A study on the application of water safety plans for the hazard risk management of tap water

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-268
Author(s):  
Jinkeun Kim ◽  
◽  
Dooil Kim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Water Safety Plans ◽  
Hazard Risk Management

Risk modelling as a tool to support natural hazard risk management in New Zealand local government

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 610-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.H. Crawford ◽  
K. Crowley ◽  
S.H. Potter ◽  
W.S.A. Saunders ◽  
D.M. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Risk Modelling ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Hazard Risk Management

scholarly journals Securing executive buy-in for preventative risk management – lessons from water safety plans

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 682-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Summerill ◽  
S. J. T. Pollard ◽  
J. A. Smith ◽  
B. Breach ◽  
T. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Investment Planning ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Stakeholder Relationships ◽  
Water Safety Plans

Appropriate implementation of water safety plans (WSPs) offers an important opportunity to engage in and promote preventative risk management within water utilities. To ensure success, the whole organization, especially executive management, need to be advocates. Illustrated by four case studies, we discuss the influence of organisational culture on buy-in and commitment to WSPs. Despite an internal desire to undertake risk management, aspects of organisational culture prevented these from reaching full potential. Enabling cultural features included: enthusiastic management; past incidents; accountability; insufficient regulations; image; learning and continual improvement cultures; stakeholder relationships; and empowerment of staff. Blocking features included: lack of awareness and recognition; complacency; poor internal relationships; competing priorities; lack of resources and skills; contrasting internal cultures and a lack of near miss reporting. Benefits of WSP implementation and how management are committed are also discussed. We offer some suggestions to those wishing to generate executive buy-in such as: understanding reasons for hesitance; demonstrate benefits; avoiding complacency; highlight building blocks of WSPs and recognising the value of using the WSP approach to inform sound investment planning. We urge water utilities to consider the influence of organisational culture on the success and sustainability of WSP adoption, and to better understand how effective leadership can mould culture to support implementation.

scholarly journals Balanced Scorecard Model for Hazards Risk Management at Limpopo River Basin A Country Participatory Approach for MCDA with Scenario Planning

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1268-1285
Author(s):  
Avelino Isaias Mondlane ◽  
Karin Hasson ◽  
Oliver Popov
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Development ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Hazard Risk Management

This paper focuses on the application of both Balanced Scorecard (BSC) conceptual framework and Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) a tool for Scenario Planning as a tool for Strategic Decision Thinking, on hazard risk management within Limpopo River Basin. We discuss best practices in four main domains areas, namely Politic (as pool for country raking worldwide), Economic, Social Development and Technology and how they can contribute to build a viable scenario for the management of the basin.  

scholarly journals Population dynamics and natural hazard risk management: conceptual and practical linkages for the case of Austrian policy making

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Clar ◽  
Lukas Löschner ◽  
Ralf Nordbeck ◽  
Tatjana Fischer ◽  
Thomas Thaler
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Demographic Change ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Population Change ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Hazard Risk Management

Abstract This contribution explores the conceptual and empirical linkages between population dynamics and natural hazard risk management (NHRM). Following a review of the international scholarly literature, we conduct a mixed-methods approach in Austria, combining an online survey among policy makers and other stakeholders with a thematic analysis of policy documents. The aim is to investigate the practical relevance of socio-demographic change in Austria’s NHRM. The study shows that many hazard-prone regions in Austria face population change, in particular demographic ageing and population decline. In addition, our findings from the online survey demonstrate the relevance of population dynamics in NHRM, especially with regard to hazard response and recovery. Nonetheless, policy formulation in NHRM overwhelmingly disregards demographic change as a relevant factor. Accordingly, the study underscores the importance of future-oriented risk management strategies to better account for ongoing and expected socio-demographic changes.

Home Injury Hazard Risk Management Interview

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Morrongiello ◽  
Brae Anne McArthur ◽  
Melissa Bell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Hazard Risk Management ◽  
Home Injury
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