RiskManagementintheHSEOverviewofPolicyandGuidance2017WhatisRiskManagement?Itisaboutbeingawareofthepotentialofthingsthatcanadverselyaffectyourservice/function(risks)andputtinginplaceactions(controls)tomakesurethatthelikelihoodofthemoccurringisreducedinsofarasisreasonablypracticable.Riskv’sIncidentAriskissomethingthatCOULDhappenAnincidentissomethingthatHAShappenedIntheperiodJan–December20167382–AcuteHospital1962–CHO‘Incidents’reportedwereinfactissueswherestaffidentifiedthattherewasa‘risk’ofanincidentoccurring!Consequencesofthis1.Itis‘skewing’incidentreportingdata2.ItisreducingtheopportunityforservicestoidentifyandmanagerisksAddressingthisissueThroughconsultationandtrainingweplantophaseouttherecordingofrisksontheNIMSsystem.Inthefuturetheseissueswillneedtobereportedthroughtheservice’sRiskManagementProcess.WhyManageRisk?Internal•Needtodeliverhighqualitysafeservices•Arequirementofgoodgovernance•AssistindeliveryofagreedobjectivesExternal•Aregulatoryrequiremente.g.HIQA,MHC,HSAetc•PublicconfidenceThisisnotnew•TheHSEhashadanIntegratedRiskManagementPolicysince2007•RiskManagementisafeatureofmanyfunctionsintheHSEHowever……!Itisoftenseenas….•Someoneelse’sbusiness•Apieceofcompliancee.g.a‘havetodo’•Complex•IrrelevantWeneedtomovetoapositionwhereit’sseenas….•Everyone’sbusiness•Relevant•Addingvalue•AccessibleButisn’triskmanagementthejoboftheriskmanager/advisor?NO!-Everybodyisariskmanagerfortheirareaofresponsibility!DuringavisittotheNASAspacecentrein1962,PresidentJFKnoticedajanitorcarryingabroom.Heinterruptedhistour,walkedovertothemanandsaid,"Hi,I'mJackKennedy.Whatareyoudoing?“"Well,Mr.President,"thejanitorresponded,"I'mhelpingputamanonthemoon."HSEFrameworkforRiskManagementHSEFrameworkforRiskManagementHSEFrameworkforRiskManagementHSEFrameworkforRiskManagementIntegratedRiskManagementPolicyKeymessages•ArticulatestheHSE’spositioninrelationtoriskanditsmanagement•Seekstoembedriskmanagementaspartofthenormaldaytodayactivitiesratherthanaseparateactivity•SetsouttherolesandresponsibilitiesforRiskManagement•IdentifiesaconsistentprocessforriskmanagementandprovidesanoverviewofthisprocessRiskManagementProcessSimilartothe2011PolicyitisalignedtotheISO31000RiskManagementManagingRiskinEverydayPractice-GuidanceThisguidanceisintendedtoprovideyouwithanunderstandingoftheneedforandyourresponsibilitiesinrelationto,managingriskinyourareaofresponsibilityManagingRiskinEverydayPractice4keythemeseachwithacorequestionAnticipateAnticipationinvolvesthinkingaheadandenvisioningthethingsthataremostlikelytocontributetoriskorsafetyfailurese.g.•Theenvironmentofcare,•Thewaycareisdelivered,•Thevulnerabilityofyourserviceusers,•Thecompetenceofyourstaff,•Theextenttowhichteamworkingisthenormetc.VigilanceVigilanceinthiscontextreferstotheheightenedsenseofawarenessthatyouneedtoadoptandengenderwithintheworkplaceonadaytodaybasistoensureongoingsafetyinthedeliveryofservicese.g.•Vulnerabilitiesrelatingtoindividualserviceuserse.g.medication,deterioration,selfharm,tissueviability,fallsrisketc.•Servicevulnerabilitiese.g.stafffatigueduetolongshifts,availabilityofequipment,widerorganisationalissuesthatmightimpactonservicedelivery.RespondRespondinginthiscontextreferstousingdataandinformationinrelationtoissuesoccurringe.g.fromincidentsorauditstoeffectivenessofthemitigationofrisksonyourregistere.g.iff...