Chapter 9: Risk Management, Health & Safety

Question 1

What are the costs of the control measure and are the costs grossly disproportionate to the risk?

Answer 1

What are the costs of the control measure and are the costs grossly disproportionate to the risk?

Cost can only be used as a reason to NOT do something when it is grossly disproportionate to the risk.

Question 2

Risk Management Process

Step 1: Establish context

Answer 2

Risk Management Process
Step 1: Establish context

• establishing the context helps us see the wider picture of the risks we need to manage
• things within Police that influence how we manage risk, eg objectives, policies and processes
• things outside Police that affect our ability to manage risk, eg social, cultural

Question 3

Risk Management Process

Step 2: Identify risk

Answer 3

Risk Management Process
Step 2: Identify risk

• we must identify risk to be able to manage it and prevent harm
• we are all responsible for identifying risks
• consider the potential risks to achieve objectives
• record risks in a way that it can be used at a later date

Question 4

Risk Management Process

Step 3: Analyse risk

Answer 4

Risk Management Process
Step 3: Analyse risk

• this is seeking further information to develop an understanding of
• the level of risk - here we use a risk matrix and
• controls in place - here we need to identify any existing controls in place and
• determine how effective these are

Question 5

Risk Management Process

Step 4: Evaluate

Answer 5

Risk Management Process
Step 4: Evaluate

• depending on the outcome of the evaluation we may decide to
• act, monitor, accept or acknowledge that effective management is achieved

Question 6

Risk Management Process

Step 5: Take action

Answer 6

Risk Management Process
Step 5: Take action

• if you need to act you will treat and take action to respond to a risk
• act should reduce the likelihood or consequences to uncertain events