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HB 203:2012

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Managing environment-related risk

This Handbook is intended to help organizations manage environment-related risk based on the process set out in the AS/NZS 31000:2009.
Published: 30/03/2012
Pages: 79
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Introduction
1.1 The environment, risk and risk management
1.2 Using this handbook
1.3 Environment-related risk
1.4 Benefits of managing environment-related risk effectively
1.5 Particular features of environment-related risk
1.6 Terminology
2 Risk management principles and framework
2.1 Principles from the standard
2.2 Framework
2.3 Mandate and commitment
2.4 Design of the framework
2.4.1 Overview
2.4.2 Understanding the organization and its context
2.4.3 Establishing risk management policy
2.4.4 Accountability
2.4.5 Integration
2.4.6 Resources
2.4.7 Establishing communication and reporting mechanisms
2.5 Implementing risk management
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Implementing the framework
2.5.3 Implementing the risk management process
2.6 Monitor and review of the framework
2.7 Continuous improvement of the framework
3 The risk management process
3.1 General
3.2 Communicate and consult
3.2.1 Overview
3.2.2 Purpose and benefits
3.2.3 How to communicate and consult
3.2.4 Communication and consultation with the public
3.3 Establish the context
3.3.1 Overview
3.3.2 Purpose
3.3.3 External context
3.3.4 Internal context
3.3.5 The context of the risk management process
3.3.6 Stakeholders
3.3.7 Defining risk criteria
3.3.7.1 General
3.3.7.2 The nature of consequences that can occur and how they will be measured
3.3.7.3 How likelihood will be measured
3.3.7.4 How level of risk is to be determined
3.3.7.5 The level at which risk become acceptable or tolerable
3.3.7.6 The views of stakeholders
3.3.7.7 Whether and how combinations of stressors or multiple risks should be taken into account
3.3.8 Communication and consultation
3.4 Risk identification
3.4.1 Overview
3.4.2 Purpose
3.4.3 How to identify risks
3.4.3.1 General
3.4.3.2 Identify sources of risk
3.4.3.3 Areas of impact
3.4.3.4 Identify potential impacts
3.4.3.5 Points to address
3.4.4 Uncertainty of risk identification
3.4.5 Tools and techniques
3.4.6 Communication and consultation
3.4.7 Documentation
3.5 Risk analysis
3.5.1 Overview
3.5.2 Purpose
3.5.3 How to analyse risks
3.5.3.1 Introduction
3.5.3.2 Understanding consequences
3.5.3.3 Understanding likelihood
3.5.4 Analyse risks in the context of existing controls
3.5.5 Understanding levels of risk
3.5.6 Qualitative and quantitative analysis
3.5.6.1 General
3.5.6.2 Qualitative analysis
3.5.6.3 Semi-quantitative analysis
3.5.6.4 Quantitative analysis
3.5.7 Screening risk analysis
3.5.8 Uncertainty
3.5.9 Tools and techniques
3.5.10 Communication and consultation
3.5.11 Monitoring and validation
3.5.12 Documentation
3.6 Risk evaluation
3.6.1 Overview
3.6.2 Purpose
3.6.3 Tolerability and acceptability
3.6.4 Uncertainty
3.6.5 Communication and consultation
3.7 Risk treatment
3.7.1 Overview
3.7.2 Purpose
3.7.3 Kinds of risk treatment options
3.7.4 Specific examples of treatments
3.7.5 Reviewing controls and identifying treatment options
3.7.6 Evaluating risk treatment options
3.7.7 Preparing and implementing risk treatment plans
3.7.8 Communication and consultation
3.8 Monitoring and review
3.8.1 General
3.8.2 Purpose
3.8.3 Methods
3.8.4 Communication and consultation
3.9 Recording the risk management process
3.9.1 General
Appendix A
A1 General
A2 Key outcomes
A2.1 The organization has a current, correct and comprehensive understanding of its risks.
A2.2 The organization's risks are within its risk criteria.
A3 Attributes
A3.1 Continual improvement
A3.2 Full accountability for risks
A3.3 All decision making involves application of risk management
A3.4 Continual communications
A3.5 Fully integrated in the organization’s governance structure
Appendix B
Appendix C
C1 Australia
C1.1 Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
C2 New Zealand
C2.1 Resource Management Act 1992
C2.2 Biosecurity Act 1993
C2.3 Hazardous Substances And New Organisms Act 1996
C3 USEPA
C4 Australian state Environmental Protection Acts
C4.1 South Australia—Environment Protection Act 1993
C4.2 Victoria—Environment Protection Act 1970
C4.3 Western Australia—Environmental Protection Act 1986
C4.4 Tasmania—Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
Appendix D
Appendix E
E1 General
E2 Principles of ecologically sustainable development
E3 The precautionary principle, or a precautionary approach
E4 Sustainable management and the precautionary approach in New Zealand legislation
Appendix F
F1 Introduction
F2 Risk criteria
Appendix G
G1 Introduction
G2 Cost-benefit analysis as a decision-making tool
G3 Valuing intangibles
G4 Alternatives to valuation
G5 Future values
G6 Distribution of costs and benefits
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