1. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 1 XVII th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL-USA September 20, 2005 Risk Management - Your Key to Successful Leadership Alfred MOERGELI Certificated Civil Engineer FH, EUR ING SWISS Safety + Health Engineer EigV/BSV http://www.moergeli.com

2. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 2 Risk Management – Key to Successful Leadership Contents 1. Why Should You Use Risk Management? 2. How Does Risk Management Work? 3. Risk Management in Action 4. Risk Management for Safety + Health 5. Risk Management – Your Key to Leadership 6. Conclusions 7. Lessons Learnt 8. What’s Next?

3. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 3 1.Why Should You Use Risk Management? To Successfully Deal with Your Uncertainties How do you deal with the remaining uncertainties of your... Projects ? Business ? Life ? Risk Management (RM) is your best investment to pro-actively control all your uncertainties. RM is your only tool for a successful leadership that is feasible, affordable and available to you just in time.

4. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 4 1.Why Should You Use Risk Management? For Real Added Value (continued) Process / Project Optimization Cost Reductions Practical Improvements down to Details Before...... and after a thorough risk assessment

5. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 5 1. Why Should You Use Risk Management? For Real Added Value (continued) 1. Unambiguous definition of your system’s limits 2. Comprehensive list of all your relevant hazards 3. Everyone’s commitment to a protection goal 4. Have a Safety System leading up to System Safety 5. A Safety Plan enhancing your productivity and safety 6. Transparent communication of all your residual risks 7. Have a thorough and updated documentation 8. Win legal compliance, your liability remains limited!

6. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 6 2. How Does Risk Management Work? Begin with a Risk Matrix How do you decide if you can or cannot live with your risks? Use a Risk Matrix / Profile as a Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) (e.g. by ISO Guide 51:1999 / ISO TS 14’798:2000 as a starter kit):

7. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 7 2. How Does Risk Management Work? (continued) Use a Well Accepted Risk Assessment Method Important steps for Risk Assessment (RA): 1 Define your limits 2 Identify all relevant hazards 6 Document all your results 8 Keep it periodically updated If you cannot live with your Residual Risks => start Risk Mitigation

8. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 8 2. How Does Risk Management Work? (continued) Use an Approved Risk Mitigation System Safety System => System Safety (STOP): 10 Substitution 13 System/Strategy 16 Technology 19 Organizational/Personal Measures => Use O/P measures with caution! US 882 D (02/10/2000), Appendix A, A 4.3.3, i. requires: Behavior oriented measures must not be allowed as the only measure, if hazards can lead up to an irrecoverable outcome!

9. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 9 2. How Does Risk Management Work? (continued) When are Residual Risks to be Accepted? Residual Risks = Risks after protective measures have been taken. Residual Risks must be accepted only, if … they are identified they are evaluated and assessed by an approved method in a moderated, inter-disciplinary and inter-hierarchical team they are minimized by a Safety System they cannot be reduced more with reasonable effort (System Safety) they are well known to everyone involved everyone involved is well trained and equipped to safely control them everyone involved has a fair chance to survive they are periodically updated and reviewed.

10. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 10 3. Risk Management in Action Example – Risk Assessment

11. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 11 4. Risk Management for Safety + Health Use a Safety + Health 10 Points System Important steps for your Safety + Health: 1 Win everyone‘s commitment 3 Systematic and periodic crew training 4 Use available safety rules 6 Plan and implement all necessary measures 10 Keep on learning! Keep your Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) working http://www.moergeli.com http://www.moergeli.com Please feel free to download all original flowcharts from our website http://www.moergeli.com http://www.moergeli.com

12. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 12 4. Risk Management for Safety + Health Use a Preliminary Hazard Analysis

13. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 13 4. Risk Management for Safety + Health Make Sure You Have the Right Partners Request Self Certification...  from all your suppliers and subcontractors  as early on as possible  declaring their fulfillment of all relevant legal requirements for Safety + Health  explaining which way they choose for S+H compliance  legally signed off... to minimize your own liability

14. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 14 5. Risk Management – Your Key to Leadership Protect Yourself by Protecting your Crew Risk Management makes them safe – saving yourself and your business Video: Shotcrete Clean-up, 01/14/04Video: Shot Concrete, 01/14/04 If Risk Management works here... it works everywhere! http://www.alptransit.ch http://www.alptransit.ch Swiss AlpTransit, Gotthard Base Tunnel: http://www.alptransit.ch http://www.alptransit.ch http://www.agn-amsteg.ch http://www.agn-amsteg.ch Lot 252, Tunnel Amsteg: http://www.agn-amsteg.ch http://www.agn-amsteg.ch

15. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 15 Risk Management (RM) is not rocket science and does not take a wizard! All you have to do is: Set up your team as early on as possible Select your team members with care As interdisciplinary as possible Under the leadership of an experienced Risk Manager Start with a Preliminary Hazard Analysis Start documenting all your plans, ideas and results Use a well known and accepted risk management method 6. Conclusions Set up Your Team and Get Started... Today!

16. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 16 7. Lessons Learnt: What are Your Critical Success Factors? 1. Define your system’s limits 2. List all relevant hazards 3. Target a positive protection goal 4. Use a Safety System leading up to System Safety 5. Communicate all Residual Risks 6. Thoroughly document every step 7. Keep your Risk Management going and updated

17. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 17 Risk Management is not rocket science and it does not take a wizard! Just get it started – and keep it going and current. So, start (or resume) your Risk Management today! http://www.moergeli.com http://www.moergeli.com We are here to assist you: http://www.moergeli.comhttp://www.moergeli.com All our tools are available for download from our website. Take care and stay safe! We need you all to shape a safer and more economic world! 8. Your Consequences - What’s Your Next Step? Just do it!

18. moergeli + moergeli consulting engineering www.moergeli.com XVII th WSC 2005 / Risk Management – Your Key to Successful Leadership, A. Moergeli, 09/20/05 18 XVII th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL-USA September 20, 2005 Risk Management - Your Key to Successful Leadership Alfred MOERGELI Certificated Civil Engineer FH, EUR ING SWISS Safety + Health Engineer EigV/BSV http://www.moergeli.com