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Physical Education & Health 4

Quarter 4
Risk Management of Outdoor Activities
Task 1: Pag may Time!
This activity will reveal how you spent your whole day with some outdoor activities. From the given table below,
provide what is being asked and then answer the processing questions right after. Write answers in your activity
notebook.
Objectives:
• Determine your outdoor activity during your free time.
• Differentiate the sets of time as to the kind of activity conducted.

Note: You can list as many activities you have done.

Task 2: Processing Questions

1. Which among the activities attend to your leisure needs? Explain why?
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2. Why do you engage in those activities? Support your answer.
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Instructions: Read and answer the questions carefully. Write your answer in your activity notebook.
1. What do you think are the risks of outdoor activities? Cite some examples.
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2. Why is it important for us to know the different risks of outdoor activities?
Explain your answer. ________________________________________________________________
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3. How will you able to manage those risks in preventing yourself from injuries
and danger? Support your answer.______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

MANAGING RISK
RISK is the potential of losing something of value. Values (such as physical health,
social status, emotional well-being or financial wealth) can be gained or lost when
taking risk resulting from a given action, activity and/or inaction, foreseen or
unforeseen. Risk can also be defined as the intentional interaction with uncertainty.
Uncertainty is a potential, unpredictable, unmeasurable and uncontrollable outcome,
risk is a consequence of action taken in spite of uncertainty.

The four components of a risk management process:

1. Risk Identification – primarily involves the identification of the dangers or hazards that can give risk and
thereby causing an accident.
2. Risk Assessment – degree of risk and the probability of an incident occurring relates to the assessment of risk.
3. Managing the risk- Use your risk assessment results to ensure you are focusing on managing the most
important things. Manage risk to an acceptable level, as described above, and by the hierarchy of control. This
means your first priority must be to eliminate the risk, and if that can’t reasonably be achieved then you should try
to minimize the risk.
4. Risk Reduction – implement a range of strategies that will minimize risks to an acceptable level in an attempt to
prevent incidents from occurring.

hazards associated with outdoor activities:

✓ traffic and pedestrian management

✓ ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure
✓ adverse weather conditions (rain, wind, ice, temperature
extremes etc.)
✓ natural disasters (storms, fire, floods etc.)
✓ animals and insects
✓ noxious plants
✓ general environment (sharp objects, trip hazards, terrain etc.)
✓ participants with pre-existing medical conditions
✓ injuries and accidents
✓ uncontrolled environments (public places, strangers etc.)
✓ workplace bullying and occupational violence.
ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR THE OUTDOOR SAFETY
In the website of, (This Big Wild World 2020), explains the risks in nature are real and range from extreme
temperatures, injuries, wildlife encounters, navigation errors and more. But, many of these risks can be managed
proactively by taking steps before you go and knowing what to do while you’re out there.
The website introduces the following essential tips for outdoor activities:
1. Check multiple weather sources for your actual destination. Weather patterns can change rapidly, particularly
near large bodies of water and in mountainous regions. Checking multiple sources for the latest weather in your
destination, not a town 30 miles away but the actual destination, will allow you to have a more complete picture of
the risks.
2. Assess risk factors and conditions specific to your destination. There are so many factors that could impact
your safety while in the outdoors,including altitude, sun exposure, and tide patterns. Many of these factors you can
plan for in advance with the right gear or even leaving at a specific time of day.
3. Always carry safety gear tailored for your outing. A great place to start is using my day hike packing list as a
starting point, which covers the ten essentials. You can customize what you carry depending on what type of
outdoor adventure you have planned. Be sure to plan for the worst-case
scenario, carrying extra food, water and layers in case you get lost or injured on your adventure.

4. Dress appropriately for the conditions and season. It’s not enough to just check the weather in your destination,
be sure to also dress appropriately. Layers are a great way to give yourself options if you are unsure of what to
expect or if you anticipate changes in the weather.
5. Inspect your essential gear. Make sure that your most essential outdoor adventure safety gear is in good
working order before you leave home. This includes your headlamp, water filter, and even your shoe laces.
6. Learn basic first aid. When you or your adventure buddy needs first aid, it’s not the best time to learn how to
actually give first aid. Familiarize yourself with how to identify and treat the most common types of injuries that
occur in the outdoors. Examples include blisters, cuts, sprains, dehydration, hypothermia, and heat stroke.
7. Share your itinerary. This is so simple, yet often overlooked. Imagine heading out on a hike by yourself, getting
injured and not a single person knowing what trail you are on. Drop a pin and send it to a friend or just text
someone the name of the trail, route, park, etc. that you’ll be exploring.

Task 3: Risk Identification

Direction: Copy the graphic organizer in your notebook and identify the risks associated with different outdoor
recreational activities. Write your answer in your notebook IN PEH12.
Task 4: Risk Assessment
Direction: Copy the table in your notebook and give what is being asked below. Write your answers in
your notebook.

The use of a colored risk rating matrix such as the example provided below helps determine the risk rating above.

Direction: Complete the following statements:

1. I will follow____________________________________________________.
2. I will practice__________________________________________________.
3. I will prevent myself from ______________________________________.
4. I will use ______________________________________________________.
5. I will promote__________________________________________________
A. True or False: Write the word “True” if the statement is correct and “False”
if the statement is wrong.
____1. Adverse weather conditions such as rain, wind, ice, temperature extremes, etc. are hazards.
____2. You should wear sneakers or sandals during trekking or hiking.
____3. Before you leave for your trip, make sure that you have a contact person who knows all your emergency
details.
____4. If going on overnight hikes, plan your meals accordingly. If traveling with a big group, divide the team into
smaller groups and assign a meal per small group.
____5. Make sure you are physically fit for the hike. You should have ample endurance to prepare yourself for
long walks.
B. Complete the flow chart with the five (5) steps of Risk Assessment.