Tekapo Adventures Risk Disclosure
Commitment to Health and Safety
New Zealand Single Track Adventures trading as Tekapo Adventures is committed to the protection of our employees, clients & property from accidental injury or damage from work carried out by, and on behalf of, the business. We adopt health, safety, and welfare as a fundamental business objective.
In meeting this commitment, management will comply with all legislative requirements and take all practicable steps to:
- Provide a safe place of work, safe equipment, and proper materials.
- Ensure activities are reviewed by competent staff (internal technical advisors).
- Establish and insist that safe work methods are always practiced.
- Provide supervision and training.
- Ensure employees and clients understand and accept their responsibility to promote a safe and healthy place of work and are part of the safety management process.
- Comply with all Health and Safety Legislation.
- Prioritize the prevention of serious harm.
- Continually improve health and safety practices.
RISK DISCLOSURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
New Zealand Single Track Adventures Ltd
Trading as Tekapo Adventures
You must be fully informed of potential risks before deciding to book with us.
Tekapo Adventures operates guided 4WD Backcountry Tours and Hiking / Walking Tours through remote, privately-owned high-country stations and natural alpine environments.
While every reasonable effort is made to manage risk, these activities take place in uncontrolled outdoor environments where hazards cannot always be completely eliminated.
Inherent risks may include, but are not limited to:
- Travel on gravel, uneven or steep 4WD tracks where bumps, dust, and loose surfaces may occur;
- Sudden changes in weather such as strong winds, snow, rain, or heat;
- Uneven or slippery ground while walking, with the possibility of slips or trips;
- Falling rocks or debris from slopes above the track;
- Vehicle incidents, including collision or track edge exposure;
- Isolation from immediate medical assistance due to the remote locations visited.
Our guides are fully trained in hazard identification, emergency response, and first aid.
Each vehicle carries a first-aid kit and emergency satellite communication device (Zoleo).
Please note we do not carry defibrillators or epipens, and emergency medical assistance may take up to one hour to reach us depending on location and conditions.
Your guide will provide a full pre-departure safety briefing before the tour begins, outlining current conditions, key risks, and safety procedures.
By confirming your booking with Tekapo Adventures, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accept the inherent risks associated with participating in backcountry 4WD and hiking activities, and agree to follow all guide instructions for your own safety and the safety of others.
By confirming any booking with us we deem you accept our Risk Disclosure Statement.
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Hazards : I understand here are many hazards and natural hazards involved in 4wd and backcountry adventure travel, including but not limited to: slippery terrain, high river levels, river crossings, rapid water in creek/river crossing, drowning ,landslides, loose soil, falling rocks, steep drop offs, cliffs, uneven terrain, steep grades, steep gradients, unstable rocks, slippery roots, speed, variety of terrain and gradients, unstable surfaces, trees, obstacles, loss of balance; variation or steepness in terrain; mechanical failure of equipment; variation or changes in backcountry terrain including rocks, gravel, cliffs, trees, roots, tree stumps, rivers, streams and creeks; changing weather conditions; exposure to temperature extremes or inclement weather; travel or transport to and from the sites used for backcountry 4 wheel driving , hiking and the backcountry; travel on highways and backcountry roads; encounters with domestic and wild animals including dogs, motor vehicles, becoming lost or separated, from ones party; Helicopters, extreme exhausts from helicopters, helicopter rotors and loose flying objects, other aircraft.
Limited Liability Tekapo Adventures
I understand that, I must follow the rules and instructions set out by Tekapo Adventures and the guide, Tekapo Adventures will not be held be held responsible for any injury I cause to myself or another person, or damage to or loss of property. If I damage clothing or equipment, or other property owned by Tekapo Adventures or a landowner, I agree to pay to Tekapo Adventures or the landowner the costs for repairing the damage. Tekapo Adventures will not be held liable for any loss of life or sever injury due to partaking in the adventure activity. Tekapo Adventures will not be held liable for any loss of life or severe injury due to partaking in the adventure activity.
Liability of private land use : I understand that the scenic 4wd tour & adventure tour will take place on private lands, I agree that the owner(s) of the land on which the activity is conducted will not be held responsible for any death, injury, misadventure, damage to or loss of property caused in whole or part by these activities.
I acknowledge that the organization will take all reasonable and practical steps to keep me safe while I am involved in scenic 4wd tour , hiking tour and Adventure tour and its activities involved in the tour, however, I accept full responsibility for my own actions or inaction. I agree that by reading this form, I accept all the statements in this document / webpage and I wish to proceed with the activity at my own risk.
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