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Steve McCurley Risk Assessment
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In my defense: People who choose not to attend planning meetings shouldn’t complain when others do their planning for them. I think there’s a policy on that: 3.4002
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It’s amazing what can be done with Photoshop these days…
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Risk Management Process Identify Risks Stop Activity Evaluate Risks Review Control Risks Eliminate Risk Minimize Harm Transfer Liability Waiver Assumption of risk Memo of agreement Insurance
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Find a Group Intelligent, alert, new faces 3 people
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Selecting a Group Leader
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“Point!”
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1. Risk Identification What can go wrong? As SMP volunteers perform their work what risks are posed?
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Risk identification Physical ability Skills Attitude; maturity Equipment/worksite Clientele Proper procedures Type of volunteer work
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Talk about: What the volunteer does or doesn’t do that could lead to problems. What the SMP program does or doesn’t do in managing volunteers that could lead to problems. What a Volunteer Host Organization does or doesn’t do that could lead to a problems.
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Debrief Who would like to nominate someone you thought had some unusually creative paranoid fantasies?
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2. Risk Evaluation Frequency Severity
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Note: In evaluating risks it is important to verify what is actually happening as opposed to what you hope is happening…
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Debrief Most likely and most damaging risk?
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3. Risk Control What could we do to reduce the risk?
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Risk Control Screening measures Training measures Supervisory measures
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Good volunteer management is: Putting the right volunteer in the right position
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Good risk management is: Putting the right volunteer in the right position
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Comment This is easier to do in chunks – programs, locations, type of volunteer work. It’s a great thing to do when starting a new project.
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Taking this back home This takes longer than a quick conversation. It works better with a group – different views of what is happening. It requires ruthless honesty. The first time will be depressing. Doing something is better than doing nothing.
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Final Thought The “Head in the Sand” approach
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