Risk management in outdoor and adventure programs:scenarios of accidents, incidents, and misadventures
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Human Kinetics,
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Publisher Address: | Champaign, IL |
Publication Dates: | c2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | x, 133 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781450404716 (pbk.) 1450404715 (soft cover) |
Index Number: | G77 |
CLC: | G77 |
Call Number: | G77/A883 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-132). Introduction to space management -- Risk management and legal terms and concepts -- Program staff and participants -- Environmental conditions -- Equipment -- Transportation. The wide range of knowledge about the outdoors among your participants, combined with the unpredictability of nature, can make outdoor and adventure leadership a complex, challenging and sometimes dangerous job. With this book, you can learn how to systematically examine a hazardous situation and implement appropriate risk management strategies to prevent or reduce potential for injury. |