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Safety Flashcards

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What are the components of the adventure experience paradigm?

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  1. Exploration and experimentation
  2. Adventure
  3. Peak adventure
  4. Misadventure
  5. Devastation and disaster
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6 Key aspects of the Western Australia Department of Education Outdoor Education and Recreation?

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  1. Identifying risks.
  2. Supervision strategies.
  3. Qualifications of instructors.
  4. Information to be provided by parents/guardians.
  5. Emergency response planning.
  6. Communication strategies.
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Definition of the Adventure Activity Standards (AAS).

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Definition-
The AAS benchmark the minimum industry requirements and responsibilities for organisations and leaders conducting outdoor adventure activities for commercial and non-commercial groups in which participants are dependent on the provider.

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Purpose of the Adventure Activity Standards (AAS).

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Purpose-
To allow the outdoor adventure sector to work within agreed standards and provides a measure of quality for the purposes of assisting the various stakeholders including; consumers, training organisations, media, insurance and legal scrutineers.

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Features of the Adventure Activity Standards (AAS).

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Features-
• guidelines/benchmarks for outdoor adventure activities
• outline expected requirements and responsibilities
• indicate industry best practice, common safe practice
• aimed at providers taking groups with dependent participants (not only commercial
operators).

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Meaning of: Identifying Risks.

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Identifying risks:
Teacher in charge must conduct a risk analysis of the environment; students’ capacity; activities to be conducted; equipment; capabilities.

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Meaning of: Supervision Strategies.

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Supervision strategies:

Must always ensure safety and well-being of students maintained. Teacher is to determine number of supervisors.

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Meaning of: Qualifications of Instructors.

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Qualifications of instructors:
A member of the supervising team must hold current first aid certificate, including current CPR accreditation. E.g. for a mountain biking trip, it is recommended teachers gain cycling coach accreditation.

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Meaning of: Information to be Provided by Parents/Guardians.

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Information to be provided by parents/guardians:
Parent/guardian consent is required; info must be provided to enable an informed decision. Must be reminded to provide info about child’s health/fitness. Guidelines: consent may b e obtained for duration of the program.

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Meaning of: Emergency Response Planning.

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Emergency response planning:
Teacher must develop response plan that ensures access to emergency support without compromising group safety. Guidelines include plans with location of nearest hospital, roads, phones etc. Also requires participant contact and medical details.

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Meaning of: Communication Strategies.

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Communication strategies:
Guidelines include strategies that enable regular communication among all members of the group. These may include hand signals, voice signals, whistles etc.

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Importance of Peak Adventure.

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Peak Adventure:
Participant experiences optimal arousal, and may be on edge, results in maximum performance, outcome is thinly-balanced, risk and competence is balanced.

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Importance of Adventure.

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Adventure:
Contains an element of risk and the outcome is uncertain, participant’s attention becomes more fixed on the task, competence outweighs risk.

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Importance of Misadventure.

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Misadventure:
Challenge becomes too difficult, immediate reactions of participant to the experience are negative, risk outweighs competence, can occur due to participant overestimating skill levels.

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What is the definition of the Exploration and experimentation phase of the AEI?

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Task is easy and the individual has opportunity to develop new techniques/skills without significant risk, competence significantly outweighs risk, participants may become bored

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What is the definition of the Adventure phase of the AEI?

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Contains an element of risk and the outcome is uncertain, participant’s attention becomes more fixed on the task, competence outweighs risk

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What is the definition of the Peak Adventure phase of the AEI?

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Participant experiences optimal arousal, and may be on edge, results in maximum performance, outcome is thinly-balanced, risk and competence is balanced

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What is the definition of the Misadventure phase of the AEI?

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Challenge becomes too difficult, immediate reactions of participant to the experience are negative, risk outweighs competence, can occur due to participant overestimating skill levels.

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What is the definition of the Devastation and disaster phase of the AEI?

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Difficulty of task far outweighs individual’s skill level, harm or death may occur. Risk Significantly outweighs competence

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Relevant emergency procedures in preparation for an expedition include:

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  • Access to and egress (action of leaving) from the site
  • Contingency plans for effective rescue with minimum environmental impact to the site
  • Group assembly points
  • Emergency contact details which may including, police, DPAW, DFES, land owners and rescue services
  • The next stage of definitive medical care (hospital/doctor)
  • Specific communication requirements/available networks
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What are the features of a risk analysis management system (RAMS)?

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  1. Causal factors (people, equipment, environment)
  2. Risk management strategies (specific to causal factors)
  3. Identification of relevant industry standards
  4. Recommended policies and guidelines
  5. Key skills required by staff
  6. Recommended course of action
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Identify the causal factors with examples of each

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  1. People - adequate training, level of experience, choice of activity
  2. Equipment - appropriate for activity, used correctly, emergency response equipment available
  3. Environment - appropriate for activity, prior knowledge or inspection, weather forecast satisfactory.
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Explain what Risk Management Strategies are?

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Also referred to as controls, or risk treatment are plans of action designed to achieve a long-term or an overall goal These strategies need to be implemented before and during the expedition or activity.
I.e. Helmet to reduce consequence of rock fall during abseiling.

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Purpose of the relevant industry standards?

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Identify common safe practices. Both policies present information on specific activities/modes of travel to guide the leader with information for requirements of each activity.

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Identify where the recommended policies and guidelines come from?

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The Australian Activity Standards (AAS)

The Department of Education Outdoor Education and Recreation Policies and Guidelines

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Identify some key skills required by staff.

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  1. First Aid

2. Permits

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What is some key information required in an emergency response plan?

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Key information required:

  1. Names/details/contacts
  2. Hierarchy of leadership
  3. Evacuation procedures
  4. Maps (including nearest hospitals)
  5. Evacuation points/access points
  6. Emergency contact numbers

12A OED (8 decks)

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