Guidance Note For Outdoor Activities to prepare for Bushfire and Severe Weather Conditions
This document provides information and commonly agreed procedures for planning and responding to severe weather in the outdoors that involve led activities with dependent participants in Australia. The nature and intensity of severe weather can vary across Australia and local resources should be consulted in each case.
Severe weather conditions may result from various weather events and can be defined as any destructive weather phenomenon.
The best risk management plans and processes will avoid the conduct of outdoor activities in any location where a forecasted severe weather event is likely to occur. Operators should have a code of conduct to protect their participants and this is an important consideration of your organisation’s processes.
This document will help you plan for any unforeseen events, variable conditions and mitigate against injury or death.
The document will also enhance the capacity of organisations and leaders to develop and implement consistent policies and support decision-making to continue, modify or postpone planned activities. It should be read in conjunction with the activity specific Australian Adventure Activity Standards (AAAS) and reviewed annually.
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