(1) In addition to training requirements in ARM 37.99.153, staff orientation training must include:

(a) supervision of program participants;

(b) procurement, preparation, and conservation of water, food, and shelter;

(c) instruction in safety procedures and safety equipment, use of fuel, fire, and life protection;

(d) instruction in emergency procedures, medical, weather signalization fire, runaway and lost program participant;

(e) sanitation procedures relating to food, water, and waste;

(f) knowledge of wilderness medicine, including health issues related to acclimation and exposure to the environmental elements;

(g) local environmental precautions including terrain, weather upsets, poisonous plants, wildlife, and proper response to adversarial situations;

(h) high adventure activities; and

(i) avoiding potential hazards of expedition areas.

(2) All program staff must complete first aid training within six months of hire and prior to working without a staff member trained in wilderness first aid.