Health, like organisations of any kind, faces internal and external factors and influences that make it uncertain whether, when, and the extent to which they will achieve or exceed their objectives. The effect this uncertainty has on the organisation’s objectives is “risk”.
Within Western Australia, the emergency management arrangements detailed in the Emergency Management Act of 2005, describe State, district and local levels of planning and preparation, including the identification of risks and the development of resilience to those risks in all tiers of governance.
At a State level, the State Emergency Management Committee, supported by a number of sub committees, determines and directs the priority mitigation and resilience initiatives of the state. The Disaster Preparedness and Management Unit represents Health on these committees, subcommittees and working groups and contributes to the development and implementation of risk management policies and guidelines.
Key State, National and International risk management documents include:
- National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines (NERAG)
- State Risk Assessment Framework (SRAF)
- AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management – principles and guidelines
Health risk management
Medical risk classification tool (PDF 6.92MB) See Guideline 6 in this document.
State Mitigation Committee
Community risk management (External link)
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