and include both time in a classroom
setting as well as time spent outdoors
where you can practice your skills, like
how to identify avalanche terrain, ava-lanche
formation and release, appro-priate
use of travel in avalanche terrain
and even an intro to companion rescue.
Other training opportunities ex-ist
that, while not directly about ava-lanche
safety, are industry-specific and
equally important, such as mechanized
and non-mechanized snow sports
business, transportation corridors
and management of natural resources
and vegetation.
“Other training may be incident
command training, which prepares
workers for creating and following
plans, particularly when outside agen-cies
are involved,” said Miller. “First aid
training is essential and is offered by
numerous course providers. Material
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), transporta-tion
of dangerous goods (TDS) for hy-drocarbons
and explosives – these are
a few examples of necessary training.”
Emergency preparedness, includ-ing
avalanche safety, is a necessity
for mountain resort workers. Being
aware of the danger, knowing what to
do in an emergency – like the moun-tain
enthusiast pulling their airbag
cord – and following the steps that
you and your team have laid out will
be what keeps you on top of the snow
instead of below it.
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18 September 2017 | snowopsmag.com