An
integrated risk management solution offers many
practical benefits: |
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General |
| Risk assessments will inevitably
generate reports that highlight action needed
to reduce risk. By incorporating the assessment
tool into an integrated management system rather
than a stand-alone solution, a company has the
scope to manage the risk reduction programs more
effectively and efficiently |
(Example:
A risk assessment score required immediate action.
An email message is automatically sent to management.
When management implement the reduction program,
matching supporting evidence such as minutes
of meetings, photographs, instructions, training
conducted permanently ties all associated actions
and information back to the original assessment
which completes the cycle.)
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| Incident/Accidents require registration and appropriate action needed to eliminate re-occurrence where ever possible. By incorporating the registration tool into an integrated management system rather than a stand-alone solution, a company has the scope to manage Incident/Accident reduction programs more effectively and efficiently. |
(Example: A registered incident/accident automatically initiates a notification to the appropriate manager to initiate investigation. When management implement the findings reduction program, matching supporting evidence such as minutes of meetings, photographs, instructions, training conducted permanently ties all associated actions and information back to the original incident or accident which completes the cycle.)
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Training module integrated
to risk assessment |
| An out come from a risk assessment
may recommend improved training of staff to increase
safety hazards awareness. Matching the planned
training or completed training to the assessment
associates the findings with the training performed. |
(Example:
List all the staff that have practiced the building
evacuation program. The risk assessment reported
the company has not practiced the emergency
evacuation program therefore a high risk exists
that in a real emergency, there is no confidence
staff will leave in a controlled orderly manner)
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Corrective/Preventative
action module integrated to risk assessment |
| Some risk assessment outcomes
lend themselves to be processed using the disciplines
of ISO9001 corrective or preventive actions to
ensure the company follows a systematic cause,
plan, do and verify cycle. Matching the corrective/preventive
action system to the risk assessment associates
the activities for further learning opportunities. |
(Example:
A risk identified involves high capital expenditure
in the event of a toxic product leakage. It
is imperative that the best solution is adopted
to prevent costs blowout)
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Document to risk assessments
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| A risk reduction program may
focus on improved documentation such as work instructions
to better instruct staff on how to operate processes.
Matching the assessment to all the new instructions
records and demonstrates the work done to reduce
the risk. |
(Example:
Work instructions to include safe work place
practices appropriate to the equipment being
used.)
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Assets register to
risk assessments |
| Equipment risk assessments
are essential management practices for safe operating
condition. Matching registered equipment to a
risk assessment allows users to confirm safety
status before operation. |
| (Example:
assessing safety guards and trip switches of equipment
before issue) |
