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Angie Moline, Ph.D.Educate Wild!

[email protected]

RM101: INTRODUCTION TO

RISK MANAGEMENT

SUPPORT FOROUTDOOR LEARNING

RMCYCLE

CORRECTED VERSION

ANGIE MOLINE INTRODUCTION

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this isn’t legal advice.

M.S. BIOLOGY

PhD ECOLOGY

COLORADOOUTWARD BOUND

B.S. ECOLOGY

& ARTSCIENCE

MATH

B.S. ENVIRONMENTAL

ENGINEERING

PEACE CORPS

AUDUBON EXPEDITION

OUTD

OOR SE

MEST

ER

NORTHERNARIZONA UNIVERSITY

WRFI & PRESCOTT

GCS

SCE

DDCSCOLLEGE TEACHING,GRANT-WRITING,PROGRAM DESIGN

& LEADERSHIPEXPERIENCE

OUTDOOR EDUCATOR CHOPS

LEARNEDSYSTEMS

THINKING APPROACH& VALUE OF

DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH

PERSONAL WILDERNESS TRIPS

& MANYVOLUNTEER GIGS

EXCITEMENT ABOUT TAKING MY

KNOWLEDGE& DESIGN SKILLSON THE ROAD

EDUCATE

WILD L L C!

INTRODUCTIONS

Where do you work?

What is your role in your organization?

COMMENT

IN THE

CHAT BOX

PROGRAM GOALS - IDENTIFY RISKS - ASSESS RISKS - MANAGE RISKS - PROGRAM REVIEW

WEBINAR OVERVIEW

Text version of notes online @ educatewild.com/2016AEEwebinar.html

IDENTIFY

MANAGE

ASSESSREVIEW

INTRODUCTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT

You have legal and moral obligations to manage risk

Moral - people hire you because they trust you

Legal - duty of care (Reb Gregg Dec 14)

What describes and defines your organization’s duty of care?

JUDGE

IDENTIFY

MANAGE

ASSESSREVIEW

ARTICULATE

PROGRAM

GOALS


WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS ?

PARTICIPANT POLL:

Could you recite or explain your organization’s mission statement? ____ Yes

____ No

____ Sort of



If you are clear about your goals, you can be clear about risk

Use your missionstatement as a filter for programrisks & activities



If you are clear about your goals, you can be clear about risk

Where There Be Dragons University Science Program

www.wheretherebedragons.com

CASE STUDY : GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP

https://youtu.be/Bhw4lBzHl2UExcerpt from RM101 online training


IDENTIFY

MANAGE

ASSESSREVIEW

SET INSTITUTIONAL

RISK TOLERANCE

ARTICULATE

PROGRAM

GOALS


WHAT ARE THE RISKS ?

Let’s look at some data...

Cause of death for people age 15-24 in USA (CDC data) #1 Accidents #2 Suicide #3 Homicide

#1 Motor Vehicle Accident#2 Poisoning#3 Drowning#4 Other land transport#5 Falling#6 Firearm

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/



PARTICIPANT POLL:

When do you think most injuries happen on NOLS courses? ____ During technical activities (climbing, stream crossings, etc.) ____ While cooking with stoves or campfires

____ During playtime (while goofing around)

____ While hiking with a pack

*



Most injuries occurred while hiking with a pack (34% of injuries)

Most common causes of injuries on NOLS courses (1998-2007) #1 Slips and falls (24% of injuries) #2 Preexisting conditions (9%) #3 Carelessness (8%)

http://www.aee.org/assets/docs/wrmc_incident_poster_text_2008.pdf

CORRECTION: THESE DATA WERE COMPILED FROM 43 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS,

BUT NOLS WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. HOWEVER, NOLS DATA ARE SIMILAR

FOR NOLS DATA, GO TO: Drew Leemon and Tod Schimelpfenig. 2003. Wilderness Injury, Illness, and Evacuation: National Outdoor Leadership School’s Incident Pro-files, 1999 - 2002. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, vol. 14, pp. 174-182.



Identify the risks in your program

ACTI

VITY

ENVIRONMENTPE

OPLE




ACTI

VITY

ENVIRONMENTPE

OPLE

Van travelExposureClimbing

ScramblingHiking

Cookingalso Equipment




ACTI

VITY

ENVIRONMENTPE

OPLE


ScramblingHiking


TerrainWeather

Water

AnimalsPlantsRegional issues




ACTI

VITY

ENVIRONMENTPE

OPLE

Age / MaturityAbility / FitnessExperience AllergiesJudgmentLevel of fatigueMotivation of students ... and staff!


ScramblingHiking


TerrainWeather

Water

AnimalsPlantsRegional issues



Geology Club trip to the Colorado River

ACTI

VITY

ENVIRONMENTPE

OPLE

Highly enthusiastic College studentsCamping experienceProfessor’s experience managing students in the field?

Van travelHiking

CookingWading in river ?

Desert ConditionsColorado River

www.educatewild.com/toolbox


IDENTIFY

MANAGE

ASSESSREVIEW

SET INSTITUTIONAL

RISK TOLERANCE

ASK STUDENTS TO

ACKNOWLEDGE RISKS

ARTICULATE

PROGRAM

GOALS


HOW DO THE RISKS RELATE TO YOUR GOALS ?

Assess whether the risks are worthwhile.

RISK = PROBABILITY X SEVERITY X TIME

Probability of an event occurring.

Severity of a incident

Time spent doing the activity


HOW DO THE RISKS RELATE TO YOUR GOALS ?

Consider whether risks: 1. fit your institutional risk tolerance 2. meet your mission or learning outcomes 3. are “reasonable” 4. can be managed appropriately

Choose activities for your course or program that meet these criteria!

RISK GOAL

ACTIVITY



Which of the following activities are too risky for your organization’s level of risk tolerance? ____ Low ropes course initiatives ____ High ropes course initiatives ____ High ropes course free fall initiatives (giant swing, leap of faith, zipline, etc.)

____ Short day hikes (3-4 miles) ____ Wilderness backpacking trips (10-20 miles from TH) ____ Alpine mountaineering trips (Class V terrain) ____ Glacier mountaineering trips


WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

Discuss and determine your institutional risk tolerance with administration & staff

Risk doesn’t necessarily create legal issues but - undisclosed risks - poorly managed risks (negligence) - unplanned activities can put your organization in a tenuous place


LET THEM KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Disclose risks before you go in the field:

Environmental hazards Activity risks Human health risks Any other known risks and hazards

Reb Gregg has a good primer online at: http://www.rebgregg.com/writings/release.php

Participation Agreement

Agreement


IDENTIFY

MANAGE

ASSESSREVIEW

SET INSTITUTIONAL

RISK TOLERANCE

ASK STUDENTS TO

ACKNOWLEDGE RISKS

PLAN FOR THE

WORST IN THE FIELD

ARTICULATE

PROGRAM

GOALS


HOW WILL YOU MANAGE THE RISKS ?

You have three options to manage risk:

Avoid - choose not to do this on your course

Mitigate - use safety equipment, set limits

Manage - train staff using industry standards



How do you know what the industry standard is for a particular activity?

COMMENT

IN THE

CHAT BOX



How do you know what the industry stan-dard is for an activity? Peer institutions Professional meetings Activity-specific training / certification External risk management review AEE Accreditation



AEE Accreditation Standards ($45 members $60 non-members)

Sample AEE standards for ________ - program has written policies for ________ - the program has explicit and appropriate curriculum for ____ - adequate instruction / supervision is provided for ______



Managing risks in the field - directing vs. empowering staff?

LOW RISK HIGH RISK

Build a culture

of mindfulness

Rely on thejudgment ofwell-trainedinstructors

Writepolicies &protocols



Plan for the best, prepare for the worst...

Hire instructors who are experienced, smart, adaptable Train your instructors with your policies & protocols Plan to respond to incidents 1. Have a field communication system 2. Train all staff to respond to incidents 3. Have an emergency response plan 4. Practice responding to incidents / scenarios


IDENTIFY

MANAGE

ASSESSREVIEW

TRACK & REVIEW

INCIDENTSSET INSTITUTIONAL

RISK TOLERANCE

ASK STUDENTS TO

ACKNOWLEDGE RISKS

PLAN FOR THE

WORST IN THE FIELD

ARTICULATE

PROGRAM

GOALS


WHAT DO YOU REVIEW ?

If I ran a school, I’d give the average grade to the ones who gave me all the right an-swers, for being good parrots. I’d give the top grades to those who made a lot of mis-takes and told me about them, and then told me what they learned from them. - Buckminster Fuller



What risk management data does your organization report andreview?

COMMENT

IN THE

CHAT BOX



Qualitative Review- what went well? - where are our trouble spots?- what should we change?

Quantitative Review- how many incidents?- what type of incidents?- circumstances? activities?



NEAR MISS

INCIDENTHAZARDOUSCONDITION

HAZARDOUSACT

Hazards, near misses, incidents - Steve Smith (Dec. 7)

RECAP & WRAP UP

LOW RISK HIGH RISK

ARTICULATE

PROGRAM

GOALS

ACTI

VITY

ENVIRONMENT

PEOPLE

RISK GOAL

ACTIVITY

IDENTIFY

MANAGE

ASSESSREVIEW

TRACK & REVIEW

INCIDENTSSET INSTITUTIONAL

RISK TOLERANCE

ASK STUDENTS TO

ACKNOWLEDGE RISKS

PLAN FOR THE WORST IN THE FIELD

RESOURCES & REFERENCES

Incident Data & ResourcesOutdoor Ed Incident Database @ http://www.incidentdatabase.net/New Zealand Incidents Database @ http://www.incidentreport.org.nz/WRMC Resources @ http:// www.nols.edu/wrmc

Next stepsParticipate in Steve Smith’s AEE Webinar (December 7, 2016) Building a Culture of Risk Management - the Importance of the Near Miss

Participate in Reb Gregg’s AEE Webinar (December 14, 2016) When Risks Include a Law Suit - Legal Liability Issues in Outdoor Education Enroll in RM101: How to NOT Kill Your Students Online @ http://educate-wild.teachable.com 50% off Coupon Code AEEWEBINAR

Enroll in the NOLS Wilderness Risk Management Training Seminar @ http://www.nols.edu/nolspro/risk_management_admin_training.shtml

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