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RISK
MANAGEMENT
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DESCRIPTION
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Risk
study guide
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1.2 01/July/2017
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PACI study guide for risk management.
This is a comprehensive look at hazards, risks and some
important judicial (court) interpretations.
Password = copyright
PACI Guides and Instructors must use this document as an aid
to develop effective risk management plans.
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1.1 MB
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02
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Activity
plan (pdf)
Activity
plan (word.doc)
Risk
assessment
Risk
assessment (word.doc)
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1.3 03/Oct/2009
1.3 19/Oct/2009
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TEMPLATES / EXAMPLES
Sample
activity plan for an outdoor recreation abseiling activity. Note that
the content will vary from one type of activity (and site) to the next.
This is only a sample - it is not exhaustive.
Sample risk assessment
(to be read in conjunction with activity plan above). Note: This risk
assessment is intended only as a guide - it is not exhaustive.
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95 KB
255 KB
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03
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Legal
aspects of risk in Australia
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Sep 2014
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Paper authored by Michael Eburn.
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823 KB
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04
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Managing
risk of falls QLD code
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2021
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QLD Code of Practice for managing the risk of falls at a
workplace.
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05
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Managing
risk of falls NSW code
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2019
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NSW Code of Practice for managing the risk of falls at a
workplace.
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06
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Health
and Safety Risk management QLD
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2023
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Department of
Education QLD website on Health and safety risk management.
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07
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Risks
indoor climbing
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2013
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Paper on Acute injury risk and severity in indoor
climbing.
Authored by Volker R Schffl,
Georg Hoffmann, Thomas Kupper; 2013.
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492 KB
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Risks
rock and ice climbing
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2010
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Paper on Evaluation of injury and fatality risk in rock
and ice climbing - 2010.
Authored by Volker Schoffl, Audry Morrison, Ulrich Schwarz, Thomas
Kupper.
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1.9 MB
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Acceptable
risk
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2001
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World Health Organisation paper on acceptable risk.
Authored by Paul R Hunter and Lorna Fewtrell.
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207 KB
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10
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NASA
accident report
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Aug 2003
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The report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB).
An incredible read providing insight into large organisational behaviour
and attitudes to risk. In this case, upper level NASA management seemed to
override engineering concerns.
At 81 seconds after launch, a chunk of foam peeled off the fuel tank and
punched a sizeable hole in the left leading edge of the wing. This doomed
the shuttle and 7 astronauts. On re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, super heated air (exceeding 2760 C) entered the left
wing and melted it from the inside out while the shuttle was travelling at
speeds in excess of 16,000 kph.
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10.3 MB
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Risk
management
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2006
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Article on Risk Management by Ben JM Ale, Phil WM Brighton
and Michael Barram. Published in a special
edition of the Safety Science Monitor (Volume 10).
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145 KB
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Hazpak Guide
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A practical guide to risk management. Published by NSW Workcover Authority.
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114 KB
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Safe
Work NSW
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Visit Worksafe NSW to access various Codes of Practice.
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Suspension
trauma
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451 / 2002
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Paul Seddon report on suspension trauma (harness hang
syndrome)
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1053 KB
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Acceptable
risk
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1998
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Paper on acceptable risk written by Jorn
Vaten in 1998 as part of his Ph.D
at the Norwegian university of science and technology.
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63 KB
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Risk
management code
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2021
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QLD code of practice for risk management
Original copyright is held with the State of QLD.
Visit WorkCover QLD website for all published codes.
Website: https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/codes-of-practice
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Group
think
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2005
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A paper on the psychological behaviour of people in
groups and committees. Authored by Robert S Baron - Dept
of Psychology, University of Iowa USA
Irving Janis, who did extensive work on the subject,
defined it as:
A mode of thinking that people engage in when they
are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members' strivings for
unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative
courses of action.
Source: Janis, Irving L. Victims of Groupthink.
Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972, page 9
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282 KB
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Normalisation
of Deviance
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The condition of 'Normalisation of Deviance' was a
leading causal factor in the destruction of two Space Shuttles and the loss
or 14 astronauts. Regular occurrences of seemingly 'insignificant' near
misses conditions managers and persons in control of operations to accept
such events as 'normal' and to continue 'business as usual'.
In the outdoor recreation industry, connector misalignment caused by
cyclic loading events are commonplace and generally
'accepted'. Some manufacturers are designing carabiners with captive
pins and captive eyes to ensure proper alignment of force.
It continually surprises this author (Mark Gommers) how seemingly
ignorant many operators are to the insidious problem of connector misalignment...
one only has to look at the Jade Frances case in 2000 (she became a
paraplegic at age 15).
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81 KB
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Coroners report NZ
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30/March/2010
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Coroners report on river gorge
deaths which occurred during a guided activity in the Mangatepopo
stream in Tongariro NZ on 15 April 2008.
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302 KB
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Problems
with risk scoring methods
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May 2010
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Paper authored by Douglas Hubbard and Dylan Evans.
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284 KB
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21
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Problems
with risk matrices
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07 March 2021
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Paper authored by Michael Krisper.
A motivational question is posited in the paper:
"What
is so bad about risk matrices?", one may ask, "they
are
so widely accepted and established tools, they cannot
be wrong".
This paper examines the pitfalls of using risk matrices
to rank risks.
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835 KB
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