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Risks - Risk management process in adventure tourism

Q: Name a few safety measures

well qualified and skilled activity leaders good management, supporting the safety needs of the employees collect information about weather forcast collect information about other potential hazards ensure excellent communication with partners ensure that all participants have covered their basic needs keep record of participants including emergency contacts keep record of previous dangerous situations have an emergency response plan post emergency contact numbers procedure to evaluate hazards

Q: Risk management documentation generally concists of 4 parts

General business (organogram, insurance details, crisis plan ) Trip planning (all the relevant details about an activity are being dealh with) Staff training (important protocols and procedures have to be mentioned) Client training/informing (adventure clients also have to know what to do during hazards) * these four parts of risk management documentation are essential for companies who want to be prepared for negative events

3 important questions on Risks - Risk management process in adventure tourism

There are 4 types of strategies used to determine what to do depending on the risks, name these:

high frequency + low consequences = reduce risks
low frequency + low consequences = retain risks
high frequency + high consequences = avoid risks
low frequency + high consequences = transfer risks/ abort or change

Name a few safety measures

well qualified and skilled activity leaders
good management, supporting the safety needs of the employees
collect information about weather forcast
collect information about other potential hazards
ensure excellent communication with partners
ensure that all participants have covered their basic needs
keep record of participants including emergency contacts
keep record of previous dangerous situations
have an emergency response plan
post emergency contact numbers
procedure to evaluate hazards

Risk management documentation generally concists of 4 parts

General business (organogram, insurance details, crisis plan )
Trip planning (all the relevant details about an activity are being dealh with)
Staff training (important protocols and procedures have to be mentioned)
Client training/informing (adventure clients also have to know what to do during hazards)

* these four parts of risk management documentation are essential for companies who want to be prepared for negative events