Risk Management

This guide has carefully selected resources to help community organisations manage risk, the most important being the "Keeping It Legal: E Ai Ke Te Ture" Guide (by NZFVWO and OCVS).

There is a useful introduction to Risk Management in the Planning section of the Community Resource Kit.

If you have material or links to recommend or contribute, please contact us.

News   (Go to full list of 6 items)

• Emergency procedures vital to community groups

  How will your organisation stay in operation in the event of a disaster? How will you access information about your staff and volunteers, your beneficiaries, and your supplies and assets, in order to maintain continuity and keep operating?
  Date added: 25 October 2011

• Invaluable research into vulnerable people in emergencies

  The first part of independent research into what services supporting vulnerable people have learned from the September and February earthquakes has been announced.
  Date added: 14 August 2011

• Research shows value of “Oldie Army” in post-quake recovery

  The Public Health Association Conference has been told that, rather than being a burden on emergency and other services in the hours and days following the February earthquake in Christchurch, the over-65s proved to be a resilient and energetic resource for recovery.
  Date added: 30 September 2011

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Publications / Resources   (Go to full list of 12 items)

• Health and Safety in Employment

  Publications about health and safety in employment.
  Date updated: 27 November 2006

• Emergency Response charts

  The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 requires all employers to plan for an emergency situation. Employers must have emergency procedures in place and ensure that employees know these procedures.
  Date updated: 4 November 2011

• Keeping it Legal: E Ai Ki Te Ture

  Practical information for organisations, groups, trusts and societies, with simple, accurate, easily-found information about their legal obligations. Brochure 2 and Factsheets 1-6 of "Keeping It Legal" covers getting started and types of legal structures for organisations, groups, trusts and societies etc.
  Date updated: 29 March 2011

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Templates

• Risk Register template

  The introduction to Risk Management in the Planning section of the Community Resource Kit 'How-to' guide includes a Risk scoring Matrix and a template for a Risk Register.
  Date updated: 4 December 2006

Websites   (Go to full list of 6 items)

• Computer Security Guidelines

  NZ Government's Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CCIP) has produced this simple guide to help keep your computer secure. The guide tells you how you can protect your important and ...
  Date added: 22 June 2005

• Get Ready Get Thru

  Due to its location and environment, New Zealand faces many potential disasters. An earthquake or a tsunami close to land could strike without warning. So it’s vital that you prepare now. This ...
  Date added: 23 June 2006

• NZ Society for Risk Management

  Find out about risk management: what it is, how it is practised, and how it can benefit your organisation. You can also access online resources about risk management, tap into networks, read about the latest risk issues we are facing, and meet risk ...
  Date added: 27 June 2008

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