scholarly journals Applying the water safety plan to water reuse: towards a conceptual risk management framework

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Goodwin ◽  
M. Raffin ◽  
P. Jeffrey ◽  
H. M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Risk Management Framework ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
Water Safety Plan ◽  
Guidelines And Standards

The Water Safety Plan (WSP) is receiving increasing attention as a recommended risk management approach for water reuse through a range of research programmes, guidelines and standards.

scholarly journals Water safety: one of the primary objectives of our time

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Collivignarelli
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan ◽  
The Eu

This article discusses the benefits of an innovative approach to the problem of water security introduced by WHO in 2004, through the establishment of the Water Safety Plan (WSP). It was recently included in Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 – October 6, 2015 – the implementation of which is expected in the EU countries by 27 October 2017. The WSP is the most effective means of consistently ensuring the safety of a drinking water supply. The method is based on the use of a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that involves all steps in water supply from catchment to consumer. The knowledge acquired by some experiences of WSP application, both inItalyand in countries with limited resources, is proving the effectiveness of the model as the best way to manage drinking water systems and protect public health.

scholarly journals How current risk assessment and risk management methods for drinking water in The Netherlands cover the WHO water safety plan approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 222 (7) ◽  
pp. 1030-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.H.J.L. van den Berg ◽  
L. Friederichs ◽  
J.F.M. Versteegh ◽  
P.W.M.H. Smeets ◽  
A.M. de Roda Husman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan ◽  
Current Risk

Risk Management Framework That Meets the Implementation Challenges in IT-Centric Micro and Small Companies

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmina Trajkovski ◽  
Ljupcho Antovski
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Risk Management Framework ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

This paper presents an overview of the proposed risk management framework and how it is designed to meet the challenges usually faced by IT-centric micro and small companies when implementing risk management. The issues and challenges identified for the IT-centric micro and small companies are centered around the exposure to various risks and necessity to have a risk management approach which covers these various risks, as well as to limited resources for risk management and necessity for usable and comprehensive framework. The new framework is based on the analysis of the best practices in risk management concepts as well as direct experience from dealing with over 20 companies in South-east Europe. The segments covered by the framework include people, policy, methodology and process, and tools.

From international developments to local practice: Germany's evaluation and dialogue process towards Water Safety Plan implementation

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Schmoll ◽  
Claudia Castell-Exner ◽  
Ingrid Chorus
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Dialogue Process ◽  
Water Safety Plan

The third edition of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality establishes a ‘Framework for Safe Drinking-water’ that promotes a risk assessment and risk management approach called Water Safety Plan (WSP). In Germany, the discussion on the WSP approach started with significant scepticism by various stakeholders questioning its added value in light of the high quality and service level of water supply. In response, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Environment Agency and the DVGW Association for Gas and Water jointly took the leadership for initiating a sectoral dialogue process involving water suppliers and local public health offices, including a series of WSP pilot projects to evaluate WSP feasibility, benefits and expected challenges for scaling-up. As the regulatory system in Germany makes explicit reference to ‘generally acknowledged codes of good practice’ the paper also examines how far the suite of established DVGW technical and managerial standards already supports WSP implementation. The evaluation process confirmed an added value of the WSP approach under Germany's national conditions, clearly providing an impetus for safeguarding a high quality and service level of drinking-water supply. Various activities to support scale-up implementation of a WSP-type approach have been initiated, including the preparation of step-by-step guidance in German (i.e. DVGW Guidelines W 1001), information campaigns to broadly raise awareness amongst all stakeholders in water supply, and capacity building initiatives.

Extending the water safety plan concept to the urban water cycle

Water Policy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Almeida ◽  
P. Vieira ◽  
P. Smeets
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan ◽  
Urban Water Cycle

The urban water cycle (UWC) is often managed by several stakeholders dealing with specific components of the cycle such as water supply, wastewater systems and water bodies management. Therefore, risk management in the UWC benefits from an integrated approach to incorporate the interdependencies between elements. The water cycle safety plan (WCSP) provides a common risk management framework for stakeholders in the UWC. It is based on the water safety plan (WSP) approach for water supply and incorporates the latest developments in risk management approaches, such as ISO 31 000:2009 and ISO Guide 73:2009. Apart from protection of public health, the WCSP also addresses public safety and protection of the environment. The proposed WCSP is divided into nine steps including stakeholders’ commitment and team assembling, establishment of scope of the plan, characterisation of water systems, identification of risks, risk analysis and evaluation, selection of risk reduction measures, development of protocols for communication, monitoring and review. The WCSP approach was developed in the PREPARED project with a focus on UWC adaptation to climate change but can be applied in a broader context. This preventive and systematic risk approach supports decisions on adaptive measures and strategies for the whole UWC based on the best available knowledge.

scholarly journals Developing a Risk Management Framework in Construction Project Based on Agile Management Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 608
Author(s):  
Mohammed Neamah Ahmed ◽  
Sawsan Rasheed Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Contact Points ◽  
Risk Management Framework ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Flexible Management

Construction projects in nature, carry a lot of risks, and unpredictable conditions. Thus, flexible management is required for the purpose of efficient responding to the various changes appear during their implementation. As an attempt to deal with risk in the construction project, this research aims at proposing a risk management framework in construction projects that built based on Agile management concept, which is a sequence of procedure deals with the project’ primary vision to its final delivery. The risk management framework will trace alignment and discover a contact between Agile and traditional project management concepts and find contact points among two of the more used Agile frameworks (Scrum) and one of the more confirmed project management framework (PMBOK®) processes. This will result in a recognition of comparable areas between Scrum and PMBOK® processes. The goal of the framework is to assist the project managers to adapt a more flexible approach to managing and implementing the construction project. The results proved that Agile management process from the create prioritized project backlog, sprint planning, sprint review, to sprint retrospective procedures and less time of the cycle, eliminate or mitigate many risks that lead to project challenges and failure.

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