Dates

May 5-6, 2021 (tent.)

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Location

Bangkok, Thailand. Specific venue TBA.

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Outcomes

• Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management

• Learn procedures, systems and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards

• Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips

 

Topics

• Risk Management Planning

• Emergency and Incident Management

• Equipment, Staff, and Program Areas

• Activity Selection

• Participant Management & Medical Screening

• Transportation

• Subcontractors

• Risk Management Standards

• Safety and Incident Reviews

• Safety Culture & Systems Thinking

• And Much More

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Valuable for

Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership, Teachers leading or assisting outdoor programmes

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Format

Hands-on experiential format including case studies, presentations, and seminar discussions. Extensive written materials provided, including the textbook Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: A Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation, and Adventure, covering best practice standards, templates, sample procedures, and information on further resources.

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This trainings is a pre-conference event prior to OFFSEAS--Outdoor Forum for Southeast Asian Schools. The OFFSEAS event schedule for May 2020 in Singapore was rescheduled due to COVID-19 to spring 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Specific venue to be announced.

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Certification

From Viristar Risk Management.  Valid for three years.

 

Trainer

Jeff Baierlein, Director, Viristar Risk Management; past Executive Director at Outward Bound USA. 

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Language

English

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Registration

Contact [email protected] for registration information, which will be available once final event details established.