313 Risk Management Primer for the Safety Professional

Risk management is a critical a part of every organization’s management process and the principles of this discipline are valuable for the safety professional’s efforts. There are some important commonalities for risk management and safety and additional areas of focus in risk management including financial and operational tools that will help safety better align with organizational goals. This overview of risk management is designed to assist safety professionals learn the risk management process and better integrate the safety program with their organization’s risk management function.

Learn to
• Prioritize your organization’s pre-loss and post-loss objectives
• Identify and analyze liability, property and net income exposures and their impact on your organization
• Understand the link between accident/loss experience and the cost of insurance, retention and risk transfer mechanisms.
• Apply the risk management process to tactical and strategic issues

Instructor(s): Philip E. Goldsmith, CSP, ARM, Deputy Chief, Risk Management, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Credit: 1 Day / .7 CEU / 1.17 Safety CM Points # 10-2814