Administrative Risk Management Training:
Craft a Risk Management Plan
$ | 2 days (16 hours) | Building Stage

Building a comprehensive risk management plan can feel daunting. This training will provide a structured approach and the tools to build a risk management plan appropriate for your organization.

Tools to Manage Risk: What You Get

• Risk Management Action Plan Workbook (tabel of contents (pdf)).
• NOLS Crisis Management Template.
• Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS Medical Protocol Package ($149 value) .
• Risk/Release, Health Screening, and Orientation Checklist examples.
• Self-study Program Assessment Tool (see below for outline).

Structured Training: Managing Risk With Purpose

Using case studies from 40+ years of operations at NOLS and the collective experience of the group, we provide exercises that help quantify where your program is strong on risk management and identify the potential growth areas.

A thorough examination of your current practices and protocols is the first step (training agenda (pdf)):

• Self-study Program Self Assessment (outline)
  • Administrative Process
    • Marketing (mission alignment with materials)
    • Participant Agreement
    • Accepted Participant Behaviors & Expulsion Policies
    • Medical Screening
    • Insurance
    • Contractors
    • Program Evaluation and Incident Reviews
  • Staff Training and Field Risk Management
    • Employee Policies and Procedures
    • Hiring, Training and Evaluating
  • Field Support Services and Emergency Procedures
    • Equipment & Rations
    • Transportation
    • Medical Treatment
    • Emergency Response Plans
    • Crisis and Media Plans

Outcomes and Benefits to Your Program

• Learn a structured approach to organizing a risk management plan.
• Think analytically about curriculum, administrative processes, staff hiring and training, field support services and crisis planning.
• Use the NOLS risk management framework to evaluate an incident and a program for weaknesses in their risk management plan.
• Participate in exercises to help you evaluate your approach to staffing, contracting, and emergency and crisis planning.

Experience You Can Trust

Liz Tuohy - Senior Risk Management Consultant As part of NOLS Professional Training's staff, Liz brings 15 years experience as a NOLS field instructor and administrator. She has supervised over 300 field courses in risk management— from student behavior to crisis incidents. She also brings experience working for smaller wilderness programs and a wide range of participant activities. Liz has a B.A. in Biology (Colorado College). Liz helps people evaluate outdoor programs’ risk management strategies through trainings and site-specific risk management consults.