The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is the world’s leading achievement award for young people. Its ethos is to enable every young person of every background to take part and succeed, regardless of any barriers. Many of our Members will be familiar with the programme, in which young people aged between 14 and 24 progress […]
What our members said We recently sent out a member survey to gauge members views on the AALA Licensing review and we had an excellent response rate with members submitting their views to the three options posed by the HSE. For those of you not familiar with this, the HSE have set up a review […]
Our Mutual Manager Sophia Reed presented an update at our member event on some legal cases which provide valuable lessons learned on claims. A copy of her slides can be viewed here.
At our member event recently in Plas Y Brenin we heard from Ron Ruston at Kennedy’s Law who gave us a light hearted talk on GDPR and what organisations need to know about the new regulations. There were some excellent points which came out of the discussions and many members asked us to share the […]
AALA Licensing Member Survey The HSE has been reviewing the AALA licensing regulations to consider the future of these and the form and scope of the regulations going forward. They have now produced three options for the future. These are:- Option 1 – Retain the AALA regulations and current licensing scheme underpinned by the Health […]
Sports injuries: thrills carry risks Sophia Reed of BLM reviews Hood v Forestry Commission [2017] Preston County Court (District Judge Burrow) The facts The claimant was injured whilst using a mountain bike trail at Grisedale Forest which was operated by the defendant. At the time of the accident the claimant was leaning on his bike and […]
The AIM team will be at the AHOEC Conference on 23-24th November at Brathay Hall, Ambleside and we look forward to seeing many of members and industry colleagues. The theme this year is “Resilience” – your own, your business, your clients Who are the speakers? Doug Strycharczyk (AQR) – ‘Mental Toughness’ Chris Ford (Lancaster University) […]
Andy Robinson CEO of the IOL reflects on some potential areas of common interest and developments in the past 6 months. The Institute for Outdoor Learning works closely with AIM sharing our understanding of the developing adventurous activity sector and seeking to promote participation and standards. Though as a broader outdoor learning sector we have […]
It is now 10 years since the Activities Industry Mutual (AIM) first opened its doors for business as a specialist provider of liability cover for the outdoor activity sector. It has grown from small beginnings to become one of the market leading providers in the sector with over 750 clients (or members) and an annual […]
In the same way that some of the most serious fires and explosions begin life as a mere spark if left unchecked, the same can be true with major incidents and organisational crises, write Julian Penney and Chris Gallant of Pharos Response. Seemingly minor incidents or complicated customer complaints can develop into serious situations if […]
