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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Managing Risk Across the Enterprise

Risk management. liability, safety, protocols...it never seems to end. Keeping up with the latest issues and trends in the field is almost a fulltime job in itself. If you have questions or information you'd like to share, submit an article, news item, directory link or protocol.

Featured Article

Risk Management for Organizations: Keeping the Ship Afloat The concept of risk management is one that has to encompass the whole of your program, from the first day of planning a new activity through the last piece of gear that is put away when the trip is over. Managing Risk throughout an organization requires that all levels of program and administrative staff understand the importance and the interconnectedness of their efforts. It is such a huge task and involves so many different players in your organization that it's often hard to make sure that all the jobs get done and done well. Preston Cline of Adventured Management and Rick Curtis of Princeton University and OutdoorEd.com team up to give you a framework to operate from that will help you and your staff both vision and envision how risk management should permeate your organization. "Keeping the Ship Afloat" presents a metaphor for organizational risk management that encompasses five stages of program development and implementation: assessment, planning and developing the program, selecting & training staff, running the program and finally reviewing and evaluating the program.

Risk Management Articles

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The Components of an Effective Staff Development System
The Outcome Model - a Practical Decision Making Algorithm for Field Instructors
Structuring a Learning Experience
Instructor Skills & Competency versus Program Design - A Delicate Balance
Creating an Industry-wide Risk Management Practices Survey
Emergency Response Drills for Outdoor Programs
...And by Comparison: A summary of the major causes of death with a particular emphasis on young people
The Risk Assessment & Safety Management System
Outdoor Education and Adventure: The Hows and Whys
The Wilderness Incident Investigative Interview: Mitigating Memory Challenges Utilizing the Enhanced Cognitive Interview (ECI) Technique
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Risk Management Resources