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Home › Posts tagged hazard

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Hazardous Jobs

By Michael Coyle Posted on 09/04/2013 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with hazard, job, monitor, off-topic, safety
Hazardous Jobs

When I look back at some of the hazardous jobs I’ve had, they make Search and Rescue look easy in comparison.

Why does SAR Search for Dogs?

By Michael Coyle Posted on 08/12/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with backcountry, dog, hazard, management, policy, social media
Why does SAR Search for Dogs?

Why searching for a Dog is in the interest of public safety

WorkSafeBC Report into death of SAR Volunteer

By Michael Coyle Posted on 15/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with death, hazard, injury, opinion, risk

The WorkSafeBC report into a SAR Volunteer’s death is boiled down into headlines before the upcoming inquest.

Discrepancy between Whistler and CAC avalanche reports

By Michael Coyle Posted on 10/03/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 3 Comments Tagged with avalanche, hazard, question, snow

The author wonders why there’s a discrepancy between the avalanche bulletin written by the CAC and Whistler/Blackcomb.

Hazard, Risk and Consequences

By Michael Coyle Posted on 06/02/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with hazard, risk, SAR

Some musings on the differences between hazard, risk and consequences as they relate to risk management in search and rescue.

Avalanche and other hazards

By Michael Coyle Posted on 22/11/2011 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with avalanche, hazard, slip and fall, snow, snowshoe
Avalanche and other hazards

The avalanche hazard is extreme in the Sea to Sky region, but the avalanche bulletin doesn’t contain is a warning about skip and fall hazard

On Blaming the Victim

By Michael Coyle Posted on 16/11/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 5 Comments Tagged with analysis, blame, death, ethics, hazard, injury, opinion, rescue, risk
On Blaming the Victim

A lot of people, including those that should know better, insist on blaming the victim of a backcountry search or rescue.

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