Asbury, who is associated with an international consulting and training organization and has worked in various safety and risk management roles, and Jacobs, who works in the Ministry of Justice
for Corporate Fire, Health and Safety in the UK, provide a guide to using dynamic risk assessment in business and management systems to aid service delivery and risk-based decision making. They
describe the emergence and concepts of dynamic risk assessment, its myths and misconceptions, its relationship with the legal requirements of risk assessment, and its application; how it has
moved from emergency services and other high-risk environments to less hazardous, non-emergency environments in other sectors; and how the principles of risk assessment can be used to inform
risk-based decision making using a five-step approach. They follow with description of their three-level risk management model and how it can be integrated into all types of structures; key
areas that need to be considered for using the model as a risk management tool, including securing senior management support, developing the organization’s culture, embedding core values,
employers’ expectations, and the “safe person” concept; how to use dynamic risk assessment to improve service delivery and the common issues of risk-taking behavior, risk perception, and
rushing in; the application of strategic risk assessment/predictive risk assessment/dynamic risk assessment within an organization’s general risk assessment training; and integrating learning
from the company and other organizations to improve performance. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
