Over the years we’ve heard many people state that a control cannot modify consequence – especially in the public health space. Well, we’ve been considering this a lot lately and we just want to put a common sense lens on this statement. Here we have a look at the importance of understanding your controls in context, and understanding what controls modify which part of the Likelihood x Consequence equation.
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I’ve written before about the need to understand internal and external context on the risk management process. But in a COVID-19 era, what are the things that water utilities need to understand before they can determine the risk on their objectives – what do you need to be doing differently, if anything? Here I take a look at the importance of understanding your products and services, your objectives, the risk to your objectives, what you should be looking at in managing the issues and how you know that the risk is being managed. Continue reading
ISO 31000 notes the importance of understanding internal and external context on the risk management process. Similarly, contemporary water quality risk management frameworks include the need to understand the system from source to end point (what we refer to as S2E). We find that the ‘gold’ in risk assessments is in setting up your foundation properly – once you have a good understanding of your context, the risk assessment has much more power and you will get so much more out of it. Continue reading
ISO 31000 defines ‘risk’ as the effect of uncertainty on objectives. The Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality (Australian Drinking Water Guidelines) includes a requirement to identify hazards, understand risk and the uncertainty associated with it. Understanding uncertainty is important in making sure the management of your water supply systems is optimised. Continue reading
ISO 19011 sets the standard for auditing of management systems. When conducting an audit, ISO 19011 sets out 6 principles for an effective and reliable audit with sound outcomes:
Due professional care: the application of diligence and judgement when undertaking audits. Continue reading