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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.
- 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.
Level 1 - Recognize
Risk management names what can go wrong, how likely, how bad - then chooses controls in order of strength.
Level 2 - Explain
Eliminate the hazard before you rank what remains - strongest controls first, not paperwork about residual risk.
Level 3 - Use
Move the space heater off the rug before lecturing the kids again about not touching it.
Level 4 - Connect
Because residual risk misleads when the hazard still exists, removal beats a likelihood matrix on paper.
Level 5 - Create
Wire Hierarchy of Controls and Staged Rollout into the stack - limit exposure before you bet the whole lane.
Examples
- We moved the space heater off the rug before lecturing the kids again about not touching it - glad the hazard move beat another warning speech.
- 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 |
