What is an Emergency Action Plan? Risk management Plan?
Simply put, an Emergency Action plan is your organization’s plan for an emergency (severe weather, incidents, near misses, etc.). The plan spells out the roles and responsibilities for staff, actions that need to take place on your course, and who to contact in the event of an emergency. Risk Management is a broader concept and includes both the identification of potential incidents, accidents, injuries, or loss and the accompanying plan for their avoidance. That plan will be a part of your operating manual and will spell out how to operate your course, how to utilize legal forms and documents, and how to put specific actions in place to avoid or manage the risks. For a more comprehensive discussion on Risk Management, see Chapter 3 in The Complete Ropes Course Manual, 4th Edition.
