Emergency Preparedness for Outdoor Recreation

Join on Zoom: Click HERE

Queensland’s outdoor recreation community plays a vital role in connecting people with nature. Whether leading bushwalks, running outdoor education programs, or managing adventure tourism operations, your ability to respond effectively in an emergency is critical to the safety and confidence of participants.

This webinar is designed specifically for outdoor recreation organisations, adventure tourism operators, climbing clubs, bushwalking groups, and outdoor education providers across Queensland and beyond, featuring expert-led content to strengthen your emergency preparedness capabilities.

This session aims to strengthen emergency management, critical incident management and business continuity across outdoor recreation communities, addressing the unique challenges faced by organisations operating in natural environments and remote locations.

Aligned with Australian best practices and compliance requirements – including AS 3745:2010, ISO22301, ISO22313, ISO22320, BCI Good Practice Guidelines – this series equips outdoor leaders with practical tools, strategies, and templates to enhance their response and recovery
capabilities and organisational resilience.

What You’ll Learn

• Defining incident levels in outdoor recreation settings from minor injuries to major search and rescue operations
• Overview of Australian compliance & best practices in emergency management, critical incident management, and business continuity for outdoor organisations
• Key challenges in developing incident programs and responding to emergencies in remote locations and natural environments
• Roadmap for developing your programs tailored to outdoor recreation activities and environments

If you’re responsible for leading outdoor programs, coordinating risk and safety, or managing clubs and adventure activities, this session will equip you with tools to safeguard participants while building organisational resilience. Together we can raise the standard of preparedness across Queensland’s outdoor sector, ensuring every adventure is not only memorable, but safe.