Risk management in outdoor and adventure programs : scenarios of accidents, incidents, and misadventures

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781450404716 (soft cover)
ISBN: 1450404715 (soft cover)
Physical Description: print
x, 133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction to risk management -- Risk management legal terms and concepts -- Program staff and participants -- Environmental conditions -- Equipment -- Transportation -- Glossary.