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Risk Management
Table of Contents
Name what can go wrong, how likely, how bad - then choose controls in order of strength.
Key Concept
- Rank controls strongest first - eliminate the hazard before you rank residual ones.
- Level 1: Fix the biggest danger first - remove the hazard if you can, then deal with what is left.
- Level 2: Fix the biggest danger first - remove the hazard if you can, then deal with whatever risk is left.
- Level 3: Strongest controls first - eliminate before you rank what remains.
- Level 4: Because residual risk misleads when the hazard still exists, removal beats paperwork about likelihood.
- Level 5: Rank controls strongest first - eliminate the hazard before you rank residual ones; the matrix is not a substitute for removal.
- Hierarchy of Controls names rollback among controls before irreversible harm.
- Staged Rollout limits exposure before you bet the whole lane.
- Likelihood times severity sets how strong the control needs to be.
Examples
- We moved the space heater off the rug before lecturing the kids again about not touching it.
- We moved the hot oil station away from the walk lane before buying more warning signs.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | There Is No Perfect Solution | when the opposite frame fits better |
| extends | Eliminate Before Managing | Remove the hazard before you rank residual controls |
| extends | Heed Every Near-Miss | Close calls are data before you pick controls |
| extends | Hierarchy of Controls | Rollback sits in the control stack before irreversible harm |
| extends | Rollback Principle | Named rollback is a control layer before irreversible harm |
| extends | Staged Rollout | Limit exposure before you bet the whole lane |
