Risk Management Simplified: A Definitive Guide For Workplace and Process Risk Management

By Sonni Gopal

I have been involved with workplace and process risk management for over 30 years and I have always found the subject fascinating and rewarding. However, I am still surprised at the lack of deep understanding within Organisations about risk management. Regardless of Organisation size, many see it as just “managing risks” because it’s easier to explain and perhaps reactionary since it has the word “management”.

Risk management is more than just “managing risks”. Successful risk management requires a holistic approach based upon Elements that make up a Risk Management Framework.

Let’s pretend you are my Client and I’ve asked you these 7 questions:

1.Do you know the relationship between attitude and risk management?
2.Do you know how to control workplace and process risks?
3.Do you know the difference between hazard identification and risk assessment?
4.Do you know what or who is a risk owner?
5.Do you know what you are measuring for successful risk management?
6.Do you know what or when you are monitoring for risk management?
7.Do you know what to do when reviewing risk management?

Did you answer “YES” to all of them? If you did, you don’t need this book.

If you had even just one “NO” as an answer, this book is worth reading.

This is a reference book and not a novel. In this book, risk management is focused on workplace and process related risks. The approach and techniques can be applied for risk management generally.

My goal is to share valuable lessons learnt and my experience of getting risk management successfully embedded within your Organisation. My intended audiences are risk and safety management practitioners, trainers, managers, leaders in organisations and anyone interested in successfully managing risks.

Unfortunately, a book of this size can’t cover all the different ways of planning and delivering risk management. However, it can provide you with a stepping-stone for further exploration and development.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
After graduating from the University of Bradford with a degree in Chemical Engineering, Sonni’s working career began as a Process Engineer in Research and Development (R&D).

With a career spanning over 30 years, Sonni has held senior-level leadership roles in major multi-national Organisations. He has worked in excess of 40 countries and has a portfolio associated with Clients in the chemicals manufacturing, waste and energy management sector.
Sonni led the development, implementation and external ISO14001 certification of the first (Globally) Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) project for BP, valued in excess of $4Bn.
Sonni holds the following professional qualifications:

●Fellowship: Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE)
●Specialist Fellow: International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (SFIIRSM)
●Chartered Safety Practitioner: Member of Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH).
●Chartered Engineer: Institution of Chemical Engineers (CEng).
●Chartered Environmentalist: Institution of Chemical Engineers (CEnv).
●Certified Trainer: Level 3 Award in Education and Training, AET.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sonni Gopal
• Release date: Jun 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9780954998417

Sonni Gopal

I provide expertise in Workplace & Process Risk Management. I have supported Clients in the Energy, Chemical, Manufacturing and Waste Management Sectors.My qualifications include:? BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering (University of Bradford)? Fellow of The Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE)? Specialist Fellow of International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (SFIIRSM)? Chartered Member of Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH).? Chartered Chemical Engineer: Institution of Chemical Engineers (CEng).? Chartered Environmentalist: Institution of Chemical Engineers (CEnv).? Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET)

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Table of Contents

Copyright and Disclaimer

About this Book

About the Author

Dedication

CHAPTER 1: BASELINE

Icons Used in this Book

Conventions and Assumptions

Book Logic

The ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard

Important Key Definitions

CHAPTER 2: THE RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Setting the Scene

Size Does Matter

What is Risk and the Risk Equation?

Hazard and Risk - What's the Difference?

What is Risk Management?

What is the Risk Management Framework

What Factors Influence Risk Management?

Why Manage Risks?

What Type of Risk Does this Book Focus On?

CHAPTER 3: RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

Introduction to the Risk Management Policy

Risk Owners and Ownership

Developing a Risk Management Policy

CHAPTER 4: RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Introduction to the Risk Management Plan

Do you need a Risk Management Procedure?

ELEMENT 1: Risk Attitude

What's the Organisation's Risk Attitude?

Types of Risk Attitude

What motivates Risk Attitude?

The Importance of Risk Attitude and Motivators

Risk Attitude and Risk Tolerance

ELEMENT 2: Control

How Can We Control Risks?

What are Risk Control Measures?

Application of Risk Control Measures

ELEMENT 3: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)

What is Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)?

What Does HIRA Involve?

Do you need a HIRA Procedure?

Information Sources for HIRA Reviews

STEP 1: Hazard Identification

Types of Hazards

What's Our Hazard Focus?

Techniques for Hazard Identification

Which HIRA Technique Should You Choose?

An Introduction to the HAZID Review Technique

Expectations from Hazard Identification Reviews

STEP 2: Risk Assessment

What is Risk Assessment?

Transposing Hazards into Risks

Developing Risk Assessment Criteria

Developing a Risk Assessment Matrix

Colourful Risk Assessment Matrix Limitations

The Quantitative Risk Assessment Matrix

How to Fine Tune Your Risk Assessment Matrix

Which Risk Assessment Matrix Should You Use?

Developing Your Risk Treatment Plan

ELEMENT 4: Actions Management

Criticality of Actions

What's Are Risk Registers?

Format for Risk Registers

Re-prioritising Risk Actions

Key Risk Indicators (KRI)

ELEMENT 5: Performance Improvement

What are Measure, Metric and KPI?

What Can You Measure?

Introducing Leading and Lagging Indicators

Developing Your Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Selecting Risk Management Leading and Lagging KPI

How to Communicate KPI

Monitoring and Monitoring Frequency

ELEMENT 6: Reviewing

Why Review?

Auditing the Risk Management Framework

Author's Closing Thoughts

About this Book

I have been involved with workplace and process risk management for over 30 years and I have always found the subject fascinating and rewarding. However, I am still surprised at the lack of deep understanding within Organisations about risk management.

Regardless of Organisation size, many see it as just "managing risks" because it’s easier to explain and perhaps reactionary since it has the word management.

Risk management is more than just "managing