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Establishing a Risk Management strategy can lessen the chances of risks occurring. Sometimes artists find this a more affordable approach to managing risk.
Insurance issues aside, risk management should become an everyday process in your working life. From 2003 all businesses employing others must have a Risk Assessment Program. This is a document that shows that the employer, in consultation with the employees, has identified all possible risks associated with the workplace and has implemented measures to delete, minimise or manage those risks. The document is a plan for action and ongoing maintenance.
Even if you don’t employ others, you can use the principles of Risk Assessment and Management to help ensure your own safety.
The Risk Assessment identifies the process or material being used and then asks:
• what are the potential hazards and consequences?
• what category of risk is involved?
• what are the control measures?
• are control measures in place?
• what action is to be taken if the control measures are not in place?
• what is the priority for this action?
Other Resources:
Risk Management And Insurance For Arts Enterprises, published by the Australia Council, 2003.
