CH 9 Organisational Risk Management

Question 1

What does the Police threat assessment methodology: TENR stand for?

Answer 1

• Threat is assessed
• Exposure is managed (potential harm, security of places or things)
• Necessity to intervene, immediatly considered
• Response is proportionate and considered on assessment of above points

Question 2

In what situations must TENR be applied? (2)

Clue: ‘all situations that…’

Answer 2

all situations that involve risk

and

potential to cause harm

Question 3

What definition of ‘Risk’ do NZP use?

Clue: ‘The effect of…’

Answer 3

“The effect of uncertainty in achieving objectives.”

Question 4

• What is a negative risk also known as?
• What is a positive risk also known as?

Answer 4

• A threat
• An opportunity

Question 5

The risk management guidelines support our Risk Management Policy and provide a practical process to deal with risk. What are those five steps: (5)

Clue: Establish, ID, A, E, TA

Answer 5

• Establish context
• Identify risk
• Analyse risk impact
• Evaluate risk
• Take action

Question 6

What are the three key roles for risk management?

Answer 6

• Risk Coordinator Role
• Risk Lead Role
• Treatment Lead Role

Question 7

With regards to Step 1 (Establishing Context) of the risk management process what three thing need to be considered?

Clue: Understand…, Identify…, Define…

Answer 7

• Understand importance of activity
• Identify objectives/outcomes
• Define internal/external factors

Question 8

With regards to Step 2 (Identify Risk) of the risk management process what four thing need to be considered?

Clue: Select…, Consider…, Confirm…, Write…

Answer 8

• Select an approach to risk identification
• Consider potential risk to objectives/outcomes
• Confirm risks are not issues
• Write a risk statement

Question 9

What is the main difference between ‘Risks’ and ‘Issues?’

Answer 9

• Risks: important and non-urgent, future event may/may not happen (need focus and planning)
• Issues: important and urgent, occurring/has occurred (need immediate management)

Question 10

For each risk/opportunity identified, what three questions should be asked? (3)

Answer 10

• What would cause the risk to occur?
• What would the consequences be?
• Any financial impact?

Question 11

What are the three ‘elements’ and ‘linking words’ to writing a ‘risk statment?’

Clue: Uncer Ev..There is a …, Cause…As a res…, Conseq…this may lead

Answer 11

• Uncertain Event: “There is a risk of…”
• Cause: “as a result of…”
• Consequence: “this may lead to…”

Question 12

With regards to Step 3 (Analyse Risk) of the risk management process what three things need to be considered?

Clue: I, D, RM

Answer 12

• Identify existing controls (Guidance: Control vs Treatment)
• Determine the risk using consequences and likelihood tables
• Risk Matrix

Question 13

What are the four types of intervention when deciding on the best approach or treatment for a risk?

Clue: P, D, C, D

Answer 13

• Prevention -stop it happening
• Detective -alert to something happening
• Corrective -undertake corrective action
• Directive -trigger someone to do something

Question 14

With regards to Step 5 (Take Action) of the risk management process what five things need to be considered?

Clue: Decide, Dev, Con, Ens, Cap,

Answer 14

• Decide approach and treatment
• Develop risk response
• Confirm risk response will reduce risk
• Ensure Risk Lead/Treatment Lead understand
• Capture results

Question 15

What are the posible risk response options open to police?

Clue:

• Negative: Avoid, R, FB, Transfer, Share, Accept
• Positive: Exploit, E, S, R

Answer 15

• Negative:
  
  • avoid
  • Reduce
  • Fall-back
  • Transfer
  • Share
  • Accept
• Positive
  
  • Exploit
  • Enhance
  • Share
  • Reject