Incident Reviews in Outdoor, Wilderness, Travel, Adventure, and Experiential Programs
Introduction It was late in the afternoon on a beautiful spring day at the high ropes challenge course. The final camper to head down the...
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Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Outdoor Forum for South East Asian Schools (OFFSEAS) Partners with Viristar on Risk Management
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course available at a discount The Outdoor Forum for South East Asian Schools (OFFSEAS) and Viristar...
Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Viristar and The Hutong Partner to Bring Outdoor Safety Training to China and Beyond
Risk Management Courses to Boost Safety & Quality of Outdoor & Experiential Programmes Viristar and The Hutong, a Beijing-based education...
Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
Risk and the Developing Brain
How Differing Maturation Rates of Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortex Affect Risk-Taking What causes risky behavior? Advances in brain imaging...
Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Book Available in E-book & Paperback Editions
Viristar’s acclaimed textbook, Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: A Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure is...
Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 6, 2021
- 3 min
Visualizing Catastrophe: The Pre-Mortem Technique in Outdoor Safety
Prospective Analysis of Hypothetical Failure as a Risk Management Tool One systems-oriented approach to creatively anticipating and...
Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Managing Cognitive Limitations in Outdoor, Adventure, Wilderness, Travel & Experiential Programming
Cognitive Bias and Cognitive Shortcuts The human brain is immensely capable, but it has limitations. Two of these limitations are...
Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 6, 2021
- 13 min
The Influence of Regulatory Regimes on Outdoor Risk Management
Whence Incidents? Why do accidents happen? And how do we stop incidents from occurring—and is that even possible? These are questions...
Jeff Baierlein
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
We messed up.
We messed up. We’re sorry, and we’re changing our communications practices. We at Viristar recently posted content to social media that...
Jeff Baierlein
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
Viristar Releases Four-Week Outdoor Safety Courses Through June
Over the years, Viristar has offered two-day in-person intensive courses on outdoor safety, and three-day online-only trainings. Now,...
Jeff Baierlein
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Colorado Outside offers Risk Management for Outdoor Programs courses by Viristar
Colorado Outside has been a leader in outdoor safety in the American Rockies and around the world since 1993. Led by veteran outdoor...
Jeff Baierlein
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Viristar and Ability Expeditions To Advance Outdoor Safety in Borneo & Beyond
Viristar and Borneo-based Ability Expeditions are collaborating to bring best-in-class outdoor risk management trainings to Southeast...
Jeff Baierlein
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
January Cohorts Successfully Complete Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Training Course
Graduates of best-in-class training prepared to improve outdoor safety at their organization and beyond Participants from three...
Jeff Baierlein
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Viristar and ISEEN Partner to Improve Safety in Experiential Programs
Viristar is pleased to join with the Independent Schools Experiential Education Network (ISEEN) to bring best-in-class risk management...
Jeff Baierlein
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Online Training: Participant Comments
Online training model a big success Viristar has been offering Risk Management for Outdoor Programs trainings around the world for years,...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 16, 2020
- 18 min
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: COVID-19
COVID-19 poses extraordinary challenges for experiential, outdoor, travel, and adventure programs. But understanding best practices can...
Jeff Baierlein
- Nov 8, 2020
- 4 min
Outdoor Safety and USA Politics: Intricately Connected
How a national election influences risk management of outdoor, experiential, wilderness, and travel programs Injury, illness,...
Jeff Baierlein
- Aug 1, 2020
- 5 min
Rapid Spread of Coronavirus in Summer Camp Raises Alarms
After just four days, camp shuts; 76% of attendees tested were positive The Facts The US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued...
Jeff Baierlein
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
Outdoor Programs in the Time of Coronavirus
With dizzying speed, our world has changed. In the fact of a pandemic, outdoor programs face a radically different and uncertain future. How
Jeff Baierlein
- Mar 26, 2020
- 6 min
Risk Management Case Study: Mangatepopo Drowning, New Zealand 2008
At an outdoor center in New Zealand, seven participants on an outdoor adventure program drowned in a flood. How could this happen?
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