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Viristar offers webinar on outdoor trip and travel safety with Tanglin Trust School & FOBISIA

Jeff Baierlein

Feb 26, 20223 min read

Viristar offers webinar on outdoor trip and travel safety with Tanglin Trust School & FOBISIA

March 17 webinar provides resources for schools seeking risk management guidance on resuming trips and adventurous expeditions How do we...

Adventure Tourism and the Science of Risk Management

Jeff Baierlein

Feb 13, 202226 min read

Adventure Tourism and the Science of Risk Management

Safety Theories and Models for Managing Risk in Outdoor Adventure & Wilderness Programs

Viristar Offers Wilderness First Responder and WFR Recertification Course in Nairobi, Kenya

Jeff Baierlein

Feb 11, 20224 min read

Viristar Offers Wilderness First Responder and WFR Recertification Course in Nairobi, Kenya

Viristar offers Wilderness First Responder and WFR Recert classes May 2-9, 2022 in Nairobi Kenya.

Jeff Baierlein

Feb 8, 202211 min read

SETLA: Risk Management, Finnish Style

Seikkailu-Ja Elämystoimialan Turvallisuuden Laatu-ohjelma, or SETLA, a precursor to Finland’s current outdoor safety system.

Viristar and International Camping Fellowship Partner to Bring Safety Training to Camps Worldwide

Jeff Baierlein

Feb 3, 20222 min read

Viristar and International Camping Fellowship Partner to Bring Safety Training to Camps Worldwide

Viristar is pleased to partner with the International Camping Fellowship (ICF) to bring Risk Management for Outdoor Programs training...

Viristar launches new video for Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 30, 20222 min read

Viristar launches new video for Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course

Viristar's new Risk Management for Outdoor Programs video has lanunched! The video describes the acclaimed safety course. Check it out!

Viristar celebrates a year-long training collaboration with Outward Bound Singapore

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 30, 20229 min read

Viristar celebrates a year-long training collaboration with Outward Bound Singapore

Viristar is pleased to have successfully completed an engagement with Outward Bound Singapore spanning the length 2021.

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 27, 20222 min read

Pronouns

At Viristar, being respectful of others is a core value. Using appropriate personal pronouns is one way we show respect and help foster...

Outdoor Adventure Risk Management in India: Webinar March 23

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 27, 20222 min read

Outdoor Adventure Risk Management in India: Webinar March 23

Viristar’s Jeff Baierlein and Shantanu Pandit of OutdoorPandit are presenting a webinar, in collaboration with the Association for...

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 5, 202211 min read

Kelli Jackson and Women’s Adventure ACT

Kelli Jackson is an adventure unicyclist and Australian hero. This is the story of her and the women's outdoor program she leads.

An intro to queer inclusivity in the outdoors

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 4, 20227 min read

An intro to queer inclusivity in the outdoors

An intro to queer inclusivity in the outdoors, by Faith Meckley of Women's Adventure ACT (Canberra Australia)

Viristar Provides Continuing Medical Education to Paramedics in Africa

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 2, 20224 min read

Viristar Provides Continuing Medical Education to Paramedics in Africa

Environmental Emergencies Topic of 2-Hour CME Session Viristar is pleased to offer a two-hour Continuing Medical Education (CME) session...

Viristar Receives Educational Endorsement from American Camp Association

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 2, 20222 min read

Viristar Receives Educational Endorsement from American Camp Association

Prestigious Mark of Quality for Viristar's Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Training Viristar is pleased to receive an Educational...

Outdoor Adventure Safety Regulations: A Case Study From Maharashtra

Jeff Baierlein

Jan 2, 202226 min read

Outdoor Adventure Safety Regulations: A Case Study From Maharashtra

Government Regulation Can Enhance Outdoor Safety Outcomes—If Well Designed and Implemented Introduction In August 2021, the Government of...

Viristar Offers Risk Management Training at Wilderness Education Association Conference

Jeff Baierlein

Dec 28, 20212 min read

Viristar Offers Risk Management Training at Wilderness Education Association Conference

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs Post-Conference Training Complements Other WEA Offerings Viristar is pleased to be providing a...

Risk Management in the Outdoors–A Look at Developments Through the Decades

Jeff Baierlein

Nov 15, 202122 min read

Risk Management in the Outdoors–A Look at Developments Through the Decades

by Shantanu Pandit Editor's Note: This guest article on Viristar's blog was written by Shantanu Pandit, a long-time leader in the...

Gap Year Programs and the Science of Risk Management

Jeff Baierlein

Nov 6, 202126 min read

Gap Year Programs and the Science of Risk Management

Safety Theories and Models for Managing Risk at Gap Year Programs Ariel Newman had just graduated from Yeshiva University High School for...

Safety and Risk Management at Summer Camp

Jeff Baierlein

Oct 11, 202124 min read

Safety and Risk Management at Summer Camp

A Practical, Science-Based Model for Managing Risks at Camps and Outdoor Adventure Programs The summer camp session had been going...

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: Advancing Girl Scouts’ Outdoor Experiences

Jeff Baierlein

Sep 16, 20214 min read

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: Advancing Girl Scouts’ Outdoor Experiences

by Liz Lunderman, Viristar Outreach & Operations Manager Not everyone thinks of risk management theory when they are riffling through...

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs—A Himalayan View

Jeff Baierlein

Aug 15, 202114 min read

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs—A Himalayan View

40 Years of Himalayan Mountaineering, From the Perspective of Outdoor Safety Management by Vladimir Mesarić Editor’s Note: This guest...