Making and security’ a regular agenda item at staff meetings and management ‘safety – meetings Encouraging or requiring establishment of workplace-based and Security’ teams ‘Safety or committees comprising operational staff and management who are allocated – specific areas to be responsible for Including all safety and security protocols: In Staff handbooks On workplace intranets Using workplace documentation see section 1.3 – Using supervisors, managers and/or senior and more experienced staff to explain and – demonstrate what is required. Risk management Context Risk management has become increasingly important as: Businesses seek to protect assets and thereby reduce the loss they may sustain in – an incident or an emergency situation Organisations seek to demonstrate they have discharged diligence’ and their ‘due common law of Care’ obligations so their exposure to legal action (usually for ‘Duty – is reduced. ‘negligence’) There is no doubt society if becoming more litigious and companies need to protect themselves against this. Businesses want to be regarded as responsible corporate citizens taking responsibility for their actions and the safety and welfare of the public, their customers and their staff Insurance companies impose certain risk management requirements on businesses as pre-requisites for issuing an insurance policy covering them against identified risks. In many a business cannot obtain insurance unless they can provide they have risk management plans and/or risk control procedures in place. In other cases, comprehensive risk management plans may attract lower premiums than would otherwise be the case. The legal system places increased obligations on businesses to be responsible in their operations and be accountable for damage, accidents and incidents which occur on their premises and/or during activities they conduct. This is underpinned by the vicarious liability organisations have for the actions of their staff. The proactive nature of risk management Risk management is a proactive for businesses to do. Being proactive means the organisation plans and takes action something happens in before order to eliminate risk or mitigate (reduce) the outcome. Being proactive is the opposite of being reactive. Being reactive means waiting for something to happen and then (trying to) respond to it.
Making ‘safety and security’ a regular agenda item – at staff meetings and management meetings Encouraging or requiring establishment of workplace-based ‘Safety and Security’ teams or committees – comprising operational staff and management who are allocated specific areas to be responsible for Including all safety and security protocols: In Staff handbooks On workplace intranets Using workplace documentation – see section 1.3 Using supervisors, managers and/or senior and more experienced staff – to explain and demonstrate what is required. Risk management Context Risk management has become increasingly important as: Businesses seek to protect assets – and thereby reduce the loss they may sustain in an incident or an emergency situation Organisations seek to demonstrate they have discharged ‘due diligence’ and their common law ‘Duty of Care’ obligations – so their exposure to legal action (usually for ‘negligence’) is reduced. There is no doubt society if becoming more litigious and companies need to protect themselves against this. Businesses want to be regarded as responsible corporate citizens taking responsibility for their actions and the safety and welfare of the public, their customers and their staff Insurance companies impose certain risk management requirements on businesses as pre-requisites for issuing an insurance policy covering them against identified risks. In many a business cannot obtain insurance unless they can provide they have risk management plans and/or risk control procedures in place. In other cases, comprehensive risk management plans may attract lower premiums than would otherwise be the case. The legal system places increased obligations on businesses to be responsible in their operations and be accountable for damage, accidents and incidents which occur on their premises and/or during activities they conduct. This is underpinned by the vicarious liability organisations have for the actions of their staff. The proactive nature of risk management Risk management is a proactive for businesses to do. Being proactive means the organisation plans and takes action before something happens in order to eliminate risk or mitigate (reduce) the outcome. Being proactive is the opposite of being reactive. Being reactive means waiting for something to happen and then (trying to) respond to it.
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