1. TSAA Conference - Launceston 21 July 2011 Risk & Emergency Management and Insurance
Armin Howald
Senior Consultant (Risk Management)
Safety, Injury & Risk Management (SIRM)

2. Risk management – what it is (and isn’t)
It is a management process to improve outcomes through realising opportunities and managing risks
‘an event that has an impact on its objectives’ (risk is neither ‘good’ not ‘bad’)
It protects against undesirable surprises and consequences
It doesn’t avoid risks, but manages them down to acceptable levels
It’s not ‘rocket science’ - just common sense!
It doesn’t take much to manage risks - fixing things after the event does!

3. This is RISKY - not RISK Management!

4. Tools to manage risks
AS/NZS ISO World Risk Management Standards (previously AS/NZS 4360 Standards)
Industry standards and legal requirements
DoE guidelines and policies
The 7 Steps of the Risk Management Cycle

5. Risk Management is as easy as drinking a glass of wine. . .
Establish what I am doing. Who is with me? Where do we drink?
Identify risk of hangover, spilt wine, lost friends, detention
Analyse how likely it is for an event to occur (likelihood) & how serious the outcome (consequence) = Risk Rating
Evaluate ‘am I prepared to accept consequences?’ (e.g. loss of licence, costs) (risk appetite)
Treat risk – slow down, drink water, go home early
Communicate outcomes - tell others to drink responsibly
Review effectiveness of actions. Look for improvements and new risks (risks are not static!)

7. Living with risk (the risk matrix)
Consequence ▶
Likelihood ▼
Insignificant
Moderate
Serious
Severe
Catastrophic
Almost Certain
Medium
High
Extreme
Likely
Low
Possible
Unlikely
Rare

8. When is a RMP needed?
Major projects (educational, buildings, school fairs)
Strategic planning
Off campus activities, school camps, special activities performed by outside organisations (e.g. running of Schools’ Triathlons)
Special education and learning activities for students
Activities with inherent elevated risks

9. Risk register # Risk Outcome Existing risk treatment actions in place
Proposed (additional) risk treatment actions to mitigate risks
Additional resources
Target date & respon-sible person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

10. Managing risks for off campus activities
No different to managing opportunities and risks in other situations & locations – same process
Different environment - different risks
Prepare a risk management plan for ‘away from school’ activities

11. Emergency management
Emergencies include fire, injury, death, assault, missing students, transport accidents, threats, intrusion, siege, unruly students/outsiders, major facility failure - ‘everything you need help with’
Lockdowns – every site is different
Who is in charge? (chain of command)
Pandemic & major outbreak of illness
Business Continuity Plans

12. Reporting tree for emergencies

13. Insurance - who is covered and for what?
School
Staff
Student
VET
Volnt’rs
Comm’ty
Legal liability Y N
Facilities & contents
PPS
Motor vehicles
Travel (school trip etc.)
Workers comp
Personal Accident
Hire of facilities (LL)

14. Useful resources/contacts
Armin Howald –
Emergency Management Co-ordinator (24/7)

15. In summary. . .
The biggest risk is to take no risks
Risk avoidance means no gain, no advancement (and creates new risks)
Decision maker = risk taker = risk manager this means YOU are responsible

16. U don’t have to manage risks – survival is not compulsory
And the afterword. . .
U don’t have to manage risks –
survival is not compulsory
Thank U!