scholarly journals A Formalised Approach to the Management of Risk

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Brownsword
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Process Definition ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Complex Approach ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Rail Industry ◽  
Industry And Education ◽  
Current Risk

Taking pragmatic, systems engineering approach, this paper identifies a number of fundamental issues that presently arise in risk management, primarily as a result of the overly complex approach conventionally taken in process definition and a lack of coherence within the current risk management vocabulary. The aim of the paper is to enable a fundamental simplification of the risk management process and an improved understanding of the associated terminology. The outcome of this work is a formalised but pragmatic approach to risk management resulting in the development of a conceptual framework and an associated ontology, which emphasises the understanding of people and their environment as part of risk management. The approach has been validated in a number of case studies of varying depth and breadth from the IT domain, defence, rail industry, and education, covering health and safety, business, project and individual needs.

scholarly journals A Formalised Approach to the Management of Risk

2013 ◽  
pp. 263-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Brownsword ◽  
Rossitza Setchi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Process Definition ◽  
Complex Approach ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Rail Industry ◽  
Industry And Education ◽  
Current Risk

Taking pragmatic, systems engineering approach, this paper identifies a number of fundamental issues that presently arise in risk management, primarily as a result of the overly complex approach conventionally taken in process definition and a lack of coherence within the current risk management vocabulary. The aim of the paper is to enable a fundamental simplification of the risk management process and an improved understanding of the associated terminology. The outcome of this work is a formalised but pragmatic approach to risk management resulting in the development of a conceptual framework and an associated ontology, which emphasises the understanding of people and their environment as part of risk management. The approach has been validated in a number of case studies of varying depth and breadth from the IT domain, defence, rail industry, and education, covering health and safety, business, project and individual needs.

scholarly journals A Formalised Approach to the Management of Risk

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-80
Author(s):  
Mike Brownsword ◽  
Rossi Setchi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Current Engineering

Observations made while working with industry and government organisations have shown a number of issues with the implementation of current risk management best practice. A major issue in many cases is the lack of pragmatism associated with the risk management process and the need for a more formalised approach to risk management. In this paper, the authors propose and validate a multi-view approach to defining the processes required to carry out risk management. The formalised approach proposed includes a definition of risk, an ontology, a set of processes, and a pragmatic methodology, which shows an application of these processes enabling pro-active management of change. The ability of the processes to be applied to different types of risk has been demonstrated through a case study highlighting health and safety issues. Within the current engineering and economic climate this logical approach provides a visualisation which is consistent, repeatable, view based, and pragmatic.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of Plain English Interpretations of the Seven Elements of the Risk Management Process

Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Garry Marling ◽  
Tim Horberry ◽  
Jill Harris
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Work Health ◽  
Development And Validation

A fundamental problem with risk management standards and other associated guiding documents is that the definitions and descriptors of the seven elements of the risk management process within these documents are commonly at odds with each other and are difficult to understand. An implication is that personnel within and across organisations interpret the process in different ways. This has led to some companies developing their own interpretations of the elements in their risk/work health and safety (WHS) management systems and thereby exacerbating the problem. A standard set of definitions, terminology and language are vital for addressing WHS issues efficiently and effectively to result in better outcomes. This study aimed to develop a set of plain English interpretations (PEI) for each of the seven elements of the risk management process. These seven elements sit between the scant and technical definitions contained in standards (primary and secondary) and the voluminous guidance in the handbooks and codes of practice. The Delphi-technique was used with 20 risk-experts to evaluate, over two iterations a set of draft PEIs—developed by the researchers. These were finally reviewed for readability and understandability by 24 operators/workers. The implications for these new PEIs is that they could be considered for future standards and guidance documents by the ISO Working Group Risk Management Standard and similar committees and used by organisations for their risk/WHS management systems.

DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL BASIS OF RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Аndrii Bochkovskyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. Improve existing theoretical understanding of the mechanisms of risks occurrence and their minimization in the occupational health and safety. Method. The following research methods were used in the work: analysis of scientific and technical literature and international standards for risk management in the occupational health and safety – to improve the set of basic terms and concepts, as well as the risks classification; general logical methods – to establish and substantiate the mechanisms of risks occurrence to life and health of the employee in the “man – machine – environment” systems and the principles of their minimization. Results. The basic concepts and terms for objective and comprehensive implementation of the risk management process in accordance with the purpose and tasks of the functioning of occupational health and safety management systems at enterprises were substantiated and proposed for application. The factors impacting on the level of residual risk of occupational dangers occurrence, as well as the theoretical possibilities of achieving the minimum possible level of its values ​​within the functioning of “man – machine – environment” systems were determined and substantiated. The main factors that have a negative impact on the state of functioning of “man – machine – environment” systems and their nature were described. Mechanisms of the occurrence and minimization of risks to the life and health of the employee in these systems were established and substantiated, resulting in improving the principles of their management. Scientific novelty. The principles of risk management in the occupational health and safety, which were needed to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities (within the implementation of the Schuhart-Deming cycle), which are always formed during employee interaction with elements of “man – machine – environment” system under the impact of stochastic and non-stochastic negative factors were improved. Practical importance. The results of the research can be used to improve the international regulatory framework for risk management in the occupational health and safety, in particular the standards of the series ONSAS, ILO-OSH, ISO and others.

scholarly journals A comparative analysis of risk assessment techniques from the risk management perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 12003
Author(s):  
Crina Maria Barb ◽  
Daniel Nicolae Fita
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Electrical Safety ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Criticality Analysis

During the last decade, a major concern for Romanian Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) professionals and scholars raised in relation to risk assessment methods and techniques. As well documented in literature, the risk assessment is the basic step in the occupational health and safety risk management process. Risk assessment can be achieved at different levels according to the purpose of the analysis, according to the information, data and resources available. The aim of this paper is to perform a critical – comparative analysis of various worldwide applied methods, in order to establish their feasibility for further studies in the field of electrical safety. The paper gives an accurate comparative presentation in quantitive and qualitative terms of deterministic, probabilistic and combined methods. Furthermore, a detailed description of failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (AMDEC) technique and a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat) analysis is performed. Conclusions are drawn and recommendations made, targeting the applicability of investigated methods for electrical safety activities from the risk management perspective.

scholarly journals Development and Reliability Review of an Assessment Tool to Measure Competency in the Seven Elements of the Risk Management Process: Part One—The RISKometric

Safety ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Garry Marling ◽  
Tim Horberry ◽  
Jill Harris
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Work Health ◽  
Risk Scenario ◽  
The Individual

Ineffective and inefficient workforce involvement can negatively impact risk management practice for work health and safety (WHS) issues. Often the risk management process is undertaken by a single person, or by teams without a facilitator and without regard to the participants’ levels of competency in the risk management process. This study aimed to develop a tool to assess the competence of individuals in different elements of the risk management process and then review its reliability. This tool, termed the RISKometric, incorporated a 360° performance review method whereby peers upline and downline colleagues and the individual themselves gave competence ratings. The RISKometric was tested using 26 participants. Results showed that a significant positive relationship existed between the feedback given by peers and downline colleagues. Initial results gained from using the tool suggest it is able to discriminate the competence of participants, in each of the elements of risk management, through the opinions of self and others. In future research, we test assumptions through a further two studies. Firstly, that individuals’ RISKometric results are comparable with their performance in a risk scenario exercise; so, providing validity for the tool. Secondly, that a collectively-optimised team (formed using the Riskometric) can perform a risk assessment exercise better than marginally- or sub-optimised teams.

scholarly journals A Formalised Approach to the Management of Risk

2013 ◽  
pp. 214-232
Author(s):  
Mike Brownsword ◽  
Rossi Setchi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Current Engineering

Observations made while working with industry and government organisations have shown a number of issues with the implementation of current risk management best practice. A major issue in many cases is the lack of pragmatism associated with the risk management process and the need for a more formalised approach to risk management. In this paper, the authors propose and validate a multi-view approach to defining the processes required to carry out risk management. The formalised approach proposed includes a definition of risk, an ontology, a set of processes, and a pragmatic methodology, which shows an application of these processes enabling pro-active management of change. The ability of the processes to be applied to different types of risk has been demonstrated through a case study highlighting health and safety issues. Within the current engineering and economic climate this logical approach provides a visualisation which is consistent, repeatable, view based, and pragmatic.

scholarly journals Actualization and ways of system approach to risk management in occupational health and safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Andrii Bochkovskyі
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Risk Evaluation ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Automated Systems ◽  
Risk Management Process

Substantiation of the need to introduce a system approach to risk management in occupational health and safety management systems and identification ways to implement it. 1. To identify the existing disadvantages of the practical implementation of the stages of the risk management process in occupational health and safety. 2. To substantiate and propose mathematical models for the objective implementation of the Plan procedure of the risk management process in occupational health and safety. 3. To analyze the functionality of existing automated systems of the dangers minimization to ensure the effective functioning of Do – Chek - Act procedures in occupational health and safety. 4. To propose the automated management system of occupational health and safety at the enterprises for objective implementation of Do – Check – Act procedures within the OHS management systems of the enterprises. Analysis of scientific and technical literature and regulations in occupational health and safety, probabilistic and statistical methods, Markov analysis. It is established that the existing methodological approaches to risk management in occupational health and safety ensure for the implementation of only four of the eight necessary stages (stages of risk evaluation) of the relevant process provided by the PDCA methodology. Mathematical models, which allow to set the relationship between occupational health and safety costs and the risk level, as well as to set the probability of not exceeding the accumulation in the employee of the consequence of certain harmful factors impact and occupational injuries at random during the workshift are substantiated and proposed for use.  The main disadvantages of the existing automated systems of risk minimization in occupational health and safety, which are the impossibility of minimizing the negative “human factor” signs and the impossibility of prompt normalization of the parameters of harmful production factors on the employee over time are identified. The automated management system of occupational health and safety, which allows to conduct constant monitoring and prompt correction of parameters of impact on the employee of negative factors within the values set by results of risk evaluation is substantiated and offered for application.

Design of Internal Control Risk Management System of Coal Mining Enterprises Based on Systems Engineering

2012 ◽  
Vol 424-425 ◽  
pp. 890-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Li Hao ◽  
Zhong Xin Ding
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Management System ◽  
Engineering Theory ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Management Method ◽  
Control Risk

Coal mining enterprises internal control risk management is a complicated system problem. The paper researched the internal control risk management system of coal mining enterprises by applying the system engineering theory and risk management method. And then the internal control risk management system has been established from internal control risk management process, risk management circle and risk management method. Furthermore, the every subarchitecture and the internal relation have been analyzed. Finally, from the business process of coal mining enterprises, the implementing scheme of internal control risk management has been designed form workers, equipment, environment and management aspects

scholarly journals Public health risk management in international companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Kalashnikova et al. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Effective Use

The positive impact of the introduction of labor protection standards (OH&S) in the organization is recognized by governments, employers, and workers. However, knowledge of its effective use in small and medium-sized enterprises is still limited. This case study aims to provide a better understanding of how the implementation of integrated management systems (IMS) affects the improvement of the risk management process in the field of occupational safety in medium-sized businesses. Particular attention was paid to employee awareness of the effectiveness of risk management. The study was conducted in companies working in the field of solid waste management, certified in 2009 with IMS for quality–environment, health, and safety. The development of accidents before and after the introduction of IMS was analyzed, and Internet resources were used to describe the perception. Finally, it has been demonstrated that there has been an improvement in the accounting for accidents at work and that IMS has brought more involvement to risk management activities, but their participation has not yet been reached the desired level.

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