Safety, Risk and Adventure in Outdoor Activities
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781848604957
Subjects: Outdoor recreation
Description: "Bureaucracy is the reason for the decline in school trips". A statement often quoted. But it is a myth that there is a decline in school visits ... It's competent people, not paperwork, that make visits safer' - Ian Park, ex-Chairman, Outdoor Education Advisers' Panel. 'Every man and woman who is involved in the development or education of young people - however slightly - should be chained to one of the Barns of Bynack and not released until they have read this book cover to cover' - Alan Bantick, wildlife conservationist, lecturer, photographer and guide. 'Bob Barton?s balanced and.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1; title: Introduction; Chapter 2; title: Principles of OPutdoor Risk Management; Chapter 3; title: People; title: the Key Influence; Chapter 4; title: Culture; title: the Learning Organisation; Chapter 5; title: System; title: Making it All Work; Chapter 6; title: Risk Assessment; Chapter 7; title: Obligations of Managers and Providers; Chapter 8; title: Advice to Teachers, Leaders and Instructors; Chapter 9; title: Parents; Chapter 10; title: The Activities; Chapter 11; title: Emergency Planning and Response; Chapter 12; title: Review and Audit; Chapter 13; title: Incident Recording and Analysis; Chapter 14; title: The Law.; title: Chapter 15; title: International AspectsRecommended Books and Sources; Bibliography; Index.