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Learn about managing general and catastrophic risks in water safety at the Thames Water Health, Safety and Wellbeing Conference, covering types of risks, enterprise risk management, and examples of hazards to prevent. Gain insight into the perception of catastrophic risk and how it impacts operations.
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Perception of catastrophic risk Thames Water Health, Safety and Wellbeing Conference 11 March 2014 Joseph Hall Head of Heath , safety, and Wellbeing - Operations Tony Ashford Head of Health ,Safety and Wellbeing - Asset Investment
How we manage risk…General & Catastrophic • General (dynamic) risks or personal safety • “hazards that can result in a serious injury or significant incident, but are unlikely to result in fatalities or catastrophe”. • Catastrophic (static) risk or process safety • “a potential threat that may lead to multiple fatalities, catastrophic service delivery failure or loss of investor confidence through significant organisation reputational damage”
Enterprise risk management manual handling temporary works service avoidance lifting equipment slips, trips and falls stress toxic gas overdue health and safety actions reservoir breach occupational road risk pressure vessels and systems sewers crossing railways CDM trunk mains DSEAR compliance excavations face fit testing ineffective fire controls display screen equipment management of change
Perception • The lens we use to view the world that each of us live in………………