Sicherheit
Sicherheit ist ein zentrales Thema bei allen Outdooraktivitäten, insbesondere bei kommerziellen touristischen Angeboten. Eine der wichtigsten Aufgaben der SOA besteht darin, die kommerziellen Outdooraktivitäten sicherer zu machen und die Anbieter in der Schweiz in diesem Bereich zu unterstützen. Diese Arbeit besteht zum einen in der Ausarbeitung von Fachspezifischen Richtlinien und Ausbildungsinhalten und zum anderen in der Zusammenarbeit mit den sicherheitsrelevanten Behörden und Fachstellen.
Die Stiftung “Safety in Adventures” wurde per 2019 aufgelöst und die damit verbundenen Aufgaben direkt dem BASPO/BFU untergeordnet. Damit verbunden wurde eine neue Expertengruppe “Begleitgruppe von Sachverständigen (BvS)” ins Leben gerufen, welche die Arbeit der ehemaligen “Sachverständigenkommission” der Stiftung übernimmt. Die SOA ist in dieser Gruppe weiterhin mit verschiedenen Funktionären und Fachexperten vertreten.
Since the Risk Activities Act (RiskG) and the associated ordinance (RiskV) came into force, all providers of commercial activities covered by the Act in Switzerland have been subject to certification and permit requirements.
With the latest revision of the RiskV in May 2019, the “Safety in Adventures” standard previously applicable in Switzerland was replaced by the European “ISO 21101” standard. Under a transitional arrangement, existing Safety in Adventures certifications remain valid until they expire.
At present, only one company is approved for ISO 21101 certification in Switzerland: Edelcert.
Helpful information and further links:
- Risk Activities Act, Federal Office of Sport
- Certification of outdoor and adventure offers, BFU
- List of recognised certificates of competence, BFU
- Recognised foreign certificates of competence, BFU
By establishing and maintaining best practices for all disciplines, we want to help make it easier for all outdoor companies in Switzerland to ensure safety at the highest level.
In various industries that have to deal with major risks, it has long been standard practice: incident reporting.
Long established in aviation and many hospitals, company incident reporting serves to increase operational and industry safety proactively. It is important that nobody who reports a damaging event or a near miss has to fear negative reactions. If they did, the reporting rate would drop to zero in a flash and the incident reporting project would be over again straight away.
It is purely about learning from the past and deriving measures from it that help avoid future problems or accidents. The SOA is now taking this approach too, and it starts on this page. Report risk situations, accidents with or without personal injury and near misses from commercial risk activities to us here.
This reporting system is intended primarily for companies active in the industry, but it is also open to private individuals who have experienced or observed something of this kind, for example on an organised trip. In such cases, however, we always recommend talking to the guides or the company responsible. As a rule, no correspondence is entered into about reports.
Once a year, the association's specialists will report on the basis of the reports received and also make recommendations where appropriate.