scholarly journals Formalizing Pipeline Integrity With Risk Assessment Methods and Tools

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. F. (Steve) Biagiotti ◽  
S. F. (Stephen) Gosse
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Mathematical Expression ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Pipeline Inspection ◽  
Proactive Approach

The proper use of risk assessment / risk management principles and tools can help the pipeline operator maintain the flow of pipeline integrity data and the analysis of this data by responsible parties. By the use of an algorithm (series of relationships) the rules for performing a mathematical expression of risk can be established and the attributes identified. These measures may aid in the rational, prioritization of resources and identification of improvement opportunities. Operating companies do a good job of maintaining their pipelines, but the decision as to where to allot resources in some cases may be generally a reactive measure. Advances in Pipeline Risk Management Software and Pipeline Inspection tools now allow a proactive approach to Pipeline Integrity Maintenance. This paper explains some of the risk management tools available to pipeline companies.

scholarly journals Assessing and managing the risks of COVID-19 in the workplace: Applying industrial hygiene (IH)/occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) frameworks

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 607-618
Author(s):  
Rachel E Zisook ◽  
Andrew Monnot ◽  
Justine Parker ◽  
Shannon Gaffney ◽  
Scott Dotson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Industrial Hygiene ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment ◽  
Environmental Health And Safety ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Occupational Infection

As businesses attempt to reopen to varying degrees amid the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, industrial hygiene (IH) and occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals have been challenged with assessing and managing the risks of COVID-19 in the workplace. In general, the available IH/OEHS tools were designed to control hazards originating in the workplace; however, attempts to tailor them specifically to the control of infectious disease outbreaks have been limited. This analysis evaluated the IH decision-making framework (Anticipate, Recognize, Evaluate, Control, and Confirm (“ARECC”)) as it relates to biological hazards, in general, and to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), specifically. Available IH/OEHS risk assessment and risk management tools (e.g. control banding and the hierarchy of controls) are important components of the ARECC framework. These conceptual models, however, were primarily developed for controlling chemical hazards and must be adapted to the unique characteristics of highly infectious and virulent pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2. This assessment provides an overview of the key considerations for developing occupational infection control plans, selecting the best available controls, and applying other emerging tools (e.g. quantitative microbial risk assessment), with the ultimate goal of facilitating risk management decisions during the current global pandemic.

scholarly journals Intelligence-led policing: A proactive approach to combating corruption

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Budhram
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
South African ◽  
The South ◽  
Proactive Approach

Corruption causes substantial social and economic harm. The South African government’s attempts to combat corruption have relied on strengthening legislation, introducing statutory investigative bodies, initiating public anti-corruption campaigns, and appealing to the integrity of individuals. Yet corruption remains a big problem in South Africa. However, one approach that has yet to be pursued is intelligence-led policing (ILP). ILP is a model built around proactive risk assessment and risk management. This article explains how ILP can be used to investigate corruption in South Africa.

scholarly journals STRATEGIC APPROACH TO MANAGING THE RISK OF THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS PORTFOLIO

Management ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Liudmyla M. GANUSHCHAK-EFIMENKO ◽  
Mаryana S. SHKODA ◽  
Оlena M. NIFATOVA
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Enterprise Risk Management ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Management Mechanism ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Enterprise Risk

Introduction and purpose of the research: The inevitable condition of management is uncertainty. Innovation activity is more risky than other areas of entrepreneurship. In the conditions of instability of the economic situation, the problem of the risk of loss when the company invests in innovations becomes especially relevant.Hypothesis of scientific research. It is assumed that the justification of enterprise risk management measures should be based on the synthesis of the economic feasibility of the method and its ability to address the risk, which will enable competent executives to choose effective risk management tools for the enterprise.The aim is to study the process of risk management in the innovation activity of the enterprise, to develop and substantiate the recommendations for the formation of the enterprise risk management mechanism taking into account the ownership form and its size.Research methods:- comparison methods to identify the weak and strong points of the classification schemes, methods of risk assessment and management;- systematization and classification to determine the characteristics (advantages, disadvantages, peculiarities of application) of methods of enterprise risk assessment, risk management methods and construction of a classification scheme of enterprise risks as the basis of the mechanism of its risk management;- decompositions in the construction of a business risk card due to the division and analysis of the totality of its business activities;- expert assessments in determining the enterprise risks for small, medium and large enterprises in the field of mechanical engineering.Results: substantiated and solved problems of implementation of the strategic approach in project risk management at the enterprise.Conclusions: the mechanism of enterprise risk management based on the system approach combines the administrative, legal and organizational components, makes it possible to identify the risks of the company in three aspects (industry characteristic, form of ownership, size), ensures the formation of a portfolio of risks of a particular enterprise and creates the principles for improving the management mechanism for them.

scholarly journals HARM and AIS as risk assessment tools in forensic psychiatry: benefits and limitations of their use in France

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noëmie Praud ◽  
Sebastien S Prat
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Forensic Psychiatry ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools ◽  
Risk Assessment And Management

In this letter, the authors review briefly the concept of risk assessment in psychiatry. They provide knowledge about the use of the Hamilton Anatomy of Risk Management (HARM) and Aggressive Incidents Scale (AIS), as risk assessment and management tools. They look at the limitations and benefits of using these assessment tools in France. (article in French)

scholarly journals Method of risk assessment in decision-making to develop an automated air traffic control system under uncertainty

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Berdnik ◽  
◽  
O. I. Tymochko ◽  
А. V. Samokish ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Automated Systems ◽  
Management Tools

This article provides an overview of the methods used in practice to assess the risks that arise in the process of designing automated air traffic control systems. The classification of risks and possible negative consequences of risks are determined. Based on this analysis, it is concluded that in order to increase the success of the design process, risk management tools are needed, including the accumulation of risk management experience for its further use. To achieve this goal, a risk assessment model for the development of automated air traffic control systems based on explicit and implicit expertise, including an analysis of situations in which risk processing is required. With the emergence of fundamentally new automated systems, the problem of risk assessment of design as a strategic direction of automation and intellectualization of relevant processes in various fields of science and technology. Note that in this context, the concept of automated systems includes such concepts as "complex phenomena", "complex technological processes", "complex systems", including the person himself, which is considered as an element responsible for the generation, storage and use of knowledge. The peculiarity of modern automated systems is that they operate in conditions given, as a rule, by a finite set of quantitative and non-quantitative (verbal) variables and corresponding constraints. At the same time, many risk assessment tasks are formed and described both verbally in the professional language of this field of knowledge, and formally using different classes of models. The proposed method of risk assessment of the development of ACS by air traffic is based on production rules, which provides the opportunity to accumulate and use the experience of overcoming the risks of the project, and thus increases the success of the project.

scholarly journals From Tsunami Risk Assessment to Disaster Risk Reduction. The case of Oman

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Aguirre Ayerbe ◽  
Jara Martínez Sánchez ◽  
Íñigo Aniel-Quiroga ◽  
Pino González Riancho ◽  
María Merino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Arabian Plate ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Makran Subduction Zone ◽  
Integrated Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Tsunami Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures

Abstract. Oman is located in an area of high seismicity, facing the Makran Subduction Zone, which is the major source of earthquakes in the eastern border of the Arabian plate. These earthquakes, as evidenced by several past events, may trigger a tsunami event. The aim of this work is to minimize the consequences that tsunami events may cause in coastal communities by integrating tsunami risk assessment and risk reduction measures as part of the risk-management preparedness strategy. An integrated risk assessment approach and the analysis of site-specific conditions permitted to propose target-oriented risk reduction measures. The process included a participatory approach, involving a panel of local and international experts. One of the main concerns of this work was to obtain a really useful outcome for the actual improvement of tsunami risk management in Oman. This goal was achieved through the development of comprehensive and functional management tools such as the Tsunami Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Atlas and the Risk Reduction Measures Handbook, which will help to design and plan a roadmap towards risk reduction.

scholarly journals Insights on Individual's Risk Perception for Risk Assessment in Web-based Risk Management Tools

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 886-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Pereira ◽  
Alexandra Tenera ◽  
João Wemans
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Web Based

Occupational health risk assessment at healthcare institutions: Developing a semi-quantitative risk method

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hossein Chalak ◽  
Ghasem Bahramiazar ◽  
Javad Rasaee ◽  
Reza Fahimi ◽  
Asghar Noran Anbardan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Risk Levels

BACKGROUND: Environmental hazards in healthcare institutions affect the quality of patient care as well as personnel and patient safety. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop and apply a semi-quantitative risk assessment method to calculate occupational health risk levels with regard to the sensitivities of healthcare institutions. METHODS: The present research was conducted in three phases. In phases 1 and 2, the model was developed using a review of different risk assessment methods, extracting expert opinions (N = 10) through semi-structured interviews, and using the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP). In phase 3, in order to validate the proposed method, one of the five public hospitals was randomly selected and a case study comprising 6 sections was performed. RESULTS: A total of 43 health risks were identified and evaluated using the present method, 41.86% of which were at very high levels, 16.27% at high levels, 30.23% at substantial ones, 9.3% at medium and 2.32% at low levels. The highest health risks were found in paraclinical and operating room wards. CONCLUSION: To overcome the shortcomings of the proposed health risk assessment methods, a semi-quantitative method was used in the present study to more accurately calculate the risk levels in the healthcare institutions and also calculate the risk level of each hospital unit. The proposed semi-quantitative method can be used as a tool for assessing occupational health risks as a key element of risk management. In addition, by focusing on an appropriate framework for occupational health risk assessment, specialists in the organization will be able to take significant and effective steps to implement an efficient risk management system.

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