Costa Rica: En route to a Risk Management Unit

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Management Unit

scholarly journals Assessment of the Educational Process for Risk Management in the Canton Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Mario Fernández Arce ◽  
Marianela González ◽  
Silvia Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Risk Prevention ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
Training Activities

The educational process for Risk Management (GR) in the canton Santo Domingo de Heredia was evaluated by investigating the training activities carried out by different entities. These entities are: The National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Attention (CNE), the Municipal Emergency Committee, 8 district emergency committees, Emergency Committees of public institutions and 8 elementary schools, one per district. In the studied area there are hazards and vulnerabilities that demand proper education in order to manage efficiently the probability of human and material loses. The educational process for risk management has been carried out in the chosen zone but its level or depth is unknown. The purpose of this work is to find out the state of education to prevent disaster or emergencies and improve its weak aspects. To obtain the required information, seven instruments (questionnaires) were applied to the following key actors: an official of CNE, the coordinators of Brigade or Committees of Emergency (4 different questionnaires), and finally the person who teaches about natural and technological events in each one of the selected schools. According to results, the population of Santo Domingo has not been adequately trained to properly face the dangers and reduce the vulnerability of the canton.

scholarly journals Hazards of La Fortuna District, Alajuela, Costa Rica

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Robles ◽  
Mario Fernandez Arce
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Volcanic Eruption ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Density Index ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Density Map

In this paper we examine the characteristic and distribution of natural and man-made hazards in the District La Fortuna, Costa Rica, and show a Hazards Density Map. There are deadly hazards in the territory and both vulnerability and risk have increased, which demands actions to prevent disasters. Our interest is to provide useful results to improve the risk management in the district. We collected information available in scientific papers, technical reports, thesis, and Press releases and used the method Hazard Density Index to produce the Hazard Density Map. The findings point to a concentration of threats in in North of the district and confirm that the main hazard in the studied area is the volcanic eruption.

Laboratory request appropriateness in emergency: impact on hospital organization

2006 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Pia Trisorio Liuzzi ◽  
Ettore Attolini ◽  
Roberto Quaranta ◽  
Domenico Paparella ◽  
Giangiuseppe Cappabianca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Hospital Organization ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Clinical Level ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Made In

AbstractWithin the activities of the Risk Management Unit of the Bari Polyclinic Hospital Corporation, an anomalous trend was found, with excessive requests for urgent laboratory tests being made in the time period between 05:00 and 07:45h. In addition to slowing down laboratory operations, this anomaly suggested the possibility of inappropriate testing, at least in terms of the request mode, if not in absolute terms. An audit was implemented within the facility to check the grounds of this suspicion and to identify any errors and/or critical points. The results gathered are extremely interesting, as they show deficiencies at both the organizational and clinical level. The final objective of the investigation is to draft a common corporate procedure.

Operational risk management in the postal sector: A case study of a developing country

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Ramzi Trabelsi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Operational Risk ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Operational Risk Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Postal Sector

The Tunisian Post is a multi-business organization and operates in a changing environment; it faces risks, internal or external. The Tunisian Post has taken a step in this new area of expertise, which is reflected in the establishment of an Operational Risk Management Unit. The main purpose of this article is to present the first experience of the Tunisian Post in this area of expertise. A survey was conducted by the risk management unit (RMU) on a sample of 65 postal offices in the period between 2015 and 2017. The survey covers almost all of the Tunisian territory. A database containing all the probable risks was sent to the post managers at the regional level to give their assessment in terms of frequency and impact of each type of risk on their structures. More than 40 executives and employees at the regional and central levels participated in the brainstorming for the development of recommendations and the establishment of a road map. The results showed that the risks related to IT risks are more frequent and critical, which can deter the quality of the services at the regional level. Despite the increasing attention to risk management in the public sector, more research is required, especially in the postal sector. Operational risk management is the unrevealed black box (Bracci, Tallaki, Gobbo, & Papi, 2021). So, this paper presents a practical and professional manner to analyze better the entities’ function at the regional level.

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