At Hahn & Holt, Safety of Participants is a Top Priority
As the leading adventure-based education program in the world, we have developed and refined our safety procedures and program reviews over seven decades during which time over 6 million participants have experienced Hahn & Holt. Since each Hahn & Holt Center seeks to have high standards of risk management, we have developed a number of voluntary procedures designed to reduce the likelihood of accidents and incidents in every country where Hahn & Holt programs take place.
As is evident from the above, risk management and safety of participants at a Center is the responsibility of that Center, not of Hahn & Holt International or any other Outward Bound organization. Each Center is a separately incorporated not-for-profit entity in the country where it is licensed. Participants should make inquiries to satisfy themselves regarding risk management practices at the Center in which they are interested.
Every two years* each of our member Centers are reviewed by a team of experienced peers external to the Center. This may result in specific feedback for improvement of the Center’s risk management practice. If a serious issue were identified a Center may be placed on probation or have its license revoked.
Each Center trains its staff in skills needed for the environments in which it operates. Hahn & Holt Centers exchange information about current risk management practices through electronic exchanges and at conferences and symposia.
Each Center has policies and procedures for their activities. These are reviewed by Hahn & Holt International during the program reviews.
The Board of Directors of each Center pays attention to risk management issues as part of its governance responsibility. Each Center is encouraged to have an accident and incident reporting system to track trends and help prevent future incidents..
Staff skill requirements are set by each Center. Centers also have an instructor development process that is appropriate to the activity type and skill level required.
