Veterinary practice rarely focuses on the risks to the business outside of Workplace, Health and Safety. This presentation provides a framework, from the Australian Standards, to consider other risks within the business

1. Management:
Its more than just OWH & S
Mark Stallwood

2. What is Risk?
• Threat or possibility that an action
or event will adversely or
favourably affect your businesses
ability to achieve its objectives

3. What areas in business involve risk?

4. How “Risky” are you?
• Is your organisation so risk adverse it is
affecting opportunities?
• Is the organisation too comfortable with
risk and therefore putting itself in
danger?

5. Process to manage risk

6. Tools to Use
• Policy and Procedures
– Remove
– Control
– Deal

7. Tools to Use
• Identification of Risk
– Brainstorming
– SWOT /PEST

8. Tools to Use
• Risk Management Plan
– Include ach risk in business
• Includes
– Risk identification
– Risk consequence

9. Tools to Use
• Treatment of Risk
– accept the risk
– avoid the risk
– mitigate the risk
– reject unacceptable risks
– transfer the risk

10. Final Result
• Document plan
– Standalone
– Part of business plan

11. Thank You
Questions?
Contact: mark@stallwoodconsulting.com.au