22WRMC

Posters are on display for the duration of the conference. Presenters will have sessions for interacting with attendees. This is session #2
Poster Topics:
Poster #1: Cultivating a Strong Safety Culture in Your Organization With a Culture Safe Survey Cultivating a good workplace safety and health (WSH) culture goes beyond general safety infrastructure, competencies, and legal requirements. How can you gain insight on your organization and employees’ mindsets towards safety and evaluate your safety beliefs, values, and practices? Findings from a safety culture survey will allow organizations to leverage on strengths and close safety gaps by implementing intervention strategies to transform safety mindsets and behaviors, and improve compliance and safety performance.
Poster #2: Developing safety competence among arctic guides in Iceland, Svalbard and Greenland-  With limited research on tourist safety in the Arctic, the research contributes to the field of safety, tourism, and education by giving an overview on safety education among guides in Svalbard, Greenland and Iceland. The studies reveal features of arctic guiding program curriculums, yet, give a unique insight into program facilitations across the Arctic region. The purpose of the study is to critically evaluate programs content and teaching methods in developing safety competence among future adventure guides working in the Arctic.
Poster #3: The impact of social affiliations post-accident: relationships that help and hinder - This presentation will report the findings from a study that explored how individuals injured in a wilderness accident, on scene or part of the rescue/response, or impacted by the misfortune of a friend or family members' involvement in an accident coped. Multiple social memberships and affiliations either become a source of support or hinder the recovery process in light of a tragedy. This presentation will explore these realities, identify themes, and present recommendations.
Poster #4: Medical Screening for Wilderness Courses - Being in the wilderness has inherent risks. While striving for maximum participation for a national outdoor program, there is a fine balance between what is acceptable and unacceptable risk thresholds. This will share how Outward Bound Singapore screens thousands of its annual participants for its outdoor adventure education program.
Poster #5: “Level Up” Your Incident Review Process -An Incident Review process is a core element of any organization’s risk management plan. At it’s best, Incident Review is a powerful tool for improving safety and learning from past experiences; at its worst, Incident Review is a tedious task that yields few new insights. In this presentation, we’ll examine best practices for incorporating in-depth case studies of select incidents into your existing Incident Review process, with an eye towards generating tangible, meaningful improvements.
Risk Management: Using Reflection as an Emotional Check-In
Poster #6: ISO 21101 Adventure Tourism Safety and You - What is ISO 21101, the international standard for Adventure Tourism Safety Management Systems? And why should I care? This standard is being rapidly adopted around the world as a best practice. From New Zealand to India and Switzerland, governments are considering requiring certain outdoor and wilderness programs to conform. We’ll examine the standard, its strengths and potential weaknesses. Participants will understand how the standard can benefit their wilderness or adventure program.
Poster #7: Risk Management: Using Reflection as an Emotional Check-In
This presentation focuses on the use of written reflection early in an outdoor adventure/wilderness trip as a risk assessment tool to assess three important emotional issues (fears, feelings, fun) among participants. Review of reflections can provide a vehicle for leaders to address emotions, reduce/resolve fears, and build cohesion using active listening and open-ended questions. These tools reduce the likelihood that leaders will be blindsided by unexpected safety and behavioral concerns, while enhancing safety and rapport.