PMTR Waiver Form
PARTICIPANT WAIVER, ASSUMPTION OF RISK & RELEASE OF LIABILITY
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS DOCUMENT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
Training Provider: Bad Day / Bad Day Solutions
1. NATURE OF THE TRAINING & RISKS
I understand that PMTR is practical and physically demanding technical rescue and medical training conducted in controlled and outdoor environments.
Activities may include rope rescue systems; work at height; ascending, descending, raising and lowering; edge transitions; litter operations; patient packaging and movement; lifting and carrying; rescue hardware and mechanical advantage systems; confined or awkward working positions; PPE; uneven or slippery terrain; changing weather; physical exertion; and simulated emergency situations.
I understand that participation involves inherent and foreseeable risks that cannot be completely eliminated. These may include falls; falling objects; equipment or system failure; entanglement, pinching or crushing; strains and other musculoskeletal injuries; cuts, abrasions and bruising; suspension-related injury; heat or cold exposure; physical overexertion; injury caused by the actions of other participants; aggravation of an existing condition; serious injury, permanent disability or death.
I understand this list is not exhaustive.
2. PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITIES
I agree to follow instructor directions, safety procedures and required PPE; participate only in activities for which I have been instructed or briefed; immediately report hazards, injuries and equipment concerns; and not participate while impaired or otherwise unable to participate safely.
I am responsible for determining whether I am physically capable of participating and will advise an instructor of any limitation that may affect my safe participation.
I may decline or discontinue an activity at any time.
Any participant may call “STOP” or “NO DUFF” at any time. The affected activity will be stopped or made safe as soon as reasonably practicable.
Bad Day may modify or stop an activity or remove a participant from an activity when necessary for safety.
3. LIVE SIMULATED PATIENTS
I understand that participants may voluntarily act as live simulated patients.
As a simulated patient, I may be assessed, positioned, packaged, carried, raised, lowered or otherwise moved during training. I may decline any simulated-patient activity and may stop participation at any time.
No invasive procedure, medication administration, needle procedure or actual medical treatment will be performed on a live simulated patient as part of a simulation.
I will immediately communicate pain, numbness, tingling, breathing difficulty, anxiety, equipment discomfort or another concern.
4. ASSUMPTION OF RISK
Having been informed of the nature of PMTR and its associated hazards, I freely and voluntarily choose to participate and accept and assume the inherent and reasonably foreseeable risks associated with my participation, including the possibility of serious injury, permanent disability or death.
5. RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY
In consideration of being permitted to participate in PMTR, I agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to release and discharge Bad Day, Bad Day Solutions, their owners, directors, officers, employees, instructors, contractors, volunteers, agents, representatives, host facilities and property owners (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from claims, demands, actions, damages, costs or liabilities arising from my participation in the course or presence in the training area.
This release includes claims arising from the ordinary negligence of a Released Party, except where liability cannot lawfully be excluded or waived.
This release applies to personal injury, illness, death, property damage and other loss arising from or relating to my participation.
I understand that by signing this document I may be giving up legal rights that I or my representatives might otherwise have.
6. EMERGENCY CARE
If I become injured or ill and am unable to provide direction, I authorize course personnel to provide emergency assistance within their training and scope, activate the course Emergency Response Plan, contact emergency medical services and arrange reasonable emergency transportation or assistance.
7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By signing below, I confirm that:
• I am at least 18 years old;
• I have read and understand this document;
• I understand the nature and risks of PMTR;
• I have had the opportunity to ask questions;
• I understand that participation, including acting as a simulated patient, is voluntary;
• I understand that I may stop an activity at any time;
• I voluntarily assume the risks described above; and
• I understand that this document contains a release and waiver of legal liability, including certain claims arising from negligence.
This agreement is governed by the laws of Alberta and the applicable laws of Canada.