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  • Wiki Page: Outdoor Law: Basic Risk Management Concepts for Outdoor Programs

    by Rufus E. Brown, Esq. Outdoor programs tend to take safety issues seriously and perhaps for this reason usually have low loss experiences. Yet sound risk management requires more than an attitude. It comes from an understanding of the concepts and acting on that understanding. I. Liability Issues Liability...
    onMon, Oct 4 2010

  • Wiki Page: An 'Ecological' approach to Internal Risk Management Audits

    An 'Ecological' approach to Internal Risk Management Audits: How the approach can influence the outcome by Clare Dallat and Preston Cline This article by Clare Dallat of the Outdoor Education Group and Preston Cline of the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management at the University...
    onSun, Apr 18 2010

  • Wiki Page: Staying in the Field and Out of the Courthouse

    by Charles "Reb" Gregg The primary purpose of a risk management plan is not the avoidance of legal liability. Rather, it is the maintenance of a quality program; that is, one which deals reasonably and fairly with its clients or students and their families. A program that delivers what it says...
    onMon, Apr 12 2010

  • Wiki Page: International Risk Management

    by Bill Frederick School for Field Studies I remember sitting around a hotel in Mexico City listening to a few students telling their story of being mugged. I was a little distracted at the time thinking about the bus we’d just hired with bald tires, no working emergency exits and a driver who...
    onSun, Feb 14 2010

  • Wiki Page: Creating an Industry-wide Risk Management Practices Survey

    by Karen Paisley, Jim Sibthorp, and Andy Szolosi Abstract Managing risks in the field is, perhaps, the single most important dimension of running a successful outdoor expeditionary program — a topic that is certainly worthy of dialogue among professionals. In order to have this dialogue, however...
    onMon, Jun 1 2009

  • Wiki Page: Risk Assessment and Safety Management Model Commercial License

    The Risk Assessment and Safety Management Model is copyright of Rick Curtis. It may be used for non-commercial purposes under the Creative Commons 3.0 License. Individuals or organizations wishing to use the material in a commercial setting must purchase a commercial license. Please contact OutdoorEd...
    onMon, Apr 6 2009

  • Wiki Page: Research Review: Survey of Summer Camp Health Officers

    Research Review: Survey of Summer Camp Health Officers by Greg Friese Emergency Preparedness Systems LLC April 10, 2005 There is a wide variety in the level of training for camp health officers, ambulance response times to summer camps, and availability of on-site emergency medical equipment, such as...
    onThu, Jan 15 2009

  • Wiki Page: Are You Managing Post-Trip Safety?

    Are You Managing Post-Trip Safety? by Rick Curtis August 08, 2006 The recent death of a student wilderness therapy program has been linked to an insect-borne disease. Many of these diseases like West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever may not show up until weeks, even months after...
    onWed, Jan 14 2009

  • Wiki Page: To Grow or Not to Grow?

    To Grow or Not to Grow? by The Challenge Course Advisory June 26, 2005 The answer to these questions always intrigue me. For some programs, the idea of growth inspires well-intentioned concerns of appearing greedy and honest worries that growth could undermine an organization’s fundamental mission...
    onWed, Jan 14 2009

  • Wiki Page: Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars

    Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars by NASA History Division March 27, 2006 The full version of Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars is available from the NASA Web site in PDF format (308 pages - 2.74MB). Contents Acknowledgments - Steve J. ***, Keith L. Cowing Invitation Letter...
    onWed, Jan 14 2009

  • Wiki Page: Guide to Developing a Safety Management Program for an Outdoor Organization

    by Rick Curtis This article is designed to provide a short outline of the areas that should be evaluated in order to develop a comprehensive Safety Management Program for your organization. [Note: A number of legal issues are referred to in this article. Specific legal issues are far beyond the scope...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: Risk Management for Organizations: Keeping the Ship Afloat

    by Preston Cline and Rick Curtis The concept of risk management is one that has to encompass the whole of your program, from the first day of planning a new activity through the last piece of gear that is put away when the trip is over. It is such a huge task and involves so many different players in...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: Conducting Internal Incident Reviews A process for developing wilderness incident case studies

    by Kurt Merrill and Kris Wright In an industry that prides itself in the ability to proactively manage risk, it is essential for us to utilize multiple approaches to gather, analyze, and incorporate risk management information into our programs. Upon the close of a significant incident and, if necessary...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: The Wilderness Incident Investigative Interview: Mitigating Memory Challenges Utilizing the Enhanced Cognitive Interview (ECI) Technique

    by Kurt Merrill and Kris Wright Mitigating Memory Challenges Utilizing the Enhanced Cognitive Interview (ECI) Technique Interviewing participants and witnesses is the most critical component to the Wilderness Incident Review Process (Merrill & Wright, 2001). When successful, interviews provide the...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: The Components of an Effective Staff Development System

    by Paul Nicolazzo Introduction An organization's leadership is responsible for all administrative and operational decisions within a company—including the decisions made by their instructors or guides during a trip. An effective outdoor organization, be it recreational or educational in nature...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: The Outcome Model - a Practical Decision Making Algorithm for Field Instructors

    by Paul Nicolazzo Introduction Effective Field Leadership & Management An instructors’ field leadership and management skills are responsible for the educational success and safety of their course. Field instructors must know what they are doing and why they are doing it at all times. While...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: Structuring a Learning Experience

    by Paul Nicolazzo Introduction The mission of many outdoor programs (Outward Bound, wilderness therapy, etc.) is character education. Strategies central to all character education within the United States are wilderness travel and adventure. Instructors and guides are charged with the delivery of two...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: Instructor Skills & Competency versus Program Design - A Delicate Balance

    by Paul Nicolazzo Introduction Every trip, every program, and every activity carries a level of actual risk inherent to its design...and some designs carry more risk than others (e.g.: a flat water float trip versus a Class IV whitewater trip; a day hike versus a day of top-roped climbing; etc.). Effective...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: Emergency Response Drills for Outdoor Programs

    by Greg Friese Introduction Fortunately, many of our organizations will never experience a true emergency—serious accident or fatality, financial collapse, program crippling property damage, or mission threatening negative publicity. A clean record does not guarantee a smooth future. Recent events...
    onFri, Jan 2 2009

  • Wiki Page: Risk Management

    Articles on aspects of risk management
    onFri, Jan 2 2009
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