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Chapter 19. Risk Management Reviews...........................177 Introduction......................................................................177 Contrast with Other Instruments..............................177 Review Characteristics ..................................................178 Review Structure.............................................................179 Follow-Up ..........................................................................180 Limitations ........................................................................180 Chapter Summary ..........................................................181 Chapter 20. Media Relations................................................182 Introduction......................................................................182 What Media Representatives Want ..........................183 Guidelines for Working with the Media..................183 Managing Other Media Outlets.................................186 Other Factors....................................................................186 Conclusion.........................................................................186 State-controlled Media.................................................187 Chapter Summary ..........................................................187 Chapter 21. Documentation ................................................189 Introduction......................................................................189 Documentation: Provides Durable, Reliable ........189 Documentation: Provides a Record of What Was Done ................................................190 Putting It Together: Documentation System in Action ..............................................190 Applications......................................................................192 Limitations ........................................................................192 Cautions .............................................................................192 Chapter Summary ..........................................................194 Chapter 22. Accreditation.....................................................195 Understanding Accreditation.....................................195 The Value of Accreditation ..........................................195 Accrediting Entities for Outdoor Programs...........196 The Accreditation Process ...........................................196 Structures Similar to Accreditation ..........................197 Relation to Accreditation in Other Industries.......197 Assessing Accreditation Schemes ............................197 Chapter Summary ..........................................................199 Chapter 23. Seeing Systems.................................................200 Mangatepopo Gorge.....................................................200 Introduction......................................................................203 From Aviation Safety to Outdoor Safety ................203 A Model of the Outdoor Program Risk System ....204 Visualizing Catastrophe (Pre-Mortems)..................208 Conclusion.........................................................................210 Chapter Summary ..........................................................212 Glossary .............................................................. 214 Photo Credits ............................................................ 216 About the Author...................................................... 218 Contents vii