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Risk Management: Creating Safe Workplace Environment  Agenda 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction Identify Assessing risks, Understand Determine of Risk Mngt. workplace preventive Occupational...

Risk Management: Creating Safe Workplace Environment  Agenda 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction Identify Assessing risks, Understand Determine of Risk Mngt. workplace preventive Occupational employees & hazards actions, Health & Employers monitoring & responsibility on Safety Policies review Health & Safety procedures 2 Risk Management 20XX Risk Management In simple terms, the tourism risk management process is concerned with identifying and analyzing the risks (‘the chance of something happening that will have an impact upon objectives’) to a destination or organization and deciding what can and should be done about them. They are logical and systematic problem-solving and decision making processes. The tourism industry should be involved in both crisis management (the organizational process) and disaster management (the multi-agency, community based process). 3 The generic risk management processes for organizations and the community are based upon to enabling activities Risk (communicate and consult, Management and monitor and review), Process and five major activities: establish the context, identify risks, analyze risk, evaluate risks and treat risks.  The Risk Management Process (Emergency Management Australia, 2004) 5 Risk Management 20XX  Establish the Context Parameters or framework within which the risk management activities will take place, and the criteria against which risk is to be evaluated. Identify Risks Could be Natural, Technological, The process is designed to identify the sources of risk (hazards) Biological or Civil/Political to be managed. A systematic process is necessary to ensure that all relevant sources of risk are identified. Can use generic Qualitative Analyze the Risks Measures of Consequences Developing an understanding of the risks your tourism (Insignificant, Minor, Moderate, organization is facing. This understanding will assist you in deciding which risks need to be treated, and in identifying the Major, and Catastrophic. best risk treatment strategies to apply. Evaluate Risks Likert Scale can be used to Decisions must be made about which risks have to be treated evaluate each risks. and in what order. The previous activities in risk analysis will provide you with the information on which to make those decisions. Treat Risks Before risks can be treated it is necessary to identify the options available, to assess the relative merits of each, and to select the most appropriate. Risk treatment plans should then be developed and implemented.  Risk Treatment Option PREVENTION MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE RECOVERY  Hierarchy of Control These are prevention or mitigation measures used to manage risk. They include: Substitution – Substituting Engineering – Using Elimination – Removing the the hazard for another, less structural methods to reduce hazard harmful, material exposure to hazards Emergency Procedures – Administrative – A Personal Protective Development of emergency procedures to reduce Equipment – To protect procedures to improve exposure to hazards personnel from harm capacity to respond effectively 8 Risk Management 20XX  Standard Risk Treatment Options Again, designed to prevent or mitigate. Reduce the Consequences Avoid the Risk – Choose not Reduce the Likelihood of of Occurrence – By to proceed with an activity Consequences – By modifying susceptibility likely generate risk modifying the risk and/or increasing resilience Transfer the Risk – Cause Retain the Risk – Accept the another party to bear or risk and plan to manage the share the risk consequences 9 Risk Management 20XX Understand Occupational Health & Safety Policies The Occupational Health and Safety Act gives you the framework to make it safe. The system requires the participation of all parties, the employer and the employees, in creating and maintaining a safe workplace. 10  Three Basic Rights The Right to Refuse The Right to Know The Right to Participate You may refuse, at any time, You have the right to know You have to right to to perform work that you about anything in your participate on the feel is danger to your health workplace that may be workplace joint and safety. harmful to your health & or occupational health & When employee refuses safety. safety committee. to work. The board will Do you know who your reassign the employee If you see something rep is on your to another organization don’t wait until someone organization? while investigation is has already been If not please notify the ongoing. However, you affected. other committee so, need to inform the they’re aware. person who will takeover the job there’s been a refusal. 11 Risk Management 20XX Employees and Employers responsibility on health and safety Legal Moral Your Responsibili Responsibili Employer ties ty 12  Legal Responsibilities You’re responsible on your own health and safety and that of your co-worker. It is your responsibility to report any hazard or dangerous scenarios inside of the organizations. You are expected to use any protective equipment's, training, and other materials used for health and safety provided by your organizations 13  Moral Responsibility If you see a hazard and do not report it you are possible endangering the next person who works in that area, or with that student A hazard is anything that can hard a worker. 14  Your Employer Is responsible for your health and safety at work. Is responsible to provide you with any safety equipment you require to do your job. Remember, you can’t have a workplace injury without a hazard. 15 Reporting Hazards If the employee feels there is hazard that may affect their health and/or safety at work it is a must to report It in WRITING. 1. To your supervisor 2. If not satisfied with the outcome you can report in Human Resource Office (HR) 16 Reporting Hazards 3. The employer has a 21 days to report back regarding with the report 4. If no resolution you may report to Department of Labor and Employent 17 Violence in the Workplace Employers must post a statement respecting workplace violence in all workplaces. The statement must include Recognition that violence is hazard at the workplace Recognition of the physical and emotional hard resulting from violence Recognition that any form of violence is unacceptable Employer’s commitment to minimize, and to the extent possible, eliminate the risk of violence in the workplace 18