Three Very Different Strategies in Terms of Exposure to Risk

Three Very Different Strategies in Terms of Exposure to Risk 

Everyone will agree that writing a safety plan offers no guarantee that the plan will be put into practice. 

Everyone will also agree that it is rare for a safety plan to mention what is not going to be done because of the trade-offs that have been agreed. 

These two aspects (doing well what one has decided to do, and knowing what one has decided not to do) are strategic in terms of managing risk on the ground. 

The compulsory pencil and paper risk mapping exercises and the risk prevention protocols developed for regulators are no doubt essential, but these are often only one-time efforts (for demonstration purposes). They need to be rooted in everyday reality over a long period of time... which presents a completely different problem. 

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