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Safety Science
A new book and six-week online training
For outdoor and experiential education
Presented by Steve Smith and members of the Experiential Consulting team
Safety science is a social science that studies safety management using scientific methods and research.
This class brings together cohorts of outdoor & experiential educators to explore concepts from Smith's forthcoming book on safety science, along with our team's collective century of practical experience in risk management, to provide a unique and engaging immersion into new ways to look at old problems.
Outline of Class
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Class 1 - Introduction and Case Studies
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Class 2 - Foundations and Evolution of Risk Management
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Class 3 - "New View" Safety (Safety II, HOP, Safety Differently)
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Class 4 - Barriers & Strategies for Organizational Learning
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Class 5 - Better Safety Metrics
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Class 6 - Applying Safety Science Concepts to Your Program
Why Take This Class?
- Dr. Sidney Dekker, Griffith University and Director of the Safety Science Innovation Lab
Rick Curtis, Founder
The science of safety is constantly evolving with new approaches challenging long held assumptions about why incidents happen and what makes a program safe. Keeping up with these new insights is a daunting task. Few people are as adept as Steve Smith in translating these new methodologies into practical applications for the outdoor industry. Steve serves as your guide to the evolution of risk management theories with real-world examples and case studies that show how the field of safety science has evolved, and how we need to evolve in order to bring a culture of ethical safety to our organizations. I continue to learn and expand my own safety horizons through Steve's work.