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    Viristar offers webinar on outdoor trip and travel safety with Tanglin Trust School & FOBISIA
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Feb 26
    • 3 min

    Viristar offers webinar on outdoor trip and travel safety with Tanglin Trust School & FOBISIA

    March 17 webinar provides resources for schools seeking risk management guidance on resuming trips and adventurous expeditions How do we...
    Adventure Tourism and the Science of Risk Management
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Feb 13
    • 26 min

    Adventure Tourism and the Science of Risk Management

    Safety Theories and Models for Managing Risk in Outdoor Adventure & Wilderness Programs
    Viristar Offers Wilderness First Responder and WFR Recertification Course in Nairobi, Kenya
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Feb 11
    • 4 min

    Viristar Offers Wilderness First Responder and WFR Recertification Course in Nairobi, Kenya

    Viristar offers Wilderness First Responder and WFR Recert classes May 2-9, 2022 in Nairobi Kenya.
    SETLA: Risk Management, Finnish Style
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Feb 8
    • 11 min

    SETLA: Risk Management, Finnish Style

    Seikkailu-Ja Elämystoimialan Turvallisuuden Laatu-ohjelma, or SETLA, a precursor to Finland’s current outdoor safety system.
    Viristar and International Camping Fellowship Partner to Bring Safety Training to Camps Worldwide
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Feb 3
    • 2 min

    Viristar and International Camping Fellowship Partner to Bring Safety Training to Camps Worldwide

    Viristar is pleased to partner with the International Camping Fellowship (ICF) to bring Risk Management for Outdoor Programs training...
    Viristar launches new video for Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 30
    • 2 min

    Viristar launches new video for Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course

    Viristar's new Risk Management for Outdoor Programs video has lanunched! The video describes the acclaimed safety course. Check it out!
    Viristar celebrates a year-long training collaboration with Outward Bound Singapore
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 30
    • 9 min

    Viristar celebrates a year-long training collaboration with Outward Bound Singapore

    Viristar is pleased to have successfully completed an engagement with Outward Bound Singapore spanning the length 2021.
    Pronouns
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    Pronouns

    At Viristar, being respectful of others is a core value. Using appropriate personal pronouns is one way we show respect and help foster...
    Outdoor Adventure Risk Management in India: Webinar March 23
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    Outdoor Adventure Risk Management in India: Webinar March 23

    Viristar’s Jeff Baierlein and Shantanu Pandit of OutdoorPandit are presenting a webinar, in collaboration with the Association for...
    Kelli Jackson and Women’s Adventure ACT
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 5
    • 11 min

    Kelli Jackson and Women’s Adventure ACT

    Kelli Jackson is an adventure unicyclist and Australian hero. This is the story of her and the women's outdoor program she leads.
    An intro to queer inclusivity in the outdoors
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 4
    • 7 min

    An intro to queer inclusivity in the outdoors

    An intro to queer inclusivity in the outdoors, by Faith Meckley of Women's Adventure ACT (Canberra Australia)
    Viristar Provides Continuing Medical Education to Paramedics in Africa
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 2
    • 4 min

    Viristar Provides Continuing Medical Education to Paramedics in Africa

    Environmental Emergencies Topic of 2-Hour CME Session Viristar is pleased to offer a two-hour Continuing Medical Education (CME) session...
    Viristar Receives Educational Endorsement from American Camp Association
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 2
    • 2 min

    Viristar Receives Educational Endorsement from American Camp Association

    Prestigious Mark of Quality for Viristar's Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Training Viristar is pleased to receive an Educational...
    Outdoor Adventure Safety Regulations: A Case Study From Maharashtra
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Jan 2
    • 26 min

    Outdoor Adventure Safety Regulations: A Case Study From Maharashtra

    Government Regulation Can Enhance Outdoor Safety Outcomes—If Well Designed and Implemented Introduction In August 2021, the Government of...
    Viristar Offers Risk Management Training at Wilderness Education Association Conference
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Dec 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Viristar Offers Risk Management Training at Wilderness Education Association Conference

    Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Post-Conference Training Complements Other WEA Offerings Viristar is pleased to be providing a...
    Risk Management in the Outdoors–A Look at Developments Through the Decades
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 22 min

    Risk Management in the Outdoors–A Look at Developments Through the Decades

    by Shantanu Pandit Editor's Note: This guest article on Viristar's blog was written by Shantanu Pandit, a long-time leader in the...
    Gap Year Programs and the Science of Risk Management
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 26 min

    Gap Year Programs and the Science of Risk Management

    Safety Theories and Models for Managing Risk at Gap Year Programs Ariel Newman had just graduated from Yeshiva University High School for...
    Safety and Risk Management at Summer Camp
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Oct 11, 2021
    • 24 min

    Safety and Risk Management at Summer Camp

    A Practical, Science-Based Model for Managing Risks at Camps and Outdoor Adventure Programs The summer camp session had been going...
    Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: Advancing Girl Scouts’ Outdoor Experiences
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: Advancing Girl Scouts’ Outdoor Experiences

    by Liz Lunderman, Viristar Outreach & Operations Manager Not everyone thinks of risk management theory when they are riffling through...
    Risk Management for Outdoor Programs—A Himalayan View
    Jeff Baierlein
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 14 min

    Risk Management for Outdoor Programs—A Himalayan View

    40 Years of Himalayan Mountaineering, From the Perspective of Outdoor Safety Management by Vladimir Mesarić Editor’s Note: This guest...
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