Risk Management

  Title

STANDARD

 OPERATING

 PROCEDURES

  RISK

 MANAGEMENT

 POLICY

Risk

 Management

 Policy

 for

 Medicare

 EMS

 Ltd

  Directors

  Clinical

 Governance

 Team

  Venues

  Staff

  Matt

 McDonnell

  Ramy

 Saker,

 Kirstie

 Smith

  January

 2013

  January

 2014

Distribution

  Author/s

  Second

 Author/s

  Date

 of

 Action

  Date

 of

 Review

  Related

 SOPs

SOP

 –

 Risk

 Management

 Policy

 Medicare

 EMS

 Ltd

 ©

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1.0 Introduction

A

 risk

 assessment

 is

 simply,

 a

 careful

 examination

 of

 what,

 in

 our

 work,

 could

 cause

 harm

 to

  people,

 so

 that

 we

 can

 ensure

 Medicare

 EMS

 Ltd,

 has

 taken

 enough

 precautions

 to

 prevent

  harm.

  Our

  staff

  and

  users

  have

  a

  right

  to

  be

  protected

  from

  harm

  caused

  by

  a

  failure

  to

  take

  reasonable

 control

 measures.

Medicare

 EMS

 Ltd

 has

 a

 legal

 requirement

 to

 assess

 the

 risks

 in

 the

 workplace.

1.1

 Policy

 Statement

Safety

  and

  quality

  are

  the

  highest

  priorities

  for

  Medicare

  EMS

  Ltd.

  This

  Risk

  Management

  Policy

  will

  help

  Medicare

  EMS

  Ltd

  be

  proactive

  in

  our

  approach

  to

  managing

  risks

  and

  allowing

  Medicare

  EMS

  Ltd

  to

  deliver

  a

  safe

  working

  environment

  for

 ...