The Development of the Australian and New Zealand Risk Management Standard and Environmental Guidelines

AbstractVessel biofouling is a significant pathway for the introduction of nonindigenous marine species (NIMS). New Zealand is the first nation to regulate the vessel biofouling pathway, with controls scheduled to come into force in May 2018. The Craft Risk Management Standard (CRMS): Biofouling on Vessels Arriving to New Zealand specifies the hull fouling thresholds that vessels must meet; and here, we present the evidence-based decisions that underpin these thresholds.Under the CRMS, a vessel must arrive in New Zealand with a “clean hull,” the thresholds for which are governed by the intended duration of a vessel's stay in New Zealand. For example, long-stay (≥21 days) vessels must meet a more stringent standard of hull cleanliness due to the increased likelihood of release and establishment of NIMS. While setting a clean hull threshold at “slime layer only” can be tractable when vessels operate within the specifications of antifouling coatings, incidental amounts of macrofouling can establish even under the best management practices. Because of such instances, the thresholds within the CRMS were designed to allow for the presence of some macrofouling species, albeit with restrictions to minimize biosecurity risk. These thresholds are intended to limit species richness and to prevent successful reproduction and settlement of the allowed taxonomic groups while considering the practicality and feasibility of implementation.The difficulties of managing biofouling on different areas of the hull are acknowledged within these thresholds. For example, a greater tolerance of macrofouling has been allowed for niche areas due to the difficulties in preventing biofouling on these areas.

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The risk management of medical device-related pressure ulcers based on the Australian/New Zealand Standard

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/0300060518786902 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 46 (10) ◽

pp. 4129-4139 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lijuan Chen

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Patient Safety ◽

New Zealand ◽

Infection Risk ◽

Safety Risk ◽

Organization Management ◽

Legal Risk ◽

Reputational Risk ◽

Management Standard ◽

Management Modes

Objective To analyse medical device-related pressure ulcer (MDRPU) management modes and their possible risks and provide references to treat MDRPUs. Methods The Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 4360:2004 risk management standard is the first national risk management standard in the world. Zhongshan Hospital adopted the standard to establish risk management modes to improve the MDRPU risk management process and to register, assess and analyse the key risks for MDRPUs. Eight risk types were identified and registered: organization management risk, environment risk, patient safety risk, human resource risk, infection risk, occupational safety risk, legal risk and reputational risk. Results Following the implementation of the AS/NZS 4360:2004 risk management standard in our institution, the organization management risk value decreased from 25 to 5; the environment risk value decreased from 25 to 5; the patient safety risk value decreased from 20 to 3; the human resource risk value decreased from 16 to 4; the infection risk value decreased from 9 to 1; the occupational risk value decreased from 9 to 6; the legal risk value decreased from 9 to 4; and the reputational risk value decreased from 12 to 2. Conclusion The AS/NZS 4360:2004 risk management standard was effective in managing the risk of MDRPUs.

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Applying the Australian and New Zealand Risk Management Standard to Information Systems in SMES

Australasian Journal of Information Systems ◽

10.3127/ajis.v12i1.101 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robyn Davidson ◽

Susan Lambert ◽

Susan Lambert

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Information Systems ◽

New Zealand ◽

Management Standard

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Case Studies in the Application of an Effective Anticollision Risk Management Standard

10.2118/126722-ms ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Benny Poedjono ◽

Carlos Manuel Avila ◽

Phan Van Chinh ◽

Erhan Isevcan ◽

John Richard Walker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Case Studies ◽

Management Standard

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Current and planned research for managing the fruit fly threat to New Zealand

New Zealand Plant Protection ◽

10.30843/nzpp.2019.72.326 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 279

Author(s):

David A.J. Teulon ◽

John M. Kean ◽

Karen F. Armstrong

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Risk Management ◽

New Zealand ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Fruit Flies ◽

Bactrocera Tryoni ◽

The World ◽

Increasing Risk ◽

Management Diagnostics ◽

The Impact

Fruit flies (Family Tephritidae), in particular the Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni; QFF), areone of the biggest biosecurity risks for New Zealand horticulture. New Zealand has one of the bestscience-based biosecurity systems in the world, based on years of experience and sound research. Theintroduction of fruit flies to New Zealand is now well managed in commercial fruit imports, but the riskis rising from growing trade and travel and, in the case of QFF, climatic adaptation and spread to moresouthern localities. Smarter solutions are continually needed to manage this increasing risk, and to dealwith such pests when they arrive. We present a brief summary of current and anticipated research aimedat reducing the likelihood of entry into New Zealand and/or minimising the impact for the fruit flyspecies of greatest threat to New Zealand. Research spans risk assessment, pathway risk management,diagnostics, surveillance and eradication.

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The Risk Management Profession in Australia

Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics - Always-On Enterprise Information Systems for Modern Organizations ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3704-5.ch006 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 112-129

Author(s):

Adela J. McMurray ◽

Jean Cross ◽

Carlo Caponecchia

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Human Resource ◽

Business Continuity ◽

Human Resource Practices ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Anova Analysis ◽

Organizational Boundaries ◽

Management Standard ◽

International Risk Management

This study aimed to identify to what extent Australian organizations have any plans to manage business continuity threats, and the nature and content of these plans. Sixty-four respondents who were risk management professionals were surveyed to explore the Business Continuity Practices within their organizations. The ANOVA analysis showed 39 per cent of the organizations had developed an enterprise-wide plan of which just over half stated that the plan was tested. However, 36 per cent of respondents had no plan, an “informal plan,” were developing a plan, or did not know whether they had a plan. Standardized guidelines for a process to manage risks have been developed across many spheres and countries and are brought together in the international risk management standard ISO31000 (ISO, 2009), which presents a process applicable to all organizations and all risks. Human resource practices that promote consistent communication and an organizational culture that allows business continuity plan values, attitudes and beliefs to become embedded and to move across traditional organizational boundaries are therefore important for gaining the cooperation needed to implement plans in an organization's operational areas pertaining to business continuity.

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