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I, like many other strawberry lovers in Australia, was horrified when the first case of a needle found in a strawberry was reported in mid-September. It was quickly followed by another and then another. Early on, it seemed isolated to one farm and one type of fruit, with speculation of involvement by a disgruntled employee or ex-employee. A spate of
Read MoreLately I have been thinking (dangerous I know); is the risk matrix truly useful to communicate the level of risk? For example, does a High Risk actually mean the risk is high? When we look at the psychology of risk, you can understand management being on tenterhooks when told there is a ‘High Risk here’ and a ‘High Risk there’.
Read MoreWhat is it about the humble sausage sandwich that it seems to be the source of such enormous risk – and, it needs to be said, a great deal of criticism – usually against the organisation that has made the decision. I will look at two such examples where the bastion of the Saturday morning trip to many retail outlets
Read More2018 has been another very very busy year at Paladin. Courses in every capital city as well as Broken Hill, Mount Isa and some consultancy in South Korea has left me wondering where the year has gone. For many reasons, 2019 is ushering in a new chapter for Paladin Risk Management Services. Number of Courses There will be 14 public
Read MoreAs a professional risk manager, I am nearly lost for words at what took place in New York on 9th October 2018. A group of people heading to a birthday celebration had booked a party bus which, unfortunately, broke down. In its place, a limousine was ordered, and all of the revellers piled into the car. Little did they know
Read MoreHere we go again. On 4th September the Daily Telegraph reveals another ‘Mad Monday’ showing Canterbury Bulldogs players in various states of disrepair and some of them in various states of undress. That this occurred is bad enough – that it occurred in a public location was nothing short of disgraceful. The definition of insanity is to repeat the same
Read MoreRod’s reach has now extended to South Korea, working with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a fund established within the framework of the UNFCCC as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The objective of the Green Climate Fund is to "support projects, programmes, policies and other activities in developing
Read MoreIntroduction Many of your organisations, no doubt, have a Business Continuity Plan and, if it is like so many that I have experienced, the plan will detail: Where the alternate site is if we are unable to access our offices (in the case of fire or flood or other reason)? What do we do if the IT system goes down?
Read MoreThe impact of incentives, targets, and/or punitive measures on the management of risk When we go to work, we expect to come home. But tragically that’s not always the case. I rarely refer to cases that involve a fatality or fatalities out of respect for families but I’m compelled in this blog to go to an uncomfortable place and share
Read MoreIt’s always a bit of a giggle when a politician, or a government official makes a statement that they are “taking a risk-based approach” to that issue or policy. It is a well-worn line – but if I had a dollar …… In my observation, it is more than often used as a complete throwaway line because they have no
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