Risk Disclosure
Our Approach to Risk and Safety For Tours & Treks
– We feel that it is an ethical obligation for us to educate our clients to the potential risks and hazards inherent in all outdoor programmes and activities. We believe that it is our responsibility to provide quality curricula, skilled staff and sound risk management plans and procedures.
– Our clients and our reputation are extremely valuable to us. We are honoured to work with quality people and maintain an excellent reputation. Toward that end, risk management and safety is of paramount importance to us at Treks n Trails. Our safety record is excellent.
– Staff competence and sound operational procedures are the core of our risk management system at Treks n Trails. We are proud of the overall quality of our staff screening, training, evaluation, operating, emergency response and evacuation procedures. Consistent emphasis is placed on accident prevention, judgment and decision-making that occur during planning of our courses. Our risk management procedures and practices meet or exceed industry standards and are constantly re-evaluated and improved as needed.
1. Risk in Outdoor Adventures
– All outdoor programs contain inherent risks to participants with the potential to cause personal property loss or damage, illness, injury and even death. While Treks n Trails provides professional staff and quality risk management, we cannot completely eradicate all risks or hazards. No matter how well managed, all outdoor activities involve unforeseen hazards (rock fall, sudden illness, being bitten or stung by a wild animal or insect, cold air and water temperatures, even other participants) that can present risks to participants and even to skilled instructors. Mother Nature is unpredictable.
– The community of Treks n Trails instructors / guides is comprised of experienced outdoor educators and professional mountaineers that are informed of our emergency response procedures. In addition, all have current first aid certification.
2. Staff Training and Emergency Preparedness
– We always take the best precautions and the routes are very safe. All our accompanying staff have been on the trek routes numerous times and are familiar with the terrain and the vagaries of the weather. They can easily spot any signs that point to trouble and act quickly to redress the problem. All our guides are well-qualified mountaineers; they have all attained degree from the Western Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Manali, and led several treks and expeditions in the mountains. All the members are briefed every evening regarding the precautions they need to day during the next days trek.
– In case of any emergency/accident, the guides are well trained to respond quickly and inform all the concerned units to follow standard procedures for manual, vehicular or helicopter evacuation (depending upon the remoteness of the area). Every team has adequate medical kit + the oxygen cylinders and PAC’s high altitude trips (above 4500m) etc.
– It is a standard practice on every single one of our programmes for guides to cover applicable risk management issues and rules designed to prevent accidents; for participants’ adherence to the rules and a positive mental attitude are essential.
3. Reconnaissance and Terrain Assessment
– Treks n Trails conducts a reconnaissance of each program area prior to bringing clients. This means that someone from above I.H.E. has been to the program site to look at the facilities, talk with the locals, check travel distances / times, locate the nearest medical facilities, and generally get an overview of the challenge level of the area.
4. Medical Issues
– Minor medical incidents (e.g. minor allergies, upset stomach, diarrhoea, minor sprains, bruises, and blisters) may be treated in the field by basic first aid, over-the-counter remedies, medications or rest. More serious injuries and illnesses (e.g. fractures, severe allergic reactions etc) will require evacuation of the patient to the nearest medical facility, in which case we attempt to contact client administrators and parents.
– In case of any eventuality, our guides are trained well to react and inform all the agencies, including local agent and head office for any evacuation.
– All outdoor programs contain inherent risks to participants with the potential to cause while Treks n Trails provides professional staff and practices quality risk management techniques we make no claim to completely eradicate all risks. If we did, we could not call our programs “adventure”, nor would the benefits be as great, because after all, risk is an integral part of adventure. In the best sense, to participate in an adventure is to engage in an exciting or remarkable undertaking, in which risks are encountered, dealt with, and successfully negotiated.
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