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Risk Management

Gain critical knowledge and strategic insights for your organization through Viristar’s Risk Management trainings and consultancy services.

Viristar provides a suite of training solutions and custom consulting services to support organizations in managing their risk to the highest standards.

Viristar provides a suite of training solutions and custom consulting services

to support organizations in managing their risk to the highest standards.

Training

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Fundamentals of Risk Management

This 16-hour training introduces the essential concepts any outdoor program needs in order to meet standards for risk management. The course is two days with hands-on activities; extensive written resources provided.

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Advanced Risk Management

This 36-hour training provides a full suite of systems, management structures and contemporary best practices managers need for successful risk management. The course is four days with hands-on activities, case studies, and scenario exercises. Extensive written resources provided.

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Custom Training

Customized trainings are available for your organization. These can include additional information on specific activities, locations, environments, hazards, incident types, organizations or agencies, participant populations, and more.

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Risk Management Review

Risk Management Reviews or Safety Audits provide a valuable review of your organization’s safety and risk management practices, led by an experienced outside expert.

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Incident Review

Incident reviews provide crucial insight from an experienced, expert outside resource following a major incident such as a fatality, permanently disabling injury, or significant property loss.

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Expert Witness

Expert witness services provide credible information and expert testimony on outdoor program safety, risk management standards for wilderness and outdoor programs, and related topics.

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Program Development

Viristar helps organizations develop, implement and continually improve systems and infrastructure for managing their outdoor program risk in line with current standards.

Consulting

Download the Viristar Risk Management Fact Sheet here summarizing our risk management consulting and training services.