1. (1) In addition to training requirements in ARM 37.99.153, staff orientation training must include:

   1. (a) supervision of program participants;
   2. (b) procurement, preparation, and conservation of water, food, and shelter;
   3. (c) instruction in safety procedures and safety equipment, use of fuel, fire, and life protection;
   4. (d) instruction in emergency procedures, medical, weather signalization fire, runaway and lost program participant;
   5. (e) sanitation procedures relating to food, water, and waste;
   6. (f) knowledge of wilderness medicine, including health issues related to acclimation and exposure to the environmental elements;
   7. (g) local environmental precautions including terrain, weather upsets, poisonous plants, wildlife, and proper response to adversarial situations;
   8. (h) high adventure activities; and
   9. (i) avoiding potential hazards of expedition areas.
2. (2) All program staff must complete first aid training within six months of hire and prior to working without a staff member trained in wilderness first aid.

Authorizing statute(s): 52-2-803, 52-2-805, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 52-2-803, 52-2-805, 52-2-809, MCA

History: NEW, 2019 MAR p. 2029, Eff. 11/9/19.