Risk Management in the Outdoors A Whole-of-Organisation Approach for Education, Sport and Recreation
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 An introduction to risk, adventure and risk management
- 2 Organisational sustainability and risk management
- 3 The legal context for outdoor activities and programs
- 4 The organisational context of risk management
- 5 The real physical risks: putting it into perspective
- 6 Program design and activity selection
- 7 Program evaluation
- 8 Risk communication
- 9 Technology, risk and outdoor programming
- 10 Severe weather
- 11 Learning from injury surveillance and incident analysis
- Appendix Examples of risk analyses
- Index
8 - Risk communication
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 An introduction to risk, adventure and risk management
- 2 Organisational sustainability and risk management
- 3 The legal context for outdoor activities and programs
- 4 The organisational context of risk management
- 5 The real physical risks: putting it into perspective
- 6 Program design and activity selection
- 7 Program evaluation
- 8 Risk communication
- 9 Technology, risk and outdoor programming
- 10 Severe weather
- 11 Learning from injury surveillance and incident analysis
- Appendix Examples of risk analyses
- Index
Summary
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)Focus questions
What is ‘informed consent’ and how can we ensure we provide it?
Why do people perceive what may seem to be the same risk so differently and how can we use this to inform our risk communication?
What practical steps can we employ in our risk communications to ensure that parents and other stakeholders feel appropriately informed to make a decision regarding their child's participation in an outdoor program?
How can we ensure we are communicating both the risks and benefits of participation?
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- Risk Management in the OutdoorsA Whole-of-Organisation Approach for Education, Sport and Recreation, pp. 150 - 163Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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