AOA Participants Safety Recommendations and Policies:

• ORIENTEERING  SAFETY BROCHURE
• ​ SAFETY RULES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• AOA BEAR SPRAY USE POLICY 
• LIVING SMART WITH WILDLIFE BROCHURE  
• ​ AIR QUALITY POLICY FOR ORIENTEERING EVENTS​​​​

Living with wildlife
 Most of Alberta's recreational regions are in Bear Country!

• Carry a bear spray and know how to use it! -video

• ​HOW TO USE A BEAR SPRAY- brochure
• Visit the WILDSMART Website​​ to learn about how to reduce negative human wildlife interactions. When recreating in bear country, your best strategy to avoid an encounter is to make lots of noise, stay in groups and be alert for signs of bears in the area.

Additional information

• AOA RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
• CONCUSSION  BASICS  
• SAFE SPORT ENVIRONMENT 

   

​Why is this important?

• Orienteering is an outdoor activity that carries a risk of personal injury due to natural and man-made hazards, animal encounters and environmental conditions. While the participants acknowledge these risks, the organizers of orienteering events must have rules and recommendations that cover how to reasonably minimize these risks and what to do in case of injury or if a competitor is overdue. 

• There are general safety rules and recommendations which apply to all orienteering events and there are event-specific plans which should provide sufficient details for specific actions  to deal with unique situations. Make sure you follow the event organizers guidelines  and notices.​​

For EVENT ORGANIZERS visit this page.