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November 15, 2006
Extreme Risk Assesment
I'm a firm believer in Risk Assesment but if the outcome is an attempt to eliminate ALL risk or the event won't run then this is a useful site to check out. It's down to earth and practical! I often encounter two diametrically different positions on Risk Assesment: Either the
'We don't need to do that mamby pampy pc killjoy obsessive nonsense' position
OR the
'I'm happy to say that we've scaled down all youth activity to single sex Beetle drives and a stay at home night as a result of our risk assessments!' response
I really like the site's well balanced three step guide to Risk Assement:
IDENTIFY RISKS – have a good look at what you do, where you do it and who with, and spot what could go wrong.
ANALYSE THE RISKS – decide how serious and likely the risks are.
CONTROL THE RISKS – do whatever you think is necessary to reduce the chances of things going badly wrong.
So, here's to a balanced approach to the process. Failure to find a level position on Risk Assement can render even bathtime at home complicated!
Posted by ian at November 15, 2006 07:10 AM
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thanks for the reminder - helpful line was "the law does not expect you to eliminate all risk".
On another note - where did you find the picture of our bathroom? ;-)
Posted by: roy at November 15, 2006 09:18 AM
The phrase "Ian... have you done a risk assessment for that axe...?" comes to mind for the second time this week!
Posted by: KTvS at November 16, 2006 06:16 PM