The National Park Service (NPS) was created in 1916 and today manages over 390 units found in all 50 states and some of the U.S. territories. NPS supports and operates trails in three interlocking arenas: trails in parks, technical assistance to States and communities, and administration of much of the National Trails System.
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April 23, 2020
International
Staff
Program Analyst, Wilderness: Accessibility: Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Programs
National Park Service
Community Planner, Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program
National Park Service
In Lesson five, we're going to look at stress and performance and how this affects each of us.
In Lesson two we're going to look at effective leadership and discuss the three core objectives of effective leadership.
Operational Leadership does not replace our existing occupational and safety and health program for the trail, it enhances it by helping us understand human limitations.
Communication service communication makes the operational leadership process work.
In Lesson about mission analysis, we're going to give you some tools, so that you'll be able to assess the risk that you have identified and reduce those risks to as low as reasonably practical.
In lesson seven will describe different strategies used to make decisions and how to apply optimal decisions to operational risk management.
In lesson three we're going to look at errors and accident causation. We're going to see how effective leadership can break what we call the accident chain.
Here in Lesson 6, we'll discuss the concept of mental models, and the importance of having a shared mental model when working with others.
Consider this workbook as a starting point. Every project is different. This workbook is intended as a guide to be adapted for specific situations.
This handbook is intended to provide consistency among the National Park Service (NPS) units responsible for implementing the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and to offer guidance for establishing and ...
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