Safety Management for Outdoor Providers

How an outdoor provider keeps people safe. It starts with the components of a safety management system and the purpose of a safety plan, then covers hazards, risk and staffing, what to do when things go wrong, safety audits and legislation, missing-person emergencies, and keeping safety alive in your organisation.

17 videos 1 h 27 m 6 sections

Course contents

The safety management plan

5 videos · 26 min

Components of a Safety Management System 6:13 The purpose of a safety management plan, and keeping it current through document control 6:33 The business information section, and linking the plan to legislation 4:08 Building a strong safety culture, and staff responsibilities with annual review 5:23 The right to say no, a no-blame culture, and introducing a new activity 3:48

Hazards, risk and people

5 videos · 29 min

Hazard and risk management — the risk matrix and hierarchy of controls 4:24 Hazard management as an ongoing culture, plus equipment management and records 5:19 Staffing — job descriptions, induction, and verifying competency beyond paper 5:52 Fit for work and managing fatigue 4:04 Risk disclosure 9:44

When things go wrong

3 videos · 12 min

Accidents, incidents, and learning from near misses 3:59 Emergency response planning 3:41 Managing media, phones, and social media 4:31

Safety audits and legislation

1 video · 7 min

Safety Audits for Adventure Activities 6:50

Emergency management: missing persons

2 videos · 9 min

What counts as lost, decision points, and cheap DIY tools to prevent or signal it 6:28 What to do when someone goes missing 2:50

Keeping safety alive

1 video · 3 min

Culture, continuous improvement, and engaging communication 3:10

Course downloads

Resources File Notifiable events File Emergency Response Additional Resources File