

After the recent tragic bus fire in Bangkok, it would seem appropriate to address the issues of ALL types of off-site transportation.

The presentation will consider: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, with potential ways for both educators and providers to mitigate, as far as is reasonably practicable, safe travel for OFF-SITE excursions.

This presentation forms part of the RoSPA Level 2 Award in Risk & Crisis Management for School Trips.

About Graham

Graham has worked in the fields of Leisure Management, International Education, and Outdoor Learning for the past four decades. He has worked as an instructor, coach, sports development officer, trainer/assessor, lecturer, teacher, and risk manager. His extensive experience has been gained from a variety of organizations, including the UK Local Authority, National Centres for Sport, National Governing Bodies, Sport England, and NIST International School Bangkok.

For twenty years, Graham played a key role in the development of White Water Safety and Rescue techniques in the UK, Europe, USA, and SE Asia. He was the UK delegate at the International Safety Symposiums in Germany, the UK, and the USA, and worked extensively on the development of the Chest Harness and its use in Whitewater Safety/Rescue. As the former Vice Chair of UK Coaching and Executive Committee Member of British Canoeing, he played a pivotal role in the development of Coaching awards. He has been involved in this field from 1984-2024.

Throughout the past two decades in Asia, Graham has ensured that schools and providers work towards industry good practice via the staging of national coaching awards, independent audits (BSI 8848), and the establishment of internationally accredited Outdoor Risk Management/Trip Leader Training programs.

Graham’s current interests continue to lie in the development of coaching professionalism for the adventure sports coach and overall risk management on school trips/expeditions. He has played a pivotal role in the foundation and driving forward of the Asian OFFSEAS Forum, acting as a catalyst during the past 12 years after Patrick Read’s initial concept and brainchild of an Outdoor Forum for Asian schools/colleges.

About Timothy

Tim moved to Bangkok in 2010. While taking a career break as a Police Officer for Bedfordshire Police in England. During his time in the police Tim received extensive training and experience in crisis management, evidence gathering and investigation, gaining two Chief Constable Awards in the process. Tim has completed both the International General Certificate and Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, through the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), and is a Graduate Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

Tim has continued his professional development, completing the IOSH certified BS OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor course, Safety Officer Management Level (Siam Safety) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Level 3 Food Safety Certificate. Tim is also a trained Operational Playground Inspector through the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Tim developed the health and safety systems for Harrow international school Bangkok where he worked for 14 years, and provided risk management advice through inspections, reviews and completion of risk assessment reports for the Harrow AISl group.

Tim has built a reputation as being an authority in Health and Safety within the international school environment, organizing and co-hosting health and safety conferences, and was a founding member of the OFFSEAS (Outdoor Forum for South East Asian Schools) committee, and in 2016 winning ‘Best Practice Aware for Personal Leadership and Strategy from the Thailand Facility Management Association, appearing in the Royal Charted Institute of Surveyors magazine discussing the challenges of managing health and safety in Asia