Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and sustain effective risk management practices for outdoor recreation programs.
This unit applies to any type of organisation that delivers outdoor recreation programs including commercial, not-for-profit and government organisations.
It applies to senior personnel who work autonomously and who are responsible for making decisions at an organisational level. This includes program and logistics managers and senior leaders.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
• develop and document two different risk management plans for two different programs; these could involve different activities or different sites for the same type of activity
• for each of the above plans incorporate the following documents:
• emergency management plan
• critical incident plan
• hazard identification, risk assessment and control templates
• risk communication information for client and participants
• guidelines for pre-activity participant safety briefings
• utilise options provided in Assessment Conditions to:
• develop and deliver a presentation to communicate foreseeable program risk and benefits
• provide a group briefing, for one of the above programs, to explain the risk management plan and all documents to a team of three leaders who will deliver the activities
• collate, analyse and report on incident data, trends and causal factors for a program of activities
• review and adapt risk management practices based on analysis.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
• for outdoor recreation organisations, general and industry risk management standards relevant to program planning to include:
• current Australian risk management standards
• Australian Adventure Activity Standards and Good Practice Guides
• components, inclusions and format of risk management programs and plans for outdoor recreation organisations:
• risk management plan
• emergency management plan
• critical incident plan
• field practices documentation
• hazard identification, risk assessment and control templates
• decision making models
• risk communication information documents for client and participants
• participant waivers and informed consents
• typical insurance policy limitations and exclusions provided to outdoor recreation operators
• risk factors relevant to outdoor recreation programs and activities and how these can impact on the risk management planning process:
• specific participant characteristics
• staffing
• location specific
• environment
• activity specific including equipment
• considerations for staffing requirements in the risk management process to include
• current competence, skills, knowledge experience relevant to program
• level of support available for program
• capacity to operate independently
• general risk management requirements of third party provider
• format and inclusions of a range of hazard identification and risk assessment templates
• contemporary risk management models used in outdoor recreation:
• domino theory (chain of sequential events)
• Swiss cheese
• human factors (people, place, personal protective equipment)
• systems analysis
• incident, injury and fatality prevention
• importance of consultation and communication at every stage of the risk management cycle
• involvement of stakeholders and clients in risk management plans
• involvement of personnel in identifying hazards, assessing risk and determining control measures
• communicating risk to staff and clients
• typical incident data captured by outdoor recreation operators:
• date, time, weather, exact location
• age and gender of participant
• size of group
• staff profiles
• witness reports
• nature of incident, near miss or injury
• narrative description of what happened
• first aid and or advanced medical care actions.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must ensure use of:
• team members with whom the individual can interact for consultation; these can be:
• team members in an industry workplace, or
• people who participate in simulated activities during assessment
• comprehensive information about the operation of a real or simulated outdoor recreation organisation to determine its characteristics for the development of tailored risk management practices for outdoor programs
• actual workplace incident data, or data for a simulated organisation to allow for evaluation of an organisation’s risk management performance and adaptation of practices
• computers and general software programs used to produce system documents
• template or sample:
• risk management plans
• emergency management plans
• critical incident plans
• hazard identification, risk assessment and control documents
• risk information documents for client and participants
• participant waivers and informed consent
• industry standards or codes of practice including Australia Adventure Activity Standards and Good Practice Guides.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations requirements for assessors, and:
• have a collective period of at least three years’ experience with an organisation providing recreational programs where they have applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency; the three years’ experience can incorporate full and or part time experience.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Reading skills to:', 'description': 'interpret complex and potentially unfamiliar materials describing policies and standards for risk management.'}
• {'skill': 'Writing skills to:', 'description': 'develop comprehensive risk management plans and operational documents using language easily understood by clients, participants and staff.'}
• {'skill': 'Oral communications skills to:', 'description': 'explain legal and conceptual information to a full range of outdoor recreation personnel using language easily understood.'}
• {'skill': 'Numeracy skills to:', 'description': 'score the level of risk and calculate overall risk level for hazards.'}
• {'skill': 'Self-management skills to:', 'description': 'take responsibility for risk management planning from initiation through to evaluation; critically evaluate successes and failures of practices to initiate improvements.'}

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