Risk Assessment

A risk assessment does not have to be long of complicated; if you are protecting any thing the principle is the same regardless if it is people property or assets.

1.      What or who is vulnerable and needs protecting?

Firstly you need to know what it you are protecting is it yourself, other people, property, assets or possibly information.

2.      What or who is the threat?

You should them examine what or who is the threat, threat could be natural disasters, fire, or people.

3.What is the likelihood or risk of being attacked?

The likelihood or risk of being attacked depends on the area you live, work or travel. The chance of being in the wrong place at the wrong time is a risk. A person’s activity could put them at risk. Do your have something that some one else could want.

4. What would be the consequence, cost or impact if attacked?

The consequence, cost or impact could be injury, being assaulted or raped, death, loss of assets or loss of information.

6. Can we remove the threat completely?

In today’s society it is impossible to remove all threats completely.

7. If the threat can’t be removed what preventive methods can we put in place?

In the following pages we will examine various methods that you can use to protect you, your family, property and assets

8. Time line for putting preventive methods in place.

After you have decided what or who you are protecting, what is the threat, what is the likely hoof of being attacked,  you need to decide what preventive measures are needed, what is the cost and when the preventive measures need to be in place.

9.Monitor, review and improve.

You should regularly monitor and review all procedures you put in place and aim to improve them where possible.