The work on a new ISO standard on Managing Risk for Youth and School Trips has reached an exciting new phase: the actual crafting of the standard.
Following the green light of the approval by ISO/COPOLCO in Zimbabwe in 2019 and the positive ballot in 2020 by the ISO community on the roadmap (with fifteen countries expressing an interest to participate by offering to make available experts and documentation), the ISO TMB (Technical Management Board) considered the votes and assigned this work to TC 262, the technical committee responsible for Risk Management. Now another international ballot has been held to confirm a convenor to shepherd the process to its completion. Joël Marier, Vice President of EBI Consulting, was elected to the position and he offers his grateful thanks for the support of the international community. The work may now start in earnest and is projected to be completed in three years.
The scope of this new standard will provide guidance for managing risk for youth (in particular, minors due to their specific vulnerabilities) and school trips for both domestic and international travel.
If you have any questions or want to know more about the process or to become involved, please contact us at: joel.marier@ebiconsulting.ca
