“The School Walk” 1872 / Albert Anker
The ISO Advisory Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO) has submitted a proposal for new work item proposal for the development of an ISO standard on Managing risk for youth and school trips, with the following scope statement:
We envision a new ISO standard which will provide guidance for managing risk for youth (in particular, minors due to their particular vulnerabilities) and school trips for both domestic and international travel. The standard will gather best practices to address typical risks for this sector such as behavioral breaches and carelessness of students, weather-related problems, requirements for those with special needs (such as travelers with disabilities), technical elements such as mechanical failures of equipment, etc. The standard will benefit both the travelers themselves and the organizations that serve them by covering:
– Safety and security of groups of young people travelling (specifically but not limited to school groups);
– Risk management for organizations such as school boards, tourist attractions, tour operators, service providers, and recreational activities, etc. NOTE: This proposed standard will not include how to organize such trips and it will not be limited to adventure travel.
Anyone wishing to review the proposal can request a copy by contacting ANSI’s ISO Team (isot@ansi.org), with a submission of comments to Steve Cornish (scornish@ansi.org) by close of business on Friday, June 5, 2020
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Issue: [20-144]
Category: Security, Global, Risk Management
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Christine Fischer, Jack Janveja
Source: Managing Risk for Youth and School Trips: ANSI Seeks Feedback on New ISO Proposal
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