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FeaturesProjects under the microscope
The construction industry and its customers are in an economic vice, squeezed on one side by the downturn and, on the other, by radically reduced funding options, says Garry Booth
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FeaturesProduct recall risk
In today’s world product safety is paramount. Nathan Skinner sets the scene for this special report on product recall
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FeaturesDealing with economic downturn
is risk management being seen as an expendable cost? Or are the skills, tools and information at the disposal of the risk manager exactly what companies turn to?
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FeaturesRisk in a recession
Risk is following hard on the heels of the recession, warns Nathan Skinner
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FeaturesTerror trade
Kidnappers and extortionists use violence as a means to their financial or political ends. They pose a threat to both employees and corporate reputations. Nathan Skinner talks through the problem
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FeaturesFixing injury claims
The Ministry of Justice has proposed reforms to the claims process in the UK. Philip Tracey outlines what they mean and how they could affect the issue of costs
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FeaturesThe Black Swan slain
Developing futures scenarios is a strategic risk management technique for considering what could happen in the future and its possible impact on a company’s objectives. The goal is to establish the basis for managing uncertain or unknown events.By Scott Randall
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FeaturesBreaking down the silos
Business continuity and risk management have both come from very different places, yet there are increasingly obvious similarities on how both disciplines are applied in practice, says Douglas Ure
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More than just procurement
Mathias Estrade, Cyril Végni and Audrey Gandon underline the importance of managing the risks at the heart of the purchasing function
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Who is an employee?
It is dangerous to think that once you contract out work to someone else, your liability towards them is at an end, says Patricia Baxter
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Unchecked Risks That Can Lead to Catastrophe
Asset management, planned maintenance and procurement have the potential to create disaster if are not treated with the respect they deserve. By Tony Prior
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There's more to it than 'badging in'
If your security department is bottom of the heap, the organisation is rife with an ‘open’ culture, and IT has pinched the business continuity issues, you can still conduct a fight back. Peter Speight invokes Turnbull and SOX to explain how
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FeaturesEnterprise-wide fleet risk profiling
Is fleet risk management just a poor sister in your organisation? John Stevens argues that is too important to be left out in the cold, and needs to be integrated into enterprise risk management. He suggests the solution.
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Comparison shopping
Lee Coppack looks at how the UK and US giants, Tesco and Wal-Mart are reporting risk, and how their risk management translates in the real world
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Colour-coded risk management
Two years ago an article about a new risk management tool called KRRIS (the Key Risk Ranking Indicator System) created considerable interest among readers. The system has now been refined and extended to new industries, says Doug Scott.
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Intelligence and best practice
Charlie Sherlock discusses the value of an effective IT risk management system
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Learning to embed risk management
Embedding risk management into the culture of an organisation is realised by linking your risk management to learning and development efforts, advises Brett Dorney
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A duty of care
Do not neglect your obligations to employees who drive while at work, urges John Harley
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A duty of care
Do not neglect your obligations to employees who drive while at work, urges John Harley
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Improving safety on site
Building sites can be dangerous places. Andrew Stokes and Chris Baranowski believe that CDM 2007 should reduce bureaucracy and make it easier for everyone to understand their responsibilities
