Lesson 3: Risk Management Flashcards
Domain C
Four basic stages of risk management
- preparedness
- response
- recovery
- mitigation
Define Risk Management
Ongoing process of assessing risks (Possibility that something may occur) and apply appropriate measures to manage the probability and consequences
What examples would be considered “risks”
Natural disasters, political unrest, terrorism, power outages, things that threaten people and organizations
Risk Assessment / Risk Identification
Identifying the risks specific to the destination, meeting or business event being planned
SWOT Analysis
S: Strengths
W: Weaknesses
O: Opportunities
T: Threats
S/W are internal to the meeting or event, including factors about the host organization, the program, participants, and stakeholders.
O/T are external to the meeting or event, including elements related to the destination, venue, to other groups
SWOT Analysis gives you the opportunity to do what?
Consider mitigation measures you already have in place
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) suggests combining threats into three categories for your risk management plan
1) Natural disasters (Hurricane, Lightning strike)
2) Human-Cause (arsonist, terrorist)
3) Technological (electrical fire, GDPR)
After identifying and analyzing your risks, you have three choices for each type of risk
- Accept/Ignore
- Manage/Mitigate (Contracts, Insurance)
- Avoid the Risk
Define:
1. Accept/Ignore
2. Manage/Mitigate
3. Avoid
- Accept/Ignore = probability low or consequences minimal (minor injury; illness)
- Manage/Mitigate = probability high or potentially high consequences
- Avoid = probability high/high consequences
Planner’s time spent should be to manage/mitigate risk as much as possible (Due Diligence)
- Verify that the hotel has done its due diligence (Track record and current status)
- Manage/mitigate via insurance and contracts
-presenter’s note: RFPs, RFP responses, and questionnaires can limit your liability
Waivers of Liability
-Document signed by activity participant acknowledging and assuming the risk of participation
-Must be carefully written to be enforceable when risks are not made clear to the participant
Insurance: Commercial General Liability / Public Liability
Provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage. Protects the business from damage or loss that occurs on business premises.
Insurance: Umbrella Policies
To cover gaps under the primary insurance policies
Insurance: Fire Liability
Provides protection; event sponsor held responsible for fire damage to the building caused by negligence
Insurance: Medical Liability
Reimbursement of medical expenses for injuries that occur at the site
Insurance: Independent Contractor Liability
Certificate of insurance showing that event carry works comp and general liability insurance
Insurance: Products Liability / Host and Alcohol liability
Food Concession or serving food and drink at a reception or dinner, product liability insurance protects the group against claims such as food poisoning
Insurance: Additional Insured
Transportation / Substantial liability exposure for injury to persons and damage to property
Insurance: Valuable paper and records
Insurance that is available to pay for the cost of reproducing any paper, pamphlets or records as a result of fire, water, vandalism, etc
Insurance: On-Site Office
Insurance that would cover all event equipment that the group owns or rents to use at the event facility
Insurance: Exhibits
Exhibitors can insure their exhibit property on-site at the exhibition as well as transit to and from