electronic  waste  or  e-waste  is  relatively  a  novel  addition  to  the  ever-growing  hazardous waste stream. it includes discarded electronic and electrical equipment. developing countries face enormous challenges which are related to the generation and management of e-waste which are either internally generated or imported illegally; india is no exception. however, the existing managemen...

The present paper introduces a comprehensive Transportation Security Risk Assessment Framework for assessing related risks and provides cohered contingency management procedures in interconnected, interdependent and heterogeneous transport networks. The proposed approach includes elements, methodological tools and approaches found in the literature, in addition to operational experience from th...

Enterprise risk management (ERM) has become an important topic in today’s more complex, interrelated global business environment, replete with threats from natural, political, economic, and technical sources. Banks especially face financial risks, as the news makes ever more apparent in 2008. This paper demonstrates support to risk management through validation of predictive scorecards for a la...

Introduction The rapidly changing regulatory environment across all industry sectors requires managers and their boards to be more anticipatory to the challenges of strong governance, effective enterprise-wide risk management and the implementation of an efficient and effective compliance regime. Many organisations have sought to create an integrated governance, risk and compliance (GRC) oversi...

Software Risk Management is a critical area among the nine knowledge areas used in Software project management. This paper describes different frameworks and paradigms used in risk management. A framework or a model is decided for managing risks in a project. This model acts as a tool for efficient risk management. It has basic steps of Risk identification, risk planning, risk assessment, risk ...

The risk management at higher education institutions issue is considered in this paper. The significance of the risk management in all systems is pointed out, with a special review of the risk management at higher education institutions. The authors tried to connect and apply their knowledge in risk management in other areas, as well as the knowledge gained by their experience in managing the h...

The study and application of risk analysis provides a set of tools with a strong methodological foundation. This chapter describes how risk analysis can be integrated into the intelligence cycle for producing terrorism threat assessments and warnings. Intelligence professionals can use the risk analyst’s toolbox to sharpen conclusions that are made in intelligence products by providing support ...

This paper reviews and discusses some key concept and principles of risk analysis and risk management, based on a set of statements, formulated as myths about risk. Examples of such myths are: risk is equal to the expected value, risk equals uncertainty, risk can be expressed by probabilities, risk is equal to an event, risk acceptance criteria contribute to obtaining a high safety standard, an...

Healthcare institutions face high levels of risk on a daily basis. Efforts have been made to address these risks and turn this complex environment into a safer environment for patients, staff, and visitors. However, healthcare institutions need more advanced risk management tools to achieve the safety levels currently seen in other industries. One of these potential tools is occurrence investig...

Introduction The Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Service in North and Mid-Bedfordshire supports the call for Clinical Governance and its emphasis on, amongst other things, the importance of quality assurance, risk management, clinical effectiveness and the meaningful involvement of users. For example, the service has implemented these principles and routinely mails the Clinical Outcomes i...