
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Two-day Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
Bangkok, Thailand, May 5-6, 2021
Dates
May 5-6, 2021 (tent.)
Location
Bangkok, Thailand. Specific venue TBA.
Outcomes
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Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
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Learn procedures, systems and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
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Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Topics
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Risk Management Planning
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Emergency and Incident Management
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Equipment, Staff, and Program Areas
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Activity Selection
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Participant Management & Medical Screening
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Transportation
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Subcontractors
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Risk Management Standards
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Safety and Incident Reviews
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Safety Culture & Systems Thinking
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And Much More
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
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.
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.
Certification
From Viristar Risk Management. Valid for three years.
Trainer
Jeff Baierlein, Director, Viristar Risk Management; past Executive Director at Outward Bound USA.
Language
English
Registration
Contact info@viristar.com for registration information, which will be available once final event details established.