OutdoorsMark is a safety-focused systems audit designed by the New Zealand outdoors community for the New Zealand outdoors community.
It is suitable for a very wide range of outdoors activity providers from sole traders to multi-activity outdoor centres and is flexible enough to cater for all circumstances.
OutdoorsMark provides an independent process for assessing the robustness of operational safety policies, procedures and practices for alignment with currently accepted outdoors community standards.
OutdoorsMark is awarded to organisations that achieve the required standard and is valid for a period of up to three years. OutdoorsMark certified organisations sign a licence agreement and are entitled to display the OutdoorsMark certificate and logo.
OutdoorsMark audits are conducted by approved OutdoorsMark auditors.
OutdoorsMark is administered, managed, and promoted by Outdoors New Zealand, the lead organisation supporting outdoor recreation, outdoor education and adventure activity providers in New Zealand. Encouraging best practice and continuous improvement in outdoors safety and programme delivery is a key area of focus for Outdoors New Zealand.
OutdoorsMark is recognised by:
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
- Department of Conservation
- Ministry of Education
- Maritime NZ
- Sport NZ
- ACC
- NZ Mountain Safety Council
- Water Safety NZ
- NZ Outdoor Instructors Association
- Education Outdoors NZ
- Secondary Principals Council
OutdoorsMark was launched by the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Hon. Trevor Mallard on 1 March 2004 in the New Zealand Parliament.
For more information, contact the OutdoorsMark Programme Manager, Garth Gulley:
Phone: 04 385 7287
Email: safety@outdoorsnz.org.nz