Risk Management in Sport and Recreation Risk Management in Sport and Recreation

About the Product

Risk Management in Sport and Recreation is a comprehensive resource for those charged with the responsibility of providing for the safety of participants and spectators in a sport or recreation setting. It covers a range of safety issues, including lightning, heat illness, aquatics, playground safety, drug testing, and medical emergency action plans. Readers receive clear and detailed explanations of issues to consider before making decisions on risk management.
Risk Management in Sport and Recreation is designed to provide a foundation for approaching key issues in safety and risk management. It shows readers how to evaluate and analyze various safety issues and apply the underlying concepts to a variety of situations. The following are unique features of the text:

• A safety guidelines finder lists Web sites of accessible standards, guidelines, and recommendations from leading organizations.
• Chapter objectives and pullout boxes of key points and key statistics stress the importance of the topic under discussion.
• Threshold issues in each chapter highlight important factors to consider when making decisions on risk management.
• Real-world applications at the end of each chapter present scenarios involving the potential for harm, and readers must make a decision on how to address the issues.
• Examples of public service announcements, posters, and other publicly viewed safety information are presented.
• An appendix offers examples of emergency action plans, checklists, and recommendations from organizations such as the National Lightning Safety Institute and university aquatic centers.
• A companion Web site provides links to the Web sites used in the book, as well as updates to guidelines and links that may occur after the book is in print. Available at www.HumanKinetics.com/RiskManagementinSportandRecreation.