9 - Risk management & Health and Safety Flashcards
What are the four risk categories within Police
- Corporate
- Operational
- Portfolio
- Strategic
COPS
What are the three reasons why you need to know about health and safety:
- legal– it’s the law
- ethical– looking after our people is the right thing to do
- Our Business– good health and safety is good business.
What is the definition of risk?
Answer:
Risk is defined as the effect of uncertainty on objectives
By understanding when we need to escalate risks that are outside of our control, What does that provide?
Answer:
– ensures we are supported to carry out our roles
- enables us to have confidence in our BAU processes, and
– gives the executive assurance that risks across police are being managed effectively
There are five steps within the risk management process. What are they?
Hint: C. I .A. E. TA
Answer: Step 1 – establish CONTEXT, be it internal context or external context Step 2 - IDENTIFY risk Step 3 - ANALYSE risk Step 4 - EVALUATE Step 5 - Take ACTION
C. I. A. E. TA
In Step 1 of the risk management process explain internal and external context?
Answer:
Internal context are things within police that influence how we manage risk. Eg: objectives, policies, resources
External context are things outside police that affect our ability to manage risk. Eg: social ,political, legal environment
In step 2 of the risk management process how do we identify risk?
Processes such as planning, debrief, lessons learned, or audits.
- Consider the potential risks to achieving your objectives and outcomes
- Record risks in a way that can be used by yourself or others at a later date
In step three of the risk management process how do we analyze risk?
Answer:
We can use the police risk matrix and supporting criteria to assess the level of risk
Put controls in place and determine how effective these are
In step four of the risk management process how do we evaluate risk?
Answer:
Will use a risk rating which equals likelihood times consequence after you’ve taken into account the existing controls. We may decide to:
- ACT
- MONITOR
- ACCEPT, or
- Acknowledge effective management is ACHIEVED
What does “take action” referred to in Step 5 of the risk management process?
Answer:
treatments and any future action for different reasons should be prioritized based on:
- LEVEL of risk
- ASSURANCE in the proposed treatment
- RELATIVE cost and benefits of treatments/future action, and
- An ongoing ASSESSMENT of our internal and external context
L. A. R. A
There are 3 lines of defense in active risk management. What are they?
Answer:
1st Line - all police personnel (identifying and discussing potential risks)
2nd Line - management processes and controls (workgroups provide management environment for discussing, acting upon and escalating risk)
3rd Line - internal audit and assurance (verifies or certifies that controls are operating as intended)
What are the three reasons you need to know about health and safety?
Answer:
Legal-it’s the law
Ethical - looking after our people is the right thing to do
Our business – good health and safety is good business
L.E.O
What is the act and section that provides the conditions for health and safety in the workplace?
What is the Primary duty of care?
Answer:
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. section 36 - Primary duty of care
Answer:
The primary responsibility for Police health and safety at work. Police must ensure so far is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of
Police employees constabulary and non-constabulary
Any other workers and influences such as contractors and third parties including volunteer workers
Other people who could be put at risk by your work for example detainees and the general public
What is the work environment?
Answer:
Work environment includes the physical and psychological work environment.
Our duty of care applies wherever Police are working e.g. vehicles, custody areas, offices, peoples homes, courts and the street.
Health includes mental health not just physical injury or illness.
What are the two parts to deciding what is reasonably practicable to ensure Health and Safety
Answer:
First - consider what is possible in the circumstances to ensure Health and Safety
Second - of the possible actions, consider what is reasonable to do in your circumstances
