Winter Volunteer Handbook 2017 - Oregon Adaptive...
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OAS WINTER Volunteer Handbook Updated October 2016 Oregon Adaptive Sports 63025 O.B. Riley Road, Ste. 12 Bend, OR, 97701 [email protected] Operations cell: 541-848-9390 Office: 541-306-4774 About This Handbook This handbook is designed to equip you with the knowledge and awareness necessary to help people with disabilities have a fun and safe adaptive skiing or snowboarding experience. This handbook is supplementary to the OAS Volunteer Manual, which contains broad organizational information and policies. Together they provide essential information to prepare volunteers to best support the mission of Oregon Adaptive Sports. Skiing Policies OAS is committed to promoting skier safety. When you are skiing, it is your responsibility to maintain control of your speed and course at all times to avoid harming yourself or others. You are solely responsible for knowing you own ability to negotiate any ski slope or trail and to ski within the limits of that ability. Skiing Rules • While skiing, on or off duty, you must wear and present the required pass or lift ticket. • Treat ski area employees with courtesy and respect; obey their requests. • Be courteous to fellow skiers; do not use profanity. • Ride the lifts safely; do not “horseplay” while loading, riding, or unloading lifts. • Do not ski fast in congested areas or areas posted with “Slow” signs.
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OASWINTERVolunteerHandbookUpdatedOctober2016
OregonAdaptiveSports
63025O.B.RileyRoad,Ste.12Bend,OR,97701
[email protected]:541-848-9390
Office:541-306-4774AboutThisHandbookThishandbookisdesignedtoequipyouwiththeknowledgeandawarenessnecessarytohelppeoplewithdisabilitieshaveafunandsafeadaptiveskiingorsnowboardingexperience.ThishandbookissupplementarytotheOASVolunteerManual,whichcontainsbroadorganizationalinformationandpolicies.TogethertheyprovideessentialinformationtopreparevolunteerstobestsupportthemissionofOregonAdaptiveSports.SkiingPoliciesOASiscommittedtopromotingskiersafety.Whenyouareskiing,itisyourresponsibilitytomaintaincontrolofyourspeedandcourseatalltimestoavoidharmingyourselforothers.Youaresolelyresponsibleforknowingyouownabilitytonegotiateanyskislopeortrailandtoskiwithinthelimitsofthatability.SkiingRules• Whileskiing,onoroffduty,youmustwearandpresenttherequiredpassor
liftticket.• Treatskiareaemployeeswithcourtesyandrespect;obeytheirrequests.• Becourteoustofellowskiers;donotuseprofanity.• Ridetheliftssafely;donot“horseplay”whileloading,riding,orunloadinglifts.• Donotskifastincongestedareasorareaspostedwith“Slow”signs.
ObeytheSkier’sResponsibilityCode
1. Alwaysstayincontrolandbeabletostoporavoidotherpeopleorobjects.2. Peopleaheadofyouhavetherightofway.Itisyourresponsibilitytoavoid
them.3. YoumustNOTstopwhereyouobstructatrailorarenotvisiblefromabove.4. Wheneverstartingdownhillormergingontoatrail,lookuphillandyieldto
others.5. Alwaysusedevicestohelppreventrunawayequipment.6. Observeallpostedsignsandwarnings.Keepoffclosedtrailsandoutofclosed
areas.7. Priortousinganylift,youmusthavetheknowledgeandabilitytoload,ride,
andunloadsafely.Violationofskiingsafetyrulesmayresultinterminationasavolunteerand/orlossofskiingprivilegesattheskiareas.Accident/IncidentProceduresItistheinstructororleadvolunteer’sresponsibilitytodeterminehowtoproceedshouldaninjuryoccur.Ifyouhavemedicaltrainingorspecialexpertise,communicatethistotheinstructor.Asateamyoucandecidethepropercourseofaction.Stepstofollowifaninjuryoccurs:1. Donotmovetheinjuredpartyunlessheorsheisinalifethreateningposition.2. Communicatewiththeinjuredpartytoascertainthenatureanddegreeofthe
injury.3. Makesuretheareasurroundingtheincidentissafeforyouandtheinjured
party.Bevisibletoskierscomingtowardsyouandtheinjuredparty.4. Continuetotalkwiththeinjuredparty,providecomfort,andcarewithinyour
leveloffirstaidtraining.5. Asktheinjuredpartyifheorshewouldlikeassistancefromtheskipatrol.6. Iftheinjuredpartyrequests,orifyouthinkskipatrolisneeded,tellatleast
twootherskierstoskidirectlytothenearestskipatroltonotifythemofyourlocation.
7. Cooperatewithskipatrol.Theyareinchargeofthesceneoncetheyarrive.8. Focusonyourcommunicationswithallpeopleatthesceneonthesafetyand
comfortofthoseinjured.Avoiddiscussingwhatyouthinkhappenedorhowyouthinktheincidentwascaused.
9. Writenotesonwhatyouobservedatthesceneandanystatementsmadebyothers.Getthenames,addresses,andphonenumbersofanywitnesses.
10. Ifnecessary,sendtheinjuredpersonforappropriatemedicalcare.Iftheinjuryisnotserious,alocalclinicorphysician’sofficecanusuallyprovideserviceatalowercostthananemergencyroom.
11. NotifytheProgramDirectorimmediately.Providethenameoftheinjuredparty,natureoftheinjury,andlocation.
12. ReturntotheprogramofficeassoonaspossibleandcompleteanIncidentReportFormandgiveittotheProgramDirectorinperson.
13. Ifyoususpectthatequipmentbreakdowncontributedtotheinjury,preventitsfurtheruseuntilfullrepairsandasafetycheckhavebeencompleted.
WinterSpecificPolicies• TouseOAS’Mt.Bachelorone-waybuspasses,youmustpickupthepassesattheOASBendofficepriortothelessonday.Buspassesmayonlybeusedondaysthatvolunteers/instructorshavealesson.
• Ingeneral,allvolunteerswillarriveahalf-hourbeforethefirstlessonbeginstogooverParticipantInformationFormsandgetequipmentready.Theinstructorwillobtainliftticketsforparticipantsandvolunteers.Lessonstypicallybeginat9:30amand1:00pm.Volunteerswillsign-inuponarrivaltotheOASroom.
• Yourliftticketisvalidfortheentireday.Onceyouaredonevolunteeringandhaveturnedinyourbib,youcancontinuetoskionyourownpursuanttothetermsoftheliftticket.
• Onceyouhavevolunteeredthreedaysonthesnow(aftertraining),youwillearnafreeliftticketstartingthefourthday(foryourpersonaluseatHoodooorMt.Bacheloranytime)foreachadditionaldayyouvolunteer.ToredeemearnedliftticketsatMt.BacheloryouwillgodirectlytotherentalsticketcounterinSunriseLodgewhereaMt.Bacheloremployeewillverifyyourearnedticketfromtherecordbookandissueyoutheticket.AsperOAS’agreementwithMt.Bachelor,uptotwoearnedliftticketsmaybeusedperdayforyou(thevolunteer)andfamilymembers.Volunteermustbepresenttoredeemearnedtickets.InstructionsonhowtoredeemearnedcompticketsatHoodoowillbegivenatthevolunteertrainingdays.
• Volunteeropportunitiesthatareoff-snow(i.e.officehelp,eventhelp)existandinterestedvolunteersshouldcontactOAStoreceiveemailsregardingoff-snowopportunities.
UnderstandingtheEquipmentThefollowinginformationisintendedtogiveyouaworkingunderstandingofadaptiveskiingequipmentandterminology.A.TwoTrack(2T)1. Withoutpoles:Skierusestwoskisonly.Goodforabeginnerwhomayusepolesashe/sheprogresses.2. Withpoles:Skierusestwoskiswithpoles.Goodoverallbodystrengthandhighcognitivefunctioningarenecessary.B.FourTrack(4T;twoskiswithoutriggers)1. Fourtrack:Outriggersarerequiredforextrasupportandbalance.Forindividualswithtwoarmsandtwolegs,naturalorprosthetic,whoareabletostand.Tipclamps,trombones,ortheedgiewedgiemaybenecessaryifthereisalackof
lateralcontrol.Ifbracesareworn,theyshouldbewornintheskibootwhileskiing.Slantboards,cants,orheelwedgesarealsohelpful.Disabilitiescommontofourtrackincludecerebralpalsy,postpolio,braininjury,musculardystrophy,multiplesclerosis,orthoimpaired,andspinabifida.2. SnowSlider:Awalkeronskisisusedinadditiontotwoskis.Bestmethodforindividualswhohavegoodupperbodystrengthbutrequireextrasupporttostand.Tocontrolturnsandspeed,thewalkercanbeheldfrombehindortethered.Participant’sskisareusuallytipclampedtotheskisofthewalker.Mostskiersthatusethewalkerhavecerebralpalsy.C.ThreeTrack(3T;oneski,twooutriggers)Thismethodofskiingiscommonforamputees.Toproperlyadjusttheoutriggers,thegripoftheoutriggershouldbeplacednexttotheskier’shipjointwhenheorsheisstanding.Theskioftheoutriggermustbeoneinchofftheground.Thecuffsitshalfwaybetweenthewristandtheelbowwiththeopeningfacingoutward.Astheskierprogresses,theoutriggerscanbeshortenedtoallowformoreuseoftheleg.Peoplewithpostpolioorabove-the-kneeamputeesoftenfindthree-trackthemostsuccessfulwaytoski.D.Mono-skiMono-skiershavestrongupperbodiesandlimitedornomovementfromthewaistdown.Theyshouldbeabletouseoutriggerstomovetheskiontheflatsanduphillslopesaswellasliftandrotatetheskiwhileseatedinit.Peoplewithlowerlevelinjuriesincludingparaplegiaandorthoimpairmentsmostoftenusethemono-ski.Mono-skiersmustbeabletoperformthefollowingtasks:Trunk:Whilesitting,benddownandsitbackup.Twistbodywitharmsup.TrunkRotation:Whilesitting,pickupanobjectoffthefloor.LateralMovement:Resisthandsbeingpushedforward,backward,side-in,side-out,andupanddown.UpperBodyStrength:Thestudentshouldalsobeabletolifthim/herselfupintothewheelchair.GripStrength:Graspbothofassessor’shandsfirmly.E.Bi-skiThebi-skiprovidesmorestabilitythanthemono-ski.Itisequippedwithoptionaloutriggerswhichcontrollateralstabilityandassistindefiningthearcoftheturn.Anyonewhohasdifficultyskiinginthemono-skiorhaspreviouslyskiedinthesit-skicanusethebi-ski.Disabilitiescommontobi-skiersincludehigh-levelinjuries(C1-T7),quadriplegia,andpeoplewithsevereMS,MD,CP,spinabifida,andmultipleamputations.Bi-skiersmaybeabletoskiwithhand-heldoutriggers.Iftheyareunabletoreturntotheneutralskiingpositionwithhandheldoutriggers,theymayusefixedoutriggersandthecontrolbar(handlebars).F.SnowboardMostadaptivesnowboardlessonsemployastandardsnowboardsetup.Bamboopoles,skipoles,andtheadaptivesnowboardwithhandrailmayalsobeused.
