9 Risk Management and H&S Flashcards
Who has a role in managing organisational risk?
Risk is inherent in Policing, and EVERYONE has a role to play in managing it
What is the definition of risk?
The effect of uncertainty on objects
In order to understand risk what do we need to understand?
What our OBJECTIVES are.
For example, our objective could be to carry out an operation effectively, to deliver an initiative, or for everyone to be safe and feel safe.
When managing risk what do we need to think about how it will impact on our OBJECTIVES?
What could PREVENT us or DELAY us from achieving our objectives.
Uncertainty also creates opportunity and we should always consider RISK alongside OPPORTUNITIES
What can RISK also be confused with?
Threat or hazard - This effects out ability to fully understand the risk and to manage it effectively.
A threat is usually a human factor
A hazard is usually a geological fault
What does escalating risk mean for the organisation?
It enables us to make WELL INFORMED DECISIONS and ensures that there is early warning of emerging risk.
Also ensures that we are supported to carry out our roles
- enables us to have confidence in our BAU roles
- gives the exec assurance that risks across Police are being managed effectively
What are the FOUR different types of organisational risk?
Strategic
- may effect ability to achieve Our Business objectives
Portfolio
- may effect financial risk to be able to deliver on programs
Corporate
- may effect cross organisational objectives
Operational
- may effect achievement of day to day operations
What are the FIVE steps in the risk management process?
Establish contex
- is it internal or external
Identify risk
- proactively id risks
Analyse risk impact
- seek further info to develop an understanding of LEVEL OF RISK and CONTROLS IN PLACE
Evaluate risk
- once we know what the risk is we need to prevent or manage it and how comfortable we are carrying this risk.
Depending on this evaluation we may need to ACT, MONITOR or ACCEPT the level of risk
Take Action
- If level of risk is not managed locally it can be escalated
Police run a THREE LINES OF DEFENCE risk assurance model with each line playing a role in risk management and governance - what are these 3 lines?
1st line - all police
- IDing and discussing potential risks
2nd line - Management progress and controls
- a robust environment for discussing, acting up and escalating risks
3rd line - internal audit and assurance
- provides assurance and assesses, verify s or certifies that controls are operating as intended
There are THREE reasons when we all need to know about Health and Safety - what are they?
Legal - its the law
Ethical - looking after our ppl is the right thing to do
Our Business - good health and safety is good business. We want to be the safest country so need to keep everybody, inc staff, safe
Police have a PRIMARY DUTY OF CARE under the Health and Safety at Work Act - who does it cover?
Police employees Contractors Third parties Volunteer workers - SAR Consultants Temp staff
Police MUST have effective systems for protecting ppls health, both physical and mental from work related factors
You MUST do what is REASONABLE PRACTICAL to ensure the health and safety of yourself, your ppl and others - what does reasonable practical mean?
There are two parts to deciding what is ‘reasonably practicable’:
First - Consider what is possible in your circumstances to ensure health and safety.
Second - Of the possible actions, consider what is reasonable to do in your circumstances
You need to achieve a result that provides the highest protection that is reasonably practicable in your circumstances.
When determining what is REASONABLE PRACTICAL in terms of RISK there are FOUR questions that should be asked to help determine this - what are they?
How likely is the risk
How severe is the harm that might result?
What do you know, or ought reasonably to know, about the hazard or risk
What are the ways of eliminating or minimising the risk?
In the HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS (risk mitigation) what are the 5 levels of controls
Elimination - physically remove the hazard
Substitution - replace the hazard
Engineering Controls - isolate ppl from the hazard
Administrative controls - change the way ppl work
PPE - personal protective equipment
Is TENR a good substitute for planning?
No!
For a PLANNED event you should document the risk
What do you know, or ought reasonably to know, about the hazard or risk and the ways of eliminating or minimising the risk?
For a DYNAMIC situation use TENR to help decide on what is reasonably practicable as the situation evolves, TENR is NOT a good substitute for good planning
