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Safety Discussion Page

Sat 22 Jul, 2017 1:23 pm

hey Mr Moderator
Is it SOB ??
Anyway would it be possible to start a Safety discussion page??
The reason I ask is that a very useful link to alpine safety and particularly avalanche safety
has appeared on the local tracks page Victoria
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=26079
and it would be good to have these safety topics collected together?
Thanks
John

Re: Safety Discussion Page

Sat 22 Jul, 2017 2:04 pm

Not a bad idea.
Often real risk and perceived risks are different and while bushwalking is a very safe passtime there are some risks specific to the activity that do deserve more than passing attention sometimes

Re: Safety Discussion Page

Sat 22 Jul, 2017 5:29 pm

johnrs wrote:Anyway would it be possible to start a Safety discussion page??


Hi John. If there enough support from other members we can look into creating a Safety discussion page. Perhaps it could be something as simple as creating a 'sticky topic'.

Happy to hear thoughts from other members.

Re: Safety Discussion Page

Sun 23 Jul, 2017 9:09 am

If its not too much trouble to run it as a sub, then we can collect some best practices stuff all to one place, from food safety and cooking (stove go boom) through to current info on bugs, injuries.

Re: Safety Discussion Page

Sun 23 Jul, 2017 11:27 am

Good idea, alkthough we'd want some clear guidelines as to what is appropriate to post, otherwise it could easily get bogged down in argument intensive debate over personal practices.

Re: Safety Discussion Page

Sun 23 Jul, 2017 11:37 am

Perhaps a link to weather warnings at the top??

Re: Safety Discussion Page

Sun 23 Jul, 2017 12:22 pm

Perhaps a slightly wider remit under the term Technique. This would encompass safety but also things like tent site selection, lnt issues, use of fire etc.
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