Risk Management

as/nzs iso 31000 free pdf

Australian Standards

Everybody is asking for a free copy of the new risk management standard ISO 31000. We are looking for one as well and as soon as we can get one legally, we’ll post it here. You can down load a free 9 page summary Here: Until then you will  have to buy a copy from [...]

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Risk Management for Events

Events

Checkout this really useful tool from VMIA – Download Event Risk Document For more event risk management and public liability information and checklists visit Public Liability Website Guide to Managing Risk at Public Events – Download Here:  Event Risk Management Checklist – Equestrian Federation of Australia Link to Macquarie University’s Events Manual. Covers marketing, public [...]

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New Risk Management Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000

AS4801

The new international Risk Management Standard ISO 31000:2009 was released by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) on 15 November 2009. It has been four years since the ISO established a working party to develop the first international risk management standard using AS/NZS 4360:2004 as its working draft. The joint Australian/New Zealand Standards Committee OB-007, [...]

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Body Corporate Fidelity Guarentee

Body Corporate

The fraudulent misappropriation of the Body Corporate funds or tangible property can be minimised by prudent risk management practices. Fidelity Guarantee insurance covers the insured’s money, negotiable instruments, goods or other property against theft, embezzlement or misappropriation by employees or those acting on behalf of the Body Corporate. What are the Issues? Every complex has [...]

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Developing a Safe Work Method Statement

Safe Work Method Statement

Developing a Safe Work Method Statement Most large organisations procedures state that Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) must be provided for all tasks requiring a Permit to Work. A Work Method Statement must be presented to the Site/ Duty Manager prior to the commencement of any high risk task. Particular attention should be given to [...]

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Risk Assessment Forms and Templates

Risk Assessment Forms

Collection of Free Risk Assessment Forms and Templates – CLICK HERE Sample Food Safety Audit Checklist Conducting Risk Assessment By Bob Mehta A Risk Assessment is identifying, analyzing, and weighing all the potential risks, threats and hazards to the business’s internal and external environment. It discovers if a facility (building) is vulnerable to weather related [...]

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Downside of sitting on our Backsides

Ergonomics

We recently wrote about the risk of DVT to Office workers. Here is a recent article from the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety Downside of Sitting on Our Backsides Risks of sitting too long Taking the stairs instead of the elevator, trips to the gym, lunch hour walks – the value of exercise is [...]

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Classic Risk Management Quote

Events
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Classic Risk Management Quote We love to use this poignant quote whenever anyone says “we’ve never had an accident/fire/injury/claim/problem”: “When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But [...]

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BowTie Diagram Risk Assessment

Risk Management

BowTie Pro™ Version 2.4 Web: www.BowTiePro.com BowTie Pro™ version 2.4 Released BowTie Pro™ is a fast and easy to use tool designed to develop bow-tie diagrams.  The methodology is used by many companies, large and small, to obtain a powerful visual representation of the risk assessment process that is readily understood by the non-specialist. The [...]

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Contingency Planning – Sobering Thoughts

Risk Management

*          Fifty percent of all companies (reliant on computer services) who experience a disaster and do not recover within 10 business days, never recover financially or file Chapter 11.  Corporate survival depends on how quickly a company can re-establish processing operations. *          Industry research has shown 25% of the Fortune 1000 companies do not have [...]

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COMMON OVERSIGHTS OF CONTINGENCY PLANNING

Risk Management

*          Grafting computer equipment onto existing electrical and mechanical systems of standard building code circuits. *          Auditors conducting an engineering study of environmental conditioning produces required list and then purchasing only brand names in all categories regardless of compatibility. *          Backup battery bank not periodically discharged or emergency generators load tested. *          Building a data [...]

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Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery Planning

Risk Management

Risk management is the process of systematically identifying and implementing  efficient and cost effective approaches for minimising the effect of the risk being realised. No all risks can be completely eliminated or mitigated simply because of financial and practical constraints. Therefore all organizations have to accept some level of residual risks. Whereas risk management tends [...]

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Event Risk Management and Insurance

Events

Despite all the careful planning, things can still go wrong, and usually these are out of your control. This could include theft of equipment, injury to a guest etc. You should protect yourself by obtaining adequate insurance cover. Events Insurance Quotes provides free up-to-date access to the best value Events Insurance, Event Liability Insurance, Insurance [...]

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Shopping Trolley Collection

Car Parks

There have been a number of recent fatalities involving shopping trolley (shopping cart) collectors. In response to a fatality a few years ago when an elastic strap broke and killed a young boy, the West Australian Retailers Association issued a Code of Prcatice for Safe Management of Shopping Trolley Collection more info Worksafe recently issued [...]

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Slip Resistance Testing

Public Liability

For an obligation free quote on wet or dry slip resistance testing or to get more help in solving any of your slippery floor problems in Cairns, Townsville, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide please contact SlipSmart: contact@slipsmart.com.au For more information please visit The Public Liability Website The following information was provided [...]

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Electronic Risk Score Calculator (nomogram)

Risk Assessment Forms

Click here to download: If you find this tool helpful, please consider mentioning us on Twitter or Facebook or even linking to us from your blog or website. Risk Score Nomograms are based on OHS Risk Assessment AS/NZS 4804:2001 and contained in HB205-2004 OHS Risk Management Handbook. The Ratings used for the Risk Calculation have [...]

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How to get a better deal on public liability insurance

Hospitality

If you own or operate a pub or nightclub then you’ll know how hard it is to obtain adequate public liability insurance at a reasonable price.  Unfortunately there have been some very public and expensive incidents in this industry. Unless you can prove to an Underwriter that your risks re lower than the industry norm [...]

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