OAA - Safety and Environmental Considerations

Why do people do outdoor and adventurous activities? (select 3)

• Exciting

• To be in nature

• Social

• Dangerous

'anything that has the potential to cause a person harm'

• Risk

• Hazard

• Consideration

• Saftey

'the chance that a hazard may cause harm to someone'

• Consideration

• Hazard

• Saftey

• Risk

(a)   is responsible for controlling the hazards and risks of the OAA.

Which of the following are categories of hazards. (select 3)

• Mechanical

• Biological

• Physiological

• Environmental

• Psychological

What is the most useful tool for assessing risk?

(a)  

Identify 3 steps of the risk assessment process

• Identify Hazards

• Who is at risk

• Emergency procedures

• Rate the risk

Give an example of PPE in outdoor adventurous activities.

What is the missing stage in the emergency procedure,

1. Incident

2. (a)  

3. Control the situation

4. Review the situation

What OAA activity is this?

• Hang gliding

• Paragliding

• Windsurfing

• Surfing