When it comes to managing risk, attention to detail, consistency and execution of routines is where camps should focus much of their attention.
Written by Matt Cruchet
Originally published in Canada Camps - Winter 2010 under the title "Worth the Risk"
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Training staff to manage risk is an overwhelming large undertaking. Where do you start? Risk management starts with big ideas: what type of camp are we running, what are the outcomes we want to achieve and how do we get there? These ideas trickle down to day-in-the-life operations: do we have enough equipment, what trail should we take and who’s going to lead the activity?
It is disingenuous to think that you can train staff to manage risk. You can train staff to manage participant safety. You can support staff in making sound judgment decisions. You can teach staff how to stop bleeding or administer an Epipen™. You can instruct on how to perform site inspections. But you can’t train staff to manage risk for your camp – that’s the owner’s and/or director’s job and can only happen from the top.
Written by Matt Cruchet
Originally published in Canada Camps - Winter 2010 under the title "Worth the Risk"
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Training staff to manage risk is an overwhelming large undertaking. Where do you start? Risk management starts with big ideas: what type of camp are we running, what are the outcomes we want to achieve and how do we get there? These ideas trickle down to day-in-the-life operations: do we have enough equipment, what trail should we take and who’s going to lead the activity?
It is disingenuous to think that you can train staff to manage risk. You can train staff to manage participant safety. You can support staff in making sound judgment decisions. You can teach staff how to stop bleeding or administer an Epipen™. You can instruct on how to perform site inspections. But you can’t train staff to manage risk for your camp – that’s the owner’s and/or director’s job and can only happen from the top.
