标准2025制定、实施和维护一个安全管理体系(SMS)需要付出很大的努力。本手册的发布能为探险旅游供应商提供帮助。手册给出了简单的分步指导，与ISO 21101探险旅游安全管理的要求一致。
无论是徒步旅行、潜水、漂流、峡谷探险、蹦极还是其他刺激的户外活动，保证参与者的安全是首要任务。但作为一个探险旅游运营商，你怎么能确保不会有意外的风险或者忽视或遗漏的重要步骤？ISO 21101旨在提供一套系统的安全方法来保护参与者的安全。标准中的SMS适用于世界各地的大小企业。
ISO 21101有助于：
.提高安全绩效
.满足参与者和工作人员的安全预期
.提供安全实例
.支持符合适用的法律要求
一、ISO 21101对比不设标准
玛丽.贝斯.库克和加斯.格力是该手册的联名作者，他们强烈地赞同SMS到位的重要性：“根据ISO 21101制定的SMS的好处很多，例如供应商能够展示非常正面的安全形象，改善整体服务交付。有效的SMS不仅能有效地保证参与者的安全，还能产生更多的正面反馈，产生更好的销量和利益，使得员工更积极参与，改善商业伙伴、供应商、管理者和其他利益相关方的关系。”
二、方便使用的手册
因为大部分探险旅游供应商都是中小型企业（SMEs），新的手册ISO 21101 探险旅游安全管理体系——中小型企业实用指南，向这些企业提供简单的分步指导，来帮助其发展和运营并最终提高企业发展水平。
“无论这些探险旅游供应商在世界的哪个地方经营发展，它们都要对人的安全负责。探险旅游活动有风险，供应商必须管控这些风险，否则其后果可能是毁灭性的。”玛丽.贝斯和加斯说。“但多亏了这本便于使用的手册，探险旅游供应商现在有了清晰实用的建议，可以指导他们如何在最大程度上保证参与者的安全。这本手册的特别之处在于它是写给中小企业的企业家或管理者的，他们是运营层面的工作人员，在管理时会遇到很大的战略风险。因为我们写这本手册的时候心里想的是中小型企业，我们相信它可以对全球的探险旅游领域产生影响。”
New ISO handbook for adventure tourism safety
Developing, implementing and maintaining a safety management system (SMS) requires a big effort. To assist adventure tourism providers in this task, a new handbook has been published. It gives simple step-by-step guidance and is completely aligned with the requirements of ISO 21101 for adventure tourism safety management.
Whether it be trekking, scuba diving, rafting, canyoning, bungy jumping or any other exciting outdoor activity, keeping participants safe is a priority. But as an adventure tourism operator, how can you ensure that no box is left unticked and that your business does not neglect or miss out any important steps? ISO 21101 has been designed to provide a systematic approach to safety. The SMS outlined in the standard can be used by small and large companies alike, operating anywhere in the world.
ISO 21101 helps:
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Enhance safety performance
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Meet expectations for participant and staff safety
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Demonstrate safe practice
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Support compliance with applicable legal requirements
ISO 21101 vs no standard
Mary Beth Cook and Garth Gulley, co-authors of the handbook, are eloquent about the importance of having a safety management system in place: “The benefits of having an SMS that conforms to ISO 21101 include demonstrating a strong reputation as a safe provider and improving overall service delivery. Not only will an effective SMS help keep your participants safe, it can result in more positive feedback, more bookings, revenue growth, better staff engagement, and improved relations with business partners, suppliers, regulators and other interested parties.”
Easy-to-use handbook
Because a great majority of adventure tourism providers are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the new handbook, ISO 21101, Adventure tourism – Safety management systems – A practical guide for SMEs, offers simple step-by-step guidance to help all types of operators develop, implement and continually improve their SMS.
“All adventure tourism providers, no matter where they operate in the world, are responsible for people’s safety. Adventure tourism activities involve risks and providers have to manage those risks. The consequences of not doing so can be catastrophic,” Mary Beth and Garth say. “But thanks to this new easy-to-use handbook, adventure tourism operators now have clear, practical advice on how to maximize the chances of keeping participants safe… every time. What makes this handbook especially useful is that it is written for the small-to-medium business owner or manager, the person working at an operational level but with big strategic risks to manage. Because we wrote this handbook with SMEs in mind, we are confident it can really make an impact in the global adventure tourism sector.”
The handbook is available for purchase from your national ISO member or through the ISO Store.